Trying not to name them after Harry potter...

[Livelikejackandsally]

Names I reaally love are names like Draco, Narcissa, Hermione
But I really couldnt handle the constant Harry potter reference. So if any one knows any names with that sort of vibe I'd love to hear suggestions!

I also really like Emmeline, Ambrose, Alaric, Nikou, Astrid, Amycus

But they're either just not quite right, or my DH won't agree with me

I'm really fussy and the names I like no one else seems to
Any help?

Hermia
Portia
Helena
Hero
Morven
Guinevere

Echo
Anuerin
Griffin
Ulric
Tybalt
Eben

You could look at star names? Sirius, Bellatrix, Draco etc are all stars or constellations. Perhaps you could use something like Auriga, Caruna, Cassiopeia, Alsephina, etc.

Cordelia
Esme
Theodora
Adeline
Isolde
Meredith
Artemis
Cosima
Estelle

Conrad
Aldous
Silas
Otto
Felix
Soren
Benedict
Emmett
Axel

Elodie, Harmony?

I dont know any names like this myself but you could start with wikipedia or the library and look at names from Latin classics or greek mythology. My boss studied classics at a top university and had wonderful names stored in his head from literature. Which might have been where J K Rowling got her inspiration from! Or astrology as a PP suggested.... good luck.

Ariadne
Persephone
Dido
Calypso

Amaris
Morgana (sea-circle)
Minerva

Fenton

Ivo
Evander
Orion
Merrick
Kasper

Estelle
Stella
Audra
Keziah
Zinnia

Cecily
Astrid

Hector
Magnus
Darien

Cordelia
Cressida
Imogen
Isadora
Ariadne
Flora
Florence
Evangeline
Agnes
Rowena
Guinevere
Fleur
Calliope
Ophelia
Aurelia
Cecily
Juliet
Athena
Bellatrix
Cosette
Anastasia
Matilda
Ingrid
Lavinia
Aveline
Celia
Eloise
Elodie
Lavender
Arabella
Juniper
Mabel
Theodora
Coralie
Daphne
Winifred
Arwen
Gemma
Seraphina
Gwendolyn
Morgana
Amelie
Phillipa
Phoebe
Antonia
Maisie
Cassia
Cornelia
Acacia
Acadia
Honora
Bryony
Echo
Blythe
Cerys

Lucian
Evander
Cedric
Emrys
Blaise
Alistair
Lysander
Ignatius
Casimir
Caspar
Caspian
Cassius
Atticus
Magnus
Leander
Benedict
Dashiell
Soren
Fabian
Thaddeus
Cassian
Percy
Justice
Amadeus
Cyrus
Atlas
Damian
Theon
Orion
Kingsley
Lorcan
Cornelius
Salem
Ronan

Clementine
Esther
Jessamine
Juno
Daphne
Lois
Rosalind
Tamsin
Xanthe
Callisto
Marissa
Clara
Caroline

Jago
Blake
Rufus
Tristan
Hector
Vincent
Enzo
Lucas
Eric
Zachariah
Asher
Atticus
Solomon

Love Atticus - but an old boyfriend named his child that so I feel it's weird

I think most of the nice star names are in HP unfortunately, I like some of the others you named too, but they're all in the series.

The the pp saying Astrid - that's my first choice but my DH has vetoed!

Salem!! I love this but can't help but think everyone will always comment about the town or the cat! Same issue with Caspar/kasper and the similarly spelled ghost..

A few of the ones mentioned that I like we have friends who have just named their DC these names and DH would never go for a repeat sadly

Of the others mentioned, i really like Enzo, tybalt, Esther, atlas, Blythe, Acadia, and Matilda

I think arwen may be my favourite girls name (after Astrid) so far.

I love Artemis and Hector.

Astarte
Hecate
Anana

Arwen is lovely but instead of HP references you’d just end up with Lord of the Rings references instead? Never heard it used outside of LOTR. Astrid is lovely, can you really not twist his arm on that one? 😂

No!! I haven't seen LOTR!!
I wouldn't have known

Honestly he's absolutely vetoed it and I don't know why, some of the names he suggests honestly have me thinking about dumping him, and being offended all at once because his taste is clearly horrific.

A few Arthurian names
Merlin
Lance(olot)
Galahad
Gawain
Artur
Uther
Bane
Taliesin
Vortigern

Nimue
Morgana
Morgause
Guinevere
Igraine / Ygraine

Some lovely Irish names from mythology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_mythological_figures

Athena?

Iseult
Annora

Wilkie
Gil
Keir
Kester

Artemis
Gaia
Hector
Altair
Cassiopeia
Lyra

There are some great names in the suggestions. They're better than your own names!

Victor, Jago, and Lyra, Gaia

@shawnaander 's list is like your taste but better Her list is the evolution of your taste
Hope that doesn't sound too awful. But Draco sounds terrible. Like Dark and Drain fluid. And Narcissa ??? I can see where you're going though, or where you want to go with it. But it's losing its otherworldliness.

Cosmo was suggested as well, love that.
Saw Iseult in there too. Cosmo and Iseult two that would fit the slightly elusive here on earth vibe.

Haha slightly harsh rue but I know what you're saying, I do like some of the names here

I'm still not quite sure I've found the one you know, but this has given me a great starting point and some ideas of places to look, and more examples of the styles I like.

I still really like the ones I mentioned last time, Iseult is lovely too and ygraine isn't one I had heard of before but Im pretty keen on that one

Nimue us lovely too - would you pronounce it neem-you or nihm - you ...or non of the above

Can't believe arwen is off LOTR

Sorry, I feel like I’ve ruined Arwen for you 😂 but you need to know. The character played by Liv Tyler. I think Tolkien May have even invented the name in the first place? Not sure.

I am loving the suggestions in this thread though, think I’ll end up taking some suggestions from here, even though I can barely fathom having another baby just yet! 😂

Sorry to be harsh, I only bothered to post because your taste in names is interesting and you are either going to get it 😘⭐ or it is going to be "sorry whaat."

For what it's worth, i think Arwen is beautiful. I knew one once. She'd be about 45 or 46 I think, as a source of inspiration, LOTR stands the test of time. I love Olwen as well.

there is also Anwen?

Oh I did need to know!!
Sometimes you hear baby names and think omg why did no one tell them

Rue I LOVE Olwen
Maybe that's a way around it!