Brother for Finnick?

[Elly88]

Names we like are Jacob, isaac, ewan, Jameson, Oscar but not enough lol 🙈 after something bit different like Finnick. Send help!

Finnegan
Frederick
Freddie
Eddie
Anthony
Alexander
Victor
Zachariah
Marley

Merlin

Chad
Thaddeus
Zachariah
Kerin
Kelvin

I think Finnick is a good name - I immediately thought Hunger Games, but it is one of the more usable names and is sort of out of place in the books.

@Iamthewombat

“ Well, no, people tend not to overtly say ‘why did you give him such a silly name?’ IRL to the mother who chose the name. They just think it and express their opinions to other people.

You shouldn’t ask questions online if you can’t deal with other people’s views.”

Wow. Here’s my view: you’re being a dick

@Iamthewombat

“ She asked for opinions onnames that were ‘a bit different, like Finnick’ - as if the children’s names were fashion accessories - and that’s what she got. Grow up.”

There are so many layers of stupid in this comment that I don’t know where to begin. Why are you even on this board if you’re not interested in names beyond James and Tom?

Alfred
Elfred
Ragnar
Garth
Eric
Dylan
Iolo

Love the name Finnick OP.
Stylish, original and classy.

@Dyrne haha

I wouldn't comment on anyone's choice to give their child a top ten name. They are top ten for a reason, nice, inoffensive and usually easy to spell and pronounce. I do wonder however if one of the 6 Tom's in DSs scout group (6 out of 24, and not all the 24 were boys) might prefer to be called something a little more unusual.

@Iamthewombat @goldenorbspider my point about people only ever saying to my face that its a cool lovely name is that you are only being nasty from the safety of your computer screen and it shouldn't happen. Why do you feel you can behave rudely online yet you wouldn't in person?
As the others have kindly said, I wasn't ever asking for opinions on my current sons name which is why I am frustrated that this thread has taken a turn of opinions of his name, no suggestions of other names. If you don't like the name absolutely fine, but why feel the need to comment and make upset someone? I was not mocking other names, mearly stating I don't think my name is outrageous as some to justify it being mocked so. I have no problem if you want to call your child a common name, I wouldn't comment on someone's thread saying God how boring let's raise a whole world of children with the same name, get an imagination. Because they are lovely names and traditional and we all have our own reasons for choosing them. Let's try and keep this space friendly and supportive. Keep scrolling if it's not your kind of thread.
Thank you @blursula for showing the names heritage, research people should have done before making out it was a made up name or that I was somehow obsessed with a film it featured in.
Thank you @Emthebaker and @Orphlids among others for the support 🙏🏻 and Atticus has to be one of the oldest most traditional names ever so why it might be thought of as so outrageous I don't know. Its from a classic novel after all! I like it :) all comes down to opinion at the end of the day.
Anyway, few helpful suggestions from some so thank you for that, though not sure I'll follow this thread anymore as doesn't seem to be serving it's purpose unfortunately!

When he's older I imagine his mates will call him Finn anyway. Suggestions Edmund (Ned), Nathaniel (Nate), Josiah (Joss), Silas, Barnaby.

OP, I know and have known quite a lot of people with less than ordinary names. Most go through a period of not really liking it however, as adults I only know one (out of loads) that has decided it's not for them and have used his middle name instead (though that was still quite unusual - Whittaker). I also know a fair few that have decided to use their more unusual middle name rather than their more ordinary first name.

It's horses for courses. I like names like Jack and Matthew and Sophie and Emma but I haven't used those names myself. I coveted Jack as a name since the early 1980s as I had a boss who went by Jack instead of John and I really liked it. I didn't have DC until 2000 though and it was really popular by then and it didn't feel special for me anymore.

Hope all goes well and you find a name you like. :)