Arthurian legend boy names

[HolyMusicalBman]

Have Tristan and would love to see other options for a similar/another arthurian legend name. So far we know of:
Konstantin
Merlin
Bedwyr
Arthur
Aurelius
Elyan
Lancelot
Lucian

I used to know a Gawain. It was cool.

Please don't call your child Merlin. I knew one who was bullied mercilessly!

Leodegrance - was Giuinevere's father.
Taliesin (sp?)
Kay

I know a Gawain, marvellous.

Galahad!!!

Geraint
Gareth
Percival
Pelleas
Pelinore
Uther (maybe update to Luther?)
Melias
Lionel

We considered Gawain but didn’t want it shortened to Wayne 😂 would have loved to call a girl Percival!

Gawain seems okay (although some might not like it due to soundalike Wayne), same with Geraint, Gareth and Lionel. You could also use the lovely Emrys - works well with fellow Welsh Tristan (it was apparently Merlin's "real" name).

Arthur is super popular but could be your safest bet with Tristan. Lucian is well known too but might be a bit similar to Tristan? Konstantin and Aurelius are very exotic compared to Tristan, but are also very nice imo.

I like Lancelot and Merlin but they are too brave for me, as are Percival, Agravain, Galahad, Palamedes, Caradoc, Dagonet, Gaheris and Bedwyr/Bedivere. Elyan and Kay sound too feminine these days and Bors and Lamorak are awful.

Emrys!
It’s Merlins original name (the Welsh version of his name I believe)

Agravain

Why would you call a girl Percival?!

Be careful with Arthurian names - some of those tales are sad, and the name Tristan is from the French for sadness.

Thanks everyone, really loving Gawaine and Emrys

@HopeClearwater

Agravain

Why would you call a girl Percival?!

Be careful with Arthurian names - some of those tales are sad, and the name Tristan is from the French for sadness.

No, that’s just a coincidence. Tristan comes from proto-Celtic and has nothing to do with French sadness : www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/06/tristan.html

Perinore!

Excalibur

I was at school with an Emrys

I taught a Merlin, suited him actually (long hair and hippy vibe).

He must be about 25 now. Quite a name to live up to tho.

I love Gawain but don't think I'd dare. Ditto Lancelot.

Arthur is good tho 😀😀

Oh, please use Uther! If our last (and final) baby had been a boy, she would have been Uther. So much more exciting than plain old Arthur. It’s almost impossible to say ‘Uther’ without doing a sort of medieval style air grab. We were contemplating going for the full Uther Pendragon, although might have chickened out in the end. She’s an Isolde, but I’ll always be sad I never got to use Uther.

The only merlin I know is a mould and Fungus expert
He’s pretty cool tbh

Percival
Gawain
Galahad
Tristan
Mark ;)

Perhaps not Kay or Mordred

Cuneglas
Grundleus

I have an Emrys named for Merlin without the bullying potential.

@Helspopje

The only merlin I know is a mould and Fungus expert He’s pretty cool tbh

I heard him on radio 2. Very interesting.

@Orphlids I have always LOVED the name Uther!

@TheFlis12345, that is because you have excellent taste! 😉

@MuddyWalks
His dad (also extremely interesting) was a fellow at my college and I met Merlin as a first year just as I was finishing my PhD. He was already an excellent person to get stuck next to at dinner.