Asterios baby boy name - Opinions please!

[Abrakatabra]

Hi All,

Our DS will be named Asterios due to strong family reasons. Obviously, we are not originally from the Uk and worried if the name will be ok for this country.

I opened another thread asking if Aster would be a nice nn for a boy and it didn’t go well… most said it’s flower and a girls name.

Sooo… back to zero!

Should we just call him Asterios which will be his official name anyway or shorten it?

How does Asterios sound to British people? Too weird? Too long?

Would you shorten it and if yes to what?

Asterois sounds like the latest tech company disruptor. Or a mobile phone company. I like it, but it does have that association

Rio? That's a boy's name.

Or Terry?

*I mean, call him Asterios on the birth certificate, but you could use Rio or Terry as a nickname.

I quite like Aster for a boy 🤷🏻‍♀️ then again I quite like asterios too. If you like the name, and it has family reasons, then go for it. It's a nice name and people who know your ds will get used to it as it becomes part of him.

Rio would be a good nickname for the U.K.

Asti?

Spumante?

I like Aster as a name for a boy.

No

It’s a nice name, I wouldn’t worry about whether people think it’s weird! So many children are called unusual names now, I honestly wouldn’t worry, it won’t raise an eyebrow in years to come when he’s an adult.

Rio as a shortened name would work really well, if you like it?

I've never heard of it but I like it. I think it could quickly become Asterix but probably a nickname you haven't even thought of will be used. My ds and his friends generally have fairly well recognised names but the nns they have are often not obvious and derived from some combo of their first and of last names, looks, talent or whatever. I think definitely use it, it's good and different.

Honestly in my profession I meet the strangest names which become totally normal within minutes. My own children have names unknown in the country we live in. No- one bats an eyelid.

Nothing wrong with Aster as a nn, but Rio also works.

Asterios is a great name and Aster is a nice nickname. Nothing wrong with flower names for boys- Acer for example.

I think naming your son Asterios and ending up calling him Terry or Rio would be a tragedy.

@Bosephine

Asterios is a great name and Aster is a nice nickname. Nothing wrong with flower names for boys- Acer for example.

I think naming your son Asterios and ending up calling him Terry or Rio would be a tragedy.

Agree 100%

Asterios is a great name. I’ve never heard of it before and I would probably guess it is a Greek name? I’m picturing a dark-haired hunk anyway . I like the nns Terry and Rio too - I love discovering a ‘standard’ name is actually short for something much more exotic!

Can you clarify how it's pronounced?

Thanks all!

It’s pronounced as “Asterix” with the ending “Rio”.

I like it but he will inevitably end up as Asterix.

I like Asterios, but if you have to have a nickname, what about 'Star'?

( Asterix also a great character to have for a nickname.)

How about Astro as a nickname?

As in turf?

I don’t think you need a nickname. People will learn how to pronounce it pretty quickly once they’re told. I like it.

Love it, I know three people called this and they have all been great.