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?

I don't think it is worth worrying about nicknames, kids work that out for themselves and frequently seem to end up with the name parents said they'd never use. (Maybe that is the voice of bitter experience.)

I think it is a nice name.

@Abrakatabra

Thanks all!

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

So is the emphasis on the first syllable? ASterio rather than asTERio?

@FolornLawn No, no you are right. The emphasis is on “Ter”, so AsTERio !

In that case, I like it!

I think Aster is fine as a boy’s nn. It’s a v usual girl’s flower name and it sounds gender neutral like Rowan.

The full name is Ok, but I think you need a nn, and Terry and Rio are appalling.

I meant very UNusual girls’ name

Aster is lovely. I wouldnt worry about what people think. Names are so multicultural now that no one blinks when someone is called something unusual.
My son is called Doros as a nickname. We have no heritage but his godmothers family call him that and so it just spread. His long name is very very common.

Anything starting with "ass" is going to be a problem.

Thanks All!

What about "Aris" as a nn? Would that go well in the UK? Would that be better than the full Asterios?

Aris is good.

It will sound like London Harris though.