Torn between 3 names for son

[Newdad87]

Hi,

my wife and I have been going round in circles with our future son's name. We are pretty set on one of Cassius, Titus and Ferdinand, but as the due date approaches we seem no closer to deciding. Any thoughts on any of these? Or dare I ask any other names in a similar vein (only caveat is they have to work in german and english). For context we have a Maximilian and an Ottilie already.

Thanks so much

Not Titus

Ferdinand is great! Strong and intelligent sounding, I think

Do you prefer Cass, Ti/Tit or Ferdi?

Ferdinand is great, probably best to veto a name that starts with Tit.

Actually, edited to add that I think Ferdinand is REALLY good. Unusual, with good NN potential.

We like Cass and Ferdi - Titus probably wouldn't get shortened

What about Cassian?

Lysander?

Not shortened by you maybe but what about other people over the course of his life?

I would steer clear of Ferdinand is it had negative connotations which links your baby to Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, who is arguably responsible for starting WW1. I adore the name Cassius as it rolls off the tongue smoothly

I think Cassius goes with your other 2 the best & if you're living in the UK his name will get shortened & I like Cass the most

I don't think this would be an association for many. It is lovely.

Titus sounds like tight -
Titus gitus etc

I really like Cassius. I think it goes well with your other children’s names and cass is a cool nickname.

I'd go for Cassius.
Titus is odd .
My first thought of Ferdinand was "Ferdinand the Bull" which I think is an old cartoon character (not sure yet "Bull" still instantly popped into my head).

I love Ferdinand best out of the three.

Titus will become a Tit in secondary if peers are being mean.

How about Caspian, Frederick or Emil?

Cassius 100%

although I do prefer Caspian if you hadn’t considered it.

None are to my own personal taste but I do think Cassius goes well with the sibset.

I like Cassius

I like that your names are unusual. I would say that Ferdinand is the best bet, with the obvious shortening of Ferdy/Ferdi.

I like Cassius, but I think it's possible for it to become Cass/Cassy which is quite girly.

Titus would be an interesting choice (Gormenghast fan here!), but again might be shortened by some into 'Tit/Titty', even though it's pronounced with an 'eye' sound, not a short 'i'. And even if that doesn't happen, it sounds like 'tight' (mean), which again could lead to teasing.

Cassius. I love that name, and Cass too. I would have chosen it if I'd had a second son.

None are to my personal taste, but I voted for Ferdinand as it has the most scope for short versions (Ferd, Ferdy, Fred, Nando, Andy, etc).

Titus sounds like tight ar** And there is too much risk of kids calling him tit!

Cassius is ok but I’m not keen on Cass as I associate it as short for Cassandra / Cassia etc for girls.

Frederic

How do you pronounce Cassius? Is it CASH-us or CASS-e-us? It looks so nice written down.

Other ideas

Conrad
Albert (Albie)
Leonard
Gilbert
Johan
Stefan
Haydn

I love Ferdinand because I think of The Tempest (and I have a Miranda).