Cleo and Felix? Or...

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Expecting #1, sex is a surprise.

Struggling a bit with names. So far we've talked about Cleo or Beatrix for a girl. Husband also likes Theodora with Theo for short.

For a boy, Felix is one we both quite like. I love Caspar but nephew is Jasper so it's out unfortunately, have considered Cassian too but not sure if it's a bit out there.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Cleo, Beatrix and Theodora are lovely names!
Felix and Cassian are great names too.

Other ideas
Alexandria
Maxine
Daphne

Sebastian
Max
Timothy

I love Clio, quite like Beatrix

Theodore/Theodora/Theo/Thea is being done to death so I’d dodge that - also there are so so many boy Theos it would be odd for a girl right now

Maybe also

Lois
Astrid
Ines
Ffion
Carys
Vita
Jocelyn
Oona
Zoe
Aster
Stella

I am not mad about Felix (does make me think of cats) but nothing wrong with it
Cassian / Cassius quite popular / definitely not out there

Kester
Corin
Jago
Ivo
Dashiell
Stellan
Tristram
Alistair
Nicholas (Nico)

might be others..

Sorry OP but these all sound quite feline to me. On that note, How about Misty? Bella? Tabby? Or Kitty? 🐈

All your names sound like you're naming a dog or a cat, sorry.

You are t sorry though are you? You just want to stick the boot in

I know several cats with the names you mention.

Except for one male Theo, and one female Thea.

Cleo ❤️

I’m not keen on Felix or Cassian.

How about Jonah, Luke, Matthew, Jack.

Cleo and Felix definitely have cat vibes. Using one would be fine but if you were to have another DC you probably wouldn’t want to use both. So for example if you absolutely adore Felix and want to use it for a DS I’d probably steer clear of Cleo for a DD if there are other names you like just as much. Ditto Beatrix and Felix, possibly too many ‘ix’ sounds in one family. Beatrix and Cassius sound nice. I don’t like Theo for a girl.

Cleo is a fish and Felix is a cat

I like all your choices. I love Cassian! Also love Caspian and Cassius. Other suggestions

juno
clara
tabitha
dorothy
juniper
daphne
cassia
margot

rupert
wilfred
sidney
rafe
leo
atticus
otis

Otto
Ayrton
Cosmo
Torin
Eduardo

Sylvie
Bridie
Zelda
Pearl
Florence
Amali
Myrtle

I really like Felix.

Cleo is lovely. Beatrix is quite nice. Not keen on Theodora, but I do like Thea (too many boy Theo’s to use that diminutive)

I really like Felix. Not keen on Cassius personally (a bit fussy, not keen on Cass)

Other ideas

Lyra
Clara
Seren
Mila
Zara
Willow
Lorelei
Leonie
Cassia
Thalia
Iris
Priya
Imogen
Martha
Mabel
Lila
Eden
Mara
Astrid
Jasmine
Eliza

Finley
Flynn
Max
Zachary
Isaac
Evan
Leo
Rory
Patrick
Toby
Connor
Hayden
Dexter
Caleb
Dominic

I really like Cleo and Felix.

Beatrix and Cassian are nice. I'm not keen on Theodora and can't see a girl Theo.

Caspian for a boy?

Other ideas:
Astrid, Bronte, Cassia, Delphi, Eloise, Fenella, Giselle, Harmony, Iris, Juniper, Keziah, Leonie, Miranda, Nova, Ottilie, Piper, Quinn, Romilly, Saffron, Tamara, Verity, Xanthe, Zeryn

Ario, Benedict, Callum, Dylan, Elliot, Flynn, Harley, Inigo, Jesse, Leo, Milo, Nico, Owen, Patrick, Quinn, Rory, Solomon, Tian, Vincent, Xavier

I wouldn't recommend calling a girl Theo.

You could use Thea as an alternative. Theodora is said more like Thee - a - dora than Thee- oh - dora anyway so arguably Thea is actually a more accurate diminutive.

Cleo and Felix are cat names. I mean, there is literally a brand of cat food called Felix!

Beatrix is nice.

@MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel , there is literally a brand of cat food called Cleo.

Oh my goodness, are you me?! This is very similar to my list!
I have a Cleo, it's a great name. Not come across another one yet but it's not too unusual.
It does give feline vibes but I've never actually known any cats called Cleo and it didn't bother us. And fwiw, the younger children in my family don't make any link to cats, they just looked puzzled when it was mentioned.

Caspar and Cassian are great too, they were also on our list.
We did like Felix but obviously not with Cleo! 🐱

Others ideas;

Sid(ney)
Rafe
Atticus
Nico
Xavier
Ivo
Orson
Conrad
Linus

Juno
Hera
Astrid
Ottilie
Odette
Cora
Lena

Just go with what you love, you'll never please everyone. Good luck!

Cleo and Felix are lovely names. I had an uncle called Felix.