Brothers…

Maybe since it’s because I’m having a girl, but I’ve been thinking about boy names like crazy lately. I’ve come to the realization that I really like kind of off-beat, funky, and nerdy names.

The boy names that I have crushes on:

Malcolm
Hugh
Alasdair
Felix
August
Oliver
Darcy
Linus
Elliot
Magnus
Myles
Rhys
Gregory
Alasdair
Henry
Oscar
Samuel
Hamish
Wynn
Dexter
Rufus
Ezra
Otis
Emrys
Peter

Malcolm

Hugh

Alasdair

Felix

August

Oliver

Darcy

Linus

Elliot

Magnus

Myles

Rhys

Gregory

Henry

Oscar

Samuel

Hamish

Wynn

Dexter

Rufus

Ezra

Otis

Emrys

Peter

Any stand out as a brother for Rosemary?

My top boy combos…

I think I have perfected my top 15 boy combos. Most names are repeated, as I love certain names as first names but also think they make amazing middle names. They are in rough order in how I like them. Please feel free to bash/make suggestions on how to improve them.

Most names are going to either be names I’m very passionate about, or family names…

Malcolm Alexander Clint
Wynn Alasdair Rhys
Alasdair Rhys Julian
August Henry Rhys
Linus Malcolm Reid
Percival Linus Malcolm (Perrin instead of Percival)
Magnus Victor Thomas
Myles August Boaz (Myles cannot be spelled Miles)
Felix Ezra Victor
Hugh Victor Thomas
Hamish Julian Peter (Hamish would have the nn Misha)
Julian Lorenzo Benedict
Darcy James Samuel
Oskar Julian Lorenzo
Elliot Henry James

Thanks for reading!

Some cool names I’ve come across…

Some are of dubious legitimacy, but I thought they were so cool, that I would make a post about them!

Joaquina- I know this is a real name, but I’d never heard of it!

Mythily -very pretty, probably too much for a first name, but so cool!

Poppaea -have no clue, but I love it gives the nickname Poppy!

Sylvélie -I’ve found a scattering a French women named this, I suppose it’s a French version of Sylvia, but I don’t know. I love Sylvia, it’s Erik’s aunt’s name.

Andżelika -pronounced ahn-je-LEE-kah, love the spelling

Alissende

Irina-I prefer this to Irene/Irena, and really starting to like it!

Elleth-kind of like Lilith, without the associations?

I’m having name troubles. I never thought it would be so hard, but now that there is a living thing mooching off me, no name sounds right. Or should I say no girl name sounds right. Literally every name on my short list, every name on my long list, they all just don’t work for me! Any suggestions? Maybe we can play a round of “Name my girl-child!” Hmm…next post, k?

For boy names though, it’s the opposite problem! I love WAY too many stinking names, and all sound really good! My beloved Wynn just isn’t feeling like the right one anymore, strangely I’ve been leaning more towards Malcolm, Mal just feels right with me.

Anyway, here is my shortened list for a boy, I’m fairly sure if my little bean is a boy, that his name will be somewhere on this list! Oh our last name is McCall, and for a boy, the middle names are completely set as Alexander Clint. (For sanity’s sake, Erik will be playing the part of DH)

Malcolm -I’m just crushing on this big time, adore Mal as a nickname, dh likes as well, maybe not great with our last name…

Alasdair -love the nickname Dair, dh is so-so, wouldn’t work with our middle name choices though

Hugh -I really dislike Hugo, but love Hugh! Unfortunately, this is the name of DH’s uncle, and DH isn’t wanting to use it!

Wynn -this is a big family name for me, and has huge sentimental value. Dh loves this one the best.

Perrin -I adore Perry, and right now this is my fav. Perry name. I also really love Percival, nn Perry. dh loves Perry too

Linus -name crush, dh likes, but doesn’t love

Bruno -name crush, dh doesn’t like it, and doesn’t sound good with our last name, but I ADORE it right now!

James -I adore Jamie, dh isn’t sure about this one, he knew someone named James he didn’t like. It’s also my older step-brother’s name that I don’t ever see.

Oskar -only like this spelling, dislike Oscar. huge name crush, dh likes, but doesn’t love

Elliot -name crush, dh likes a lot

Laurence -family name for me, my step-father’s name (he goes by Larry), love Laurie, dh is so-so on it

Victor -my step-father’s middle name (Larry Victor), dh loves this

Daren -sort of a family name, only this spelling. dh doesn’t care for it

Darcy -huge name crush, I love Pride and Prejudice. dh isn’t crazy about it

Hamish -love this, and love nn Mischa. dh isn’t crazy about it

Ezra -i really like this, but DH loves it

Samuel -dh isn’t super crazy about it, but I adore Sammy (He said he doesn’t like it, because when he was young, he named his, ahem, boy part, Samuel…What?! I’ve never heard a more silly reason to turn down a name! He’s throwing out Tiffany Angel for a girl, I’ll go tell him I named my hoo-hoo that so he’ll lay off the stripper names!)

Myles -only this spelling, I love this, dh prefers Mylo, honoring name, maybe not the greatest with our last name

Rhys -only this spelling, dh doesn’t care for it

August -love this specifically for the nickname Gus. dh loves, but prefers Augustus

Cooper -I adore this name, I know I shouldn’t but it makes me all warm and fuzzy. I know all the arguments of why it’s bad, I STILL love it! Maybe not the best with our last name

Logan -I’m so-so on this, dh loves it, name of Wolverine

Magnus -I like this, dh loves this, I adore the nickname Maggie for a little boy. Maybe not the best with our last name.

Cosmo -I’m so-so on this, dh loves it. maybe not the greatest with our last name

Soren-dh loves this, I really like it

Reid -we both really like this, dh loves that Reid is the name of Mr. Fantastic on Fantastic Four

Jasper -I love this, dh doesn’t, and he has a close family friend with a grandson named Jasper. I adore Jap as a nickname

Charlie -sigh, I don’t like Charles nearly as much as just Charlie. I know in the end I would use Charles probably, but I would only call him Charlie, never Charles. dh’s grandfather’s name, but dh didn’t really care for him.

Trying to nail down a top three…

It’s hard to do, if I have to let Erik have a say!

Here are some preliminary ideas:

Beatrix Tara Rosemary, Petronel Leona Jean, Domino Valentine Elizabeth

Beatrix Elizabeth Jean, Petronel Leona Valentine, and Rosemary Tara Domino

Erik wants Domino as a first, I want Rosemary…middle names are family names. Valentine/Valentina for my mother, Leona for my grandmother, Elizabeth and Jean for my grandmother-in-law. Other honoring names I could use, Virginia for my mother-in-law, Catharine for my favorite aunt, Anne for my grandmother Leona, Delfina for my other grandmother, Elva for the same grandmother-in-law that Elizabeth and Jean honor (Yeah she’s that cool), and Abigail/Gail for another grandmother of mine named Gail. (Also Erik said he loves Nola now…it means New Orleans Louisiana, his beloved hometown)

Also here are some random combos I got him to say weren’t terrible, anything stand out to you? Any flipping or switching? (some of these are guilty pleasure names…)

Mary Inez
Tullia Anne
Opal Delfina
Ottilie Esmé
Wilhelmina November
Sunny Louisa
Sunny Marigold
Adah Rosalie
Inez Edmé (Any better mn suggestions for Inez (EYE-nez)?
Frances Daffodil
Susannah Marigold
Willa Esmé
Bonnie Susannah
Maud Eliza
Beatrix Nola
Henrietta Ruby

And for giggles, here are some random boy combos I made, though our boy names are pretty set in stone…(Our top three are probably Wynn Alexander Clint, Cosmo Eugene Thomas, and Augustin/Percival Victor Malcolm.) Alexander is for Erik and his father, grandfather, etc. Clint is for my deceased brother, Eugene is my grandfather’s and Erik’s grandfather’s middle name, Thomas and Victor is for my deceased father.

These combos are not nearly as exciting to me as the girl ones…maybe because I used a couple guilty pleasures for those!

Malcolm Ivan
Percival Linus
Thomas Augustin
Oskar Darcy
Oliver Ezra
William Nigel
Simon Laurence
Augustin Richard
Ivan Edmund
Blair Richard
Felix Darcy
Darcy Edward
Simon Magnus
Wynn Edward
Blair Simon
Magnus Elliot
Blair Nigel
Barney Thomas
Hamish Ragnar

So what do you think? Any great/horrible ones? Thanks for stopping by!

H combos…

I was playing with H names, I like so many of them, just making random combos…any winners here? Would you move any names around?

Henrietta (Etta) Lilac Adéle

Hana Beatrix Plum

Harriet (Hattie) Cecily Jane

Hazel Elspeth Jemima

Hala Imogen Lucille

Helen Mina Clementine

Honora Esmé Pearl

Hero Bernadetta Edith

 

Hugh Alasdair George

Hamish (Mischa) Jasper Simon

Harvey Malcolm August

Hosea Maximilian Jude 

Henry Cosmo  Anatole 

Hiram Alfred Samuel

Harold (Harry) Pascal Algernon

Hezekiah  Edward Rex

Thanks so much for reading!

My favorite boy names…

Boy’s names I find hard to decide because I have so many favorites.

I suppose if I had to choose my favorites, my list would be:

  • Darcy
  • Jasper
  • Wynn
  • Augustin (though August might win over Augustin)
  • Cosmo
  • Malcolm
  • Oscar
  • Alfred
  • Simon
  • Magnus
  • Richard
  • Perry
  • Hamish
  • Barney
  • Linus

Erik’s list would probably look like this:

  • Wynn
  • August
  • Cosmo
  • Malcolm
  • Oscar
  • Magnus
  • Perry
  • Gabriel
  • Elliot
  • Ezra
  • Liam
  • Bruce
  • Basil
  • Dorian
  • Drake

If I was naming a boy myself, I probably would have to choose between Darcy, Jasper, or Simon, or maybe Richard…or Wynn.  He doesn’t like Darcy, though I LOVE it! So as much as I love it, it’s probably out.

I’ll talk more about why I love these boy names later! Which ones of these do you like?

All my favorite names, or What are you on?!

My mother saw my name list, and seriously asked if I was on drugs, lol. My taste does run eccentric I know that. I know it’s not most people cups of tea, but I’m ok with that. I honestly don’t think any of my favorite names would be considered child abuse.

These are my favorite names right now, some are family names, some are guilty pleasures, or middle name only, and some would only be nicknames, but haven’t decided on the best first name for them first!

Girl:

  • Beatrix
  • Clementina
  • Henrietta
  • Hana
  • Delfina
  • Bernadetta
  • Elizabeth
  • Rosemary
  • Coraline
  • Caroline
  • Mathilda
  • Edythe
  • Frances
  • Constance
  • Inez
  • Josephine
  • Esmé
  • Cecily
  • Valentina
  • Thora
  • Cordelia
  • Cornelia
  • Hala
  • Bonnie
  • Dahlia
  • Flor
  • Domino
  • Iris
  • Daffodil
  • Marigold
  • Calixta

Boy

  • Jasper
  • Darcy
  • Joscelin
  • Claude
  • Augustin
  • Cosmo
  • Gabriel
  • Malcolm
  • Gerard
  • Harvey
  • Alfred
  • Wynn
  • Elliot
  • Ezra
  • Magnus
  • Myles
  • Simon
  • Charles
  • Hamish
  • Alasdair
  • Blair
  • Edmund
  • Bruce
  • Oscar
  • Lorcan
  • Rowan
  • Rafael
  • Edward
  • Laurence
  • Richard
  • Felix
  • Boaz
  • Jolyon
  • Barney
  • Percival
  • Peregrine
  • Darach
  • Basil
  • Dorian
  • Daren
  • Linus
  • Ragnar

My girls list is a lot shorter, and not all I don’t think I’d actually use, like Mathilda, it’s very popular right now, though I love it, and I adore Tilly. Same with Felix, Harvey, Caroline, and maybe Elizabeth. I know Elizabeth is extremely popular, but I just love it so much, I might be willing to overlook it!