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in reply to a message by Emaleigh
I agree with 2 to 3 kids. In real life I'd probably go with 2, but I don't really have a presence for this fictional family.
From your list I like:
Boys:
August -I would be hesitant to use it as a first name because it seems feminine.
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias -I like both pronunciations I have heard. How do you pronounce it?
Benjamin
Girls:
Helena -It’s not my favorite though, so I would prefer it in the middle name slot.
Lynn -You have a really cute family tradition there. I’m definitely open to making it the middle name of a first daughter.
Tempest
Catriona -How do you pronounce it?
Amelia -It’s not my favorite though, so I would prefer it in the middle name slot.
Niamh
Kathleen
I don’t like:
Boys:
Estel -It seems feminine to me and is also fairly unknown, at least where I live.
Jason -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Felix -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Mikhail -I’m not fond of the pronunciation.
Theo -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Lucas -I’t’s too popular for me.
Nicholas -I just don’t like the sound.
Girls:
Ruth -I just don’t like the sound.
Rebekah -I don’t like the sound or spelling.
Pearl -It reminds me of an old lady I wasn’t fond of and I don’t like the sound in general.
Josephine -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Magdalene -It feels too religious for me.
Keely -I don’t like the sound or spelling.
Mia -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Grace -It feels too religious for me.
Virginie -I don’t like the meaning.
Siobhan -I don’t like the sound.
Kora -I don’t like the sound or spelling.
I’m on the fence about:
Boys:
Diarmad -I have no idea how to pronounce it. I lean towards disliking it because it’s so unfamiliar but I would be open to reconsidering if it’s a favorite of yours.
Eoin -I like the pronunciation but I have a friend named Owen (same pronunciation) and I feel like I would confuse the spellings.
Tristan -I just can’t decide whether I like it or not.
Girls:
Sinéad -I don’t know how to pronounce it. I lean towards disliking it because it’s so unfamiliar but I would be open to reconsidering if it’s a favorite of yours.
Victoria -I just can’t decide whether I like it or not.
I’ve commented on preferring some of them as middle names, but in all honesty the middle names don’t matter to me as much. Basically any of them, even the ones I said I disliked, would be acceptable middle names.
Here are some of my favorites:
Boys:
Thomas “Tam”
Rafael
Everard / Evander
Isaac
Neil / Nathaniel “Neil”
Gareth
Peregrine
Jonah / Jonas
Alfred
Edmund
Leander
Fitzroy / Fitzwilliam
Hugo
Peregrine
Cyrus
Ellis
Girls:
Rosemary
Silvia / Silvie
Maeve
Fiona
Lucy
Cecily / Cecilia
Matilda “Tilda” / “Mattie”
Minerva
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen” -I’m open to other spellings as well.
Thea -It could be a nickname if preferable.
Viola
Sybil
Claire
Bethan
Lyra
Juniper
From your list I like:
Boys:
August -I would be hesitant to use it as a first name because it seems feminine.
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias -I like both pronunciations I have heard. How do you pronounce it?
Benjamin
Girls:
Helena -It’s not my favorite though, so I would prefer it in the middle name slot.
Lynn -You have a really cute family tradition there. I’m definitely open to making it the middle name of a first daughter.
Tempest
Catriona -How do you pronounce it?
Amelia -It’s not my favorite though, so I would prefer it in the middle name slot.
Niamh
Kathleen
I don’t like:
Boys:
Estel -It seems feminine to me and is also fairly unknown, at least where I live.
Jason -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Felix -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Mikhail -I’m not fond of the pronunciation.
Theo -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Lucas -I’t’s too popular for me.
Nicholas -I just don’t like the sound.
Girls:
Ruth -I just don’t like the sound.
Rebekah -I don’t like the sound or spelling.
Pearl -It reminds me of an old lady I wasn’t fond of and I don’t like the sound in general.
Josephine -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Magdalene -It feels too religious for me.
Keely -I don’t like the sound or spelling.
Mia -The name reminds me of too many unsavory acquaintances.
Grace -It feels too religious for me.
Virginie -I don’t like the meaning.
Siobhan -I don’t like the sound.
Kora -I don’t like the sound or spelling.
I’m on the fence about:
Boys:
Diarmad -I have no idea how to pronounce it. I lean towards disliking it because it’s so unfamiliar but I would be open to reconsidering if it’s a favorite of yours.
Eoin -I like the pronunciation but I have a friend named Owen (same pronunciation) and I feel like I would confuse the spellings.
Tristan -I just can’t decide whether I like it or not.
Girls:
Sinéad -I don’t know how to pronounce it. I lean towards disliking it because it’s so unfamiliar but I would be open to reconsidering if it’s a favorite of yours.
Victoria -I just can’t decide whether I like it or not.
I’ve commented on preferring some of them as middle names, but in all honesty the middle names don’t matter to me as much. Basically any of them, even the ones I said I disliked, would be acceptable middle names.
Here are some of my favorites:
Boys:
Thomas “Tam”
Rafael
Everard / Evander
Isaac
Neil / Nathaniel “Neil”
Gareth
Peregrine
Jonah / Jonas
Alfred
Edmund
Leander
Fitzroy / Fitzwilliam
Hugo
Peregrine
Cyrus
Ellis
Girls:
Rosemary
Silvia / Silvie
Maeve
Fiona
Lucy
Cecily / Cecilia
Matilda “Tilda” / “Mattie”
Minerva
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen” -I’m open to other spellings as well.
Thea -It could be a nickname if preferable.
Viola
Sybil
Claire
Bethan
Lyra
Juniper
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For organization purposes, so far we agree on:
BOYS:
August - middle name
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias - I pronounce it muh-thigh-us.
Benjamin (nickname Ben?)
GIRLS:
Helena - middle name
Lynn - middle name first girl
Tempest
Catriona - I pronounce it cat-tree-oh-nah.
Amelia - middle name
Niamh
Kathleen
I understand your dislike of Estel, it’s a Lord of the Rings name. That’s fine by me! The rest of the boy’s I’m fine with not using! Ruth I have to insist upon as it’s the name of a favorite great-grandmother. The other girl’s ones I’m fine with not using.
As for your on-the-fences:
BOYS:
Diarmad - it’s Scottish, pronounces deer-mid. We don’t have to use it, though.
Eoin - we can just go with Owen if you’d prefer!
Tristan - this one isn’t a huge favorite, so we don’t have to use it.
GIRLS:
Sinéad - Irish, pronounced shin-ay-ehd (as best i can write it, anyway). This is a favorite of mine, so I’d prefer to use it.
Victoria - this one isn’t a huge favorite, so we don’t have to use it.
Combinations don’t matter much to me, as long as we don’t have too many of the same sounds. I especially hate two names ending in -a (for example, Victoria Amelia). Other than that, anything goes.
From your favorites, I like:
BOYS:
Thomas “Tam” - Thomas is fine, but I’m not sure if the nickname is a typo or if you meant to write Tam. I’d prefer this as a middle name, honestly.
Rafael
Evander
Nathaniel - I hate the nickname Neil for this one, though
Peregrine - only if we can call him Pippin. Another Lord of the Rings thing.
Jonah / Jonas - I prefer Jonas, but either work.
Edmund
Hugo
GIRLS:
Silvie
Maeve - just a question - how do you pronounce this one?
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda” - I prefer Tilda for a nickname
Minerva
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen”
Thea - I love Thea! It’s fine as a stand-alone name in my opinion
Viola
Claire - I see this more as a middle
Bethan
Lyra - do you pronounce it lee-rah or lie-rah?
Juniper - better as a middle, in my opinion
BOYS:
August - middle name
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias - I pronounce it muh-thigh-us.
Benjamin (nickname Ben?)
GIRLS:
Helena - middle name
Lynn - middle name first girl
Tempest
Catriona - I pronounce it cat-tree-oh-nah.
Amelia - middle name
Niamh
Kathleen
I understand your dislike of Estel, it’s a Lord of the Rings name. That’s fine by me! The rest of the boy’s I’m fine with not using! Ruth I have to insist upon as it’s the name of a favorite great-grandmother. The other girl’s ones I’m fine with not using.
As for your on-the-fences:
BOYS:
Diarmad - it’s Scottish, pronounces deer-mid. We don’t have to use it, though.
Eoin - we can just go with Owen if you’d prefer!
Tristan - this one isn’t a huge favorite, so we don’t have to use it.
GIRLS:
Sinéad - Irish, pronounced shin-ay-ehd (as best i can write it, anyway). This is a favorite of mine, so I’d prefer to use it.
Victoria - this one isn’t a huge favorite, so we don’t have to use it.
Combinations don’t matter much to me, as long as we don’t have too many of the same sounds. I especially hate two names ending in -a (for example, Victoria Amelia). Other than that, anything goes.
From your favorites, I like:
BOYS:
Thomas “Tam” - Thomas is fine, but I’m not sure if the nickname is a typo or if you meant to write Tam. I’d prefer this as a middle name, honestly.
Rafael
Evander
Nathaniel - I hate the nickname Neil for this one, though
Peregrine - only if we can call him Pippin. Another Lord of the Rings thing.
Jonah / Jonas - I prefer Jonas, but either work.
Edmund
Hugo
GIRLS:
Silvie
Maeve - just a question - how do you pronounce this one?
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda” - I prefer Tilda for a nickname
Minerva
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen”
Thea - I love Thea! It’s fine as a stand-alone name in my opinion
Viola
Claire - I see this more as a middle
Bethan
Lyra - do you pronounce it lee-rah or lie-rah?
Juniper - better as a middle, in my opinion
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Okay… Phew that’s a lot of names! So we have:
BOYS:
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias
Benjamin “Ben”
Diarmad
Rafael
Evander
Peregrine “Pippin”
Jonas
Edmund
Eoin
Hugo
Thomas - middle name (I meant to write Tam, but I’m fine making it a middle name.)
August - middle name
GIRLS:
Tempest
Catriona
Niamh
Kathleen
Ruth - It’s cool you want to honor your great-grandmother.
Sinéad
Silvie
Maeve - I pronounce it mayv
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda”
Minerva
Lyra - I pronounce it lie-rah but I’m open to both pronunciations
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen”
Thea
Viola
Bethan
Lynn - middle name first girl
Amelia - middle name
Helena - middle name
Juniper - middle name
Claire - middle name
For your on-the-fences:
BOYS:
Isaac - I’m definitely fine not using it as it’s not one of my top names.
Gareth - I kind of see what you mean about the sound. I’m fine not using it.
GIRLS:
Rosemary - If you’d like to suggest other names you like that begin with Rose I tend to like those as well. Otherwise I’m not super attached to Rosemary so we don’t have to use it.
Cecily - I’m fine not using it.
Sibyl - I’m fine not using it; it’s not one of my top names.
From your new list I like:
BOYS:
Caspian - I love this one!
Rory - As a boy’s name I don’t think it needs to be a nickname.
GIRLS:
Nora - I prefer the spelling without an h.
River - I prefer it as a middle name but I’d be open to using it as a first name
Megan/Meghan/Maegan - I’d rather have it as a middle name, I don’t care about the spelling
Luna - It’s not my favorite but I do like it
Rory - As a girls name I think it needs a full name, maybe Aurora or Roberta?
Our new lists then become:
BOYS:
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias
Benjamin “Ben”
Diarmad
Rafael
Evander
Peregrine “Pippin”
Jonas
Edmund
Eoin
Caspian
Rory
Hugo
Thomas - middle name
August - middle name
GIRLS:
Tempest
Catriona
Niamh
Kathleen
Ruth
Sinéad
Silvie
Maeve
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda”
Minerva
BOYS:
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias
Benjamin “Ben”
Diarmad
Rafael
Evander
Peregrine “Pippin”
Jonas
Edmund
Eoin
Hugo
Thomas - middle name (I meant to write Tam, but I’m fine making it a middle name.)
August - middle name
GIRLS:
Tempest
Catriona
Niamh
Kathleen
Ruth - It’s cool you want to honor your great-grandmother.
Sinéad
Silvie
Maeve - I pronounce it mayv
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda”
Minerva
Lyra - I pronounce it lie-rah but I’m open to both pronunciations
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen”
Thea
Viola
Bethan
Lynn - middle name first girl
Amelia - middle name
Helena - middle name
Juniper - middle name
Claire - middle name
For your on-the-fences:
BOYS:
Isaac - I’m definitely fine not using it as it’s not one of my top names.
Gareth - I kind of see what you mean about the sound. I’m fine not using it.
GIRLS:
Rosemary - If you’d like to suggest other names you like that begin with Rose I tend to like those as well. Otherwise I’m not super attached to Rosemary so we don’t have to use it.
Cecily - I’m fine not using it.
Sibyl - I’m fine not using it; it’s not one of my top names.
From your new list I like:
BOYS:
Caspian - I love this one!
Rory - As a boy’s name I don’t think it needs to be a nickname.
GIRLS:
Nora - I prefer the spelling without an h.
River - I prefer it as a middle name but I’d be open to using it as a first name
Megan/Meghan/Maegan - I’d rather have it as a middle name, I don’t care about the spelling
Luna - It’s not my favorite but I do like it
Rory - As a girls name I think it needs a full name, maybe Aurora or Roberta?
Our new lists then become:
BOYS:
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias
Benjamin “Ben”
Diarmad
Rafael
Evander
Peregrine “Pippin”
Jonas
Edmund
Eoin
Caspian
Rory
Hugo
Thomas - middle name
August - middle name
GIRLS:
Tempest
Catriona
Niamh
Kathleen
Ruth
Sinéad
Silvie
Maeve
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda”
Minerva
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I pronounce Maeve and Lyra the same way you do, so there’s no confusion there! For Rose names, my personal favorite is Rosalind. I also like Rosalie.
so far:
BOYS:
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias
Benjamin “Ben”
Diarmad
Rafael
Evander
Peregrine “Pippin”
Jonas
Edmund
Eoin
Caspian
Rory
Hugo
Thomas - middle name
August - middle name
GIRLS:
Tempest
Catriona
Niamh
Kathleen
Ruth
Sinéad
Silvie
Maeve
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda”
Minerva
Lyra
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen”
“Rory” - I prefer Aurora is a full name
Luna
Thea
Nora
Viola
Bethan
Lynn - middle name first girl
Amelia - middle name
Helena - middle name
Juniper - middle name
Claire - middle name
River - middle name
Megan/Meghan/Maegan - middle name
I’m going to rank too. Also, it seems like we have more girls than boy names, so I guess we could go ahead and choose genders? From most to least favorite:
BOYS:
1 Eoin
2 Caspian
3 Mathias
4 Hugo
5 Patrick
6 Peregrine “Pippin”
7 Jonas
8 Evander
9 Rory
10 Diarmad
11 Rafael
12 Edmund
13 Benjamin “Ben”
14 Anthony
GIRLS:
1 Sinéad
2 Tempest
3 Catriona
4 Niamh
5 Kathleen
6 Lyra
7 Bethan
8 Maeve
9 Guinevere “Gwen:
10 Thea
11 Nora
12 Fiona
13 Luna
14 Viola
15 Matilda “Tilda”
16 Minerva
17 Lucy
18 Diana
19 Silvie
We could also narrow down to top 5 that we both like, maybe using the ranked lists?
so far:
BOYS:
Patrick
Anthony
Mathias
Benjamin “Ben”
Diarmad
Rafael
Evander
Peregrine “Pippin”
Jonas
Edmund
Eoin
Caspian
Rory
Hugo
Thomas - middle name
August - middle name
GIRLS:
Tempest
Catriona
Niamh
Kathleen
Ruth
Sinéad
Silvie
Maeve
Fiona
Lucy
Matilda “Tilda”
Minerva
Lyra
Diana
Guinevere “Gwen”
“Rory” - I prefer Aurora is a full name
Luna
Thea
Nora
Viola
Bethan
Lynn - middle name first girl
Amelia - middle name
Helena - middle name
Juniper - middle name
Claire - middle name
River - middle name
Megan/Meghan/Maegan - middle name
I’m going to rank too. Also, it seems like we have more girls than boy names, so I guess we could go ahead and choose genders? From most to least favorite:
BOYS:
1 Eoin
2 Caspian
3 Mathias
4 Hugo
5 Patrick
6 Peregrine “Pippin”
7 Jonas
8 Evander
9 Rory
10 Diarmad
11 Rafael
12 Edmund
13 Benjamin “Ben”
14 Anthony
GIRLS:
1 Sinéad
2 Tempest
3 Catriona
4 Niamh
5 Kathleen
6 Lyra
7 Bethan
8 Maeve
9 Guinevere “Gwen:
10 Thea
11 Nora
12 Fiona
13 Luna
14 Viola
15 Matilda “Tilda”
16 Minerva
17 Lucy
18 Diana
19 Silvie
We could also narrow down to top 5 that we both like, maybe using the ranked lists?
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I did some quick data gathering from our lists. For each gender, I set both lists next to each other, determined the difference in ratings and the cumulative total from the ratings. I then made lists of names that have the lowest average rating and the names we agreed on the rating for the most (that particular one isn’t particularly helpful, but I did it just for fun). Here goes!
BOYS:
1 Eoin 1 Rafael
2 Caspian 2 Caspian
3 Mathias 3 Peregrine “Pippin”
4 Hugo 4 Evander
5 Patrick 5 Edmund
6 Peregrine “Pippin” 6 Hugo
7 Jonas 7 Benjamin “Ben”
8 Evander 8 Mathias
9 Rory 9 Anthony
10 Diarmad 10 Jonas
11 Rafael 11 Patrick
12 Edmund 12 Eoin
13 Benjamin “Ben” 13 Diarmad
14 Anthony 14 Rory
Key: | Name | Difference In Rating [ Your Rating / My Rating ] Total of 2 Rankings |
Eoin 11 [1 / 12] 13
Caspian 0 [2 / 2] 4
Mathias 5 [3 / 8] 11
Hugo 2 [4 / 6] 10
Patrick 6 [5 / 11] 16
Peregrine “Pippin” 3 [6 / 3] 9
Jonas 3 [7 / 10] 17
Evander 4 [8 / 4] 12
Rory 5 [9 / 14] 23
Diarmad 3 [10 / 13] 23
Rafael 10 [11 / 1] 12
Edmund 7 [12 / 5] 17
Benjamin “Ben” 6 [13 / 7] 20
Anthony 5 [14 / 9] 23
Top 5 Overall Preferred: (Average rating in parentheses.)
1. Caspian (2)
2. Peregrine “Pippin” (4.5)
3. Hugo (5)
4. Mathias (5.5)
5. Evander / Rafael (6)
Top 5 Consensus Picks: (Rating difference in brackets. Average rating in parentheses.)
1. Caspian [0] (2)
2. Hugo [2] (5)
3. Jonas [3] (8.5) / Diarmad [3] (11.5)
4. Evander [4] (6)
5. Mathias [5] (5.5) / Rory [5] (11.5) / Anthony [5] (11.5)
GIRLS:
1 Sinéad 1 Silvie
2 Tempest 2 Thea
3 Catriona 3 Viola
4 Niamh 4 Maeve
5 Kathleen 5 Matilda “Tilda”
6 Lyra 6 Guinevere “Gwen”
7 Bethan 7 Fiona
8 Maeve 8 Catriona
BOYS:
1 Eoin 1 Rafael
2 Caspian 2 Caspian
3 Mathias 3 Peregrine “Pippin”
4 Hugo 4 Evander
5 Patrick 5 Edmund
6 Peregrine “Pippin” 6 Hugo
7 Jonas 7 Benjamin “Ben”
8 Evander 8 Mathias
9 Rory 9 Anthony
10 Diarmad 10 Jonas
11 Rafael 11 Patrick
12 Edmund 12 Eoin
13 Benjamin “Ben” 13 Diarmad
14 Anthony 14 Rory
Key: | Name | Difference In Rating [ Your Rating / My Rating ] Total of 2 Rankings |
Eoin 11 [1 / 12] 13
Caspian 0 [2 / 2] 4
Mathias 5 [3 / 8] 11
Hugo 2 [4 / 6] 10
Patrick 6 [5 / 11] 16
Peregrine “Pippin” 3 [6 / 3] 9
Jonas 3 [7 / 10] 17
Evander 4 [8 / 4] 12
Rory 5 [9 / 14] 23
Diarmad 3 [10 / 13] 23
Rafael 10 [11 / 1] 12
Edmund 7 [12 / 5] 17
Benjamin “Ben” 6 [13 / 7] 20
Anthony 5 [14 / 9] 23
Top 5 Overall Preferred: (Average rating in parentheses.)
1. Caspian (2)
2. Peregrine “Pippin” (4.5)
3. Hugo (5)
4. Mathias (5.5)
5. Evander / Rafael (6)
Top 5 Consensus Picks: (Rating difference in brackets. Average rating in parentheses.)
1. Caspian [0] (2)
2. Hugo [2] (5)
3. Jonas [3] (8.5) / Diarmad [3] (11.5)
4. Evander [4] (6)
5. Mathias [5] (5.5) / Rory [5] (11.5) / Anthony [5] (11.5)
GIRLS:
1 Sinéad 1 Silvie
2 Tempest 2 Thea
3 Catriona 3 Viola
4 Niamh 4 Maeve
5 Kathleen 5 Matilda “Tilda”
6 Lyra 6 Guinevere “Gwen”
7 Bethan 7 Fiona
8 Maeve 8 Catriona
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Wow, that’s a lot! I’m also happy with the top 5 overall preferred lists, we just have to pick which ones we’d most likely use. As for Ruth, I’d likely use it more as a middle name. I’m okay with two boys and one girl, as that way it might be easier to choose names. Or we could just go with two, one of each. Whichever you prefer!
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So I wasn’t quite sure what to do and I turned to statistics again. Using the positions of the overall preferred names on our original lists, I created new lists and found the rankings by average and my difference again. (You don’t actually need to read this. It’s just my thought process.)
Top 5 Overall Preferred:
1. Caspian
2. Peregrine “Pippin”
3. Hugo
4. Mathias
5. Evander / Rafael
1 Caspian 1 Rafael
2 Mathias 2 Caspian
3 Hugo 3 Peregrine “Pippin”
4 Peregrine “Pippin” 4 Evander
5 Evander 5 Hugo
6 Rafael 6 Mathias
Caspian 1 [1 / 2] 3
Mathias 4 [2 / 6] 8
Hugo 2 [3 / 5] 8
Peregrine “Pippin” 1 [4 / 3] 7
Evander 1 [5 / 4] 9
Rafael 5 [6 / 1] 7
Top Overall Preferred: (Average rating in parentheses.)
1. Caspian (1.5)
2. Peregrine “Pippin” / Rafael (3.5)
3. Hugo / Mathias (4)
4. Evander (5.5)
Top Consensus Picks: (Rating difference in brackets.)
1. Caspian / Peregrine “Pippin” / Evander [1]
2. Hugo [2]
3. Mathias [4]
4. Rafael [5]
By discarding the least overall preferred (Evander) and the name with the least consensus (Rafael) I got the following list, in order of likely overall preference.
Caspian
Peregrine “Pippin”
Hugo
Mathias
Caspian’s definitely my favorite and, based on your original list, it’s your favorite of the names we’re working with. If we decide to go with more than 1 boy, I personally don’t think Caspian and Peregrine “Pippin” work well as brothers because they share similar sounds and have the same ending. I think Caspian would work well as a brother with both Hugo and Mathias, though I lean slightly more towards Hugo because they would share literary references.
Some combos:
Caspian Thomas
Caspian Evander
Caspian Jonas
Caspian Diarmad
Caspian Nicholas
Hugo August
Hugo Mathias
Hugo Rafael
Hugo Patrick
Hugo Rory
Mathias Edmund
Mathias Anthony
Mathias Evander
Mathias Eoin
Mathias Tristan
———
Top 5 Overall Preferred:
Top 5 Overall Preferred:
1. Caspian
2. Peregrine “Pippin”
3. Hugo
4. Mathias
5. Evander / Rafael
1 Caspian 1 Rafael
2 Mathias 2 Caspian
3 Hugo 3 Peregrine “Pippin”
4 Peregrine “Pippin” 4 Evander
5 Evander 5 Hugo
6 Rafael 6 Mathias
Caspian 1 [1 / 2] 3
Mathias 4 [2 / 6] 8
Hugo 2 [3 / 5] 8
Peregrine “Pippin” 1 [4 / 3] 7
Evander 1 [5 / 4] 9
Rafael 5 [6 / 1] 7
Top Overall Preferred: (Average rating in parentheses.)
1. Caspian (1.5)
2. Peregrine “Pippin” / Rafael (3.5)
3. Hugo / Mathias (4)
4. Evander (5.5)
Top Consensus Picks: (Rating difference in brackets.)
1. Caspian / Peregrine “Pippin” / Evander [1]
2. Hugo [2]
3. Mathias [4]
4. Rafael [5]
By discarding the least overall preferred (Evander) and the name with the least consensus (Rafael) I got the following list, in order of likely overall preference.
Caspian
Peregrine “Pippin”
Hugo
Mathias
Caspian’s definitely my favorite and, based on your original list, it’s your favorite of the names we’re working with. If we decide to go with more than 1 boy, I personally don’t think Caspian and Peregrine “Pippin” work well as brothers because they share similar sounds and have the same ending. I think Caspian would work well as a brother with both Hugo and Mathias, though I lean slightly more towards Hugo because they would share literary references.
Some combos:
Caspian Thomas
Caspian Evander
Caspian Jonas
Caspian Diarmad
Caspian Nicholas
Hugo August
Hugo Mathias
Hugo Rafael
Hugo Patrick
Hugo Rory
Mathias Edmund
Mathias Anthony
Mathias Evander
Mathias Eoin
Mathias Tristan
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Top 5 Overall Preferred:
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I agree about Caspian and Hugo being a good sibset (also love the lit reference - I’m an english major).
Out of those combos, I like Caspian Thomas, Caspian Diarmad, Hugo August, and Hugo Rafael the most.
I also like the sound of Hugo Peregrine, for some reason, though I understand if you don’t!
I like Caspian, Hugo, and Catriona as sibling names, but that doesn’t both me as much as you. I personally would really love to use Catriona, so if you’d rather do just one child of each gender, that’s fine by me.
For combos, I like Catriona Lynn, Catriona Ruth, and Maeve Lynn.
I also love the idea of more than one middle name (I know, I’m crazy) and I’m really loving the sound of Maeve Catriona Lynn. But again, that’s just me!
I don't think Caspian and Catriona are very similar, in fact the only thing the share, in my opinion, are a first letter and a general "feel" of mystery (I love names that sound like the walked out of a fairytale).
I like Caspian, Hugo, and Maeve; Caspian and Catriona; and Caspian and Maeve the best out of those ideas. But as I said, I also really like Caspian, Hugo, and Catriona.
Out of those combos, I like Caspian Thomas, Caspian Diarmad, Hugo August, and Hugo Rafael the most.
I also like the sound of Hugo Peregrine, for some reason, though I understand if you don’t!
I like Caspian, Hugo, and Catriona as sibling names, but that doesn’t both me as much as you. I personally would really love to use Catriona, so if you’d rather do just one child of each gender, that’s fine by me.
For combos, I like Catriona Lynn, Catriona Ruth, and Maeve Lynn.
I also love the idea of more than one middle name (I know, I’m crazy) and I’m really loving the sound of Maeve Catriona Lynn. But again, that’s just me!
I don't think Caspian and Catriona are very similar, in fact the only thing the share, in my opinion, are a first letter and a general "feel" of mystery (I love names that sound like the walked out of a fairytale).
I like Caspian, Hugo, and Maeve; Caspian and Catriona; and Caspian and Maeve the best out of those ideas. But as I said, I also really like Caspian, Hugo, and Catriona.
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Since you seem to really want to use Catriona, I see two options here.
1. We could just name 2, Caspian and Catriona. Caspian Thomas and Catriona Lynn would probably be my favorite match, but I like Caspian Diarmad and Catriona Lynn as well.
OR
2. We could use your idea of two middle names and have Caspian, Hugo, and Maeve. I love the sound of Maeve Catriona Lynn and that would be a nice way to include Catriona while not having a sibling-set that, in my mind, clashes (so sorry about that, but it really would irk me). I feel like if we use two middle names for one child we should probably use two middle names for all three (though that's really open for negotiation) so I thought Caspian Diarmad Thomas and Hugo Peregrine August might not be too bad. If you have any more ideas or thoughts on this I'd love to hear them.
Do you prefer either of those or have another idea?
1. We could just name 2, Caspian and Catriona. Caspian Thomas and Catriona Lynn would probably be my favorite match, but I like Caspian Diarmad and Catriona Lynn as well.
OR
2. We could use your idea of two middle names and have Caspian, Hugo, and Maeve. I love the sound of Maeve Catriona Lynn and that would be a nice way to include Catriona while not having a sibling-set that, in my mind, clashes (so sorry about that, but it really would irk me). I feel like if we use two middle names for one child we should probably use two middle names for all three (though that's really open for negotiation) so I thought Caspian Diarmad Thomas and Hugo Peregrine August might not be too bad. If you have any more ideas or thoughts on this I'd love to hear them.
Do you prefer either of those or have another idea?
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I understand that it irks you! We can definitely use the second option (and I agree about using two middles for all three). TBH, I really love all of those combos!
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Maeve, Caspian, and Hugo!
That's great then! So we have Maeve, Caspian, and Hugo: Maeve Catriona Lynn, Caspian Diarmad Thomas, and Hugo Peregrine August. Amazing sibling set! Thanks for playing with me!
That's great then! So we have Maeve, Caspian, and Hugo: Maeve Catriona Lynn, Caspian Diarmad Thomas, and Hugo Peregrine August. Amazing sibling set! Thanks for playing with me!
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Yay! This has been a lot of fun! You're welcome, and thank you for playing with me! I think we came up with some great names.
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