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Help[Opinions] Re: Interesting BAs - not horrible.
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Oh, they are very Times/ Telegraph. But I love a lot of them, the name-snob part of me can't help it!
Alfonso Juniper - Yes, I'm not super keen on Juniper on a boy, but I don't love it on a girl either. Alfonso is great though.
Alfred Erol David- Alfred is wonderful. Erol is nms and David is bland.
Algernon Basil- I really like this! Basil is gorgeous.
Arthur Hywel Peredur (Alasdair)- Arthur Hywel is great. I'm not sure what to make of Peredur. Alasdair is ok, I prefer Alastair.
Arthur Percy Leo- I like all the names. Percy still reminds me of Blackadder though. I think this is my favourite of these first few.
Augustine Geoffrey Hugh (Ollie, Fleur and Cosmo)- I really like this! I'd slightly prefer Augustus, but it is fabulous. And a great sibset if Ollie is a nn for Oliver. I have a soft spot for Cosmo and although I'm not keen on the sound of Fleur, I think it fits here. Flora might have been slightly nice though.
Barnaby Hector (Finlay)- Fantastic, I love it. Finlay is fine.
Benjamin William Mungo (Tabitha) – I've seen Mungo as a middle name of a dead fellow of my college. There is a portrait of him in the Great Hall. Benjamin and William are a little bland for me.
Berkeley Arthur
Cosmo Raphael James (Madeleine and Bruno)- I'd love it without James tacked on the end, but maybe it was for honouring. The sibs names are ok.
Cuthbert George Cheales (Augustine and Ambrose)- I don't know about Cuthbert. I like George though. Cheales sounds like the name of a butler. The names of the sibs are great though.
Dashiell Grey (Ava Scarlett)- Grey and Scarlett? I'm not keen on that.
Edward James Horatio (Isabel) – I actually rather like Horatio. The others are ok.
Edward Remus- Fine. Remus isn't a favourite.
Espen James (Leif)- Not keen. Espen reminds me of Aspen or Alpen.
Falconer Jack – Not liking it.
Farley Jasper - Not keen.
Faron Jay (Ethan) - I don't like this at all.
Geordie Giles – Giles is fine. Geordie would have been better as a nn.
Hector James Bertram Edgar (Jemima and Archibald)- All fantastic apart from James. I like the sibs very much too.
Jago George- I prefer Iago, but that has a bad namesake, so I turn to Inigo. George is nice.
Jenkyn Alexander- I don't like either.
Landon Matthew Rufus – Not keen, Rufus is quite nice though.
Ludvig Balthasar Viktor Henry – I quite like all of them. Together they might be a bit much though, even for me.
Lysander Richard (Felix) – I like the set too. Not won over my Richard though.
Maximilian Tarquin- Lovely. Even though Tarquin is stereotypically snooty as a name. Maybe they had a character called it on the Fast Show or something.
Mostyn Julian Thomas- I only like Thomas, but I wouldn't use it.
Nathaniel Cosmos- I like both, I hope they use the nn Nat.
Otto Wolf (Kitty and Archie)- Not sure about Wolf. Nice set though if the sibs are Katherine and Archibald.
Reuben Abraham Melchior (Joseph and Noah)- A bit too Biblical for me.
Rhydian Frederick – Not sure about Rhydian, Frederick is wonderful though.
Rupert Basil- Gorgeous.
Titus Jasper Jake Icarus – I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to use Titus as a fn, it contains the word "tit". Jasper and Jake sound a bit too similar. Icarus is a more unfortunate mythological association than some.
Tommy Aeneas- I like Aeneas because of Adelle.
William Amor- I love the mn Amor, my friend has it spelt Amour. William is a little bland.
That was fun. I like reading BAs like that, that make me think some of my combos are less stuffy and snobby sounding.
Alfonso Juniper - Yes, I'm not super keen on Juniper on a boy, but I don't love it on a girl either. Alfonso is great though.
Alfred Erol David- Alfred is wonderful. Erol is nms and David is bland.
Algernon Basil- I really like this! Basil is gorgeous.
Arthur Hywel Peredur (Alasdair)- Arthur Hywel is great. I'm not sure what to make of Peredur. Alasdair is ok, I prefer Alastair.
Arthur Percy Leo- I like all the names. Percy still reminds me of Blackadder though. I think this is my favourite of these first few.
Augustine Geoffrey Hugh (Ollie, Fleur and Cosmo)- I really like this! I'd slightly prefer Augustus, but it is fabulous. And a great sibset if Ollie is a nn for Oliver. I have a soft spot for Cosmo and although I'm not keen on the sound of Fleur, I think it fits here. Flora might have been slightly nice though.
Barnaby Hector (Finlay)- Fantastic, I love it. Finlay is fine.
Benjamin William Mungo (Tabitha) – I've seen Mungo as a middle name of a dead fellow of my college. There is a portrait of him in the Great Hall. Benjamin and William are a little bland for me.
Berkeley Arthur
Cosmo Raphael James (Madeleine and Bruno)- I'd love it without James tacked on the end, but maybe it was for honouring. The sibs names are ok.
Cuthbert George Cheales (Augustine and Ambrose)- I don't know about Cuthbert. I like George though. Cheales sounds like the name of a butler. The names of the sibs are great though.
Dashiell Grey (Ava Scarlett)- Grey and Scarlett? I'm not keen on that.
Edward James Horatio (Isabel) – I actually rather like Horatio. The others are ok.
Edward Remus- Fine. Remus isn't a favourite.
Espen James (Leif)- Not keen. Espen reminds me of Aspen or Alpen.
Falconer Jack – Not liking it.
Farley Jasper - Not keen.
Faron Jay (Ethan) - I don't like this at all.
Geordie Giles – Giles is fine. Geordie would have been better as a nn.
Hector James Bertram Edgar (Jemima and Archibald)- All fantastic apart from James. I like the sibs very much too.
Jago George- I prefer Iago, but that has a bad namesake, so I turn to Inigo. George is nice.
Jenkyn Alexander- I don't like either.
Landon Matthew Rufus – Not keen, Rufus is quite nice though.
Ludvig Balthasar Viktor Henry – I quite like all of them. Together they might be a bit much though, even for me.
Lysander Richard (Felix) – I like the set too. Not won over my Richard though.
Maximilian Tarquin- Lovely. Even though Tarquin is stereotypically snooty as a name. Maybe they had a character called it on the Fast Show or something.
Mostyn Julian Thomas- I only like Thomas, but I wouldn't use it.
Nathaniel Cosmos- I like both, I hope they use the nn Nat.
Otto Wolf (Kitty and Archie)- Not sure about Wolf. Nice set though if the sibs are Katherine and Archibald.
Reuben Abraham Melchior (Joseph and Noah)- A bit too Biblical for me.
Rhydian Frederick – Not sure about Rhydian, Frederick is wonderful though.
Rupert Basil- Gorgeous.
Titus Jasper Jake Icarus – I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to use Titus as a fn, it contains the word "tit". Jasper and Jake sound a bit too similar. Icarus is a more unfortunate mythological association than some.
Tommy Aeneas- I like Aeneas because of Adelle.
William Amor- I love the mn Amor, my friend has it spelt Amour. William is a little bland.
That was fun. I like reading BAs like that, that make me think some of my combos are less stuffy and snobby sounding.
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Lol, if you think they sound snobby now, what do you think they sound like with titles and double-barrelled surnames ;)
I do like a lot of the names, but a lot of the combos are a bit much for me.
I do like a lot of the names, but a lot of the combos are a bit much for me.
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