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What should I call my son (due at the end of April) (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Im having difficulty finding names I like. I need two - three names that roll off the tongue and wouldn't be out of place with a long hyphenated surname.

No religious names

No surnames

No places

Nothing that rhymes with Aden

Upvote good suggestions otherwise post ones. Bonus points if it's a sci-fi name.

Edit: lots of good suggestions, but I think I'm going with 'Wash'.

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[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meredith.

After Meredith McKay.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gordon Freeman

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[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alpharius

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] jmbmkn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is sci-fi because of Wesley Crusher from Star Trek

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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Mr Blott

[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

1000000670 The Captain.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IDK, does Thor or Odin count as a religious name? I always thought Yoda could work as a name.

On the completely awful side, why not Krys?

Trogdor?

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[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Soda

[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Seven Costanza

[–] linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Chevron with Techron

Wu-Tang Dan

Spaghetti Joe

Emma 2: The Awakening

Shamelessly copied from the wonderful Obvious Plant.

[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I like the name Robert, because it can be shortened to Rob, or Robby or Bob or Bobby. And it means "bright fame." Tom is also a good name, and William or Bill.

[–] Davel23@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It's time to bring back Horace.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Chalupa Batman.

[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"The-Original [Long-Hyphenated-surname]"

[–] sparky678348@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Kelsier

Dalinar

Raoden

[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Dexter

[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Frodo

[–] dukatos@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey son!

[–] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like Jason but with an H

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@voxpop.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Iggy... fun and certainly rolls right into a hyphenated name.

eg: Iggy Sampson Poindexter-McDuff

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[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm having a daughter at the end of April. We plan on calling her Dylan. You should name him Dylan then they would have a random stranger twin situation.

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[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll list a few that seem interesting to me. I have no idea whether they have religious origins, but they sound cool phonetically.

Felix Soren Ethan Kai Rowan Alex Isaac Levi Nico Kit Anakin River Logan Ari Ian

I don't know if those names would be appropriate for your area or culture or language or even laws, so I just provided a whole bunch in case a couple aren't suitable.

Hope this helps.

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[–] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sci fi? Roger that! Best I got is:

Velith

Jack

Thomas

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Mario

Edit: Wait, that's not a surname, right?

[–] Mr_1077@monero.town 3 points 1 year ago

What do you think of Marcus?

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