Carla is expecting her second baby -- a brother for son Cosmo.
Carla writes: "We ended up calling our little boy Cosmo August (mostly because they were the only names the other one hadn't vetoed!) We love the fact that Cosmo is a traditional name but now rarely used. We also like its upbeat feel.
We're really struggling with names for his little brother. Ivo is my current favourite but my partner thinks two names ending in O might be too matchy-matchy.
Others on our list are:
Clement (I like this but my partner's not sure)
Indie (we both like this, but neither wants a nickname as a name)
Remy (partner's choice)
We liked Hector but I couldn't get past the meaning of the verb. We also Magnus, but wonder if it might be too weighty a name to burden a child with.
Our taste is probably best described as awkward! We like fairly old/traditional but also unusual names. We also like upbeat names but not silly/novelty feeling.
I probably like "out there" names and also older names more than my partner does e.g. he has vetoed Bede, Ernest and Percy.
We'd quite like one of his names to begin with C as we have a theme running now (all of us beginning with C) but it doesn't have to be the first name.
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It can be so hard when you are naming from two different pages, especially when you feel like all you have is obstacles and no real options. I can appreciate what your partner is saying about another -o ending name, but it proved difficult for me honestly, as so many quirky upbeat names that match the style of Cosmo also end in -o (Finlo, Ludo, Inigo, Rollo etc). Hopefully, some of the options below will be to your liking, or at least help spark a renewed debate.
Amias - An upbeat name used since the Middle Ages which derives either from the Medieval French Amé, from aimer "to love", or the Medieval English Amis, derived from the Latin amicus "a friend" -- probably both! Spencer used the speling Amyas in his Faerie Queene and Amyas Leigh is the hero of the novel Westward Ho! (1855).
Amos – A friendly Biblical name that means "carried" or possibly "courageous". The English surname Amos derives from Amis (above).
Asa – A quirky Biblical name that means "healer" but also appears as a name in many other languages.
Dante – A medieval form Durante derived from the Latin durans "enduring, lasting, remaining". A famous bearer is Dante Alighieri, the 13th-century Italian poet.
Emrys – The Welsh form of the Ancient Greek name Ambrosios meaning "immortal, divine" which is embedded in Arthurian legend.
Evander – An Ancient Greek Trojan hero whose name meant "good man".
Kester – Kester is a Tudor vernacular form of Christopher with literary heritage.
Llewelyn / Lewin – Llewelyn handsome Royal Welsh name which means either "lion likeness" or "leader likeness". Lewin is a later medieval form of the Anglo-Saxon name Leofwine meaning "dear friend".
Rhydian – An Old Welsh name meaning "red" -- cognate with Rowan.
Soren – The Danish form of Severin -- a derivative of the Roman Severinus, itself derived from Severus "serious, strict, severe".
C Names
Cadoc / Caradoc – Cadoc and Caradoc are both ancient Welsh names. Cadoc means "battle" and Caradoc means "beloved". Caradoc is better known as the Ancient Celtic hero Caractacus.
Caius –A variant of the Roman staple Gaius which the Romans themselves linked to the Latin gaudere "to rejoice" but could derive from Gaia.
Carrick – Derived from the Gaelic for "rock", found in many place names across Britain, and used as a given name since at least the 18th century.
Carwyn – Another historic Welsh name derived from car "love" and gwyn "white fair, blessed".
Cedric – First used by Scott in Ivanhoe, Cedric was either based on Old English Cerdic (from the same source as Caradoc, above) or from the Welsh Cedrych meaning "bounty".
Clark – With Clark Gable and Clark Kent, this sweet name packs quite a dashing punch.
Claude – The Anglicised form of the Roman name Claudius belonging to one of the most powerful families in Ancient Rome.
Clifford – A place name meaning "ford by a cliff" it one belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Middle Ages. It has been used as a given name since the 16th century.
Clive / Clyde – Both Clive and Clyde have ties to nature. Clive means "cliff" and Clyde is given to the famous Scottish river.
Cormac – An Old Irish name which appears in several Irish legends. It derives from the Irish cairb "charioteer".
Cyprian – A third century saint derived from the Roman name Cyprianus meaning "of Cyprus".
Cyrus – A Greek-style name to match Cosmo, Cyrus was famously borne by the great Persian king.
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