Honest opinions of these names!

[backtomyroots]

I have a bit of a long list.... SOOO.... What do you think if these names?

Be as honest as you want! I wont be offended!!

Thanks!

Cyrus
Theodore
Peter
Blaine
Blaise
Demetri
Finian
Lewis
Callum
Evander
Remy
Lennon
Desmond
Malcolm
Leo

[eos82898]

In general, I really like them. None of them are horribly problematic in any way. And you should value your own opinion more that a bunch of strangers on the internet. That said, here it goes...

Cyrus~ I love this one! I recently added it to my short list for boys.
Theodore~ It's a nice, handsome classic.
Peter~ Ditto.
Blaine~ Not my favorite, but not bad or anything.
Blaise~ Ditto.
Demetri~ On my list!
Finian~ I like it but I think I like Finnegan better.
Lewis~ Also a solid classic.
Callum~ I really really like this one. It's almost on my list.
Evander~ I like this one too! It's kind of strong but not harsh.
Remy~ It's cute, but it lacks some substance.
Lennon~ Nice.
Desmond~ Also nice.
Malcolm~ I personally have a bad association with this name, but just as a name it's fine.
Leo[/QUOTE]~ This is another good classic. Maybe a little fresher than Lewis.

So my personal favorites are Cyrus, Theodore, Demetri, Callum, and Evander. The ones I don't like as much are Blaine, Blaise, and Remy.

[jesba]

Cyrus - don't really like it, but it's a fine name. No real reason I can place.
Theodore - I love Theodore!
Peter - I love Peter!
Blaine - too much like plain and blah to me.
Blaise - blazing just seems like it has tease potential? i do kind of like this as a middle though.
Demetri - don't care for it, this spelling looks odd to me.
Finian - it's nice enough. Finnian looks like a nicer spelling to me and I like Finnegan more.
Lewis - love Lewis!
Callum - like Callum pretty well.
Evander - like Evander pretty well.
Remy - not really a fan of Remy.
Lennon - too strongly associated for my taste, but the sound's not bad or anything. I like Lennox or Landon more. Or Linden.
Desmond - love Desmond!
Malcolm - I echo the pp's sentiment. Small world! Also Mal always makes me think of "bad" in Spanish, but I get that's not universal.
Leo - love Leo!!!

Top picks: Theodore, Peter, Lewis, Desmond, Leo!

[backtomyroots]

@Jesba..

I like Malcolm but as my husband is hispanic I think he will veto it on the same basis that you said! I guess having a kid with the nn MAL in a spanish speaking household probably isnt a good idea! haha!

[valkyrie]

Cyrus - I can't get behind this one. It's too Billy Ray for me.
Theodore - Bad association with name, so, NO.
Peter - meh, it's okay, kind of boring.
Blaine - sounds too similar to 'plain'.
Blaise - makes me think of some weird paste...
Demetri - I prefer the Dimitri or Dmitri spelling, but I kind of like this one.
Finian - could be a nice alternative to Finn.
Lewis - One of those names I'd like to see on other people's kids, but I like it fairly enough.
Callum - Not really into it, but not strongly opposed to it.
Evander - I think of Evander Holyfield. Not a bad thing or anything, just sayin'.
Remy - I really like this one. I'm starting to like it more again since I saw it on an old name list of mine I found.
Lennon - I like the Beatles as much as the next person, but this one's NMS.
Desmond - really like this one. Quite handsome!
Malcolm - I have a bad association with this one, so I can't really say.
Leo - nice solid name. Overall, I think it's okay though.

[dantea]

Cyrus -- Love this one! Very handsome and Cy is very cool
Theodore -- I just can't manage to get behind this one but I love Theo
Peter -- I've never liked this one. It sounds whiney to me, but I'm sure it's a perfectly fine name
Blaine -- This one is very cool but I like your next name better
Blaise -- Love this one for the sound and the King Arthur myth connection (Merlin's secretary) and the scientific one
Demetri -- LOVE We wanted to use this one but Dante, Damien, and Demetri seemed like too much. Very handsome
Finian -- This is just okay to me
Lewis -- I love the soft, sensitive sound of this one and Lew is great
Callum -- This is like Theodore, I just can't for the life of me get behind it
Evander -- LOVE for the mythological connection and it just sounds great too
Remy -- Love this on a boy. It sounds so spunky and cool
Lennon -- I would love this as a middle name rather than first for John Lennon
Desmond -- I love Dessy or Dizzy as a nickname, but I don't like the whole name
Malcolm -- This one just has a boring feel to me
Leo -- Love it! Very handsome and cool on it's own

[samijo]

personally I love remmy. I almost decided on Remington for my son and would call him remmy...but I chose sterling instead.
also love Lennon and Theodore. not a huge fan of Lewis finian or Peter

[jesba]

@backtomyroots yeah I do think that makes Malcolm tricky. Colm is related and cool, Callum feels faintly similar to me, and Malcolm always makes me think of the surname Macomb, if you like any of those.

[babyninja143]

In my opinion I created to categories on what you should keep and what you should nix from the list.

Keep:
Theodore - Old school yet awesome nicknames Theo/Theon/Thor.
Peter - We need more little Peter's! I assume the male anatomy reference is to blame.
Lewis - Great choice that is never wrong.
Callum - Different and Cal is a nice nickname.
Desmond - I also never hear on children.
Malcolm - I love this name for my own selfish family reasons but is still a great name.
Leo - I love how simple Leo is. I'm also a fan on Lenard or Leonardo.

Nix: Mostly nixed because their not my style and I think the names above are great choices comparative.
Cyrus
Blaine
Blaise
Demetri
Finian
Evander
Remy
Lennon

[avesnames]

here's what I think:

Cyrus - I adore this name! Love it, it's great! and I agree with a pp that Cy is such a cool nickname.
Theodore - I like this one, really like Theo as a nickname, or as a full name.
Peter - classic name. I wouldn't use it personally, but a little Pete or Petey is too cute on a little boy.
Blaine - don't like this at all.
Blaise - same as Blaine, don't like.
Demetri - I really like this one and it's one of the names where I actually like all of the various spellings.
Finian - not sure about Finian, I love Finnegan, and prefer Finlay to Finian (not that you were asking for alternatives to get to Finn, but just in case)
Lewis - not sure, I think I prefer it spelled Louis.
Callum - I like Callum.
Evander - I like this one, I wonder if a lot of people would automatically think the boxer, I don't even like boxing or know much about it and that's where my mind first went.
Remy - it's ok.
Lennon - I really like Lennon, and even though I always think John...I still love it, great association for me.
Desmond - not a fan.
Malcolm - really like Malcolm! I think it's a strong, underused name, love the sound of it.
Leo - really really like Leo!