Alaric

[jesba]

@stripedsocks - I didn't know about the Stephen King series! Interesting.
I prefer it to Alfred. I do like Alastair more in some ways but....I think Alaric wins in ways I can't explain.
Like Lysander but wouldn't use it. Never heard of Theodule...not loving it but interesting. Love Roland! Raoul is intriguing but not y thing.

Yes its definitely a departure from my usual taste. In the US so I don't think those 3 are quite all top 10 (certainly not Robert) but top 50 or so in any case. Or at least, my usual first name taste. There's plenty of unusual names that speak volumes to me, I just don't see myself using them. But maybe just maybe as middles. And Alaric's high on that list right now.

[sheflieswithherownwings]

I really like Alaric, it's so handsome and uncommon, which is great. I know of one Alaric and he's 7 years old and has a younger brother named Edgar. I think they are Alaric Samuel and Edgar Joseph and I love both of their names!

[uselesskitty]

I really love the name. It reminds me of Vampire Diaries, but that isn't a bad thing.

[stripedsocks]

In the US so I don't think those 3 are quite all top 10 (certainly not Robert) but top 50 or so in any case.

Oops, my bad. I was writing out thoughts unfully formed before. I meant top ten in terms of historic use, not right now. Like, girls side example: Isolde is medieval and so is Elizabeth - but Elizabeth is Top Ten English Historic Name sort of tier of well-known and fits in the 14th and 21st C.'s both without comment - and Isolde is a bit more of a "statement." IYKWIM.

Alaric is more like Isolde than like Elizabeth in terms of constant usage. William is more like Elizabeth? Aaaand I'm babbling.

Sorry for the confusion! I wasn't saying all your names are really on top of the American social security rankings!

*flee*

[jesba]

@stripedsocks - thanks for clarifying what you meant : D, but don't worry, I wasn't at all offended, just kind of confused. But that's a great analogy with Isolde and Elizabeth (both of which I find appealing in their own ways too : D).

[jesba]

@uselesskitty - how great you know one! And I love it with Edgar! That is a very handsome set of brothers. Edgar is another guilty pleasure of sorts for me (not that guilty in the grand scheme of names, but guilty from the perspective of my heavily mainstream taste). Edwin is a family name for me and I wonder if I should consider Edgar an honoring option (I do not mind mixing up elements of names for the point of honoring, in fact I kind of prefer it) - I just took down my signature earlier but William Edwin was on there - I actually kind of like William Edgar more!

[thetxbelle]

I like it but I think Aldric or Alderic which I think are related sound nicer for some reason

[emmabobemma]

First associations: allergic, aspic. Sorry! I must say I do like the sound of Aleric, despite those associations. It's musical yet also severe in a good way. I think James plays off that severity and gives it extra bite. I have a fondness for the name Bertram, which feels similar in tone. Is Arden a boy's name? I like it- makes me think of "ardent" and Winter's Tale.

[enguerrand]

sounds like some unpleasant bodily function or anatomical part of the digestion track. quite unpleasant

[jesba]

@emmbobemma, I see the letter overlap (although note there are two A's: Alaric, not Aleric), and I imagine the stress on the first syllable, kind of like Elliott, ALaric, whereas allergic has the second, allERgic, so there's more distance. But that I can sort of see. Aspic less so. I'm glad you like it with James. Bertram is kind of cool! I like Ingram which shares the -ram element. Arden I think is more frequently used for girls but it's definitely somewhat uni, and I do like it, but not as much as Alaric.

@enguerrand, intriguing. Were you imagining alERic when you wrote that too? not ALaric? Either way can you find the phonological neighborhood it was reminding you of?