Still Struggling with a Middle Name!!

[ottilie]

Caspian Tesla, Zion Nathaniel and Solomon Fable are just about the coolest brothers ever!

[saracita00]

I think Caspian Tesla would be an amazing name!! I like it best of the three.

[annabellej]

Some beautiful names being suggested on this thread - I LOVE Lorien for a boy, keeping with the literary associations with Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' (meaning 'King of Dreams'). What do you think?

[sleepysessha]

ottilie and saracita00: I do love Tesla, especially now that I know the meaning. Husband is still on the fence though, and I can understand why. I think he wants to avoid the naming-after-someone-famous thing because he wants to avoid pigeonholing. What if little Caspian is neither electrical genius nor carpenter? What if he wants to be an artist or a physical therapist or an opera singer? Of course Hubs hasn't articulated all of that, but from our discussions I get the sense that's where his hesitation lies. He wants our children to forge their own identities without having to live up to a famous person's legend.

annabellej: I don't know how I missed this reply of yours, but I LOVE Lorien. I had no idea it means "king of dreams!" Will have to see what Husband thinks...

[ottilie]

Caspian Lorien does sound quite nice, but both are three syll + ends in -n. What's your surname like?

Today I'm suggesting:
Altair: Altair is the brightest star in Aquila. It's one of the stars in the Summer Triangle (with Vega and Deneb). Altair means "the flying one" and it was known as The Eagle Star by the Babylonians and Sumerians.

Enlil: The chief god in the Sumerian pantheon. Means lord + wind/spirit. He was the god of wind and storms.

Torque: A necklet made of twisted metal, worn by celts, vikings and persians.

Hawthorne: A tree of enchantment, associated with witches and fairies, it's often found near springs and wells. Hawthorn is used to promote happiness! And the blossoms symbolizes fertility and marriage.

[sleepysessha]

You are right about the similar endings. We have a double-barreled last name that sounds like Kellar-Strong -- part of why this has been so hard, because I love so many names that start or end in a K or hard C, or have that -ian ending.

I've been in love with Hawthorne forever. If we don't find a mn we both love, my husband says he'll consider it, because he says he can see me in it, what with the Druidry associations and the literary connection of the -e spelling. I hate for him to feel like he's settling, but Hawthorne IS an incredible name. So as things stand it's kind of the back up plan.

Love Altair, for some reason I'd only ever imagined it on a girl, but it works either way. Do you pronounce it al-TARE or al-ta-IR?

[ottilie]

I'd pronounce it al-TAIR.

I think you'll definitely find a name that will be magical with Caspian, if you want more suggestions, I've got a well of names just waiting to be dipped into...

[sleepysessha]

By all means, lay them on me! I never get tired of suggestions ^_^

[jc54]

I really like Caspian Rome or Caspian Roman!

[ottilie]

Lyulf - fire + wolf
Siderion - another word for vervain, and herb associated with the divine.
Elatha - a prince in irish mythology. might have been a moon god.
Flax - another word for linseed.
Snow
Lodestar - name given to stars that show the way. Like Polaris.
Evelake - king in arthurian legends
Euripides - ancient greek playwright
Mulberry
Myrrh - An incense, one of the gifts of the magi. Associated with protection, purification and healing.
Fawkes - for Guy Fawkes, english revolutionary (the Gunpowder Plot, which we celebrate with bonfires!).
Firefly - winged beetle who glows in nighttime. Also kick ass science fiction show.
Wolf
Eliphaz - means my god is pure gold, or something like that.
Foxglove - a wildflower strongly associated with magic. the spots inside the flowers are supposedly marks from the fairies fingers...
Swithun - means stong, an english saint