TsarinaTarr's list "Ostentatiously Handsome in a good way" of 4 great name ideas: Amias - Odysseus!

Ostentatiously Handsome in a good way

A funky mix of male names that I love from history, mythology, and even astrology.

Amias is a friendly and attractive sounding name, with a lovely meaning and knightly feel. Though it might sound like a Biblical name, similar as it is to Amos and Ozias, it is in fact a Latin name, ultimately from the elements amicus or amo meaning "friend" and "love" respectively. 
 
Originally spelled as Amyas and used as a surname, it may have derived as a form of Amis or Amice, Medieval French and English names meaning "friend". Alternative theories are that it could have been used for someone from the French city of Amiens ("city of the Ambiani, those all around"), as a derivative of Amadeus ("love of God"), or as a masculine form of Amée or Amy ("beloved").
 The Amyas version became known via the hero of the mega-popular 1855 Charles Kingsley novel, Westward Ho!, Captain Sir Amyas Leigh, but it is the Amias spelling that is currently in favor, ranking in the Top 700 in the US in a recent year.

Amias

Xandros

Ptolemaius

The name of the brave, resourceful hero of Homer's epic saga, Odysseus is associated with hatching the Trojan Horse plot, and with his long and challenging journey home to his kingdom. Possibly meaning "to hate" or "wrathful", the exact etymology is unknown, with some scholars suggesting it was drawn from a non-Greek source.
 
The wrathful meaning, however, likely comes from Homer's Odyssey, in which Odysseus's grandfather names him to reflect his own feelings towards life. 
 
A weighty choice that may once have been dismissed as too out there, Odysseus has, nevertheless been appearing in the US stats since the late 1990s. Given to 44 boys in a recent year, Odysseus is arguably not too dissimilar to Ulysses, Atticus, Ozias, Augustus, and Thaddeus.
 
Plus, with mythological names in vogue and the 2026 movie The Odyssey making it far more familiar, perhaps coming years will see Odysseus climb higher. 
 
Nicknames could be Odie or Ozzy.

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Amias

Xandros

Ptolemaius

Odysseus