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Im having difficulty finding names I like. I need two - three names that roll off the tongue and wouldn't be out of place with a long hyphenated surname.

No religious names

No surnames

No places

Nothing that rhymes with Aden

Upvote good suggestions otherwise post ones. Bonus points if it's a sci-fi name.

Edit: lots of good suggestions, but I think I'm going with 'Wash'.

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[โ€“] fr4nk_j4eger@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I may: a good name is good. a name that combines well with the surname is great. Think of Star Wars names: they are great because they mate good names and surnames. Han Solo Boba Fett Cassian Andor etc...

That said, my personal preference is something REALLY old, like Sargon, first ruler of Akkadian Empire, 2400BC. Bonus He/she/they could have also their own personal cuneiform name tattoo: ๐’Šฌ๐’Š’๐’„€. Now tell me that's not cool.

good hunting.

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[โ€“] Nemo@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eowen, it means "Bear God"... unless that's too religious.

Arthur and Beowolf are also bear names, if so.

[โ€“] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Nemo@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're absolutely right, but in my defense I was typing while buying thirteen pairs of gloves at a Dollar Tree.

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[โ€“] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

1000000670 The Captain.

[โ€“] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)
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[โ€“] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] quicksand@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Seven Costanza

[โ€“] linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Chevron with Techron

Wu-Tang Dan

Spaghetti Joe

Emma 2: The Awakening

Shamelessly copied from the wonderful Obvious Plant.

[โ€“] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IDK, does Thor or Odin count as a religious name? I always thought Yoda could work as a name.

On the completely awful side, why not Krys?

Trogdor?

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[โ€“] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] bizzle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Weird... I am also Alpharius

[โ€“] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Davel23@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It's time to bring back Horace.

[โ€“] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"The-Original [Long-Hyphenated-surname]"

[โ€“] tygerprints@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I like the name Robert, because it can be shortened to Rob, or Robby or Bob or Bobby. And it means "bright fame." Tom is also a good name, and William or Bill.

[โ€“] sparky678348@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Kelsier

Dalinar

Raoden

[โ€“] BassTurd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Chalupa Batman.

[โ€“] TheKracken@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm having a daughter at the end of April. We plan on calling her Dylan. You should name him Dylan then they would have a random stranger twin situation.

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[โ€“] dukatos@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll list a few that seem interesting to me. I have no idea whether they have religious origins, but they sound cool phonetically.

Felix Soren Ethan Kai Rowan Alex Isaac Levi Nico Kit Anakin River Logan Ari Ian

I don't know if those names would be appropriate for your area or culture or language or even laws, so I just provided a whole bunch in case a couple aren't suitable.

Hope this helps.

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[โ€“] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sci fi? Roger that! Best I got is:

Velith

Jack

Thomas

[โ€“] MedicPigBabySaver@voxpop.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Iggy... fun and certainly rolls right into a hyphenated name.

eg: Iggy Sampson Poindexter-McDuff

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[โ€“] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
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