A sibling for Atticus.

[raze--the-rose.livejournal.com]

A couple years ago I posted asking for opinions on the boy name Atticus. We went with it and now we're expecting number two. We don't know the gender yet but are having trouble finding a name to match up to Atticus!

I like the name Galen. My husband is afraid it will led to teasing because it sounds like "Gay". On babycenter it was suggested that another pronounciation is more like "Gah-len" and I like that too, but not as much.

My husband loves Hudson (too popular for me), Markus (I have a cousin mark so don't want to use it), Wyatt (not a fan) and Whelan (not a fan). He also likes Perrin.

I love Dominic but it's the name of an uncle my husand never sees so he doesn't want to use it. Galen is my top contender. Thoughts? Thoughts on teasing potential or pronounciation?

Comments

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I love Atticus. It was on our potential list, but we actually jettisoned it because--you're totally right--nothing else goes with it!

I've never met a Galen. I personally think of Gale, from the Hunger Games. (Not a bad thing! I'm a youth librarian! :) I wouldn't be 100% sure on the pronunciation, but I'd probably go with GAY-len. I guess I'm not as bothered about the teasing, as kids are going to tease anyway? That said, Galen and Atticus seem like totally different naming styles to me!

If not Markus, what about Marius? I like Dominic, too. Maybe Oscar, Ari, Cormac, Toby, Hugo...?

[raze--the-rose.livejournal.com]

Galen popped into my head because it is a name in a similar vein to Atticus, actually; they are both ancient greek. Galen/Galenus was a greek physician so in my mind its a good strong match for Atticus (who also has positive connotations thanks to "to kill a mockingbird").