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[Games] Compromise Game
I figured I repost this as I recall it being fairly popular.
There was a thread on the Name Opinions Message Board a little while ago where two players went back and forth with their favorite names to eventually compromise on a name they would name a child in real life. It was quite popular, and I've been thinking about introducing it to this board. I've changed it up a bit in order to create actual families.
A relationship is all about compromise, so post your ideal family—amount of children plus favorite names you would use in real life—and prepare to compromise with another player.In terms of number of children, either find a middle ground that pleases opposing preferences or maybe you're lucky and both "parents" want the same amount. Or the amount of children could be so unsolvable that your fictional relationship ends in a messy divorce! For gender, either choose or flip a coin (https://www.random.org/coins/?num=1&cur=60-usd.0010c)—heads for a boy, tails for a girl.In real life, the parents would have to call their children by their given names for their whole lives, so both "parents" in this game must at least like the names. Be ruthless in vetoing your partners names, just as you would in real life. You post names, your partner keeps some, vetoes some, and proposes new names. You do the same thing, and it goes back and forth until you feel there are enough names to create your family. Create combos, and name those fictional children!Have fun!
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Realistically, 4 children. But this is the internet, if we can name 20 kids, let's have 20 kids =P
Elijah
August
Micah
Archer
O'Reilly or Riley
Leo
Thomas
Miller
Thatcher
Wilson
Jarrod or Jared
Jack
Carter
Cairo
Zachariah "Zac"
XavierLilia
Willow
India or Indie
Sasha
Ariana "Arie"
Aurora "Rory"?
Zoe
Rose or Rosemary "Romy"
Anastasia "Ana", "Annie" or "Star"
Jade
Ivy
Sarah
Holly
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I feel like I might have played this with you a year ago (not sure) but I'm not going to look up if we did until after just to see how different the combos end up if so.In real life I do not actually want kids so I am okay with the "let's just see how many we can viably name" approach. Of your list, Jack and Leo are my favorites. Micah is growing on me lately so potential FN.Thomas, Zachariah, Cairo, and Xavier are good MNs.Holly is my cat's name, so I like it but would feel weird using it on a person! (My other one is named Thomas actually, I just have enough other associations with that name that it's not unusable to me.) I don't really like the idea of naming my kid after me so I have to nix Ariana from the Real Person discussion too.I quite like Ivy.Anastasia "Annie" works for me, too. I had a classmate named Tasia and found it cool. Star's a cute family nn too.I spent like 30 minutes one time thinking about the fact that I think Sarah would make a cool MN (I know a zillion people with it as a FN) but that it's hard to find something that flows with it. But if we did that'd be cool.I also really like Zoe for a MN for some reason, paired with long, frilly-ish things.For some reason Aurora "Rory" has grown on me even though I nixed that on myth's list.I like Rosemary but not Romy.so basically-FN:
Jack
Leo
Micah (maybe)MN only:
Cairo
Thomas
Xavier
ZachariahFN:
Anastasia "Annie"
Ivy
Aurora "Rory" (maybe)MN only:
Rosemary
Sarah
Zoe----My proposals:Audrey
Camilla
Cara / Carissa
Clara
Dana
Daphne
Eleanor (NNs fine)
Elena
Freya
Jacqueline "Jacque"
Jeanine
Katrina
Liliana (NN Lilia is fine)
Margot
Marina
Melanie
Miriam
Nadia
Nessa
Sonia/Sonya
Soraya (MN)Adrian
Aras
Cassidy / Cassander / Cassian / Cassius
Cedric
Cormac
Erik
Hugo
Icarus (MN)
Jeremy
Jude/Judah
Orion
Rhys
Rowan
Silas
Simon
Valentin
Wesley
Zephyr (MN)
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We probably have played this before =P But I'm sure we've discovered new loves since then and had names grow on us. I like:FNs
Audrey
Cara- I prefer Kara though
Eleanor
Elena
LilianaHugo
WesleyMNs
Margot- I used to like this spelling because it's the original, now, for some reason, I prefer Margo. I would be willing to use Margo as a FN but Margot only as a MN. It's weird, I know.
Nadia
Soraya

Cormac
Orion
Silas
Simon
Zephyr
Which makes our list (I'm going to put the FNs in my preferred order and you can do the same if you like to see where we overlap):1. Micah (even though I know it's probably last on your list)
2. Leo
3. Jack
4. Hugo
5. Wesley1. Liliana
2. Anastasia "Annie" / "Tasia" (I knew an Anastasia "Stasia" and that was pretty cute so I don't mind Tasia)
3. Ivy
4. Audrey
5. Elena
6. Cara / Kara
7. EleanorMNs
Cairo
Xavier
Thomas
Zachariah
Cormac
Orion
Silas
Simon
ZephyrRosemary
Sarah
Zoe
Margot
Nadia
SorayaWe can throw around a few more names if you like or start combo-ing them =)
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I prefer to pronounce Cara as KER-uh and so the fact that you prefer Kara makes me think you don't/that it should be removed.I can do Margo.1. Jack
2. Hugo
3. Leo
4. Wesley
5. Micah1. Elena
2. Anastasia
3. Liliana
4. Margo
5. Audrey
6. Ivy
7. EleanorIf you have more name ideas that'd be great.
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Some more ideas:Connor
Ezekiel
Samuel
Callum
Lincoln
Gray / Grayer
Noah
Asher
Taylor
Robin
Josiah
TajAdele
Sinead
Rosa
Scarlett
April
Hazel
Molly
Elizabeth
Autumn
Alix
Cleo
Chiara
Lailah
Rylie
Shiloh
Ava
Silvia
ImaniDo you mind having both a Leo and a Hugo? I don't but I know some people would. I definitely think we should have Jack, Hugo and Leo. I'm happy to have a Wesley and a Micah as well if you want =) Anastasia and Liliana seem to be our main two combined girls' names, followed by Elena and Audrey, with Margo and Ivy following behind (I'm going to make Margo #5 on my list).
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Adele, Callum, and Robin are all FN material for me. Feel free to categorize them as you prefer. Hugo and Leo would be fine if they have at least one more brother besides Jack. Added a few to MNs. I'm gonna nix Margo because I think Hugo is a better fit for us and they're too similar IMO. definite FNs:
Jack
Hugo
LeoAnastasia
Liliana
Elena
Audreypossible FNs:
Wesley
Micah IvyMNs
Cairo
Xavier
Thomas
Zachariah
Cormac
Orion
Silas
Simon
Zephyr
JosiahRosemary
Sarah
Zoe
Margot
Nadia
Soraya
Hazel
Eleanor
Silvia
Scarlett
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Adele I usually put in the middle slot and seeing as we already have 2 girls' A names, I'm going to add Adele in with the MNs. Callum and Robin I'll add to FNs though =)definite FNs:
Jack
Hugo
Leo
Callum
RobinAnastasia
Liliana
Elena
Audreypossible FNs:
Wesley
MicahIvyMNs
Cairo
Xavier
Thomas
Zachariah
Cormac
Orion
Silas
Simon
Zephyr
JosiahRosemary
Sarah
Zoe
Margot
Nadia
Soraya
Hazel
Eleanor
Silvia
Scarlett
Adele
Some combo ideas:
Jack Thomas; Jack Cairo; Jack Silas; Jack Micah; Jack Orion
Hugo Xavier; Hugo Zachariah; Hugo Cormac; Hugo Thomas
Leo Zachariah; Leo Zephyr; Leo Xavier; Leo Wesley; Leo Thomas
Callum Wesley; Callum Silas; Callum Josiah; Callum Thomas
Robin Zachariah; Robin Thomas; Robin Cormac; Robin Xavier
Wesley Simon; Wesley Xavier; Wesley Thomas
Micah Orion; Micah Simon; Micah ThomasAnastasia Zoe; Anastasia Margot; Anastasia Hazel; Anastasia Rosemary; Anastasia Eleanor; Anastasia Ivy
Liliana Scarlett; Liliana Margot; Liliana Hazel; Liliana Adele
Elena Zoe; Elena Hazel; Elena Margot; Elena Rosemary; Elena Scarlett; Elena Adele; Elena Ivy
Audrey Sarah; Audrey Nadia; Audrey Silvia; Audrey Scarlett; Audrey Hazel
Ivy Eleanor; Ivy Margot; Ivy Soraya; Ivy Scarlett
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combo order of preference:
1. Jack Silas 2. Jack Orion 3. Jack Cairo
1. Hugo Xavier 2. Hugo Thomas 3. Hugo Cormac 4. Hugo Micah 5. Hugo Zachariah
1. Leo Zachariah 2. Leo Zephyr 3. Leo Thomas 4. Leo Xavier
1. Callum Wesley 2. Callum Silas 3. Callum Thomas 4. Callum Josiah;
1. Robin Zachariah; 2. Robin Cormac;
1. Wesley Xavier; 2. Wesley Cormac; 2. Wesley Simon; 3. Wesley Thomas
1. Micah Robin, 2. Micah Orioncouple of sibset ideas:
Jack Silas, Hugo Xavier, Leo Zephyr, Callum Wesley, Robin Zachariah, & Micah Orion
Micah Robin, Wesley Xavier, Callum Josiah, Leo Thomas, Hugo Cormac, Jack OrionFeel free to suggest others!I love Audrey Silvia.
Would prefer Liliana Scarlett or Liliana Hazel.
Elena Zoe, Elena Rosemary, or Elena Scarlett.
Any of Anastasia Zoe, Anastasia Margot, & Anastasia Rosemary,
Ivy Eleanor or Ivy Scarlett.Overall preference might be
Audrey Silvia, Liliana Scarlett, Ivy Eleanor, and Anastasia Zoe? Thoughts?definite FNs:
Jack
Hugo
Leo
Callum
RobinAnastasia
Liliana
Elena
Audreypossible FNs:
Wesley
MicahIvyMNs
Cairo
Xavier
Thomas
Zachariah
Cormac
Orion
Silas
Simon
Zephyr
JosiahRosemary
Sarah
Zoe
Margot
Nadia
Soraya
Hazel
Eleanor
Silvia
Scarlett
Adele
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I'm liking:Micah Orion
Wesley Xavier
Callum Josiah
Leo Zachariah
Robin Thomas
Hugo Cormac
Jack SilasAudrey Silvia
Liliana Scarlett
Ivy Eleanor
Anastasia Zoe
Elena Rosemaryas our sibset (in whatever order). WDYT?
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I'd actually prefer Thomas Robin to Robin Thomas. Does that work for you? The rest is all great.
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Ideally I'd like two or three children, but I'd be open to four as well. Any more than four would be too much for me.Peregrine (nickname "Pip" or "Pippin"?)
Asher
Flynn
Rowan
Phillip (nickname "Pip"?)
Jonah / Jonas
Edmund
Alfred (nickname "Fred" or "Freddie"?)
Frederick (nickname "Fred" or "Freddie"?)
Lysander / Leander
Everard
Sebastian (nickname "Bastian"?)
Benedict
Dominic (nickname "Dom" or "Nico"?)
Isaac
James
Oliver
Nathaniel (nickname "Nathan" or "Neil"?)
Raphael
OsmondThea (could be a nickname if preferable)
Lucy
Matilda (nickname "Tilda"?)
Sylvie
Ivy
Rosemary (nickname "Romy"?)
Aurelia
Cecilia
Rose
Emmeline
Fiona
Cressida (nickname "Sid"?)
Viola
Octavia
Minerva
Marian
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Compromise games are my favourite but I didn't get any time at all yesterday! I think if we can name 4, we should have 4 =)
From yours I like as FNs:
Asher
Phillip "Pip"
Jonah / Jonas- prefer Jonas
Benedict
Dominic "Nico"
Isaac
James
Oliver
Nathaniel "Neil"- you don't like Nate?
RaphaelThea
Matilda "Tilda" or "Tilly"
Sylvie- prefer Sylvia/ Silvia WDYT?
Ivy
Rosemary "Romy"
Aurelia
Rose
Viola
As MNs:
Flynn
Edmund
Everard
BastianLucy
EmmelineA lot of your boys' names I like but don't love, Asher is probably the only exception to that. Your girls' names, however, a lot of them I would use IRL, especially Rosemary "Romy", Rose, Ivy and Matilda.Here are some of my faves:Elijah
August
Micah
Archer
O'Reilly or Riley
Leo
Thomas
Miller
Thatcher
Wilson
Jarrod or Jared
Jack
Carter
Cairo
Zachariah "Zac"
XavierLilia
Willow
India or Indie
Sasha
Ariana "Arie"
Aurora "Rory"?
Zoe
Anastasia "Ana", "Annie" or "Star"
Jade
Sarah
Holly
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FNs I like from yours:
Elijah
August
Leo
Thomas
Jared
JackAurora "Rory"
Zoe
SarahMN only:
Micah
Archer
XavierLilia
Willow
Indie
Ariana
Anastasia
HollyThat leaves us with:FNs:
Asher
Phillip "Pip"
Jonas
Benedict
Dominic "Nico"
Isaac
James
Oliver
Nathaniel "Neil" (Yeah, I met a Nate once who I really couldn't stand so that kind of ruined the name for me.)
Raphael
Elijah
August
Leo
Thomas
Jared
JackThea
Matilda "Tilda" or "Tilly"
Sylvia (I like Sylvia as well; I'm happy to go with that.)
Ivy
Rosemary "Romy"
Aurelia
Rose
Viola
Aurora "Rory"
Zoe
SarahMNs:
Flynn
Edmund
Everard
Bastian
Micah
Archer
XavierLucy
Emmeline
Lilia
Willow
Indie
Ariana
Anastasia
HollyI think we probably have enough names to work with, but feel free to add more suggestions if you want.
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At this point, I usually like for us both to put the FNs in our order of preference to see which ones overlap for the both of us. So my order is:1. Elijah
2. August
3. Leo
4. Thomas
5. Asher
6. Jack
7. Jared
8. Oliver
9. Phillip "Pip"
10. Raphael
11. Jonas
12. Nathaniel "Neil"
13. Benedict
14. James
15. Dominic "Nico"
16. Isaac1. Aurora "Rory"
2. Ivy
3. Rosemary "Romy" OR Rose
4. Zoe
5. Matilda "Tilda" / "Tilly"
6. Sylvia
7. Sarah
8. Thea
9. Aurelia
10. Viola
What are your preferences? =)
MNs:
Flynn
Edmund
Everard
Bastian
Micah
Archer
XavierLucy
Emmeline
Lilia
Willow
Indie
Ariana
Anastasia
Holly

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1. Raphael
2. Nathaniel "Neil"
3. Phillip "Pip"
4. Thomas
5. Isaac
6. James
7. Benedict
8. August
9. Jonas
10. Asher
11. Jack
12. Dominic "Nico"
13. Oliver
14. Leo
15. Elijah
16. Jared 1. Thea
2. Rosemary "Romy"
3. Matilda "Tilda" or "Tilly"
4. Viola
5. Aurora "Rory"
6. Sylvia
7. Ivy
8. Rose
9. Sarah
10. Aurelia
11. Zoe With that done, I'll just go through and see which ones we both prefer the most:1. Thomas (4/4)
2. August (2/8)
3. Phillip "Pip" (9/3)
4. Raphael (10/1)
5. Asher (5/10)
6. Jack (6/11)
7. Jonas (11/9)
8. Nathaniel "Neil" (12/2)
9. Benedict (13/7)
10. Oliver (8/13)
11. Leo (3/14)
12. James (14/6)
13. Elijah (1/15)
14. Dominic "Nico" (15/12)
15. Isaac (16/5)
16. Jared (7/16)1. Rosemary "Romy" (3/2)
2. Aurora "Rory" (1/5)
3. Matilda "Tilda" or "Tilly" (5/3)
4. Sylvia (6/6)
5. Ivy (2/7)
6. Thea (8/1)
7. Rose (3/8)
8. Sarah (7/9)
9. Viola (10/4)
10. Zoe (4/11)
11. Aurelia (9/10)The numbers in parenthesis are our individual rankings, first yours then mine. We don't agree on much so these lists are a little weird...What would you like to do now? Any ideas? I'll suggest some combos using the top names on the shared list but otherwise I'm stuck.Thomas Bastian; Thomas Everard; Thomas Flynn; Thomas Elijah
August Edmund; August Nathaniel; August Phillip
Phillip Micah; Phillip Archer; Phillip Raphael
Raphael Xavier; Raphael Jonas
Asher Flynn; Asher Benedict
Jack Edmund; Jack Asher
Jonas Bastian; Jonas Nathaniel; Jonas OliverRosemary Anastasia; Rosemary Viola
Aurora Lucy; Aurora Emmeline; Aurora Rose
Matilda Willow; Matilda Holly; Matilda Zoe
Sylvia Lucy; Sylvia Rosemary
Ivy Emmeline; Ivy Anastasia; Ivy Aurora
Thea Willow; Thea Rosemary; Thea Aurelia
Rose Ariana; Rose Viola; Rose Sarah
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I have 2 ideas: we can either use 4 of our top names, eg. Thomas, Rosemary, Aurora and Matilda OR we could each have our 2 #1s, so Raphael and Thea, Elijah and Aurora. WDYT?I like all of those combos, my faves being:Thomas Elijah
August Nathaniel
Phillip ArcherR
Raphaell Jonas
Asher Benedict
Jack Asher
Jonas OliverRosemary Viola
Aurora Emmeline
Matilda Willow
Sylvia Rosemary
Ivy Anastasia
Thea Willow
Rose Ariana
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In terms of the two ideas, I think I prefer the combo of Thomas, Rosemary, Aurora, and Matilda. Raphael, Thea, Elijah, and Aurora seems slightly mismatched to me.Do you like the following?Thomas Elijah
Rosemary Viola
Aurora Emmeline
Matilda Willow
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I agree =) I like all of those combos, particularly Thomas Elijah and Matilda Willow, but I'm gonna try some combos for Rosemary and Aurora that incorporate more of our favourite names. What do you think of:Rosemary Thea, Rosemary Sylvia
Aurora Ivy?
I'm happy to go with the sibset you suggested, I really do like it, I'm just trying a few others. Up to you =)
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I like those new combos as well. For some reason I'm starting to associate Ivy with IV and that's kind of turning me off the name and, therefor, the combo Aurora Ivy. Would you be okay sticking with Aurora Emmeline? I can't think of any other Aurora combos at the moment but I'd be open to others as well. As for Rosemary, I like Rosemary Sylvia or Rosemary Viola the best of our options. Thea, for me, isn't a great middle name. Although I slightly prefer Viola as the middle name, Sylvia was much more agreed upon so I'll put that in the sibset here.Thomas Elijah
Matilda Willow
Aurora Emmeline
Rosemary SylviaHmmm... I do think Emmeline's a little awkward here. Do you think something like Aurora Zoe or Aurora Indie might work?
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I like Aurora Emmeline =) Let me know if you prefer Aurora with something else but otherwise, I think we have our children!! =)
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If I were to have children I think I'd want 2 or 3 as well.FN:
Lysander ♥ ♥
Rowan
RaphaelMN only:
Oliver
Isaac
Dominic (I like Nico but am just not quite happy w/ Dominic as a FN)
Phillip
James
Edmund (maybe)FN:
IvyMN only:
Rosemary
Cressida
Fiona
ViolaIvy Cressida seems nice.My suggestions-
Andrea
Anna
Audrey
Camilla (MN only)
Clara
Daphne
Diana
Elena
Eleanor (would be fine with most NNs)
Florina
Freya
Jane
Jeanine
Margot
Marina
Miriam
Misty
Nadia
Zoe (MN only)Adrian
Andreas
Anthony (MN only)
Callum
Cassidy
Cedric
Cormac
Dorian
Erik (or Eric)
Hugo
Jeremy
Miles
Orion
Rhys
Simon
Silas
Valentin (MN only)
Vincent
Wesley

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FN:
Lysander
Rowan
Raphael
Callum
Cedric
Cormac
Hugo
AdrianMN only:
Oliver
Isaac
Dominic
Phillip
James
Edmund (maybe)
Andreas
Orion
Rhys
Silas
Valentin
VincentFN:
Ivy
Freya
Eleanor ("Nora"?)MN only:
Rosemary
Cressida
Fiona
Viola
Diana
MiriamI like Ivy Cressida too. It seems like we're pretty good on names, at least for boys, but I'll just suggest more and we can go from there.Caspian
Finnian
Romulus
Robin
Aries
Atlas
Seamus
Dean
Emory
Fitzwilliam
Sylvan
Evander
Ellis
Lewis
Luca
Thomas
Jacob
CasperElodie
Aurelia
Sidony
Aurora ("Rory"?)
Claire
Gwen (could be a nickname if preferable)
Sybil
Isobel
Olive
Louisa
Lyra
Bethan
Tamsin
Juniper
Hazel
Maeve
Alice
Eileen
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Having thought about it more, I moved up Fiona. What do you think of naming one of each gender and then randomly determining the third? some possible combos-Lysander James, Lysander Rhys, Lysander Cedric, Lysander Hugo, Lysander Phillip
Adrian Lewis
Hugo Dominic
Rowan Andreas, Rowan Isaac
Ivy Cressida
Fiona Sybil
Eleanor Hazel "Nora"FN:
Adrian
Callum
Cedric
Cormac
Hugo
Lysander
Raphael
RowanMN only:
Andreas
Dominic
Evander
Edmund*
Isaac
James
Lewis
Oliver
Orion
Phillip
Rhys
Silas
Sylvan
Thomas
Valentin
VincentFN:
Alice
Eleanor "Nora"
Gwen
Fiona
Freya
IvyMN only:
Cressida
Diana
Elodie
Hazel
Isobel
Miriam
Rosemary
Sybil
Viola
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Sounds like a good idea. I got a boy when I flipped the coin.Combos:Lysander James, Lysander Rhys, Lysander Phillip
Adrian Lewis
Hugo Dominic, Hugo Evander?
Callum Andreas?, Callum Evander?, Callum Orion?
Cedric Rhys?
Cormac Thomas?
Raphael Sylvan?, Raphael Andreas?
Rowan Andreas, Rowan IsaacIvy Cressida
Fiona Sybil
Eleanor Hazel "Nora", Eleanor Miriam "Nora"?
Alice Viola?
Gwen Isobel?
Freya Rosemary?What do you think of the combos I suggested and what are your overall favorites, ranked?
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Let's see. Basically I'm really excited about the fact that I found someone else that likes the name Lysander, so even though I like both of your Evander combos, using both seems too matchy. I like all 3 of those combos about the same and for different reasons, so I'm more interested in your input there. If I were to give a #1 to anything, it'd probably be getting to use a Lysander combo.I like the name Rowan quite a bit but don't feel as good about the combos for it, and I like Callum Orion but both together are a bit GP-y.Adrian Lewis, Cormac Thomas, Cedric Rhys, and Hugo Dominic are all nice. Raphael Sylvan is more out there but seems super cool to me. I would like to also suggest Alice Freya.My favorite girls combos are Ivy Cressida, Fiona Sybil, Gwen Isobel, and Freya Rosemary.Idk if this is a strange way to go about this, but it's kinda easier for me to decide between them personally when I think of it as a whole sibset than ranking combos individually. I like Lysander Rhys and Raphael Sylvan together and have trouble seeing Raphael Sylvan fitting with the other boys combos, and I would put any of the girls' combos with those two except for Gwen Isobel.I have trouble seeing Adrian and Lysander as brothers (though Adrian goes nicely with most of the others), and Cormac and Cedric are a bit matchy. If Lysander and Hugo are brothers, I'll feel biased toward using Ivy Cressida for the Shakespeare theme :b.Would love your input.
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I agree that Lysander is a must here. We both seem to prefer it. I like Lysander Rhys the best, as it flows well and seems balanced.In terms of other boy names I prefer Hugo and Raphael. For Hugo, Hugo Dominic seems to be the obvious choice. Though I like both Raphael combos, you seem to be leaning towards Raphael Sylvan and I'm happy to go with that. That leaves us with either Lysander Rhys and Hugo Dominic or Lysander Rhys and Raphael Sylvan.For girls... I'm not as happy with the girls names as I am with the boys names, but they're still good. I think my favorites, going by first names alone, are Fiona, Ivy, and Freya, in that order. So Fiona Sybil, Ivy Cressida, or Freya Rosemary.I don't know if this makes sense or not, but since both Lysander and Raphael are fairly long (three syllables), I would generally match them with another longer name. In this case, Fiona has the most syllables. Lysander and Hugo differ in length enough that I could pair them with any of the girl names. I think the Shakespearian feel of Lysander Rhys, Hugo Dominic, and Ivy Cressida is cool, so Ivy does seem the obvious choice if we decide on Lysander and Hugo.I think we're down to two choices:Lysander Rhys, Raphael Sylvan, and Fiona SybilORLysander Rhys, Hugo Dominic, and Ivy CressidaAre those good do you think? Or are there more choices you would like to add? Which do you prefer?
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Raphael Andreas felt too German to me in combination haha. I liked how it sounded but it didn't fit with the other names so well for me. I agree that our boys taste is much more similar and we got lucky with the coin flip.I've been going back and forth on this because I like both quite a bit. I think between the two I would pick Lysander/Hugo/Ivy but if we found a perfect Fiona combo I'd likely lean the other way.Fiona Alice is pretty cute. I heavily associate it with Fiona Apple (which is not really a bad thing).
Fiona Cressida (kind of a mouthful but)
Fiona Hazel
Fiona Gwen
Fiona Gwendolyn (I like this!! very UK but. Gwendolen is fine too, just wrote the other spelling because both the other MNs have y's)
Fiona Ivy (even though it's a lot of "ee" this is a favorite)
Fiona Isobel (I think this fits well with the boys combos, just wasn't sure if "Isobel" was too fillery. I guess Rhys kinda is anyway)
Fiona Miriam I wish Fiona flowed better with Rosemary :bSome of these MNs seem less interesting than the boys. I just don't like the Sylvan/Sybil combination. I guess we could revisit Raphael either but I was happier with Raphael Sylvan.

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I agree that Sybil and Sylvan are quite similar and it makes sense to try and find a better combination for Fiona. I don't mind any of those combos. They flow pretty well and are unique in their own way. I think in order I like:Fiona Gwendolyn (I'm not usually in to matching names, but connecting all the middles with a y seems neat.)
Fiona Alice (I've never heard of Fiona Apple...)
Fiona Hazel
Fiona Ivy (I'm going back and forth on this one. I really can't decide whether I like it or not.)
Fiona Isobel (I think my problem with both this and Fiona Ivy is the last a flowing into the beginning i. It's probably just me though.)
Fiona Miriam (A lot of ee sounds the way I pronounce it.)
Fiona Cressida
Fiona Gwen (I think something seems missing with Gwen not shortened.)
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Fiona Apple's a singer-songwriter. It's just the Fiona A that makes me think of that.I'm happy with Lysander Rhys, Raphael Sylvan, and Fiona Gwendolyn. It's been fun!The Compromise Game actually migrated over to Name Games when it was brought up on Ops initially and I've ran two Congrats games kinda based on it. I'm now thinking of doing a third since it's been a few months. :)
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