Wow thanks for all the quick responses. I'll clarify a bit, I don't like
Lucas BECAUSE it is another L name like my daughts. I just liked the rhythm it provided and thought the U sound set up
Ulysses nicely (I'm 100 times more attached to
Ulysses than
Lucas). Names my children L-names has nothing to do with it :).
I'm fond of
Ulysses for a few reasons. It's has history in the States, as the poster mentioned with the civil war hero/president Mr. U.S.
Grant. But I love that its the anglicization of Ulixes, which is the Latin name for
Odysseus. I'm very fond of the stories of
Odysseus. I love how he wasn't just a brute like many of his counterparts and used his smarts, trickery, and what was given to him to accomplish his goals (which were usually getting back to his family by whatever means he could, even if it took 20 years :D).
I'm fond of
Laurens because I think it sounds nice and I believe its a Dutch name (I'm part Dutch, among other things but like the netherlands the most :P). I even briefly considered Dutch itself as a name (don't you judge me :)). My only issue with it as first name would the possible teasing due to its similarities to
Lauren.
I do like
Lucas, for the same reason as
Laurens, but me and wife both really dislike the nickname
Luke, haha. I think I only went with it for fear of the
Lauren teasing meantioned above.
I like
Samuel because it feels classic to me, and the ones I also enjoy (
Henry, and especially
Jack) my wife strongly dislikes.
Of the suggested variants to the names given so far I think I like
Laurens Ulysses and
Samuel James the most.
Now that you have a bit more of an understanding of my reasons behind my likes perhaps that will help you make further suggestions, which I really would like. I'm also curious as to your reaction regarding Laruens possibly being teased as Laruen.
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