Top 4- Trying to narrow it down

Javad

After a long narrowing-down process, we've got a pretty solid top 4. Which is your favorite of the bunch? What are your thoughts on these four names in general?

Evander (Greek = good man)

Emrys (Welsh = immortal one)(pronounced em-riss)

Jasper (Persian = bringer of treasure)

Amias (Latin = loved)(pronounced uh-my-us)

FYI- our other options that have floated around and we could still be convinced to use include: Lionel, Anselm, Hadriel, Caius, Sulien, Solon, Roland, Bolan, Conrad and Callum

hologram87

Evander makes me think of Evander Holyfield.  I don't think I could get past that name association.  

 

I love Welch names (our daughter is Carys)  so my vote is for Emrys!   Love it!

ScarlettV

Some of these are too out there for my taste, but I vote Evander.

macchiatto

laurasusan:

They're not really my style, but of your top 4, I would vote Evander.

 

Of your others, Conrad.&n

Helenahhandbasket

Jasper is one of my GP names-- I say use it if you love it.

PunkyBooster

Emrys!

lady dixneuf

LOVE Emrys!

strawberrytree

Love Evander and Emrys! The other two are fine but don't really do anything for me.

VitaLuna

Evander doesn't sound right in my head (can't pinpoint what it is) and Emrys sounds like a female name to me, so I'd go with Amias... maybe because it sounds similar to Matthias, which I like.

evaazalea

I really like Emrys, Caius is my all time favorite though. 

starinyte

Can I just say that I love your name choices?  Rare, but not made up.

Here is how I would rank them.

Emrys (LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.)
Jasper
Evander
Amias

Of your list, I'd go with Emrys in a heartbeat. 

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LyndseylovesHugh

I love Jasper!

firsttimeauntie

Evander

Kfran84

I really like your other list better. Anslem, Callum, and Lionel are all lovely and masculine. I also like Evan, but not crazy about Evander.

SmileyJay

Don't put too much stock into the supposed meaning of the name. Most names have been around much longer than the meaning of them has been, and many meanings are not right because they assume the names came from certain words even though many of them di

neverblushed

1st place -- Emrys -- I have always loved this name

2nd place -- Jasper -- has little boy cuteness, but ages well, family name for me

3rd place -- Evander -- so close to Alexander but just a little "off." Just don't love it.

4th place

beebanjo

I really love Emrys! Such a great name. I like Amias a lot too.

trudibell

I love Evander.

CeCe8579

laurasusan:

They're not really my style, but of your top 4, I would vote Evander.nbsp;Of your others, Conrad.nbsp;

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banannapeach85

I love, love, love Emrys. A total guilty pleasure for me. The literature nerd in me would like to point out that it's the wizard Merlin's birth name in some versions of Arthurian legend--for me that's a plus, don't know about you. It sounds beautiful,

Zimger

I like your list. I don't think any of them are too far out there.

My favorite is Emrys.

ETA: I also put quite a bit of stock into the meaning of the name. It may not matter to the rest of the world but it does to me. Oh, and I also li

capulet

Of those four, I like Evander best, then Jasper.  I also really like Anselm.

I majored in classics, and though my Latin is rusty, I'm skeptical about the origin of Amias.  Loved/beloved in Latin would be Amatus.  I can't make sense

MrsAery-to-be

We are going with Evander for DS2 so obviously I love it! I also like your other options with Jasper being my least favorite.

Javad

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. So many of them. And the diversity of responses is certainly not surprising with the nature of the kind of names I tend to like. I wish I could respond to everyone individually, but I'll instead just say thanks to all. I

kmpls

Love Evan but not Evander.

I like Emrys for a girl even though it's a male name.

I do like jasper.

Not a fan of the other.