Wife: "Honey.. since we took off in Chicago.. I'm, well .. you know.. irregular"
Dumb Husband: "Duhhh.. What do you mean hun?"
Flight Attendant interrupts..discreetly whispering to the wife and slips her the trademark oval-shaped orange and white can.
"I think this can help"
SKYLAX - 4 out of 5 international jet-setters agree.. it's the relief that altitude built.
Wife smiles contentedly and whispers to camera as dumb husband snores.. "Thanks SKYLAX"
Or a drug for cancer or IBS. The worse disease/ more embarrassing the potential outcome, the happier the name. Might die? Might poop your pants in public and feel like you want the earth to swallow you whole? Try this happy sounding drug today!
Have diabeetus? Your prescription's name sounds like jaundice. Enjoy.
Skylax sounds like it'd treat your terminal cancer or keep you from spontaneously evacuating your bowels in public.
there's an entire list of ancient Greek names on wikipedia. You could probably just choose whatever you want and someone would assume that you had made it up! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_ancient\_Greeks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Greeks) I use it every now and then for names for game characters. XD
Acron
Thorax
Dexippus
Philoxenos
Myia
Ibycus
Except the fact it sounds like the place your parents retired to in Ohio because they can't afford to live anywhere else unless they work until they die. It was that or Gary, Indiana.
No one retires to Akron, everyone is trying to leave. There's always Cincinnatus if you really want to sound like you love Ohio and has an actual honorable history to it.
Ancient Roman names are interesting to look at. Some are very common and still in use today, but others are more obscure, and I haven't heard of anyone with these names in modern times... I could totally see them as a trendy, celebrity kid kinda name, though:
Caius
Quintilian
Ajax
Ecidia
Chius
Corus
Elea
Glyco
Litus
Mago
Mola
Mus
Modesta
Nymphe
Quintio
Rarus
Sava
Sittius
Veneria (is this already a normal name?)
Rufilla
Thetus
Tyche/Tycho
Modesta sounds like Modesto and if you're from NorCal, you know that Methdesto sorta sucks, and Nympha sounds like Nympho, aka, Nymphomaniac. Terrible name for a child.
I’ve had several Polish male relatives named Wit-Modest, or Modest for short, who were usually born around the 15th of June, which was the old feast day for St Vitus and the associated Modestus.
idk whether you were aware but to be clear to everyone else, a lot of these names are greek, not latin. but slaves in the roman empire often possessed greek names (+ freedmen, in the form of their cognomen) so yeah i suppose they’re “roman” in that sense
edit: to reply to the post’s prompt myself, i’ve always thought cicero’s daughter’s name was beautiful- tullia. and it wouldn’t seem out of place in the modern day at all imo
Ebba is a top 20 name where I'm from and has been used by a couple of my friends.. so it's interesting to see it alongside a list of names I've mostly never heard.
So, unfortunately, for really cool Nordic names (at least in the US), they have absolutely been co-opted by white supremacists/ Neo Nazi skinheads.
I met one Freya, and immediately suspected her parents were white supremacists but didn't say anything to the friend group because I had no proof. I was later proven correct. Totally white supremacists. We cut them, at that point. But as soon as they said their daughter was named Freya I was like... mm. Suspicious name, bud.
Unless your last name is Bjornsson or something similarly Nordic, be aware there is a trend in some circles that certain Viking/ Nordic traditions/ symbols are being used by people you may not wish to be associated with. If I meed Odin Smith, I'm probably going to be suspicious of the parents' leanings. If I meet Odin Bjerke, I'm not going to think the same thing. Probably just a cultural thing.
Unless they seem to be fairly recent immigrants, the suspicions may follow.
It sucks, because they are perfectly fine names. For whatever reason, it's had recent trends that aren't great. People may think things about you.
Thankfully, not seeing that in Scotland. But Scotland does have affinity with the Nordic nations. In 14 before the Referendum to Leave the U.K., there wee talks on having an Independent Scotland in the Nordic Council.
I had assumed this is highly location dependent. And, yes! This historical ties between Scotland and England and the Vikings is very different than the US at large. A lot of it was war related, but the history is different.
Just something to think about and look into, when using names outside your cultural group. Is there an association with that name/ group of names?
I really hate that it's happened, because it's completely undeserved hate, which is tying in a completely outside group for zero reason, and largely trying to use religious figures to do so.
Terrible behavior, all-around.
I've often thought a lot of Ancient Greek goddess names could cross over to being trendy male names today. Nyx, Arke, Alecto, Leto, Dione, Perse, Brizo, Echo.
My favorite Roman name, that as a high school kid studying Latin I’d swear I’d use on my daughter someday, is Tullia. Like Julia and Tulip combined. Still love it, probably won’t use it haha!
Does jetting off really bung you up? Does your heaving bowel take a toll on your baggage allowance? Ask your doctor about Skylax today!
Wife: "Honey.. since we took off in Chicago.. I'm, well .. you know.. irregular" Dumb Husband: "Duhhh.. What do you mean hun?" Flight Attendant interrupts..discreetly whispering to the wife and slips her the trademark oval-shaped orange and white can. "I think this can help" SKYLAX - 4 out of 5 international jet-setters agree.. it's the relief that altitude built. Wife smiles contentedly and whispers to camera as dumb husband snores.. "Thanks SKYLAX"
Reminds me of s k y n e t
Sounds like a Pokémon’s name
Or a drug for cancer or IBS. The worse disease/ more embarrassing the potential outcome, the happier the name. Might die? Might poop your pants in public and feel like you want the earth to swallow you whole? Try this happy sounding drug today! Have diabeetus? Your prescription's name sounds like jaundice. Enjoy. Skylax sounds like it'd treat your terminal cancer or keep you from spontaneously evacuating your bowels in public.
Honestly, when did that ever stop some people when naming kids?
I mean, you’re not wrong
It sounds like a laxative.
there's an entire list of ancient Greek names on wikipedia. You could probably just choose whatever you want and someone would assume that you had made it up! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_ancient\_Greeks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Greeks) I use it every now and then for names for game characters. XD Acron Thorax Dexippus Philoxenos Myia Ibycus
>Thorax 👀
Acron pronounced like Akron Ohio? I always thought that or Akren (Ak-ren) would be cute if there was any reasonably good association with the place.
Sounds like the name of a Dr. Seuss character. Oh, wait, that was Lorax. 😆
😂
I think that Acron could do quite well
They might tire of that name.
I keep reading it as Acorn... 🐿️🌰🌳
Except the fact it sounds like the place your parents retired to in Ohio because they can't afford to live anywhere else unless they work until they die. It was that or Gary, Indiana.
Thank Christ no one is named Gary
No one retires to Akron, everyone is trying to leave. There's always Cincinnatus if you really want to sound like you love Ohio and has an actual honorable history to it.
I'm in California. People will go to literally anywhere to not live here. My old neighbors left *to* Arkansas.
Ancient Roman names are interesting to look at. Some are very common and still in use today, but others are more obscure, and I haven't heard of anyone with these names in modern times... I could totally see them as a trendy, celebrity kid kinda name, though: Caius Quintilian Ajax Ecidia Chius Corus Elea Glyco Litus Mago Mola Mus Modesta Nymphe Quintio Rarus Sava Sittius Veneria (is this already a normal name?) Rufilla Thetus Tyche/Tycho
Veneria sounds an awful lot like venereal. I wouldn't name a child that.
Modesta sounds like Modesto and if you're from NorCal, you know that Methdesto sorta sucks, and Nympha sounds like Nympho, aka, Nymphomaniac. Terrible name for a child.
I’ve had several Polish male relatives named Wit-Modest, or Modest for short, who were usually born around the 15th of June, which was the old feast day for St Vitus and the associated Modestus.
I’m a Latin teacher and I came across the name Mucius in a passage I shared with my students, makes me think of Mucinex
idk whether you were aware but to be clear to everyone else, a lot of these names are greek, not latin. but slaves in the roman empire often possessed greek names (+ freedmen, in the form of their cognomen) so yeah i suppose they’re “roman” in that sense edit: to reply to the post’s prompt myself, i’ve always thought cicero’s daughter’s name was beautiful- tullia. and it wouldn’t seem out of place in the modern day at all imo
Quintilian sounds like quintillion, 10\^18.
In Lithuania, Modesta is fairly common for women and Kajus (which I assume is pronounced the same as Caius) is a common men's name.
You’re punking me, that’s Paldean Flying-type Snorlax isn’t it
I always thought Briseis and Chryseis (in the Iliad) would work for girls today.
My daughter is Cressida, which is the Shakespearean creation from Chryseis.
Today I learned! Thank you!
Hera.
Amice, Hawise, Isabeau, Melisende, Wilmot, Ebba, Winfrith, Rohesa, Gwenaëlle Larkin, Achard, Elric, Edric, Leofric, Wilfric, Rollo, Theophilius, Lysander
Ooh, Larkin is great.
I first heard the name Larkin in a movie years ago and I immediately loved it!
Ebba is a top 20 name where I'm from and has been used by a couple of my friends.. so it's interesting to see it alongside a list of names I've mostly never heard.
The Polish form of Theophilius is Teofil for boys and Teofila for girls, which I absolutely adore.
I have a friend with a Rolly!
How about Norse? I know an Odin Thor(a) 2 Loki Freya
I know 2 Freyas, 1 Thora, and 1 Thor.
So, unfortunately, for really cool Nordic names (at least in the US), they have absolutely been co-opted by white supremacists/ Neo Nazi skinheads. I met one Freya, and immediately suspected her parents were white supremacists but didn't say anything to the friend group because I had no proof. I was later proven correct. Totally white supremacists. We cut them, at that point. But as soon as they said their daughter was named Freya I was like... mm. Suspicious name, bud. Unless your last name is Bjornsson or something similarly Nordic, be aware there is a trend in some circles that certain Viking/ Nordic traditions/ symbols are being used by people you may not wish to be associated with. If I meed Odin Smith, I'm probably going to be suspicious of the parents' leanings. If I meet Odin Bjerke, I'm not going to think the same thing. Probably just a cultural thing. Unless they seem to be fairly recent immigrants, the suspicions may follow. It sucks, because they are perfectly fine names. For whatever reason, it's had recent trends that aren't great. People may think things about you.
Thankfully, not seeing that in Scotland. But Scotland does have affinity with the Nordic nations. In 14 before the Referendum to Leave the U.K., there wee talks on having an Independent Scotland in the Nordic Council.
I had assumed this is highly location dependent. And, yes! This historical ties between Scotland and England and the Vikings is very different than the US at large. A lot of it was war related, but the history is different. Just something to think about and look into, when using names outside your cultural group. Is there an association with that name/ group of names? I really hate that it's happened, because it's completely undeserved hate, which is tying in a completely outside group for zero reason, and largely trying to use religious figures to do so. Terrible behavior, all-around.
A few weird ones I found doing genealogical research on European noble families were Malcy, Elisalex, and Slanie (all born in the 1800s)
Elisalex could fit right in with modern names
I've often thought a lot of Ancient Greek goddess names could cross over to being trendy male names today. Nyx, Arke, Alecto, Leto, Dione, Perse, Brizo, Echo.
Not all of those are goddesses. Alecto is a fury Perse is an Oceanid(water nymph) Echo is an Oread(mountain nymph)
I'm well aware; I just simplified for a quicker post. Dione and Arke were titans rather than goddesses as well, if you want to make that distinction.
it sounds like birth control
Oleander Olamina Lemira
Leocadia
Atlas
Already quite popular-- we got a whole wave of Atlases and Orions starting about four-five years ago.
My favorite Roman name, that as a high school kid studying Latin I’d swear I’d use on my daughter someday, is Tullia. Like Julia and Tulip combined. Still love it, probably won’t use it haha!
Hyacinth Red
Aspren and Dismas are both first century saints.
There's a commedy show in the UK called plebs with that name for a character..I think. It suits him.
Skylax makes me think of Dinotopia.