The Naming of Androgynes is a Difficult Matter, Part 2

[khar_muur]

I'm trying to find a second name. A name to follow, to accompany my first personal name, with which I'm very happy.

This one could lean more towards the masculine, I feel. And I find it absolutely impossible to even consider taking a name that I strongly associate with someone I'm even remotely acquainted with.

But this is what's on my mind right now.

Off to play some Icewind Dale II with andina

Edit: I've built a list of candidates, and they're all "foreign"... I'm such a stereotype.
Edit 2: Right. Here goes. I'll be updating this list again, striking out and adding in. There are so many I'd like, but I just can't, because I know someone of that name and it would just be weird. For example Samuel, Sebastian, Edvard. Also, Kristian would be nice, but I just can't take that name, it's too plainly religious in this language context. Yes, that would bug me. Also flamboyant ones like Gabriel or Florian, Serafim... I know I can be a bit campy sometimes, but not that campy; also, I'm really not that romantic. Mikael is one of my favourite names ever, but it'd clash with my first one. Same story with Amade(us).
Edit 3: Bloody hell, is there anything here that isn't biblical? Sigh.
Edit 4: Crossed out some.

Aaron (From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted".)
Aleksanteri (Finnish form of Alexander; Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος).)
Aleksei (Russian form of Alexis; From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help".)
Andreas (Ancient Greek and Latin form of Andrew; From the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros) "of a man").)
Edvin (Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian form of Edwin; Means "rich friend" from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and wine "friend".)
Eelis (Cognate of Elijah; From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is Yahweh)
Elias (Variant of Eelis)
Joonatan (From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "Yahweh has given")
Kristof (Hungarian form of Christopher; From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing Christ", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry".)
Léof[a] (Roh; Beloved; AS leof beloved one; title of a generous king of Rohan, Brytta; AS brytta giver, lord)
Nikolai (A Russian derivative of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victor of the people.")
Rafa(e)l (Form of Raphael; From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed". In Hebrew tradition Raphael was the name of one of the seven archangels.)
Sinuhe (From the novel The Egyptian by Mika Waltari)
Stefan (Scandinavian form of Stephen; From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown".)
Sten (Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone".)
Viktor (Victor; Roman name meaning "victor" in Latin.)

Comments

[andina.livejournal.com]

ID2! Yay! I mean...names!

You had quite a few options in the list from your other name update from way back, did you not? How about one of those? Or do you want the second name to be more finnish?

[khar-muur.livejournal.com]

Double-A, not sure if want :D also, most of them are too short or just don't sit well with my first name. The rhythm is so important. It must flow. And, as I said, more masculine, whatever the hell that means. Multisyllabic Finnish male names tend to be horrible, unfortunately.

[neidor.livejournal.com]

Ekana tuli mieleen vaan Kullervo ja Kalervo. Well... Saako sitä listaa nähäkin?

[khar-muur.livejournal.com]

Kai sen sit...

[neidor.livejournal.com]

Edvin <3 Olin ehdottamassa, mut sieltähän se löytyi

[hurja.livejournal.com]

esim Aaron ja Joonatan kuulostavat hyvältä mun korvaan. pidän myös nimestä Edvin, ja Eliaksesta vielä kivempi (ja vanhahtavampi) versio on Eelis.

[hurja.livejournal.com]

tai siis en tiiä polveutuuko ne samasta nimestä sinällään. mutta samantyyppisistä nimistä, tarkoitin.

[khar-muur.livejournal.com]

Joo, polveutuu kyl. Lisäsin =)

[andina.livejournal.com]

Edvin is epic, choose that!

I know you know who it reminds me of =D

[tommiechan.livejournal.com]

Jostain syystä Aleksei ja Elias iski ensimmäisinä, että ne sopivat jotenkin valokuviin susta :) Kenties myös Stefan ja Viktor. Vaikka en kyllä voi sanoa, että tuntisin sua tarpeeksi syvällisesti, että osaisin valita sulle nimeä.