I just LOVE names - its a private obsession haha.  I will give you my honest opinion on each name.    Atticus James - Love it!! Atticus is a great name, very strong and James is gorgeous - have you thought about nicknames for Atticus?   Lazarus Albert - Not 100% keen on Lazarus.  Albert is a very robust name - is it a family name?   Ezekiel Adam - I am all for different names so I like Ezekiel and Adam is a great name too.   Xerxes Christopher - Xerxes is pretty out there - plus if your nickname for him was Xerx he might be called Jerk at school.  Plus it's a confusing name for a little kid.   Arthur Gregory - Very old fashioned.   Shannon Patrick - I like Shannon for a boys name but I think you should swap the order and make it Patrick Shannon.   Holden Zachary - I live in Australia and Holden is a brand of car here.  Again I think you should swap the names and make it Zachary Holden.   girls Verity Elizabeth -  Very sweet.   Leto - Interesting name - what does it mean?   Lily - This is probably one of my favorite girls names.  I have seen it paired with many other names like Lily Rose, Lily Francesca and Lily Bay (my personal fav).   Wren - Not a fan.   Magdelene Juno - Very biblical (Magdelene).  Juno is cute but not very girly.   AnnaNova - Anna has always been a sweet name.  I love the name Nova (it means star).   Can I ask you opinion on some of my names?  Here is my list:   Girls   Avalon Rose Maisie Amelia Delilah Belle Ava Elizabeth Lila Penelope Lily Bay Bailey Alexa   Boys   Oliver James Noah Benjamin Finley James Benjamin Alexander   Let me know what you think!!!

I can't think of any nick names for Atticus either - but it is a great name.  I associate it with the father figure in the book To Kill a Mocking Bird which is one of my favorites.   I also like using family names (just as you have used Albert) mine are James (my dad's middle name), Alexander (My husband's name) and Benjamin (my brother's name).  I like boys names to be a bit more traditional too as I think it adds strength and character.   I still really like the name Leto - even though I did automatically think of Jared Leto as well.  It could be used as a middle name.   I too am a histroy buff and that is where I found the name Avalon!  It means "Apple Island" which is supposed to be where they took King Arthur after his death.  I'm glad you like it - I am so keen to see what people think!!  There are so many names out there that are made up or just way over the top and I really don't want my baby to have a name like that!  I think Avalon is trendy without being too wild.  I really like what Nicole Richie called her baby "Harlow" which I think is similar to Avalon - trendy but not over the top.  Thoughts?   Lily Bay is a beautiful name.  I got it from an Australian designer who called her daughter "Elke Bay".  I didn't really like Elke so I replaced it with Lily and thought it sounded so pretty and fresh.   Have you got anymore names?  Which one of your list is your favourite?  Boy and Girl.  My favourites from my list are Avalon Rose and Finley James.

I love the Name Atticus James, it reminds me of the movie "To Kill a MockingBird"