Well...You said to be honest, lol....

I find those names to be really....Out there!!

Not that I don't necessarily like them, they would just need to get some taking used to for me.

Ultimately its your choice however.

As far as cotton augustus, anything seen as soft and airy as "cotton" has potentially demasculinizing qualities. Imagine it ... A six foot tall man in a suit comes up to you, clean cut and athletic, and says hi, i'm cotton, i'm going to be your attorney.

It's creative, but would work better for a girl.

I personally wouldn't immediately shorten bartholomew to bart, since it's a slightly unusual name and people probably aren't as familiar with the preferred nicknames (katie from katherine, etc.), but he could easily introduce himself as bart or barth without any problem.

Cornelius henry wouldn't really need a nickname, although you could get away with neil. Take note, it does sound a bit old-fashioned, but if you're looking for a classic name it's not a bad idea. Beware the nickname corny.

Octavia rosemarie, cordelia blanche, and flora anneliese (or flora bernadette) are all lovely names, although blanche does come off as a tad ... Bland.

Just my opinions! Good luck!

I like the names for the girls, however I the boys names did not do anything for me. Good luck with your final choice!

Octavia rosemarie
cordelia blanche
flora anneliese (or flora bernadette?)

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when I think of the name cotton, I think of the 90's horror flick, scream. Remeber the really tall, scary guy that the main character accused of killing her mother? I don't think cotton is a very good name. Augustus, willy wonka & the chocolate factory. The large, blonde kid who got sucked into the choco tube. Bartholomew francis, I like this one. Sounds very classic and richy-rich like. Cornelius...Fairy prince...Thumbilina...Nuff said. Henry sounds too grandpa-ish.

I really like the names octavia, blanche, and flora. Rosemarie, cordelia, annaliese, and bernadette all sound too old woman/grandma-ish. Hopefully my opinions weren't too harsh, you said to be honest! I hope I helped!

When I think of the name cotton, I think of the 90's horror flick, scream. Remeber the really tall, scary guy that the main character accused of killing her mother? I don't think cotton is a very good name. Augustus, willy wonka & the chocolate factory. The large, blonde kid who got sucked into the choco tube. Bartholomew francis, I like this one. Sounds very classic and richy-rich like. Cornelius...Fairy prince...Thumbilina...Nuff said. Henry sounds too grandpa-ish.

I really like the names octavia, blanche, and flora. Rosemarie, cordelia, annaliese, and bernadette all sound too old woman/grandma-ish. Hopefully my opinions weren't too harsh, you said to be honest! I hope I helped!

It's not that I don't like the names, they're just too.. Old fashioned.

Hey,
i would refrain from cotton, because it sounds like an old african american man sitting in a field or something. But augustus is beautiful, so maybe augustus cotton! That way, your son would be able to choose whether or not he disclose the middle name, or he could use his middle as the primary if he wanted =0) also, be prepared for bartholomew to be called "bart" and cornelius "corny".

The girls are adorable though =0) I like the cute old fashioned names. The only one I didn't care for was flora. Its just a little...Too old fashioned. Here are some other cute old fashions that I found, they were popular in the 30's =0)

adeline, camille, claire, cora, eva, hannah, lydia, leah, mae, olivia, odessa, rosalie, veronica, violet

i think you have some good ideas, and actually I really do like augustus cotton....