After receiving all the help

Boy Names
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Thank you, all, again for all your help in searching for names that mean “rock” or “river” (a city that I do not want to name on the internet that has special family meaning for me and my family) and other non blatant nature names.

I have a few questions now.

I set-up a poll but will ask here also. Do you consider Ashby a boy’s name or a girl’s name? And do you prefer Ashby or Asher?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_u]August[/name_u] or [name_u]Reid[/name_u] [name_u]August[/name_u]? All three names honor. I am loving both [name_u]Roan[/name_u] and [name_u]Reid[/name_u].

I am thinking on [name_m]Holden[/name_m] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] “[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]”. [name_m]Both[/name_m] names have been off and on my list. I have read pluses and minuses on both.

[name_m]Flint[/name_m] and [name_m]Heath[/name_m] were also suggested but I am unsure of my thoughts on these yet.

I love [name_u]Calder[/name_u], it’s meaning is “rocky water”, close to rock and river. I feel it does not work really well with my son’s name. I love it though.

[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] was suggested. I already loved [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] also honors my Scottish side of the family. The issue is my top girl’s name is [name_f]Livia[/name_f]. I am unsure if [name_f]Livia[/name_f] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] would work as siblings. Plus my current son’s name does not start with L. I would wonder if he would feel left out. Maybe I am just over thinking this. Thoughts?

[name_m]Pearce[/name_m]/[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]/[name_m]Piers[/name_m] were all suggested. This was the only name meaning “rock”. Which is the original spelling? I am not really liking the [name_m]Pearce[/name_m] spelling. I like both [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] and [name_m]Piers[/name_m]. I was thinking [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]/[name_m]Piers[/name_m] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] would be a handsome combo. It would mean rock and land of the lochs, close to rock and river.

My top two boy’s names are [name_m]Espen[/name_m] [name_m]Rigby[/name_m] and [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]. Besides the special family meaning and honoring, I like the softness of both [name_m]Espen[/name_m] and [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]. I like that they are not blatant nature names but are nature names. I like that they are not common but feel comfortable. My hunt was to find a name or names with the same feelings.

Sorry for such a long post and all the questions. I think I am done, at least for now. :wink:

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I don’t know enough about the origin(s) of [name_u]Ashby[/name_u] to have a clear opinion on girl v. boy, but if I had to guess at one without other clues, I would guess the person was a girl. I definitely prefer [name_m]Asher[/name_m]; not only does it avoid any gender confusion but it’s a name with a rich history of usage.

I like [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_u]August[/name_u] better than [name_u]Reid[/name_u] [name_u]August[/name_u] but like both.

I do really like [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]. I think it would best fit a mischievous child!

[name_f]Livia[/name_f] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] are not too similar, but I do sometimes think it seems strange when 2 kids’ names seem to go together but the 3rd sounds like an outlier. I think that’s a legitimate concern, and only you can say whether it’s a decisive one.

I’m not sure which is the original spelling, but I like [name_m]Piers[/name_m] best. It looks the most like a fn as opposed to a surname.

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Thank you, freya.

After reading my poll thread with [name_u]Ashby[/name_u]. I think that name is out. It seems to not be well liked. [name_m]Asher[/name_m] has been a name I have loved for a long time.