We’ve been trying to find the right name for our baby boy for a while, he’s due in just over a month and I’m starting to worry we won’t find one! We want something short and not American-sounding - we liked Jonathan and William but think they’re too long.
We also like Oliver, John, Allen but I think they sound too formal or severe, we want something softer or gentler. Maybe it’s longer vowel sounds that we’re looking for?
I love the name Jude but unfortunately for me I can’t hear the name anymore without thinking of a certain book character that I don’t really want to associate with my son.
We’ve accomplished naming a boy once before - James seemed to tick every box - but struggling to do this again! Any suggestions would be very welcome.
Some suggestion from me are:
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Jaymeson[/name_m]
[name_u]Jax[/name_u]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaiden[/name_m]
[name_u]Luka[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Judah[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Tim[/name_m]
[name_u]Paxton[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Will[/name_u] (Could be short for [name_u]William[/name_u] if you want)
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] some of these catch your eye!
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] / [name_u]Albie[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] ( I love this because the nickname possibilities [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] , Freddie)
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
I like [name_u]Michael[/name_u] a lot but not sure about [name_m]Mike[/name_m] or [name_m]Mikey[/name_m] as a nickname. [name_u]Albie[/name_u] is cute though!
I’ve known a few Mike’s that went by alternative nicknames
[name_u]Micha[/name_u]
[name_m]Cael[/name_m] ( pronounced Kale)
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_u]Mickey[/name_u]
… and this one I thought was a stretch [name_m]Alan[/name_m]