Baby boy name advice!

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.

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[name_u]James[/name_u] is very cute :]

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]

[name_u]Alex[/name_u] and [name_u]Leo[/name_u] are nice :slight_smile:

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!

What about just [name_u]Will[/name_u], if [name_u]William[/name_u] is too long?
You might also like:
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] / [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] / [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u] / [name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] / [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u]

Go with a classic like:
Thomas (Tom) :heart:
Andrew (Drew)
Peter
Simon
Philip (Pip)
Joseph
Paul
Charles (Charlie)
Adam
Vincent
Matthew
Michael
Daniel

[name_u]Wesley[/name_u]
[name_m]Carlos[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_u]Emrys[/name_u]
[name_m]Silvan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m]

[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]

james is a wonderful name! :sparkles:

hete are some names that have the same soft, smart and handsome vibe:

archie
beckett
cole
elliot
graham
harrison
mark
miles
phineas
samuel
thomas
wesley

i hope you’ll find the one! :blue_heart:

The first thing i thought of was [name_u]Michael[/name_u] “Micah” and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “Alex” or “Alec”

[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]David[/name_u] (Dave)
[name_m]Martin[/name_m] (Mart or Marty)
[name_m]Carl[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] (Jake)
[name_u]Edward[/name_u] (Ed, [name_u]Eddie[/name_u], [name_m]Ted[/name_m], Teddy)
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (Sam)

Based on the ones you likes but the want for something gentler…

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
Chares
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]

[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u]
[name_m]Vince[/name_m]

[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]

Maybe [name_u]Ollie[/name_u], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_m]Olivier[/name_m], [name_m]Ollivander[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_m]Jacque[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_m]Archie[/name_m], [name_u]Artie[/name_u], [name_m]Jake[/name_m], [name_u]Albie[/name_u], [name_u]Alvie[/name_u], [name_m]Alvin[/name_m], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], or [name_m]Pierre[/name_m]

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]

[name_u]James[/name_u] &

[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] (Will, Wilfy or Freddie)
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u] / [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
Charles/ [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Antony[/name_m] (Tony)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u] (Teddy)
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] (Pip)
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]