We will shortly be having a new baby boy in the family and I am struggling to come up with a suitable name that matches our surname – [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. Nothing just seems to sound nice to me. I’m thinking it’s best to go with a 3 or 4 letter name. I am literally spending hours and hours searching name databases so I would greatly appreciate your help.
So far, the best names I could come up with are [name_m]Guy[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_m]Jon[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. I think [name_m]Guy[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] sounds really nice and quite elegant (I think of a gentleman when I think of [name_m]Guy[/name_m]), but I’m worried that this name could lead to bullying.
None of your names are really my style…
You like short, common names?
[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
I think 1 syllable names sound too choppy with your last name personally.
I think short names are more catchy and people remember them easily. I don’t mind common names so long as they sound nice with the surname. So far only [name_m]Guy[/name_m] and [name_u]Kai[/name_u] does it for me…
When I think of [name_u]Wren[/name_u] as a last name I always think of the famous colonial architect [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] who built the original building at the College of [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f].
I actually like longer fn’s (like [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]) with shorter ln’s (like [name_u]Wren[/name_u]). It makes the whole thing feel more finished to me. I think it helps avoid a fn that sounds too much like a word-name which to me would be a little odd with a nature/word name like [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] nn [name_m]Luke[/name_m] for example would be pretty awesome. My suggestion list will probably be a little more like that… long name with a very usable nn.
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] is a great name! And I think one-syllable first and lasts can be fantastic.
I love [name_m]Guy[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. Elegant, unusual yet familiar. There is a risk of the first and last names running together to sound like a single word, but I don’t think that’s really a problem.
If you want some other one syllable ideas, how about
I would stay away from a choppy short first name. [name_m]Guy[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] sounds like it is all one name ([name_m]Garren[/name_m]?), as does [name_u]Kai[/name_u] ([name_u]Kieran[/name_u]/[name_f]Karen[/name_f]). Since you like the names [name_m]Guy[/name_m] and [name_u]Kai[/name_u] I would choose a longer name with a short nickname, that has the same ring to it.
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I’ve noticed that nobody suggested [name_m]BILL[/name_m] [name_u]WREN[/name_u] - how does this sound to your ears?
Again, very choppy. One syllable first names with one syllable last names don’t sound finished, they run together like all one word. And [name_m]Bill[/name_m], to me, is strictly a nickname. [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is alliterative, but much better than [name_m]Bill[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. And I don’t get the name [name_m]Guy[/name_m]. I’ve never heard of anybody who would ever name their daughter Girl, so I don’t understand the appeal of [name_m]Guy[/name_m]. I get that it’s a “name” but…meh. [name_u]Kai[/name_u] is a nice name, but again it runs together with your last name.
But from the sounds of it, you don’t want to balance the last name out…you seem to really want to stick with one syllable first names so here are some that I think work better with [name_u]Wren[/name_u]:
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] is a super cool last name! But I am having trouble putting it with very short, noun-ish first names. I like the suggestions [name_u]Noah[/name_u] and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] a lot. What about
So far I think I like the following combinations the most:
Eli Wren (do these two run too much into each other, or have I simply said it too many times and it’s starting to sound as one word?)
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
Eliah Wren
Cauis [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
My favourite is Eli Wren, followed by Paul Wren - I would of course love your honest opinion on this…
I think an alliterative name is the secret to optimizing the situation here. Your son would sound very distinguished, and you could always nickname him [name_m]Guy[/name_m] :).
Totally agree with everyone that one syllable first does not have a nice flow with a one syllable last. The only possible exception I could see would be a longer sounding syllable like [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. But it’s a big no to me for [name_m]Bill[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. It sounds like a joke. I have to say when Nameberry is about 90% saying the same thing it is important to really consider it.
I like it too!