Back to square one... new ideas please!

Last name: You
Middle name: [name_m]Bowen[/name_m]
First name: ???

[name_m]Ran[/name_m] a poll earlier, thanks for all the input! we were going to go with “[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You”, but realized it’s not great when pronounced fn + ln (sound like “all over you”) sigh…

So i want to come up with some new options… but struggling to find fn that sounds great with both mn and ln, and no funny meanings with the ln.

Second option would be to use [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] as fn and choose another mn

Thank … YOU

Let me see… I would stick with what you have ___ [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You.
I think you didn’t pick that as first name so don’t compromise under pressure
The challenge is choosing not racing to the choice
An unnamed boy is no less loved
It sounds as though you love him and care deeply that he carries the best name for him
It’s hard with name surnames AND single syllable at that
I would narrow it down to longer first names- 3 syllables and nothing ending in n, because of the middle, no more strong O or oo sounds.
Based on that I’ll think of some suggestions
[name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] - like oliver but not oliver, has an ah O so no repeat sounds and doesn’t pose the same issue to that extent
[name_m]Callister[/name_m] [name_u]Cal[/name_u] You
(I keep thinking of weird issues with other names, will keep thinking on these…)

[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] I like even though shorter if you don’t mind Y-Y touching there on his given name
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] You I like also

Is there a reason you don’t want to use [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] as a first name? [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You sounds good, although I do admit that you could hear “bow in you”, although that really doesn’t mean anything so I wouldn’t worry much.

Otherwise, broadly I would suggest a very “name-y name”, as in a name that has an establish history and isn’t used for much else. I looked back at your poll and I think [name_m]Allen[/name_m] You fits that best. If not [name_m]Allen[/name_m], then perhaps [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] or [name_m]Albert[/name_m]? Overall I think an established name will resist the tendency to slide into You the most. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] You, [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] You, [name_u]James[/name_u] You, [name_u]Carter[/name_u] You, etc.

Additionally, I think some surname names may work well. [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] You, [name_u]Parker[/name_u] You, and [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] You, for instance, all identify themselves as a first name pretty easily.

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]/[name_m]Callum[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Darius[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Tanner[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You

[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_u]Micah[/name_u] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_u]Asa[/name_u] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m] You
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_u]Percy[/name_u] You

Oh, beort12 suggested [name_u]Parker[/name_u], and I like that a lot! [name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You just has a nice ring to it, I think.

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_u]Reilly[/name_u] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Bowen[/name_m] You