Boy & Girl Baby Names Similar to My Top 3

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]. Hubby and I are really struggling to agree on a single name for our second child.

I picked our first child’s name and he didn’t like it at first but grew to love it inside a day or two and said he couldn’t imagine a better name for him now (Brodie).

This time around none of the below or any others have grown on him.

To give you an idea of names I like these are my top 3 boy and top 3 girl names and he likes none of them.

He sort of liked [name_u]Cooper[/name_u] for a boy but that’s about it. I desperately need your help! Thanks :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]

[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]

[name_m]Brodie[/name_m] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] are GORGEOUS

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Thanks - tell hubby that :rofl: desperate to find names I like as much as Brodie’s and my top ones this time that he might actually consider. He gives the worst reasons for disliking names I suggest and I feel I am going to end up with a name I am not fussed on​:woman_facepalming:

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[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Edison[/name_u]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]

[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]

Thanks for your suggestions. None of those boy names are grabbing me (Edison at a push but don’t like Eddie) and he has said no to a couple of the girl ones suggested (e.g. [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] - he said it reminded him of the girl on love [name_u]Island[/name_u], told you the reasons are insane lol). At the point where I feel like I have exhausted every name and praying someone just says the one lol.

[name_m]Brodie[/name_m] and:

[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] or [name_f]Cosetta[/name_f]

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Hmm, does your husband have any top three he likes? Maybe there is a name that can compromise?

If he doesn’t like [name_u]Avery[/name_u], maybe [name_f]Ava[/name_f] would be better? If he doesn’t like [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u], maybe he likes [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]? For [name_u]Remi[/name_u], maybe [name_u]Remington[/name_u], [name_u]Rumi[/name_u], [name_f]Emmi[/name_f]? If not [name_u]Willow[/name_u], maybe [name_f]Willa[/name_f]? And maybe [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], or [name_f]Charlize[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]? And for [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], maybe [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Imani[/name_f] or [name_f]Immy[/name_f]?

I agree. This might be a useful help to find a compromise. I will say looking at your Top 3 for boys and looking at Brodie and Cooper… I’m seeing a big difference between your three being unisex choices and brodie and cooper being clearly masculine. Do you happen to have a Top 3 of choices that arent unisex but are more clearly masculine sounding that might also be what hes looking for… and going off that I could then see his lack of enthusiasm for Willow and Imogen.

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Canyonmoon28 thanks. We both liked Harrison (except he doesn’t like Harry) but a close relative named their child that so I suggested Hudson but he said no because it is the name of a restaurant near his parents. This is what I am dealing with lol. I like Emry, Amelia and Juliet but he doesn’t. I really appreciate your suggestions :smile:

Silvering thanks. I have listed so so many and just provided my top 3 of each as an idea of names I really love. He has provided Cooper and Mason only, nothing else. Mason is ok but do feel I would just be settling. I want to love my child’s name and feel sure there has to be a name we both love. Cooper I know too many dogs with the name and he said he would never have chosen it if we didn’t have a Brodie - it was more to go with it. He doesn’t even love it himself or Mason but are his only suggestions.

So Remi he dislikes because it sounds French (said no to Remington as would just get called Remi and the electronics brand), said no to Avery because of the office labels, Brooklyn he associates with Beckham’s son which is fair enough - I suggested Brayden but no he didn’t like it. I think Emmett (a bit like your Emery) is cute but he didn’t seem fussed. We both like Charlie for a boy but both hate Charles and Chuck and he thinks it is too plain compared with Brodie. I like Sophie but he doesn’t. Katie is a possibility atm as it would be after his mum but we could be having another boy so I need a first name for each gender we are happy with.

Alix2016 I take on board your point but Brodie is actually unisex and we both preferred the ie spelling most commonly used for girls and didn’t care that it was also a girl’s name. Avery was a good strong boys name (Charlotte’s web) then was adopted for girls in more recent times so is probably deemed more feminine now than back in the day. Remi has always been unisex though Remy was historically more popular for females and Remington definitely isn’t unisex but he didn’t like it.

I have lots of other names I have tried with him but maybe I do have a preference for more “girly” names as I like Darcy and Byron also. I like Myles, Rhys, Bryn, Xavier, River, Theo etc too but no to all from hubby.

He toyed with Logan and Carter then decided he didn’t like them and I didn’t anyway so didn’t care that he went back on his own suggestions.

I was just hoping if enough people made suggestions I could write down all my favourites from them and take them to him and hope we find common ground or it would inspire another name we both like.

We tend to agree on alot of things but as we only had one or two names we liked first time around I knew this would be difficult. I am sure there are so many couples with this problem as naming a child is so important compared with decor choices, film choices etc.

Also he wants it to be a bit less common like Brodie but not off the wall (River and Xavier would be in the off the wall category for him). He said he wants nothing plain like David or Michael etc. He doesn’t want what he calls old man names and gave examples like Jack and George. He didn’t like Albie which I really like even though I don’t like Albert or Bertie.

Thanks for everyone’s help so far. I am collating my faves as people reply :slight_smile: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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I love all three of your boy options! I am sorry you’re struggling to find a name you agree on though. I will throw a few out there for boys

[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u] | [name_u]Emory[/name_u]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] | [name_u]Mica[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] | [name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Reece[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]

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[name_m]Ajax[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_u]Baylor[/name_u]
[name_m]Breck[/name_m] / [name_m]Brecken[/name_m]
[name_m]Briggs[/name_m]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_m]Cage[/name_m]
[name_m]Cohen[/name_m]
[name_u]Collier[/name_u]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Creed[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Gentry[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_u]Jagger[/name_u]
[name_m]Jaxon[/name_m]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_m]Kellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_u]Kyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Laramie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_u]Maddox[/name_u]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Paxton[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_u]Riven[/name_u]
[name_u]Roan[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryder[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]

[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Makenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]

Boys:
[name_u]Laken[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]

Girls:
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]

[name_m]Ah[/name_m], I love [name_m]Brodie[/name_m]! It’s such a cosy name, and I know an adorable [name_m]Brodie[/name_m] which always helps!

Names I thought of for you:
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_m]Breccan[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Evren[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]

[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaiya[/name_f] (k-eye-uh)
[name_f]Safiya[/name_f]
[name_f]Sena[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]

Good luck finding that name you both love as much as [name_m]Brodie[/name_m] :kissing_heart:

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He does actuslly seem to have a very distinct naming style even if the ones he considers he then vetoes. I’m then assuming that style would go over to girls. I think the thing is finding ones that fit both your style . But his style does actually seem to make sense. I wish NB still had their name generator this would be so much easier.

Ok for boys:
Canon
Todd
Chad
Brayden
Luke
Liam
Blake
Hunter
Maxwell
Bowen
Thompson
Garrison
Elliott
Beckett
Parker
Sawyer
Jordan
Kurt
Nathan
Grayson
Caleb
Levi
Wyatt

Girls:
Clara / Claire
Lilia / Lyla / Lola
Phoebe
Sophie
Sylvie
Aria
Alice / Elise / Elsie
Esme
Piper / Pippa
Tessa
Joy
Olivia / Olive
Reese
Nora / Cora
Eve / Eva
Fiona
Amelia

Take a breath! Naming isn’t easy but you guys will find what you’re looking for! :purple_heart:

Columbiacharm thanks so much. If you were my hubby I would have no problem agreeing a name with you :rofl:

I like alot of your names and have mentioned some. Those he less strongly disagreed with and I feel are worth floating again in a big list of names are [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] and [name_u]Emery[/name_u]. He toyed with [name_u]Parker[/name_u] then decided he didn’t like it but again I didn’t anyway.

Out of those I also liked he strongly disliked [name_u]Easton[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u], [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] (Reece) and [name_u]Tristan[/name_u].

Soluscreas thank you :blush:

I am adding [name_m]Cohen[/name_m] (he started mocking re [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_m]Cohen[/name_m] first time but better than outright dislike lol), [name_u]Easton[/name_u], [name_u]Holden[/name_u], [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] (I love nature names), [name_u]Paxton[/name_u]

[name_m]Steve[/name_m] [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] ruined [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] for us :rofl: [name_u]Logan[/name_u] we just couldn’t stop thinking of [name_m]Wolverine[/name_m].

I am content with [name_f]Katie[/name_f] if it is a girl as it isn’t overly used atm, is cute with [name_m]Brodie[/name_m] and has a family connection but it is good to see your girl names too as some are unisex (which you may have gathered I like lol) - I liked [name_u]Addison[/name_u] (son of Adam) for a boy and see it listed here for a girl.

Gabriellenz I love your three. Sadly he has vetoed them but you have great taste :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I think I am going to put [name_u]River[/name_u] back in though I don’t hold up much hope. I adore nature names!

Alix2016 thanks for coming back with more names and your calming words :smile: I see a pattern with his names being surnames ending in er as first names (Cooper, [name_u]Carter[/name_u] and Parker) and [name_u]Mason[/name_u] and [name_u]Logan[/name_u] have a similar feel to me. Out of all of his [name_u]Mason[/name_u] would be my pick but I am hoping he gives me more to work with as I have mentioned sooo many and will be giving him a long list. I love [name_u]Brayden[/name_u] so will stick it in even though he has previously said no. It is nice with [name_m]Brodie[/name_m], a nice name in it’s own right and both boys would be BB as our surname begins with a B. I like [name_u]Liam[/name_u], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] (and [name_m]Nate[/name_m] as a cute nickname) and [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]. I have mentioned the latter two along with [name_u]Callum[/name_u] and [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] but will put them in. If he feels like he is saying no to lots he may relent with some :rofl: he has a great memory though and says you already mentioned .

I keep asking him to go and look at names again and bring me a list so it is great to have input from you all to help draw up a list for him to try to consider with a more open mind. I am obsessed atm, looking at names everywhere thinking thinking is some magic name I haven’t come across :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Thank you all so much :heart:

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[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Austin[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Kayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_m]Lev[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Newton[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavi[/name_m]

[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaylee[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

Edgeofthemeadow thanks for such a lovely response and your suggestions. That’s exactly what I want - us both to be excited about a name and get that cosy feeling like wee did with [name_m]Brodie[/name_m] :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Johannaa thanks for all of your suggestions. I will be adding some to my shortlist :smiley:

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