Boy Name Decision - Short List

My husband and I are trying to decide on a name for our baby boy due this spring. We’ve narrowed down our very long list to just a few names, and were hoping to get some opinions. What are your thoughts on the following:

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]
[name]Colin[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]
[name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]

Thanks!

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] is a great name, my favorite out of all your options.
[name]Colin[/name] and [name]Lachlan[/name] are nice.
[name]Remy[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name], and [name]Jensen[/name] are my least favorite.

I’m really loving [name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] off your list. I like that it’s not so popular and grounded with a familiar strong middle name.

I think I like [name]Colin[/name]. I love [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Maxwell[/name], but [name]Colin[/name] is less common than [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Max[/name].

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - I really like both [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name]. I think [name]Henry[/name] is such a classic name and seems underused these days.

[name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - I prefer [name]Henry[/name], although [name]Remy[/name] seems pretty cool It reminds me of Gambit from X-Men which I love!

[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] - I would prefer [name]Jeffrey[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name]. The only [name]Max[/name] name I like is [name]Maximus[/name], the others all sound dorky to me, [name]Maxwell[/name] included. [name]Jeffrey[/name] is nice and way underused these days.

[name]Colin[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] - I like [name]Colin[/name], but I don’t love it. Again, I would prefer [name]Jeffrey[/name] [name]Colin[/name].

[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] - I like these two together. [name]Lachlan[/name] is modern sounding in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name], but has history and international usage which is good.

[name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - Can’t go wrong with [name]Jensen[/name]! Handsome and masculine!

Your list is awesome.
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - This is a nice, strong name.
[name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - This name is not as common and is interesting.
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] - Nice, but not my favorite.
[name]Colin[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] - I like this name a lot, this is probably my second choice of faves on your list.
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] - This is nice.
[name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - By far this is my favorite on your list, it just sounds really great!

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] are my favorites. [name]Henry[/name] sounds so classic along with [name]Alexander[/name]. [name]Jensen[/name] sounds very modern but still substantial and [name]Alexander[/name] really compliments [name]Jensen[/name].

I vote for [name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]!

Thanks for all of your replies! Seems like everyone likes most of the names. :smiley: [name]Jeffrey[/name] would be a middle name, as it’s my first name and I’m not particularly fond of it. It is tradition in my family to give the first son a middle name that is his father’s first name, though, so we’re considering it.

Our last name starts with a “hay” sound, so I’m not sure about -x names like [name]Max[/name] and [name]Alex[/name]. [name]Henry[/name] sounds nice for a little boy and an older man, but I’m not sure how I’d like it as a teenager or adult. I also really like [name]Remy[/name], but am concerned that everyone might think he’s a girl, since it’s been appropriated. I also am concerned about the association with [name]Remy[/name] [name]Martin[/name] and that a [name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] could be a mixed drink. :slight_smile:

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[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]

OKAY
[name]Colin[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]
[name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]

DISLIKE
[name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]

I love [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name].
I really like [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name], [name]Lachlann[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name], [name]Colin[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] and [name]Jensen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name].
I don’t like [name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name].

I love [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Colin[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]!

A lot of great names to choose from. I like [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Maxwell[/name].