Boy name ideas

Hello Berries! My husband and I have started discussing names for our baby, due in [name_u]January[/name_u] so we have plenty of time :slight_smile: as of right now, we’d like to use [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] (honor name) in the middle spot. We used one of those Tinder-style baby name apps and these are the names we’ve matched on so far:

[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

I don’t feel like any of these are jumping out at me as “the one” and I’m also not sure most of them flow well with [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]. I would love to hear thoughts and other suggestions! Also, our last name is very [name_m]German[/name_m]-sounding and 3 syllables.

You have a great list. I like [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] or [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] best. If you don’t think they flow with mn [name_u]Sidney[/name_u], what about 2 middles? Such as [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] or [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]

My favorites:

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]

With [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]:

[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]

Out of interest, what was the app? I’ve never heard of anything like that before

I really like [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u], [name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]!!

Some other ideas

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]

Thanks for these! The one we used is called “BabyName - find it together” on iOS, and I think just BabyName on Android. It was definitely a fun way to get him involved, since he’s much less of a name nerd than I am :slight_smile:

I would say to focus most on how his first name sounds with his last name as that is how he will be known, and bonus if it also is great with [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]. More suggestions for you hoping you find one you love…

[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]