Boy names are so hard, please help

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone,

Found out I am expecting a boy in [name_u]July[/name_u] and for the life of us, we cannot find a name that we love.

I am at a complete loss. Nothing feels “right.”

We did have a shortlist of girl names that we were choosing from if it turned out to be a girl (you all were such a great help with that list.):

[name_u]Pepper[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Moon[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u]

Names we like but it’s not love for us include: [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Locke[/name_m], Fawkes…

Our last name is a very common Irish name beginning with an M. We prefer no names starting with M or R for personal reasons but won’t rule them out completely. Nothing that is shortened to Row or [name_u]Remy[/name_u] though.

I appreciate any help you give, thank you.

[name_m]Calix[/name_m]/[name_m]Callum[/name_m]/[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m] “[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]/[name_u]August[/name_u] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_u]Onyx[/name_u]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]/[name_u]Dustin[/name_u] “Duey”
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]/[name_u]Leland[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_m]Harland[/name_m] “[name_m]Hank[/name_m]” “[name_u]Harley[/name_u]” “[name_m]Hal[/name_m]”
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Hoyt[/name_m]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Quade[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaius[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_m]Luther[/name_m]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u] “[name_m]Penn[/name_m]”
[name_m]Gable[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m] “[name_m]Abe[/name_m]”
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_m]Walden[/name_m]
Aksel
Atticus “Kit”

Some ideas

[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
Folkert
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_u]Billy[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarke[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Phinneas[/name_m]
[name_m]Garth[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_u]Sully[/name_u]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Drummer[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]/[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Jove[/name_m]
Valour
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Baker[/name_m]

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_u]Silver[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] Hail
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Castiel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Link[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m]
Aurum [name_m]Cash[/name_m]
[name_m]Nero[/name_m] [name_u]Layne[/name_u]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] [name_u]Puck[/name_u]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m] [name_u]Praxis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ledger[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Dryden[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Leif[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaze[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
Soul [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m]

I love Irish names and maybe they’re ones you may like, especially with your last name? A mix of suggestions…

[name_m]Ewan[/name_m]
Gibbs/[name_m]Gibb[/name_m]/[name_m]Gibson[/name_m]
[name_u]Tully[/name_u]
[name_m]Piers[/name_m]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_m]Maloney[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Breck[/name_m]

Gah I love your girl list! [name_m]Linus[/name_m] is my favorite from your boy list.

Some suggestions:
[name_m]Huck[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_f]Copper[/name_f]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
[name_m]Ziggy[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_f]Cricket[/name_f]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Gable[/name_m]
[name_m]Errol[/name_m]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]

Thanks, everyone! Nothing is popping out at me as true love like my girl’s name list. I do very much appreciate the suggestions though.

Rhodes
Lawton/Lawson
Giles
Royce
Warner
Conrad
Cedric
Edsel
Emil
Denver
Orrin
Boyd
Jules
Jensen
Bronson
Alasdair
Baltasar
Teague
Truman
Wallace
Thatcher
Tennyson
Whittaker
Kipling “Kip”
Malcom “Mack”
Branson
Rawley
Rawlings
Rooney
Lucian/Lucius
Darius
Dorian
Evander
Leander
Rafferty
Roland
Rupert
Edison
Florian
Lowell
Newell
Wiley
Sumner
Benton
Otis
Dalton
Hollis
Croix
Deveraux
Grady
Mortimer
Montgomery
Willard
Seymour
Sylvester
Harvey
Claude
Floyd
Vernon
Bodhi
Elton
Reginald
Dudley
Percy
Quincy
Archibald
Clifton
Bradford “Brady”
Brighton
Leighton
Royston “Royce”
Langston
Huon

Sorry for any repeats, hopefully some of these might inspire you a little. I tried to think of less commonly suggested names

[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Killian[/name_m]/[name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Clifford[/name_m] / [name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Carl[/name_m]

What do you all think about [name_f]Jade[/name_f] on a boy?

A few more unusual suggestions for you, I tried not to repeat any that have already been mentioned (love love [name_m]Locke[/name_m] and Fawkes btw):

[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
Lorien
Lockstin
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
Beauden
[name_u]Cairo[/name_u]
Kestrel
Tovin
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

Just saw your comment on Jade, I get where you are coming from I love it as a gemstone name, but I don’t think it would work on a boy at the moment. Perhaps Jasper if you are liking gemstone names? Or just Jem, I know a very lovely guy called Jem.

[name_m]Dewey[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]