Boy names are the hardes

Boy Names
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(Ugh, of course my title has a typo. Sorry!)

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all! This is my first post here after perusing the forums for quite a while and hoping to get your wisdom!

We have a daughter [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] and we just found out we are having a boy in the spring. I adore her name and want something as classic, sweet, and lovely, but uncommon. I’m having a terrible time finding anything I like that my husband doesn’t veto. I feel like I’ve looked at every name there is.

I love classic, royal, and nature names, but it needs to be not too “out there.” However, our last name is pretty common and boring and I’m afraid he’d be literally one of a million others with the names I’ve picked out. Also, less importantly, I’d love to find a name that has an -ie nickname because I’m so used to calling my girl [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and would love if they matched.

We want to try to incorporate the honor name [name_m]John[/name_m]. I’m not in love with it as a first name because of how common it is, but it doesn’t sound right to me as a middle name! If we go with [name_m]John[/name_m], we’ll call him [name_m]Jack[/name_m].

Here’s what’s currently on my list for combinations of first and middle name:
[name_m]John[/name_m] ([name_m]Jack[/name_m]), [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]

Other names I like but don’t love:
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m], [name_m]Weston[/name_m], [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_u]Leland[/name_u], [name_m]Grayson[/name_m]

Names I love that my husband has vetoed:
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]), [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m]

Names I love but can’t use because they are family or friends:
[name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

Names I love that are a bit “out there” but I might convince my husband to use a middle name:
[name_m]Espen[/name_m], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Oren[/name_m]

Thoughts?? I’m open to any and all combinations and new ideas!

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Hey! I love [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], it’s so cute!

I love: [name_m]Weston[/name_m], [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] and [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]!

Suggestions:
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]

I think all of these will go well with the middle name [name_m]John[/name_m]

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[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] is the first name that came to mind

[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Justin[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]

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If you want something less common I definitely wouldn’t use [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m] and maybe [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]. Which just leaves you with [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] I guess!
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] “[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] “[name_m]Albie[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] “[name_u]Beck[/name_u]”
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]/[name_m]Benny[/name_m]/[name_m]Ned[/name_m]”
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] “[name_m]Cy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] “[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m] “[name_m]Clay[/name_m]”
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]”
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u] “[name_m]Dex[/name_m]”
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] “[name_m]Don[/name_m]/[name_m]Donny[/name_m]/[name_u]Van[/name_u]”
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] “Dally”
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]/[name_m]Edison[/name_m]/[name_m]Edwin[/name_m] “[name_m]Ed[/name_m]/[name_m]Eddy[/name_m]/Ted/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]/[name_m]Ned[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferris[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] “Rett”
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] “[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] “[name_m]Harry[/name_m]/[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]”
[name_m]Hendrix[/name_m] “[name_f]Hen[/name_f]”
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] “[name_m]Jas[/name_m]”
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] “Loc/[name_u]Loki[/name_u]”
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u] “[name_m]Lenny[/name_m]”
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] “[name_m]Law[/name_m]”
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]/[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]/[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]/[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]/[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]/[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]/[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m] “[name_m]Pip[/name_m]”
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] “Reu/[name_m]Ben[/name_m]/[name_m]Benny[/name_m]”
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m] “[name_u]Ray[/name_u]”
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] “[name_m]Ron[/name_m]/[name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]”
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rohan[/name_u] “[name_f]Ro[/name_f]”
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] “[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] “[name_m]Thatch[/name_m]”
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m] “[name_m]Tuck[/name_m]”
[name_m]Tripp[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] “[name_u]Vic[/name_u]”
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] “[name_m]Will[/name_m]/[name_m]Wiley[/name_m]”
[name_m]Xander[/name_m] “[name_m]Xan[/name_m]”
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]