Boy names w/ long -E- sound?

General Name Discussion
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I am literally weeks away from my due date, and I am still having trouble with a first name. We have a short list we might go to the hospital with, but I’m not sold on any of them. I am currently seeking out the best boy names that have a long -E- sound and are only 1 syllable (2 max) in length. Can I get a little help from the Berries out there? The ones that come to mind already are:

[name]Dean[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Reeve[/name]

The middle name is hawaiian and is very K and L heavy, so avoiding names with those letters might be best (includes hard C’s too).

Also, a U sound might work too, if you want to throw out suggestions for that. [name]Crew[/name] is a contender, but that has the hard C I am trying to avoid.

Thanks Berries!

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[name]Hi[/name]! Congratulations!

Names with a long ‘E’ sound that I can think of now are:

[name]Stephen[/name]/[name]Steven[/name]/[name]Steve[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]/[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Keane[/name] (I know, it starts with ‘K’, but I have a soft spot for this name)

From the ones you have chosen, my favourite is [name]Dean[/name], followed by [name]Reid[/name] (I prefer this spelling). For some reason, I dislike [name]Reeve[/name]. It sounds a bit too harsh to my ears.

Good luck!

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I went to school with a [name]Reeve[/name] so I like it. Also like the nature name [name]Reed[/name] more than [name]Reid[/name]. Not crazy about [name]Dean[/name]
[name]Eben[/name]
[name]Mead[/name]/[name]Meade[/name]
[name]Ely[/name] “ee-lee”
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Ari[/name]
Key
[name]Beale[/name]
[name]Beech[/name]

Can’t remember how it was spelled but I went to school with a boy named “see-bryn/ see-brun”, loved his name.
Cibran
Cebryn
Sebrin
Sebryn
Seabrin
Seabron

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[name]Drew[/name]
[name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Eagan[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]? (piers)
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Lou[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Keegan[/name]

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Dean[/name]!

Here are a few others with the ‘ee’ sound in them. Big mix of styles, but maybe something will stand out!

[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Cian[/name]/Cianan, [name]Kean[/name]/[name]Keenan[/name]
[name]Ciar[/name]/[name]Ciaran[/name], [name]Kier[/name]/[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Wiley[/name]
[name]Henry[/name], [name]Harry[/name]
[name]Piers[/name], [name]Pierce[/name], [name]Pearce[/name]
[name]Remy[/name]
[name]Emil[/name], [name]Emile[/name]
[name]Louie[/name], [name]Louis[/name], [name]Lewis[/name]

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My vote’s for [name]Dean[/name] out of the three as well.

Ones that haven’t been suggested yet, again a mix of styles:

[name]Neil[/name]/[name]Neal[/name]
[name]Lee[/name]
[name]East[/name]/[name]Easton[/name]
Sheeran
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Cruise[/name]/[name]Cruz[/name]

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[name]Egan[/name]
[name]Auley[/name]
[name]Bowie[/name]
[name]Cedar[/name]
[name]Dmitri[/name]
[name]Eagle[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name]/[name]Eames[/name]
Eason
[name]Eilam[/name]/[name]Elam[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Guy[/name] (prn. ghee)
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Ifan[/name]
Inman
[name]Lee[/name]
[name]Leo/name
[name]Miran[/name]
Miro
[name]Neal[/name]/[name]Neil[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
Oisín
[name]Priam[/name]
[name]Ramsey[/name]
[name]Seaton[/name]
[name]Theon[/name]
[name]Timo[/name]
[name]Vito[/name]
Zenith
[name]Zeno/name

Like [name]Reid[/name] and [name]Reeve[/name], but not [name]Dean[/name].

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I thought of [name]Peter[/name], maybe nn [name]Pete[/name]. But the style doesn’t seem the same as your top three… of yours I think I most like [name]Reed[/name]. I also liked someone else’s suggestion of [name]Keane[/name]!

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Some that I don’t think have been mentioned yet:

[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Levon[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]
Breen - there was a guy with this name in my high school
[name]Teague[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Viggo[/name]
[name]Zeno[/name]
[name]Zenon[/name]

[name]Do[/name] you like [name]Reese[/name]/[name]Reece[/name]/[name]Rhys[/name]?

HTH!