Boy Names

[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I are having the hardest time thinking of boy names! I LOVE the name [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] for a girl, and we were convinced we were having a girl, and just found out we are having a boy and have not found anything we absolutely love and agree on. We have looked at thousands of names. I love the name [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], he is not a fan. So far ones we agree on are [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] (Benny as a nickname) and [name_u]Enzo[/name_u] as he is part Italian and likes that aspect of it, but we’re not in love and sure like we are about our girl name. Middle name is definitely [name_m]Paul[/name_m] so we would prefer no one syllable names and nothing that starts with P. We hope to use [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] in the future so trying to stay away from names ending in -son if we can.

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[name_u]Welcome[/name_u] to Nameberry! [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] and [name_u]Enzo[/name_u] are both nice! I especially like [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] with [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] as a potential sister.

[name_u]Bowen[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_u]Monty[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Rio[/name_u]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Huxley[/name_u]
[name_u]Callahan[/name_u]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_u]Adler[/name_u]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]

Maybe…

[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] / [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rocco[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] / [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]

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Have you thought about using [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] for a boy?

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I was also going to suggest considering [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] for a boy (I really like it as a boys’ name!)

There’s no guarantees you will have a girl in the future, but you are having a boy who needs a name (and [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] sounds wonderful). Would you regret not using [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] at all if you never have a girl more than you would regret using [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] for your boy and then needing a different name for a girl?

We have a girl [name_f]Emersyn[/name_f] in our family. She probably would have been [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] if she had been a boy.

[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] is handsome as is [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] and [name_u]Enzo[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]. Other suggestions with some having Italian roots

[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Cohen[/name_u]
[name_m]Benito[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rocco[/name_u]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]

[name_u]Welcome[/name_u] to NB and congratulations on baby boy!

As a potential brother to [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], I would go with…

[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Malakai[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:

So, in taking y’all’s advice and just not worrying about clashing with a future girl’s name, we revisited a name we loved but had put to the side: [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] :heart: We still love [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] for a girl (don’t know why I just can’t picture it for a boy, I think because I’ve been wanting to name my future daughter that for like 10 years). Can’t worry about clashing the -son at the end for something that hasn’t happened! We actually had a lot of the names suggested on our list just didn’t love any like we did [name_u]Hudson[/name_u]! Thanks for the clarity!

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I love [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], and I’m glad to see [name_m]Paul[/name_m] used as a middle. So dignified and underrated.

Ideas:

Beckett/Beck
Benjamin/Ben/Benny
[name_u]Bowen[/name_u]
[name_u]Carden[/name_u]
Charles/Charlie/Chuck
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]John[/name_u]
Josiah/Joe
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
Westin/Wes
[name_u]William[/name_u]
Zachary/Zach

[name_u]Hudson[/name_u] is great. And you could still consider [name_u]Emery[/name_u] in the future for a girl.

[name_u]Blake[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Bowie[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Perry[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]

I like [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]! i think [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] and [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] would fit nicely together in the future.

[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]