Brother for Carson

My first DS name is [name]Carson[/name]. I am due in about 9 weeks, and I cannot seem to settle on a name for boy #2. I literally have looked at every name on the planet, but I find something wrong with every name or DH doesn’t like it or it’s taken…UGH! Family names that we want incorported somewhere are [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Britt[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], or [name]Owen[/name]. So here are the names we have seriously considered: (We have semi-seriously considered every name on the planet it feels like)

[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name] (This one and the 2 prior end in -son. So…they are very rhymey with first DS, which I’m sure will lead to mix ups alot)
[name]Levi[/name] (my DH loves…me not so much)
[name]Parker[/name] ([name]Parker[/name] and [name]Carson[/name] makes me worry that I’ll be saying Carker and [name]Parson[/name] LOL They just dont flow together)
[name]Jordan[/name] (my grandmother’s maiden name, but I don’t like the unisex aspect)
[name]Brady[/name]/[name]Brody[/name] (don’t have a family middle name to go with this one)
[name]Owen[/name] (my DH and I both see it as an old man’s name)
[name]Miller[/name] (Beer anyone?)
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Weston[/name] (not crazy about [name]Wes[/name] NN)

My DH doesn’t like the following:
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name]

Names already taken by family:
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Hunter[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Jared[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]

Sorry for being long winded. I just wanted to include all the names we have considered. If you have any advice I would dearly appreciate it. Also, the last name is [name]Smith[/name], so anything ending in S or including a TH in the name sounds bad.

[name]Hewitt[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Jensen[/name]
[name]Whittaker[/name]
[name]Morris[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Jacoby[/name]
[name]Maximillian[/name]
[name]Willem[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Hendrik[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Nicolas[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Reagan[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]

Firstly, I would get rid of any name ending with -son so that means [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Mason[/name] and [name]Jackson[/name] are out as first names. From your remaining names, I like [name]Noah[/name] but it’s pretty popular. Did you know that [name]Owen[/name] is actually a form of [name]Eugene[/name] so maybe that’s why you and your DH think it’s an old man name. :). Here are some suggestions.

[name]Carson[/name] and brother…

[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Shane[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Mercer[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Grady[/name]
[name]Vaughan[/name]
[name]Gareth[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Fraser[/name]
[name]Granger[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Gregor[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Easton[/name]
[name]Stuart[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]

BUMP! I need more help!

I feel like were in the same situation. Any name I love he hates and vice versa. I feel like well never have name for a little guy. It looks like we have the same taste in names. Many of your names are on my list as well. Including [name]Carson[/name]. Heres more from my list
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Callan[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]
Graiden
Craigen
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name]

I love [name]Miller[/name] as a first name however, i would avoid it since your last name is [name]Smith[/name]. [name]Miller[/name] [name]Smith[/name] is a little overboard. Also weston is on our name list as well bit i too dont like nn [name]Wes[/name] so we said his nn would be [name]West[/name]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] wondering what name you ended up choosing? My DS is [name_u]Carson[/name_u], and I have considered all the names you have listed. Our current top names are:

[name_u]Brady[/name_u] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]

([name_m]Cole[/name_m] is a family name)

I am due in [name_f]May[/name_f], so I still have time but I would love your advice? It seems we have similar tastes in baby names.

Perhaps [name_m]Brody[/name_m] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] or [name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]Jordan[/name_u].

Some possibilities:

[name_u]Carson[/name_u] and

[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]/[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Frasier[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Tanner[/name_m]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]

To me, and I think Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] is the reasoning, although I know it’s the characters surname he’s refferred to as, [name_u]Carson[/name_u] seems like a traditional name, so personally I would veer away from anything too current/trendy, and as a pp states avoid any -son endings too.