- [name_u]Leo[/name_u]- I love short, sweet names; I feel like this name is strong
- [name_u]Julian[/name_u]- I find this name to be quite classic; I know it is not typical classic, but has the classic feel
- [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]- I love the nickname Ben; Another classic
- [name_u]Henry[/name_u]- I have never been a huge fan of [name_u]Henry[/name_u], but I love the nicknames it comes with
- [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]- I am not a fan of Matthew; I think I knew too many growing up
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It’s funny you mentioned nicknames–I love [name_u]Jules[/name_u] and hate [name_m]Matt[/name_m] lol
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@AmyVermeersch I totally understand how a bad association can ruin a name! I have a few of those myself!
@MichelleM I think all these names are fairly popular, which does make me wonder if some of them (Henry and [name_u]Leo[/name_u] especially) will feel dated in a few years. Especially because [name_u]Henry[/name_u] is becoming SO common now! It’s funny cause it’s been on my list for probably 15 years lol, I remember telling people I loved that name and people saying it’s an old man name. Now that I’m finally in a spot to use it, it’s all over the place! Funny how that happens. I do adore the nns [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and [name_m]Benny[/name_m] especially. They’re soo sweet!
@itsjustjack [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] is a great suggestion, thank you!
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- [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] – love this name, it’s one of my favorites!
- [name_u]Leo[/name_u] – very handsome and cool. I love that it feels so modern and sleek while also being classic.
- [name_u]Henry[/name_u] – classic and friendly.
- [name_u]Julian[/name_u] – cool and sleek. Friendly sounding and I love the nickname [name_u]Jules[/name_u].
- [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] – a classic choice, just less exciting to me.
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
Best
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
Worst
I LOVE [name_u]Julian[/name_u]. [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] and [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] are timeless classics. [name_u]Henry[/name_u] is becoming way too common for me. I have never liked [name_u]Leo[/name_u] (and I am not sure why).
So my preference would go [name_u]Leo[/name_u], [name_u]Henry[/name_u], [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_u]Julian[/name_u].
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]: lions, cool name!
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]: endearing classic.
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]: love [name_m]Benji[/name_m] as a nn for a child.
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]: love [name_u]Matty[/name_u] as a nn for a child.
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]: just one of the jul names that isn’t my favourite. I like nn [name_u]Jules[/name_u] though, and as you can see most berries like it more than me!
- [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
- [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
- [name_u]Julian[/name_u]
- [name_u]Leo[/name_u]
- [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
- [name_u]Leo[/name_u]
- [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
- [name_u]Julian[/name_u]
- [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
- [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
From fave to least
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
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[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (
)
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
But I like all of them!
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] especially! [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] is slightly dated to me while [name_u]Leo[/name_u] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] feel quite trendy, but they’re all handsome names.
benjamin (for the nickname benji 
)
julian
henry
leo
matthew
they all give me very similar vibes - straightforward and traditional names
From my favourite to least:
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u] - my absolute favorite on this list! it’s such a sweet and classic name.
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] - a close second to [name_u]Leo[/name_u], [name_u]Henry[/name_u] is great and strong. I love nicknames [name_m]Hank[/name_m], [name_u]Harry[/name_u] and [name_m]Hal[/name_m] as well.
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - I really love [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], it’s strong and biblical and works on all kinds of boys. [name_m]Benji[/name_m] is a sweet alternative nickname, but I think [name_m]Ben[/name_m] deserves the revival [name_u]Jack[/name_u] and [name_u]Max[/name_u] have had.
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] - very very cool. I just have trouble seeing it on a real person.
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m] - nice, but a little dated, imo. [name_u]Matty[/name_u] is a cute nickname!
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
All of them are classic and handsome! [name_u]Henry[/name_u] has never been my style. I like names that fit a child and an adult, but for some reason, I don’t like [name_u]Henry[/name_u] on a child. It’s a little too old-fashioned for me.
[name_u]Leo[/name_u] - [name_m]Just[/name_m] love it so much!
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] - so handsome and classic
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - great solid name. Can’t go wrong with [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u].
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] - ditto [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u].
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m] - my least favourite, not because it’s a bad name at all, just not as exciting. I’ve known a lot of [name_m]Matthews[/name_m].
HTH. 
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