[name_m]Walden[/name_m] is such a nice, subtly nature-ish name!
I really dislike Rook, [name_m]Stone[/name_m], Escher, and Ship. They are too much “word” and too little “name” for me. Gade and [name_u]Shel[/name_u] I have never heard of… I’m not a fan. I personally would avoid using the names [name_m]Cain[/name_m] and [name_m]Abel[/name_m] because of the Biblical ones (though I think [name_m]Abel[/name_m] is more usable than [name_m]Cain[/name_m]). [name_u]Kai[/name_u] just isn’t really my style. [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], and [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] are all nice. I think that [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] would sound the best with [name_m]Walden[/name_m]. What about [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]?
I agree, after looking through your list [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] definitely fits with [name_m]Walden[/name_m]. They both have a soft, artsy feel, (with one being connected to [name_m]Walden[/name_m] Pond & the other to [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_m]Adams[/name_m]) and sound handsome and intelligent, but still both remain distinctly masculine.
I really like Escher … And fade second choice. Escher goes with walden - both double syllable names- unlike [name_u]James[/name_u]/ stone/ etc… Also like [name_m]Cain[/name_m]- but I would spell it [name_m]Kane[/name_m]!
I like [name_m]Stone[/name_m], [name_u]Shel[/name_u], and [name_u]Kai[/name_u], but they don’t quite have the same vibe as [name_m]Walden[/name_m], to me.