Can't use Henry, George, Charlie or Lincoln...

Because people close to me used them first :frowning:

I really only have one boy name I like- [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] but not sure that I love it yet…

Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks!

Oh no, sounds like my personal nightmare! [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] are on my short list too. This may not be what you are looking for, but maybe you could talk to your friends/relatives? It might not be a disaster to have two little boys with the same name. Nicknames can differ, and if you aren’t together all the time it may be nbd. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if they are together a lot as kids, it might not be awful at all. Great minds think alike, you know? The kids, if they are friends, might even love it.

If you are dead set on no repeats, I am sure you are not alone. I love [name_m]Harry[/name_m]. I think it’s great. If I didn’t love [name_m]Henry[/name_m] with nn option of [name_m]Harry[/name_m] so much, [name_m]Harry[/name_m] would be on my list alone. [name_u]James[/name_u] is a solid “can’t go wrong” middle. [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is classic, wearable in any age and profession, and will never be out of fashion. Perfection.

As pp said, you should talk to your family and see if it would bother them. If not, use one of your favorites! If so, maybe one of these suggestions catches your eye?

[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]

[name_m]Archer[/name_m]/[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] - [name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m]/[name_m]Greyson[/name_m] - [name_u]Gray[/name_u]/[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
?

[name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is great as long as you don’t mind that [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]'s full name is [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]. I really like PP’s suggestion of [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] and [name_m]Julian[/name_m]!

I was really glad to notice I wasn’t the only who immediately thought of HP. I was like, [name_m]Harry[/name_m] ([name_u]James[/name_u]) [name_m]Potter[/name_m] feels! I’m sorry to say, but I still feel that [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is still too HP-like. What about [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]?

On the topic of the [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] reference…

[name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] is an amazing book series, and you could do worse than to have the appearance of inspiration from it. [name_m]Harry[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u] are also common enough that every person might not jump to our wizard friend. After all, you aren’t going for Legolas Greenleaf which has one overly obvious connection that is impossible to ignore.

Books are awesome. Drawing inspiration from them is not bad imo.