Classy, masculine and fun boy's name

Looking desperately for a boy’s name that could answer all three criteria:

Classy/[name_m]Noble[/name_m] for us would be: [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] …
Strong/Masculine would be: [name_m]Michael[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Rick[/name_m], [name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
Fun/Spunk would be: [name_m]Moritz[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Issac[/name_m], [name_u]Zion[/name_u] …

My name is [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and my wife’s is [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]. We were thinking [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] could work but we are not sure it’s the one!

Thank you for your precious help! :smiley:

I totally empathise with your search… It’s hard finding that perfect name that ticks all the boxes. A couple of names that spring to mind are:

[name_m]Benson[/name_m] / [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] (Although this would only work if you wish to honour your own name)
[name_m]Liam[/name_m] (could also use [name_m]William[/name_m] as full name)
Henrick
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] / [name_m]Fredrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Tom[/name_m]/[name_m]Tommy[/name_m])
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] (nn Hux)
[name_m]Stefan[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]

I think the fun/spunky gets pulled in with a nickname. There’s not much classic/noble/strong that’s also spunky :slight_smile:

[name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] nn Welly
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]/[name_m]Chaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_m]Topher[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Andy[/name_u]/Xane
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m]

If you want something slightly less “classic”
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]/[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Artie[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fin[/name_m]

[name_m]Maximillian[/name_m] totally works. I’m also thinking [name_m]Julian[/name_m] or, one of the ones you have, [name_m]Alistair[/name_m].

[name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Augustin[/name_m]/[name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Calix[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Jabez[/name_m], [name_m]Jerome[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m]/[name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m]/[name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Matthias[/name_m], [name_m]Maxim[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m]

I echo the recommendations for:
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] or Henrick
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cai[/name_u]

Other suggestions:
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]

Ashford [name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_u]Pax[/name_u] [name_u]Alexios[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] Niccolo
[name_m]Maximillian[/name_m] [name_u]Alexios[/name_u]
[name_m]Maximo[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

I like [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], or preferably, the shorter [name_m]Maxim[/name_m].

A few possible names:
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Chance[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Rickert[/name_m]
Mylo
[name_m]Tobin[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
Hearne
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]

Rkrd, I like your cool suggestions. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have a few more ideas? I have a feeling that we are getting close.

I like a bunch in your list : [name_m]Maxim[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] :), [name_m]Augustin[/name_m], [name_m]Calix[/name_m]! …
Does [name_m]Maxim[/name_m] sound a bit girly for the US though? I’m native [name_m]French[/name_m] and I’m used to this sound but I don’t know if it sounds really masculine?

Some good ones in your list and thank you for your empathy :wink: I thought of [name_m]Liam[/name_m] as well but isn’t it getting too popular suddenly? A bit concerned it’s just a fashion. My wife really likes [name_m]William[/name_m] though but it is missing the fun part for me.

[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]

And any other of the boy’s names in my signature, because I usually use the “classy/masculine” system myself : )