Falling Flat

[Collins28]

We have a few girl names picked out, they seem to come to us a little easier. But boy names are an issue. They all seem to just fall flat compared to the girl names.

Girl name options
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] / Freyja
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f] being a possible middle for all.

The one boy name we love is [name_u]Finley[/name_u]. The problem with [name_u]Finley[/name_u] is I have 3 nieces who all have the “lee” sound in their name. The only maybe name is
[name_m]Holt[/name_m]
But I don’t think it feels like a complete first name.
[name_u]James[/name_u] is a potential middle name. Help us find a boy name to love?

[laugre]

What about:
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]

[angelinaspearman]

[name_m]Findley[/name_m] seems trendy to me and a little weak. Whereas [name_m]Holt[/name_m] seems manly and unusual. I think it definitely sounds like a full name. like it alot and your girl names are lovely too

[chickenlady]

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Holt[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]!

[maurab]

I agree with you that [name_m]Holt[/name_m] feels incomplete or abrupt. Maybe [name_m]Holden[/name_m]? I love [name_u]Finley[/name_u] but I had a cat named [name_u]Finley[/name_u] so it’s always been hard for me to think outside of that! [name_u]Finn[/name_u] is adorable and [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] or [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] could be a full name for it although it stands alone fine. Some others I like, both Irish & not:

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ([name_u]Toby[/name_u]) [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Keenan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Callen[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[reesespieces]

Pulling from your girls names, what about [name_m]Idris[/name_m] or [name_m]Hakon[/name_m] ([name_m]Haakon[/name_m])?

[Collins28]

@laugre

What about:
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]

Thank you for the suggestions! I like [name_m]Holden[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]. All have been turned down by my husband unfortunately.

[Collins28]

@angelinaspearman

[name_m]Findley[/name_m] seems trendy to me and a little weak. Whereas [name_m]Holt[/name_m] seems manly and unusual. I think it definitely sounds like a full name. like it alot and your girl names are lovely too

Thank you!

[Collins28]

@chickenlady

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Holt[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]!

Thank you! My only concern is the flow of [name_u]James[/name_u] with our last name, [name_u]Collins[/name_u]. [name_u]James[/name_u] is a family name on both sides so I really want to use it but don’t want it to seem forced.

[Collins28]

@maurab

I agree with you that [name_m]Holt[/name_m] feels incomplete or abrupt. Maybe [name_m]Holden[/name_m]? I love [name_u]Finley[/name_u] but I had a cat named [name_u]Finley[/name_u] so it’s always been hard for me to think outside of that! [name_u]Finn[/name_u] is adorable and [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] or [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] could be a full name for it although it stands alone fine. Some others I like, both Irish & not:

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ([name_u]Toby[/name_u]) [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Keenan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Callen[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

Thank you for the suggestions! So many great names! I like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Holden[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], and love [name_m]Evander[/name_m]! My husband doesn’t like [name_m]Evander[/name_m] sadly

[Collins28]

@reesespieces

Pulling from your girls names, what about [name_m]Idris[/name_m] or [name_m]Hakon[/name_m] ([name_m]Haakon[/name_m])?

My husband would probably like [name_m]Haakon[/name_m]! Thank you for the suggestions!

[Marnie_Mou6]

What about [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] / [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
A combination of [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] + [name_m]Holt[/name_m]
I think [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f] make sense together

[WhiteGardenia]

My vote goes to [name_m]Holt[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Coll1ns. I think it sounds fine and we rarely say all three names together. He would be known as [name_m]Holt[/name_m] Coll1ns and that is a gorgeous, strong, masculine name!

[Collins28]

@whitegardenia

My vote goes to [name_m]Holt[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Coll1ns. I think it sounds fine and we rarely say all three names together. He would be known as [name_m]Holt[/name_m] Coll1ns and that is a gorgeous, strong, masculine name!

Thank you for the help!!

[escape]

I love the suggestion of [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]! It’s such a handsome name! I also really like [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Holden[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Aldous[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m].

[boyandgirl]

[name_m]Holt[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is fabulous!

[Collins28]

@marnie_mou6

What about [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] / [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
A combination of [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] + [name_m]Holt[/name_m]
I think [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f] make sense together

Oops some how I missed this one. I love [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] a lot! But my husband doesn’t like it. I’ve been trying for years to get him to change his mind lol

[Collins28]

@escape

I love the suggestion of [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]! It’s such a handsome name! I also really like [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Holden[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Aldous[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m].

I agree I love it too but my husband won’t budge on it. Thank you for the suggestions! I wish we could use [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] but my husband has 2 family members with the name.

[Collins28]

@tfzolghadr

I’m not a fan of [name_m]Holt[/name_m]… I find it much too abrupt. And [name_m]Holt[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Collins[/name_u] sounds quite off to me. Your girls’ names seem to be on the edge of trendy and vintage. So, I’ll try to go with that…
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Hal[/name_m]), [name_m]Torin[/name_m], [name_m]Soren[/name_m], [name_u]Ashby[/name_u], [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], Oakton, [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_m]Bridger[/name_m], [name_m]Whitman[/name_m], [name_m]Whittaker[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Ogden[/name_m], [name_m]Olin[/name_m], [name_m]Odin[/name_m], [name_m]Oren[/name_m], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_m]Irving[/name_m], [name_m]Cecil[/name_m], [name_m]Leif[/name_m], [name_m]Anton[/name_m], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Alastair[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Cyril[/name_m], [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Lochlan[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], Emre, Evren, [name_m]Eben[/name_m], [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Gawain[/name_m], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m], [name_u]Grey[/name_u], [name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_m]Heath[/name_m], [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], [name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_m]Hiram[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_m]Rainier[/name_m], [name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Bastien[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Jett[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_u]Jericho[/name_u], [name_m]Jefferson[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], Jasher, [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m], [name_m]Tucker[/name_m], [name_m]Booker[/name_m], [name_m]Langston[/name_m], [name_m]Byron[/name_m], [name_u]Leith[/name_u], [name_m]Nevin[/name_m], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], [name_m]Neville[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Niels[/name_m], [name_m]Thurston[/name_m], [name_m]Walden[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], [name_m]Westley[/name_m], [name_u]Easton[/name_u], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Eleazar[/name_m], [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m], [name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], [name_m]Redmond[/name_m], [name_m]Teague[/name_m], [name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_m]Waldo[/name_m], [name_m]Ardan[/name_m], [name_m]Alban[/name_m], [name_m]Aban[/name_m], [name_m]Sayer[/name_m], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m], [name_m]Floyd[/name_m], [name_m]Boyd[/name_m], [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Murphy[/name_u], [name_u]Tierney[/name_u], [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u], [name_m]Walton[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Saul[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_m]Earnest[/name_m], [name_m]Gallagher[/name_m], [name_m]Gregor[/name_m], [name_m]Lowell[/name_m], [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u], [name_u]Seneca[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_u]Rio[/name_u], [name_u]Cato[/name_u], [name_u]Sequoia[/name_u], [name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m], [name_m]Quillan[/name_m], [name_m]Fraser[/name_m], [name_m]Gio[/name_m], [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m], [name_m]Renzo[/name_m], [name_m]Enzo[/name_m], [name_m]Aldo[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Django[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], [name_u]Beck[/name_u], [name_m]Breccan[/name_m], [name_m]Brogan[/name_m], [name_m]Brock[/name_m], [name_m]Damien[/name_m], [name_m]Dallin[/name_m], [name_u]Dayton[/name_u], [name_m]Lev[/name_m], [name_m]Liev[/name_m], [name_u]Ari[/name_u], Koray, [name_u]Pasha[/name_u], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_u]Walker[/name_u], [name_m]Lawson[/name_m], [name_m]Karl[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m], [name_m]Huntly[/name_m], [name_u]Fifer[/name_u], [name_m]Baker[/name_m], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_u]Monroe[/name_u], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_m]Macsen[/name_m], Macklin, [name_m]Mack[/name_m], [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_m]Stanton[/name_m], [name_u]Tal[/name_u], [name_m]Kane[/name_m], [name_m]Kale[/name_m], [name_u]Salem[/name_u], [name_m]Stewart[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_m]Tavish[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Riordan[/name_m], [name_m]Dermot[/name_m], [name_m]Donall[/name_m], Dougall, [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_m]Abram[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Dirk[/name_m]

Thank you for all the great suggestions! I’ll run them by my husband. Several that I really like on your list!

I like [name_m]Holt[/name_m] but I’m not convinced it could be a first name, my husband is.