Feedback on New Short List

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] All, back again. We are due in a month today and have scrapped our old short list and made a new one. Looking for feedback on flow, sound and overall impression (too popular/dated/unsuitable etc).

[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]

[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]

[name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]

[name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]

Last name is [name_m]Hall[/name_m]. Thanks for the input!

[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m] reminds me of a school or “place” rather than a boy’s name. (There’s actually a bar in IL named [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m]). It’s too impersonal to me.

[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m] is my favorite combination.

[name_u]Carter[/name_u] and [name_u]Parker[/name_u] sound too last name-y to be paired with [name_m]Hall[/name_m]. It just sounds very administrative and building-like.

I like [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] and [name_u]Parker[/name_u] the most. [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m] does sound like a building

[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m]: [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m]? Sounds like a monument or something. I don’t like it too much!
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m]: [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] is a bit rhyme-y…
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m]: I love it!
[name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m]: This one too!

I’m torn between [name_u]Carter[/name_u] and [name_u]Parker[/name_u]!

I agree with pp with [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Hall[/name_m] sounding like a building. My favorite would be [name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m], followed closely by [name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]