Finally pregnant with baby #2!

After trying for over 2 years, we are pregnant!!!

We don’t know the gender yet, but we have girls names all picked out. However, I don’t really love ANY boy names. I have name styles I like, I have preferences, but I haven’t found any to put in a definite list.

I like names that are uncommon but vaguely familiar. Our daughter is [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. I will pick a more common name for the middle name, but I love a name that is soft sounding, short, easy to spell and pronounce on sight, but definitely NOT in the top 100. I live in a location where unusual names are the norm.

Boy names I like but don’t love…

[name_u]Avery[/name_u] (too common right now)
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u] (on the fence)
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] (too common)
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] (bad association but I still like the concept of the name)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] (too girly?)
[name_u]Shaw[/name_u] (not great with our last name that starts with S)
[name_u]Poe[/name_u] (too trendy)
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] (my fav but does not work with our last name at all)
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] with nn [name_u]Desi[/name_u] (I like it but it doesn’t feel right)
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Teo[/name_m] (already have a nephew named [name_m]Leo[/name_m])
[name_u]Rio[/name_u] (maybe too trendy)

Help! I feel like I’ve seen and read every list.

I want it to go well with our daughter [name_f]Nova[/name_f], but it’s so hard! :-?

(P.s. the girl names we have picked out are [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], and [name_f]Juno[/name_f])

I like [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] a lot. I do think of [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] as a girl name but I guess it can go the other way.

[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_f]Rumi[/name_f]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]

I don’t think [name_u]Rio[/name_u] is common enough to be trendy…but it is unisex. [name_m]How[/name_m] about Cosimo, Pax, Crusoe, [name_m]Mateo[/name_m], [name_m]Tadeo[/name_m]/[name_m]Taddeo[/name_m], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m], [name_u]Jory[/name_u], [name_m]Dario[/name_m], [name_m]Corentin[/name_m], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], [name_m]Vero[/name_m], [name_u]Slate[/name_u], [name_u]Onyx[/name_u], [name_m]Indio[/name_m]/[name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_f]Revel[/name_f], [name_m]Stone[/name_m], [name_m]Devereaux[/name_m], [name_m]Koa[/name_m], Aero, Teague

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] or [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] came to mind, they seem to have the same earthy vibes.

And congratulations on the baby! How exciting! :smiley:

Suggestions

[name_u]Amory[/name_u]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_m]Koa[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Raffy[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Miller[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sholto[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ricardo[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Rio[/name_u]’
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Trey[/name_m]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

I like [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Poe[/name_u] and [name_u]Rio[/name_u]

Some suggestions:
[name_u]Neo[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
Revy
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Bjorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Manu[/name_m]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Nim[/name_m]
[name_m]Ole[/name_m]
Lodi
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m]
Sebas
Ferron
[name_m]Vigo[/name_m] / [name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_m]Vito[/name_m]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Caius[/name_m] (ky-us) nn [name_u]Cai[/name_u]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Taj[/name_u]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] & [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] & [name_u]Alden[/name_u]

Congratulations. [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is stunning!

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Gable[/name_m]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Quade[/name_m]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Tage[/name_m]

If [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is your fave but doesn’t work with your last name, maybe the somewhat similar [name_m]Miles[/name_m] would work.

I just posted [name_m]Miles[/name_m] but then thought about [name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]. it has a wonderful synchronicity with [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] without being too overt.

Ideas:
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Kiro[/name_m]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Cruz[/name_u]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions!

It’s funny, many names suggested are ones I’ve kinda thought about, so maybe I should revisit them.

Some thoughts…

I like [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] and [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] a lot, but my husband does not. Which is odd because there aren’t many names he doesn’t like…but [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] was an instant no and [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] was the same. Sad! They are so cute. I also fear they are both on the trendy side. At least that what I tell myself to let them go.

[name_u]River[/name_u] is one that’s floating around my head lately, but I think it sounds odd with our last name [name_m]Stark[/name_m]. [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]Stark[/name_m]…what do you think?

I love the meaning on [name_m]Elio[/name_m], but it’s a bit of a mouthful. And we don’t have any Latin roots so I feel like maybe I shouldn’t use it?

[name_u]Indigo[/name_u] is fun and on my guilty pleasure list. I don’t think I could practically use it.

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] are lovely, but not my personal style. They fall under the trendy umbrella for me.

I like [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]…but once again, too trendy right now. It has a hipster vibe I want to avoid.

[name_u]Luca[/name_u] is soft and sweet, but we don’t have Italian roots so I fear we shouldn’t use it…

[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]…too common??

[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]. I like it alone, but with our last name it sounds like a prefix ([name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] [name_m]Stark[/name_m]) instead of a first name.

[name_u]Alden[/name_u]! [name_u]Love[/name_u] this, but too harsh with our hard constant last name. [name_u]Alden[/name_u] [name_m]Stark[/name_m]. I like a softer name.

Phew…so many to consider! Keep the suggestions coming! You’re helping the creative juices flow.

A few more …

[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
Emeric
[name_m]Ingram[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] & (apologies for repeats):

[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

I think [name_u]Shea[/name_u] is my current #1 favorite! I hadn’t thought about it before, but I like the meaning and I like that it’s unisex, short, easy to spell and pronounce, and goes nicely with [name_f]Nova[/name_f].