[name_m]Not[/name_m] a mom but I grew up with a single mom, my brother got our mom’s last name and I got my father’s last name. My brother is very happy to have our mom’s last name and I wish I had also gotten my mom’s last name. I say give the kid your last name. My advice is also to stop asking this man what he thinks about the names you like because he sounds terrible. If you really want to be nice, use Ed or Edward/Edwin/Edgar as your son’s middle name to honor the grandpa but honestly, I wouldn’t bother with that since the grandpa has already been honored twice.
Some name suggestions with similar vibes to your list:
- [name_m]Macallister[/name_m]
- [name_m]Lyndon[/name_m]
- [name_m]Abbott[/name_m]
- [name_m]Keats[/name_m]
- [name_m]Emerson[/name_m]
- [name_m]Collier[/name_m]
- [name_m]Beauden[/name_m]
- [name_m]Patton[/name_m]
- [name_m]Langdon[/name_m]
- [name_m]Eaton[/name_m]
- [name_f]Mackenzie[/name_f]
- [name_m]Garrison[/name_m]