First Name to go with Middle Name Nyhl

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]!
Nyhl (pronounced [name_u]Nile[/name_u]) is a family name that has a pretty significant meaning for me. It’s not necessarily my style so I had ruled it out at first, but I’m coming around to wanting to use it in the middle name spot.

We tend favor surname-style names for first names. To give you an idea, here are a few combos that DH and I both love: [name_u]Brooks[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_u]Griffin[/name_u] [name_u]Hayes[/name_u], [name_u]Jensen[/name_u] [name_m]Turner[/name_m], [name_u]Charleston[/name_u] [name_u]Blake[/name_u].

What would you suggest as a first name for Nyhl?

Graham Nyhl
[name_u]Easton[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_m]Northcliff[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_u]Holden[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Archer[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Reid[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Parker[/name_u] Nyhl

What a cool name!

I really like [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] Nyhl, [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] Nyhl, [name_u]Archer[/name_u] Nyhl, and [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] Nyhl from @juliem1912’s suggestions. Overall, I think I prefer Nyhl with a first name that’s at least two syllables, doesn’t end in “n” (tricky with surname names!), and doesn’t sound like a place name (since Nyhl reminds me of [name_u]Nile[/name_u]). I’ll suggest some that follow those criteria, plus a few others:

Barrett Nyhl
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Owen[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Porter[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] Nyhl
[name_m]Thayer[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Whitaker[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u] Nyhl

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Benson Nyhl
[name_m]Truman[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Boden[/name_m] Nyhl
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m] Nyhl