H and P names for boys

Boy Names
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Okay. I am not pregnant yet though we are trying!

I am looking for honest opinions on these names and any other ones you can suggest that start with H or P. The thing with these initials is my grandfather’s initials. They both had H first names, one had a P middle name. [name]Both[/name] have passed away. It’s not necessary in my family/cultural tradition for the whole name to be a match for theirs, we tend to do initial matching.

[name]Harvey[/name] - one grandfather’s English name. This feels a bit like playing favourites. And is [name]Harvey[/name] ready to come back? I sort of like it but I don’t know if its too retro.

[name]Harold[/name] - the other’s English name. I don’t think its ready to come back.

[name]Hale[/name] / [name]Hal[/name]

[name]Hamish[/name] - Quite popular here. Nice in that it ties to my husband’s Gaelic/Scots culture while sounding vaguely Yiddish which is my own culture. Not nice in that it sounds like “ham.”

[name]Henry[/name]

[name]Hanan[/name] - Rhymes with cannon. Sounds believable in this age of Aidans, Landons, etc. Granddad’s Hebrew name. Oddly, less dated sounding than his English name? Thoughts? The very rare male form of [name]Hannah[/name].

[name]Hezekiah[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]

P names

[name]Piers[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name]

[name]Ptolemy[/name] - I actually like it, not sure if it counts as a P name though.

[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Phinnaeus[/name]
[name]Pascoe[/name]

[name]Pesach[/name] - ch as in the Scottish [name]Loch[/name], not as in chair.

[name]Pax[/name]

I don’t really want to use [name]Harry[/name], [name]Harrison[/name], [name]Paul[/name] or [name]Peter[/name].

If you read this far, thank you! :slight_smile:

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[name]Harvey[/name] - Reminds me of the [name]Harvey[/name] boys. Not sure if I like it.
[name]Harold[/name] - [name]Harold[/name] is nice, but I don’t know I wouldn’t use it.
[name]Hale[/name] / [name]Hal[/name] - Reminds me of the [name]Green[/name] Lantern.
[name]Hamish[/name] - Hate this name.
[name]Henry[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. [name]Love[/name] the Tudors, so this is a favorite.
[name]Hanan[/name] - Eh…nms.
[name]Hezekiah[/name] - I prefer [name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]- I prefer [name]Hugo[/name], this one is lovely.
[name]Heath[/name] - Ledger. [name]Love[/name] the association, but I get really sad when I think about him.

I also have Hades on my list, though I doubt you’d like that. I also like [name]Hector[/name] from [name]Troy[/name] and the name [name]Harland[/name] / [name]Harlan[/name]. [name]Holden[/name] is another suggestion too.

[name]Piers[/name] - As in the store?
[name]Pierce[/name] - [name]Brosnan[/name].
[name]Peregrine[/name]- Nice, but minds me a Penguin when looking at it.
[name]Ptolemy[/name] - It counts as a “P” name. I like that it is Greek. A celebrity couple used this name.
[name]Phoenix[/name]- [name]Love[/name]. This is on my list.
[name]Phinnaeus[/name]- Like.
[name]Pascoe[/name]- No. NMS.
[name]Pesach[/name] - Can’t even pronounce this.
[name]Pax[/name]- As in [name]Angelina[/name] [name]Jolie[/name] and [name]Brad[/name] [name]Pitt[/name]'s kid? Nms.

I like [name]Percy[/name]/Perceival and [name]Poseidon[/name].

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[name]Holden[/name] is a make of car out here, and my husband has banned it on the grounds that “Hyundai and Honda are out too.”

I don’t know what the [name]Harvey[/name] boys are, I only know the [name]Hardy[/name] boys mystery novels. Should I be worried?

I go back and forth on [name]Hector[/name].

Thanks for going through all of them for me, I know it was long. :slight_smile:

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I like [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Hezekiah[/name]. [name]Harold[/name] could grow on me. [name]Don[/name]'t like any of the others. [name]Heath[/name] makes me think sheath as in a horse’s penis (I worked in an Arabian breeding barn). Weird mental connection I know.

Edited to add I like Phinneous (sp?) if it’s pronounced like the TV cartoon Phinneaus and Ferb. I’m editing so I can’t see the thread to see how to spell the name, sorry.

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Was it the [name]Hardy[/name] boys?

Never mind. I thought it was the [name]Harvey[/name] boys. Whoops!

Also, there is an association with [name]Sabrina[/name] the teenage witch, if that bothers you.

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I like [name]Henry[/name], [name]Hanan[/name] & [name]Heath[/name] :slight_smile: I have a difficult time with “P” names, so am not much use there!

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Of the H- names, my favourites are [name]Hanan[/name], [name]Hamish[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Hezekiah[/name] and [name]Heath[/name], and, of the P- names, [name]Phoenix[/name] is really the only one I like. [name]Hervey[/name], [name]Harold[/name], [name]Hal[/name] and [name]Hugh[/name] just feel really dated to me, and the other P- names I’m really not too familiar with and do I’m not sure how I feel about them (though I’m not keen on [name]Pierce[/name] at all).

I think [name]Henry[/name] is your best bet - sounds like [name]Hanan[/name], without favoring and still has the H. Perfect!

My favourite H- name is [name]Hadrian[/name], to add as a suggestion. :slight_smile:

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I really like [name]Henry[/name] - my husband doesn’t. I thought it was a good way to get a common-enough name (he likes “normal names” for boys) but he said [name]Henry[/name] is “old.” But the others are mostly “weird” - hard to find a balance there!

[name]Hadrian[/name] is kind of cool, I can’t say I would have thought of it. Thanks.

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[name]Harvey[/name] and [name]Harold[/name] are both names I have a hard time seeing on a kid; to me, they are in the category of old man names that are a bit too clunky to make a comeback. Of the two, I prefer [name]Harvey[/name].

[name]Hale[/name]/[name]Hal[/name] – I really like both of these, though I’m not usually fond of one-syllable names.

[name]Hamish[/name] – like it

[name]Henry[/name] – good, solid, classic name

[name]Hanan[/name] – not fond of it. Probably because it does sound so much like [name]Hannah[/name], without sounding like the masculine form of it (like [name]Alexander[/name]/[name]Alexandra[/name]).

[name]Hezekiah[/name] – I usually like biblical names that end in -iah, but this one doesn’t appeal to me

[name]Hugh[/name] – this one has really grown on me; I also prefer [name]Hugo[/name]

[name]Heath[/name] – another one that has grown on me, I think it’s wearable and will age well

[name]Piers[/name]/[name]Pierce[/name] – they both have some celebrity-ish associations for me ([name]Piers[/name] [name]Anthony[/name], [name]Pierce[/name] [name]Brosnan[/name], [name]Chevy[/name] [name]Chase[/name]'s character on Community); it wasn’t until recently that I knew of anyone with this name [name]IRL[/name]. There is a 6 or 7 yo at my dd’s school with this name. Of the two, I think I prefer [name]Piers[/name], mostly because I think of the verb pierce when I see the name written (though not so much when I hear it).

[name]Peregrine[/name] – doesn’t feel like a name to me; I didn’t know it was a name until I found nameberry. I don’t think it’s very common where I live. If it’s more common where you are, that would make it more useable for me.

[name]Ptolemy[/name] – not a fan

[name]Pheonix[/name] – I’ve never really cared for this as a name, but I know a lot of people like it. I don’t see it wearing well past high school.

[name]Phinneas[/name] – like it

[name]Pascoe[/name] – it’s OK, mostly because I like [name]Pascal[/name], and it’s close. But I would go with [name]Pascal[/name] instead

[name]Pesach[/name] – not appealing

[name]Pax[/name] – meh

A few suggestions:

[name]Hiram[/name]/[name]Hyrum[/name]
[name]Hendrik[/name]
[name]Hieronymous[/name] (it feels over the top to me, but I love the nn Hiero)

[name]Pascal[/name]

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I love [name]Hanan[/name] I think thats really cool and unique. I also thought of

Hahn

[name]Hagen[/name] (long a sound)

Hadwinn

Haken (means Emperor)

[name]Hal[/name] short for Haldon

P names

[name]Pace[/name] (means [name]Peace[/name])

[name]Pacy[/name]

[name]Percy[/name]

[name]Palmer[/name]

[name]Parker[/name]

[name]Parry[/name]

[name]Patton[/name]

[name]Paxton[/name]

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H Names that I like:
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Hale[/name]/[name]Hal[/name]
[name]Hanan[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]

P Names that I like:
[name]Phinnaeus[/name]
[name]Pax[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]

Combos of these that I like:
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Hale[/name]/[name]Hal[/name] [name]Phinnaeus[/name]
[name]Hanan[/name] [name]Pax[/name]
[name]Hanan[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Hanan[/name] [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Heath[/name] [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] [name]Phinnaeus[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] [name]Pax[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Phinnaeus[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Pax[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]