Having the hardest time choosing!

Hello, Everyone. I love Nameberry. That said, I am NOT able to find a name my husband and I agree on! I love [name]Finley[/name], and he’s absolutely against it. Our last name is [name]Flannery[/name], and he says [name]Finley[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] is ridiculous. :frowning:

The name we both like is [name]Kieran[/name], but the more I think of it, the less I really like it. We already have an [name]Ethan[/name] and a [name]Mark[/name]. As you can see, we like something somewhat “normal” but not super popular. We named [name]Ethan[/name] at the beginning of 2003, BEFORE it was top 10, thinking it was really nice and not that popular. fail. :slight_smile: We love his name, but its been in the top 10 since 2003. [name]Mark[/name]'s name was just something we liked. And [name]Ethan[/name] could say it as a 2 year old, which was charming.

My current list looks like this:
[name]Willard[/name] ([name]Will[/name])
[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
Breckon
[name]Henley[/name]

Most of these are not in agreement by said stubborn husband. :slight_smile: I am looking for a name that is no more popular than maybe top 100. I’m not looking for anything really out there, like [name]Zebulun[/name], [name]Lorenzo[/name], [name]River[/name], etc. My husband says, “no hippie names,” and that pretty much includes any nature or color names as well. We don’t really like occupation names like [name]Hunter[/name], [name]Miller[/name], [name]Cooper[/name].

The name we choose HAS TO sound good with [name]Flannery[/name]. Help please? I want to be IN [name]LOVE[/name] with the name of this child, I don’t want to settle. :slight_smile: thanks, all!

If [name]Kieran[/name] is not quite fitting the bill, what about…
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Karson[/name]
[name]Kenton[/name]

Other names your list remind me of…
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]

Here’s some ideas…

[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Aidan[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Brogan[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Curtis[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Connor[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Dylan[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Grayson[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Jude[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Logan[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Austin[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] ([name]Love[/name]!!!)
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Spencer[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Samson[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Tristan[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]William[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]

I must agree with your husband that [name]Finley[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] sounds a little silly!
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] &
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] &
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] &
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] &

Sorry, [name]Finley[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] sounds silly. I don’t really like the sound of -ey and -ey, either, so I personally would rule out [name]Henley[/name], too. I don’t care for Breckon (it sounds choppy and a little made up). I like [name]Kieran[/name], though I think it seems rather distinctly Irish and modern compared with [name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Mark[/name]. I think a little [name]Will[/name] would fit in the best with your troupe, whether as [name]Willard[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Willem[/name], [name]Wills[/name], etc. You might also consider (sorry for repeats):

[name]Tatum[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] ([name]Tate[/name])
[name]Colin[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Adam[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name] or [name]Winston[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] ([name]Win[/name])
[name]Holden[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Callum[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Louis[/name] or [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] ([name]Chris[/name] or [name]Topher[/name])
[name]Liam[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Silas[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Cyrus[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]

I also like a lot of the suggestions from the poster above me.

When I hear his brother’s names, I automatically thought [name]Owen[/name]. [name]Mark[/name], [name]Ethan[/name], & [name]Owen[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]. However, my sister used to watch two brothers named [name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Garrett[/name]. [name]Garrett[/name] [name]Flannery[/name]?

Willard (Will) - Ehh it’s ok
Kieran - Love it!
Finley - I agree, it does sound pretty ridiculous with your ln… sorry!
Breckon - Sounds made up
Henley - To me this is a kind of shirt… shrug

How about… (sorry if already mentioned)
Colin/Collin
Noah
Kevin
Brendan
Owen
Oliver
Ryan
Aidan
Gavin
Logan
Devin
Nolan

(ETA: hahaha totally just noticed they almost all end in an/en/in. Whoops!)

I think [name]Kieran[/name] sounds amazing with your other kids’ names and also with your last name! I also like [name]Willard[/name], but his nickname will sound like it’s from the super-popular (but nice) [name]William[/name]. If you don’t mind that, then I’d also vote for [name]Willard[/name]. Someone on here also wrote “[name]Colin[/name]” as a suggestion, which also sounds great with your last name and is familiar but not super-popular or trendy.

Thanks, everyone! Still looking for that perfect name. I guess I’m totally off with the [name]Finley[/name] [name]Flannery[/name] thing. Good to know its not just my husband being stubborn.

Keep em coming! Right now I’m liking [name]Will[/name] and [name]Kristofer[/name] a little bit. We can’t have anything that sounds too like [name]Ethan[/name], either, i.e. [name]Aidan[/name], [name]Owen[/name], etc.

this is hard!!! Thanks for your help!! :slight_smile: