Help! About a week to go and can't decide on a boy's name

r2424 · December 9, 2018, 10:30pm

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I’m having my first child in a week or two. I have lots of names I like, but nothing I love or that feels like “the one” yet. I am 99% sure his middle name will be [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], and I think I may end up calling him that too - I like meaningful names, and that one is for a variety of reasons. My last name starts with R and has two syllables.

Some that I’m considering:

[name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] or [name_u]Reece[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance…

kendelbell · December 9, 2018, 11:08pm

I’m a fan of [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

Here’s some fresh ideas…
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Killian[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Sayer[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaden[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Rylee[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

18_25 · December 10, 2018, 2:57am

[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] gets my vote as well.

lovemysweeties · December 10, 2018, 4:52am

I love or adore -
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_u]Gray[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_m]Cillian[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] (I have [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m] on my short list)
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] or [name_u]Reece[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - prefer [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

[name_u]Owen[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Padraig[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_m]Piers[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]/[name_m]Arch[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Arch[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]Finley[/name_u]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]

WhiteGardenia · December 10, 2018, 9:04am

You have a lovely list and you can’t go wrong with any of them including using [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] as his first name. My favourites from your list are [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], and [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m]. My least favourites are [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] and [name_u]Reece[/name_u] and love the suggestions of [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Piers[/name_m], and [name_m]Tadhg[/name_m].

moonstone · December 10, 2018, 9:05am

I really like [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]. What about [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]?

Susette · December 10, 2018, 10:11am

Ones I like:
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - my fave!
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - 2nd fave!
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

Not fond of:
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

Lose these:
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] - don’t like the sound
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] & [name_u]Reese[/name_u] or [name_u]Reece[/name_u] - often used for girls
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - made-up & trendy
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - too popular and also used for girls

mistymorning · December 10, 2018, 10:21am

I love [name_m]Graham[/name_m]!!

Have you considered the spelling [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] as well?

nbarbs · December 10, 2018, 12:52pm

[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] is so classically handsome!

r2424 · December 11, 2018, 6:46pm

Thank you all! I really appreciate the input. Still hopelessly undecided, though - pretty sure I’m going to have name regret…