See the results of this poll: Which do you prefer
Respondents: 71 (This poll is closed)
- Oliver Finnegan Ray : 36 (51%)
- Flynn Arthur Ray : 15 (21%)
- Maxwell Elias Ray: 20 (28%)
I love [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Maxwell[/name] so this is a tough one. I think I’m going to have to go with [name]Oliver[/name] because I like it slightly better with your surname [name]Ray[/name].
I chose [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name]. I might have chosen [name]Maxwell[/name] because [name]Max[/name] is a great nickname, but I really don’t like it paired with [name]Elias[/name] (because [name]Maxwell[/name] ends with the same sound [name]Elias[/name] begins with). Also, [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ray[/name] sounds far better than [name]Max[/name] [name]Ray[/name] (which sounds a bit like a cartoon weapon or villain). That said, the -er kind of blurs into [name]Ray[/name]… Oliveray. Still a better choice than [name]Flynn[/name], though!
I like all 3 names but I feel [name]Oliver[/name] is the more timeless & elegant name here. Also, [name]Flynn[/name] [name]Ray[/name] & [name]Max[/name] [name]Ray[/name] sound a little choppy.
[name]Flynn[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] sounds so handsome together!
I have to go with [name]Oliver[/name] even though I love [name]Flynn[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] best. As a pp said, [name]Flynn[/name] [name]Ray[/name] and [name]Max[/name] [name]Ray[/name] are just too choppy. [name]Max[/name] [name]Ray[/name] especially though. If you are going to go with one of these, pick [name]Flynn[/name] [name]Ray[/name]. It just looks better having the contrast in number of letters at least.
Thank you all for your honest thoughts! Keep the votes coming 
Those are all quite nice names, but I ended up voting for [name]Oliver[/name]. [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Finnegan[/name] work together in a very unique, kinda spunky way. [name]Finnegan[/name] makes [name]Oliver[/name] more fun. [name]Flynn[/name] I like, but the whole flow of the three names just doesn’t work that wonderfully. [name]Maxwell[/name] would be my second choice, and it does go well with [name]Elias[/name], but not quite as awesome as [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name].
[name]Maxwell[/name] wins my vote because it’s handsome to the point of swooning. Though I like [name]Oliver[/name], it slurs with your surname to become “[name]Olive[/name] Array”.
[name]Ray[/name] is the Surname… Sorry for the confusion!
I voted oliver ray, but [name]Flynn[/name] would be my second choice as I’m not crazy about max with the last name.
What about [name]Finnegan[/name] in the first spot?
What about [name]Finnegan[/name] in the first spot?[/QUOTE]
[name]Finnegan[/name] is my husbands favorite and our compromise would be having that as the middle name. For some reason it feels like a little much for me. I think I am just not gutsy enough I do [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Finn[/name] though
Very nice combos.
[name]Flynn[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Ray[/name] stood out for me. It sounds the best. [name]Flynn[/name] [name]Ray[/name] is a bit abrupt, but I still love this combo.
I have all three first names on my list so this was a tough one. I have really been loving [name]Flynn[/name] recently but I don’t think it flows that well with [name]Arthur[/name]. Also I’m not a fan of [name]Finnegan[/name] so I went with [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Elias[/name] [name]Ray[/name] because I really like both [name]Maxwell[/name] and [name]Elias[/name].
[name]Arthur[/name] is my husbands grandfathers (who raised him) middle name, so we really wanted to use it, although I don’t really like it with [name]Oliver[/name] or [name]Maxwell[/name] for some reason.
My 1st choice would be [name]Flynn[/name], followed by [name]Oliver[/name].
I don’t like [name]Maxwell[/name] at all.
[name]Love[/name] all three! I like the flow of [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ray[/name] best.