Okay, I’m feeling anxious about even asking this question in public - if you can consider a baby name forum public, but I need some impartial (and hopefully helpful, constructive) opinions. [name]Baby[/name] #3 is due in 4 weeks and we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl. The boy name I have become most attached to is [name]Declan[/name]. It’s also one of the few boy names that my husband and I both have an affinity for. The problem is our last name is [name]Devlin[/name]. I’m worried it sounds too jokey and rhyme-y. I don’t want my kid to go through life with a name that sounds silly/fake/overly similar.
Our other two kids are [name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name] and I think [name]Declan[/name] fits nicely with them as a sibling name, but I’m really torn about how it sounds with our last name.
Can you tell me what you think?
Suggestions of alternatives are welcome! We’re looking for something not too common (no top 20 names) and not too out there either. Also, I prefer shorter names that don’t lend themselves to nicknames and are straightforward to spell.
Thank you berries!
[name]Declan[/name] is a great choice, I really like it with [name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name]. Unfortunately, since [name]Declan[/name] and [name]Devlin[/name] start with D and end in the same similar sound (lan/lin) I would say they are too close to each other and rhyme, imho. I would avoid a name ending in n for flow.
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Brooks[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
Yea, I’m sorry but I think [name]Declan[/name] [name]Devlin[/name] sounds way too close. Like [name]Rosie[/name] [name]Posey[/name]. Also, [name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name] are far more classic than [name]Declan[/name]–which I see as quite trendy. [name]Declan[/name] has been in the top 1000 for little over a decade and it’s already #143. I imagine it’s going to be very associated with this time–whereas [name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name] have been on the list for 100 years, since they started keeping records.
what about:
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
I love the suggestion of [name]Ezra[/name]!
[name]Declan[/name] [name]Devlin[/name] doesn’t work, sorry. You’ve already gotten a lot of great suggestions. I especially like these:
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]