help! I'm stuck on the '-on' names, DH stuck on the '-er' ones

Boy Names
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We are having a tough time deciding on a name for baby #2 to be born this fall. We have settled on some good girl choices, but having a tough time with boys this time around. Big sister is [name]Scarlett[/name], so looking for a similar feel for boy’s name. Not too popular, but not really unusual either. Some of my favorites are:

[name]Jackson[/name]- might be too popular for us though
[name]Colton[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]- same as [name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]- I really like, DH is not sold
[name]Lincoln[/name]

DH’s favs:
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Preston[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Walker[/name]- not my favorite, but of his list I think it is

We just haven’t found one name yet that we both say- oh yeah, this is it. I feel like we’re getting closer, but would [name]LOVE[/name] some other suggestions. Thanks for the help!!

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From your list, I like: [name]Holden[/name] and [name]Lincoln[/name] for [name]Scarlett[/name]'s sibling
From your DH list I like: [name]Porter[/name] and [name]Preston[/name] the best.

Other suggestions:
[name]Sawyer[/name] (if you don’t mind another “S” initial)
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Raleigh[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Vaughan[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Ramsey[/name]
[name]Wylie[/name]
[name]Travis[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Roland[/name]
[name]Torin[/name]
[name]Atlas[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Miller[/name]
[name]Adair[/name]
[name]Barron[/name]
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Edison[/name]
[name]Talon[/name]
[name]Gulliver[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]

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I also love er names…
My faves are:
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Fletcher[/name]

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“[name]Walker[/name], [name]Texas[/name] [name]Ranger[/name]”?! No [name]Walker[/name], please!!! Anyone who lived through the early 90’s will associate this name with that ridiculous [name]Chuck[/name] [name]Norris[/name] show.

As for [name]Holden[/name], he will never be able to escape the Catcher in the [name]Rye[/name] reference. Believe me, it will still be required reading when he gets to high school.

One way around this might be to ditch both the -er and the -on endings and go for something different altogether. I have a feeling that the -on/en/an ending (which I’ll admit sounds cool to me too) is going to sound very dated in 20 years.

Here are some thoughts:

Similar to [name]Scarlett[/name]:

[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]

an/en:

[name]Bowen[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Iverson[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Dean[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]

  • er:
    [name]Xavier[/name]
    [name]Spencer[/name]
    [name]Carver[/name]

Others:

[name]Locke[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Mathis[/name]
[name]Griffith[/name]

Good luck!

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This probably won’t help you at all, but I like [name]Holden[/name] and [name]Walker[/name] (my h loves it, too) best, especially with [name]Scarlett[/name]. I also think [name]Davis[/name] would sound good.