Help me narrow this list down to 9! [Boys' Edition]

I’ve had so many new crushes lately that I’ve decided to extend my lists from a top 11/12 to a top 20, and I seem to have found too many names I like. :slight_smile: My set top eleven is [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Zane[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Grant[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_u]Schuyler[/name_u], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], and [name_u]Rory[/name_u], and I have nine spots left. Which from this list would you include? At this point, I’m not too worried about names that are too similar ([name_u]Rory[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], etc.); I just want to get this list narrowed down a wee bit. :slight_smile:

Thanks, Berries!

[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]

[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]

In order, my favorites are
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]

I think your list should consist of; [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Zane[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Grant[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_u]Schuyler[/name_u], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] and [name_u]Addison[/name_u].

I love the Irish theme going on with [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], all gorgeous boys names! I think [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] and [name_u]Addison[/name_u] work well in the list but would that be too many unisex names on one boys list and would you name sons [name_u]Avery[/name_u] & [name_u]Addison[/name_u] or [name_u]Harper[/name_u] & [name_u]Addison[/name_u]? I do really like them though! My favourite is [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] at the moment but you know I still adore [name_u]Avery[/name_u], while [name_u]Harper[/name_u] has grown on me lately.

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_u]River[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] have all been favourites of mine, with [name_u]River[/name_u] being my top pick at the moment for a boy.

I’m really loving your boy’s list - a range of different styles but they somehow seem to go together so well!

Thanks, [name_f]Liz[/name_f]! I’m surprised that you think they go together so well, because it seems like such an eclectic combination to me! I’m leaning the most toward [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_u]Larkin[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]/[name_u]Theo[/name_u], but even then, I still need to get rid of two!

The others I just haven’t managed to let go of yet, although I think I’m probably ready now. [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], and [name_u]Harper[/name_u] were long-shots, and I think I was only holding on to [name_u]Addison[/name_u] so long because I love my combo ([name_u]Addison[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]. It sounds so dashing and distinguished to me!). At least this is better than the girls’ list. I don’t know how I’ll ever get those narrowed down!

My top 5…

  1. [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - My son’s name. I only have positive things to say about this name.
  2. [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]*"[name_u]Dash[/name_u]" - I love the sound but I like most boy names that end in the ‘L’ sound.
  3. [name_m]Judah[/name_m] - I knew a boy named [name_m]Judah[/name_m], who would be 3-4 years old now. He made me like this name more.
  4. [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - love nature and the image I get from [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
  5. [name_u]River[/name_u] - I like this for the same reason I like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

My picks would be:

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] AND…

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

There weren’t an others I liked.

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”

You have fabulous taste!! :smiley:

Thanks, everyone! I have managed to get it down to a top 21–I just need to get rid of one more name! So far, it’s at:

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

Out of all of those, which would you get rid of?

So sad [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] didn’t make it!

Of your list of 21 I have highlighted my least favorites below
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

Of your final list, my least favorites are [name_u]Schuyler[/name_u], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] and [name_u]Larkin[/name_u] (I like [name_u]Larkin[/name_u] better on a girl). I really like most of your names, though, especially [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_u]River[/name_u]!

I personally would choose [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]” and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]. Overall though, my favourites would be [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].

I’d take out [name_u]Addison[/name_u] and [name_u]River[/name_u] to make your list of 9… I find them better suited for a girl.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

No order

[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

My top 9 from your second list:

[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”

[name_f]Happy[/name_f] naming! :slight_smile:

PS: Ah, I hadn’t seen that the thread went on… Of the Top 21 my least favorite ones are: Atticus, Boaz, Thomas, and Larkin.

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Zane[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Grant[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_u]Schuyler[/name_u], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u] and…

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] nn [name_u]Dash[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

I like [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]” , [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] a lot :slight_smile: I think [name_u]Harper[/name_u] makes a much better girls name.