Help us decide on son's name

See the results of this poll: Vote for favorite combination for our son

Respondents: 48 (This poll is closed)

  • Sullivan Boone: 11 (23%)
  • Fisher Murphy: 0 (0%)
  • Abraham Martin: 3 (6%)
  • Homer Sinclair: 0 (0%)
  • Dashiell Hugo: 5 (10%)
  • Cedric Finnegan: 1 (2%)
  • Elijah Bennett: 9 (19%)
  • Oliver Wolf: 10 (21%)
  • Redford Everett: 9 (19%)
  • Eamon Declan/Duncan: 0 (0%)

I voted for [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name]! All of your names are amazing so it was very hard to pick a favorite. There is just something about [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] that I [name]LOVE[/name]. My next favorites are [name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Homer[/name] [name]Sinclair[/name] and [name]Redford[/name] [name]Everett[/name]. I would actually really like [name]Murphy[/name] [name]Fisher[/name], I know you had it as [name]Fisher[/name] [name]Murphy[/name] though.

The names I liked that didn’t make the poll-
[name]Reef[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]

I [name]LOVE[/name] your boy names!!! This was an extremely hard one. I voted for [name]Abraham[/name] because I love the nn [name]Abe[/name] and it was one of the boy names that we had on our list.
I also really like the name [name]Redford[/name] [name]Everett[/name]… He sounds so handsome! [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Reef[/name] I like too. I love [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Boone[/name] and [name]Homer[/name] [name]Sinclair[/name] too. I also like the name [name]Fisher[/name].

Ok so I pretty much liked all of them. NOt very helpful I know. If offbeat is what you are going for though, I would go with [name]Homer[/name], [name]Redford[/name], or [name]Sullivan[/name].

Good luck. You do not have an easy decision ahead with such amazing options and I wish you the best!

I love [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] the most! But many of them are very handsome.

Ditto! :slight_smile:

I voted for [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Boone[/name]. [name]Murphy[/name] [name]Fisher[/name] would definitely have gotten my vote. I like [name]Fisher[/name] but I don’t like how it would likely be shortened to [name]Fish[/name] in conversation.

[name]Just[/name] a note that the first thing I thought of with [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] was [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] in Pride and Prejudice. I’m not sure why–maybe [name]Elijah[/name]/[name]Eliza[/name]. I just wanted to point this out–it may just be me!

I voted for [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] because it jumped out at me right away; I tried it with some W last names and it seemed to work just fine. I liked lots of the other name too though, so this was a hard choice. You have a great list to choose from! Good luck with your delivery!

I voted for [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] because it jumped out at me right away; I tried it with some W last names and it seemed to work just fine. I liked lots of the other name too though, so this was a hard choice. You have a great list to choose from! Good luck with your delivery!

Ok. Last name is [name]Williams[/name]. My husband wants a “baseball like” name. You can interpret that as you wish. His criteria is that it sounds cool over a loud speaker… think: “now batting… blah blah [name]Williams[/name]”. My criteria is that its not something like [name]Babe[/name] [name]Williams[/name]. I don’t necessarily want a baseball players name. The way that I am interpretting my husband’s wishes, is that he wants a name that will sound “cool”. A memorable name, I guess.

So that being said…

  1. Which of my names fits that crazy husband criteria?
  2. Suggest a name that you think would.

Thanks!

I’ve already voted for [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] beacause I think it sounds great but with the new knowledge of making it cool for baseball I might change my vote.

I’m going to play around here let see -
(I’m saying these all in my best announcer voice :wink: ) btw I don’t watch sports,so my opinion, may just be fluff.

[name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Sully[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Sully[/name] [name]Boone[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Homer[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - Home Run [name]Homer[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - Homerun [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Homer[/name] Home Run [name]Williams[/name] - works in a total baseball way.
[name]Abraham[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Abe[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Abe[/name] reminds me of [name]Babe[/name], [name]Babe[/name] [name]Ruth[/name].
[name]Fisher[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Fish[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - I still like [name]Murphy[/name] [name]Fisher[/name].
[name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Dash[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Dash[/name] the Flash [name]Williams[/name] - I think [name]Dash[/name] could work really well in baseball.
[name]Cedric[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - it sounds nice with your last name but it’s still not one of my favorites.
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Eli[/name] [name]Williams[/name] [name]Eli[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - I can totally hear this over the loud speaker, especially [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Williams[/name].
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Ollie[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Ollie[/name] The [name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - I love [name]Ollie[/name] The [name]Wolf[/name]!
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Red[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - Big [name]Red[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Red[/name] Hot [name]Williams[/name] - This also works great for baseball.
[name]Eamon[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - not one of my favorites.

I’d still vote for [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name]. Next I’d vote for [name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] ([name]Dash[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] also sounds like a clothing line to me), [name]Redford[/name] [name]Everett[/name] and [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bennett[/name].
I’m really loving [name]Wolf[/name] in as the mn.

baseball names: [name]Elijah[/name] and [name]Redford[/name].
more baseball names that I actually love
[name]Brice[/name]
[name]Clayton[/name] nn [name]Clay[/name]
[name]Finnian[/name] nn [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name] nn [name]Ike[/name]
[name]Niall[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name] nn [name]Vince[/name]

I would avoid [name]Walker[/name] and [name]Homer[/name] if I were thinking of potential baseball names.

Here are some baseball names I don’t like:
Cute initials. We knew a slugger named D.J. He went by “Deej” (hurl!)
I feel bad listing a bunch of names that I don’t like because I might hurt somebody’s feelings. But I couldn’t resist putting Deej.

so… after reading your comments and interpretting my husbands wishes, I have narrowed it down to:

[name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Boone[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Sully[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Homer[/name] [name]Sinclair[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Homer[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name] Mattew/[name]Martin[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Abe[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Eli[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Williams[/name]/[name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Red[/name] [name]Williams[/name]

so… after reading your comments and interpretting my husbands wishes, I have narrowed it down to:

[name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Boone[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Sully[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Homer[/name] [name]Sinclair[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Homer[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name] Mattew/[name]Martin[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Abe[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Eli[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Williams[/name]/[name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Red[/name] [name]Williams[/name]

Making some progress!

My favorites from your narrowed down list. I think any of the three below would work really well.

[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Eli[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Williams[/name]/[name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - [name]Red[/name] [name]Williams[/name]

My concern with [name]Elijah[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] are their popularity. We want our son to stand out a bit. We love the names [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Elijah[/name]… but won’t he end up [name]Oliver[/name] W. and [name]Eli[/name] W. in school? AND… I am having this debate with my husband. Is it ok to name a kid [name]Red[/name], if he doesn’t have red hair? We really like the name. [name]Robert[/name] [name]Redford[/name] is one of my favorite actors. ** nn’s could be either [name]Red[/name] or [name]Ford[/name].

Is [name]Everett[/name] even a good mn for [name]Redford[/name]?

I like [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] [name]Williams[/name]… but have you noticed that his initials would be OWW?

I’m in northern [name]California[/name] and I’ve personally known one [name]Eli[/name] and one [name]Oliver[/name]. [name]Eli[/name] is a grown man now and [name]Oliver[/name] is about 8 or 9 years old. At school my daughter may have had a few [name]Elijah[/name]'s over the years but not many. Thiscould all just be my area.
I like [name]Redford[/name] and the nn [name]Red[/name]. I’d like to see it with another middle name other than [name]Everett[/name]. That’s just me personally, I wonder what others think.
From your list of names I like [name]Redford[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name], [name]Redford[/name] [name]Dashiell[/name], and [name]Redford[/name] [name]Abraham[/name]. [name]Redford[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] is my favorite from those.
I think it’s fine to name a kid [name]Red[/name] that doesn’t have [name]Red[/name] hair it might be better if he didn’t with this nn.

I love [name]Redford[/name]! What a cute name. I too love [name]Robert[/name] [name]Redford[/name], and it sounds like a great baseball name and it’s not common at all and I think it’d be even better if [name]Redford[/name] was not a redhead. It got my vote. I actually know three baby Olivers. Very cute name but definitely rising in popularity. Good luck!

What about…

[name]Abraham[/name] [name]Redford[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - ARW
[name]Abraham[/name] [name]Boone[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - ABW
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - RSW
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Bennett[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - RBW
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Redford[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - ERW
[name]Redford[/name] [name]Boone[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - RBW
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Redford[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - ORW
[name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Redford[/name] [name]Williams[/name] - SRW