Help with boy names!

Boy Names
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I’m having a boy in 5 weeks and DH and I can’t agree on any names. I haven’t found anything I love but I have several that I like. I like names that you don’t hear every day and I also love surnames.

On our list:
[name]Beckham[/name] - this is our front runner at the moment, but I’m starting to second guess it.
[name]Benson[/name]
[name]Greyson[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Trey[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]

Our last name ends in son, so I’m thinking any first names ending in son are out. Middle name will be [name]Lennox[/name] (family name) and DD is [name]Briar[/name]. Suggestions please!!! I feel like we’ll never find a name at this point!

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From your list, I like [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Lennox[/name] _______. I wouldn’t pair a ‘son’ name with a ‘son’ surname - i agree with what you are thinking!My second favorite is [name]Bennett[/name].

fresh ideas:

[name]Easton[/name] [name]Lennox[/name] (ends in ‘on’ but not ‘son’…not sure how it would go w/ your last name. I love the nn [name]East[/name] though)

[name]Crosby[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

Adler [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Foster[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Walker[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Stellan[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Teague[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Ramsey[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Sterling[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

Townsend [name]Lennox[/name]

Truett [name]Lennox[/name]

[name]Mercer[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

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I kind of love [name]Lennox[/name] as a first!
I’d go with [name]Beckett[/name] over [name]Beckham[/name]. It’s too much [name]Beckham[/name] for me.
[name]Bennett[/name] is my favorite. Are you OK with baby boy and [name]Briar[/name] sharing initials?

[name]Bingham[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Ingram[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Roscoe[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Talmage[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Weaver[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]

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Thanks for the suggestions so far! I will run them all by DH. I never though of using [name]Lennox[/name] as a first, but I kind of like it!

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: D. Good luck considering! [name]Briar[/name] and [name]Lennox[/name] sound really nice together (very Scottish, without being overwhelming), and [name]Lennox[/name] could have nn’s [name]Lenn[/name], [name]Lenny[/name], Lenno, and Nox! Pretty cool option. It’ll be a great middle if you do go with something else.

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Ooo and I love the nn Nox!!! I can’t wait to see what DH says!

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DH absolutely loves [name]Lennox[/name]. I’m a little worried it sounds too girly… Thoughts??? Or any more name suggestions?

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I love [name]Lennox[/name] nn Nox for a boy! And I like that he would have his own first initial.

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[name]Glad[/name] you are both feeling the love! I think you should really strongly consider it. BUT of course, if it’s not right, it’s not right!

I don’t find it girly at all. I suppose since it’s a surname it could be faintly uni, but it’s all boy to me.

In 2010 (2011 data is probably available from the SS Admin, but I haven’t downloaded it yet), there were 214 boy [name]Lennox[/name]'s and only 22 girl [name]Lennox[/name]'s. The distribution of the spelling [name]Lenox[/name] was similar, with 41 boys and 7 girls. So the usage is around 85 male / 15 female, not bad.

I think of the boxer [name]Lennox[/name] [name]Lewis[/name], very masculine. And [name]Lenny[/name] and Nox to me are both all boy.

I suppose the one female association si maybe [name]Annie[/name] [name]Lennox[/name]? Is that what’s doing it for you? I can see that, I suppose, but she’s not really in the limelight as she used to be, and it was her surname anyway.

Anyway, in terms of more suggestions, you could search in Nameberry’s search for the word “surname” - lots of suggestions come up. There are also several surname lists on this page:

I have one other thought: [name]Briar[/name] is a cool word name for a girl (and it also has a faintly surname-y feel), do you want to go with a word name for a boy? A few of my favorites are:

[name]Cedar[/name] (pretty plant heavy with [name]Briar[/name], FWIW)
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Loyal[/name] (L heavy with [name]Lennox[/name], though)
[name]Prosper[/name]
[name]Ransom[/name] (pretty heavy religious overtones with that one, though, if that bothers you - otherwise it just sounds like kidnapping : D. [name]Shame[/name], because I find it so handsome)

And this one just stands out to me:
[name]Dexter[/name]

I’ll be back if I think of more! Good luck!

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Oh: [name]Roscoe[/name]?

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I like [name]Weston[/name], [name]Bennett[/name], and [name]Benson[/name] from your list, in that order. I don’t care much for the others.

I like [name]Lennox[/name] as well, doesn’t sound girly at all, though I’d be worried about the nn [name]Lenny[/name] which is bleh.