Help with naming my son

My husband I cannot agree on names at all. I love names like [name]Leo[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Elliot[/name] and he can’t stand any of them. Our son is named [name]Henry[/name]. . . we are looking for a similarly strong name, not too popular, and not one that is immediately nicknamed. Any thoughts?

Off the top of my head (with potential nn’s if you’re into that):

[name]Finnegan[/name] nn [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chuck[/name]/[name]Chaz[/name]/[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] nn [name]Teddy[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name] nn [name]Topher[/name]
[name]Alasdair[/name]/[name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] nn [name]Olly[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]

???

[name]Clyde[/name] comes to mind. Also, there’s [name]Robert[/name], [name]Edward[/name]/[name]Edmund[/name], [name]James[/name], and [name]Joseph[/name] for the more “traditional” type.

We aren’t huge fans of nicknames, so nothing that too easily becomes the nickname (i.e [name]Charles[/name] to [name]Charlie[/name]) and we also have a pretty Jewish last name so names like [name]Finnegan[/name] (which I love) just end up sounding weird. Thanks for the advice so far, keep it coming!

[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Trent[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Craig[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name]. Men suck sometimes :slight_smile:
I think [name]Oliver[/name] goes very well with [name]Henry[/name].

It sounds like you like strong, nicknameless names that sound good with [name]Henry[/name]. What kind of names does your husband like? Here are some names that come to mind:

[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Max[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Derek[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

First off, I love the name [name]Henry[/name]: adorable! The first name that came to mind for a sibling that fits your description was [name]Simon[/name]. Other names that could work (sorry for repeats):
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Norris[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]

What about

[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
or [name]Griffin[/name] (doesn’t seem to fit as well but I thought I’d throw it out there)

What about…
[name]Colin[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Gordon[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]

[name]HENRY[/name]

[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Brian[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Harris[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]

[name]Dalton[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Bryant[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Leland[/name]
[name]Bradley[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Samson[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Lucien[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Alton[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Canaan[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]

[name]James[/name]?

I like [name]Fletcher[/name]. WDYT?