Help!

Boy Names
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Here’s the problem, we love the name [name_m]Harold[/name_m] nn “[name_m]Harry[/name_m]”. It’s the given name of my husband’s father and grandfather. But, our last name is Dillow. [name_m]Harry[/name_m] Dillow is just asking for trouble in the teasing department right?

Other options we like are [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (which is also a family name and our nephews middle name), [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], and we’d love to use some version of [name_m]Alan[/name_m]/[name_m]Allen[/name_m].

Help us come up with something we love!

2

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] would be nice or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Harold[/name_m]

You might like [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Toby[/name_u]’, [name_m]Gethin[/name_m] or [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Gethin[/name_m] [name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]?

3

I love [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m]!
For a similar sound to [name_m]Harry[/name_m], what about [name_u]Howard[/name_u] “[name_m]Howie[/name_m]”, [name_m]Arnold[/name_m]/[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]/[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] “[name_u]Ari[/name_u]”, [name_m]Archie[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] or [name_m]Harvey[/name_m]?
Or for names with a similar style:
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] (could honor [name_m]Alan[/name_m])
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alban[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ferris[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Herbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]/[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]/[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]/[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]/[name_u]Maxime[/name_u]/[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]/[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]/[name_m]Stanford[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]

4

Would you consider [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] NN:[name_u]Sonny[/name_u] ? Honors dad and grand dad gets around teasing

[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] Dillow would be nice

[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] are my favorite from your list

Suggestions:
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] Dillow “[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]”
[name_m]Alec[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] Dillow
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_m]Harold[/name_m] Dillow “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]”
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Harold[/name_m] Dillow “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_m]Alan[/name_m] Dillow “[name_u]Gary[/name_u]” “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] Dillow
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Harold[/name_m] Dillow “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] Dillow
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_m]Alan[/name_m] Dillow “[name_m]Mack[/name_m]”
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] Dillow
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Alan[/name_m] Dillow
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Alan[/name_m] Dillow “[name_m]Hank[/name_m]”
[name_m]Howie[/name_m]

5

I agree that [name_m]Harry[/name_m] Dillow is not ideal. [name_m]Harry[/name_m] is one of my favorite names! but needs a certain type of last name to avoid the lame jokes. I think I would also nix [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] because of [name_u]Theo[/name_u] Dillow. [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] is handsome though.

I quite like [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] for you because it has those Ancient Germanic roots like [name_m]Harold[/name_m] (“peaceful ruler” vs. “powerful ruler”) plus adorable nn [name_u]Freddie[/name_u], much like [name_m]Harry[/name_m], but [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] Dillow works much better.

You might also like [name_m]Callum[/name_m] (contains the first half of [name_m]Allen[/name_m]). [name_u]Cal[/name_u] manages cool & vintage at the same time, I think.

An H-name (as a nod to [name_m]Harold[/name_m]) that might work is [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]. It’s classic, simple, handsome - but when he’s little, “[name_m]Huey[/name_m]” would be cute too.

Others that appealed to me for you…apologies for repeats…

[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Walden[/name_m]
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Emory[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] “[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Haldor[/name_m] “[name_m]Hal[/name_m]” (same letters as [name_m]Harold[/name_m] & means god’s/thor’s rock like [name_m]Alan[/name_m] means little rock) pr. hal-der

6

[name_m]Harry[/name_m] with your last name is just asking for trouble. Could he go his whole life without it ever being a source of ridicule for him? Yes. But if it ever is a problem for him… you would hate yourself. Sorry.
I like the option of [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] best. Other ideas:
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] ([name_m]Larry[/name_m])

Good luck.

7

I really like [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]!
Thank you!

8

I’d never thought of [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], and [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] is cute as well. I think [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] is the front runner for now!
Thank you!

9

This was so helpful!
Thank you! I love the ties between [name_m]Harold[/name_m] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]! That’s definitely going on our list!
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] is very sweet too and I like the [name_u]Cal[/name_u] nickname a lot.