Hope for a Single Syllable Last Name?

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] ladies/gentlemen. I’m new here!

[name_m]Just[/name_m] entered the second trimester and found out we’re having a boy. I had a hundred girl named picked out lol but my hubby and I are having a hard time deciding on boys’ names. To make things more difficult, our last name is [name_m]Paul[/name_m], so I’m finding it tricky to find names that flow with the single-syllable last name. I’m also EXTREMELY picky and need something unique/not anywhere near the top 100!!

Some we’ve been considering: [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Forrester[/name_m], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], [name_m]Orson[/name_m]. Can you add anything to the list, or maybe suggest a cool combo of those above? Help!! :-?

ETA: Bonus points for celestial/space or nature related names!

Hey there! Congratulations. My partner and I are also expecting - finding out the baby’s sex on [name_f]Monday[/name_f] if all goes well - and we have a single-syllable last-name-that-is-also-a-male-first-name, too, so I feel you!

Some names from our list that I think work with [name_m]Paul[/name_m]:

[name_u]August[/name_u]*
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]*
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]*

*These three are unfortunately, surprisingly popular, according to Nameberry and the U.S. S.S.A. name list, but they aren’t heard much where I live. Their popularity might disqualify them for you.

Nature/celestial names:
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
Cirrus - I know a little guy named Cirrus. For the first few months after he was born, I thought it must be an alternate pronunciation of [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], until some friends reminded me that Cirrus’ dad is a meteorologist. [name_f]Earth[/name_f]'s atmosphere isn’t quite space, but it does offer some really intriguing weather-related names.

That’s all I’ve got. We’re also struggling to come with something uncommon that has a decent rhythm with our short last name. Good luck to you!

I like [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] and [name_u]Everest[/name_u] the best.

From [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Forrester[/name_m], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], and [name_m]Orson[/name_m]:

[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u] [name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Forrester[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

I took some liberties with some of your picks (which are all great, by the way!).

Some other suggestions:

[name_m]Lowell[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m] (I really like one syllable first and last on a boy, sounds strong!)
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] (although that is probably too popular for you)

Good luck!

From [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Forrester[/name_m], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], and [name_m]Orson[/name_m]:

[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u] [name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Forrester[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

I took some liberties with some of your picks (which are all great, by the way!).

Some other suggestions:

[name_m]Lowell[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m] (I really like one syllable first and last on a boy, sounds strong!)
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] (although that is probably too popular for you)

Good luck!

I like all your names a lot. I would avoid names that sound like surnames such as [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] and [name_m]Forrester[/name_m] though. It would feel like he had his name on backwards :slight_smile: But I think the surname sounding names would be great in a middle spot.

[name_u]Orion[/name_u] is SO COOL. I also like that it has 3 syllables since [name_m]Paul[/name_m] is so short. I like [name_m]Orson[/name_m] too since I’m currently crushing on O names but again, I think a 3 syllable first name would be ideal.

Some ideas…
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_u]Sutton[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]

I love:

[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]

Suggestions:

[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

Thank you, ladies!! Seedsandstones, thanks so much for the original ideas. Good luck with your anatomy scan, and with coming up with something for your single-syllable-man’s-name last name! :smiley:

Namecrazy59 it’s so funny that you said that because after I posted, I couldn’t get [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] [name_u]Everest[/name_u] out of my mind!! I will let it roll around in my mind a bit more and see what else we can come up with. :slight_smile:

Everyone had really great suggestions. Thank you for the contributions!!!