I can't find a boy's name I love!

Boy Names
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Hello, I have a young daughter, [name_f]Edith[/name_f], and have just found out we’re expecting a little boy in [name_u]March[/name_u]. We had a shortlist of girl names that both my husband and I loved ([name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] as examples) but my boy list is all over the place and none are jumping out at me. Please let me know if you like any of these but I’m also extremely open to fresh ideas! Only caveats are no names beginning with T and not to end in -son as our surname already does.

Current picks (in no order):

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Kingsley[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]

As you can see, it’s a bit of a mess. I’m also crushing on [name_m]Digby[/name_m] and [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] but my husband has more or less vetoed them :frowning:

Thanks for your help, Berries!

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[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] - I actually like this name it reminds me of the character in the film The [name_f]Cat[/name_f] In The [name_f]Hat[/name_f] who had a sister named [name_f]Sally[/name_f].
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - Sorry I really don’t like this name! I know alot of people named [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] and they all used to bully me.
[name_m]Kingsley[/name_m] - Okay!
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - I really like this name and I also like the nicknames [name_m]Fred[/name_m] and [name_u]Freddie[/name_u].
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] - I like this name! I have no idea why though.
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m] - No sorry I have a bad association with this name!
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] - It’s not a bad name! However I’m just not a fan of it.
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m] - Sounds like more of a dogs name to me! Sorry.
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] - I really really like [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] it’s strong and masculine!

So from your list I love: [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], [name_m]Kingsley[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] and [name_m]Gregory[/name_m]!

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You have a great list!

My favorites-
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]: familiar but underused
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]: [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] this with [name_f]Edith[/name_f], same amount of vintage charm
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m]: I Like this and I feel like it plays up the quirkiness of [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]: Another name I love! Familiar but not overdone. I feel like it seems a bit underwhelming next to [name_f]Edith[/name_f] though.

Maybe you would like:

[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Corbett[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]

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I was totally in your boat! We had a girl name all picker out then BAM,boy…

Your girl names feel strong, traditional with a turn of the century feel.
[name_m]How[/name_m]'s about
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] (actually dropping in popularity pretty good, so worth considering)
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Vern[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]

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I like [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f]!

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Out of the names being considered, I like [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] and [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] most of all, then maybe [name_m]Kingsley[/name_m] and [name_m]Huxley[/name_m].

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Rigby[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Elgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Findley[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]

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I like [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] the most together, although they do share some similar letters/sounds.

I feel that you like a lot of last names are first names but I don’t feel they pair well with [name_f]Edith[/name_f] personally.

I know a sibset named [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f], I think they are perfect together!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Roarke[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

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[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] / [name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
declan

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I really like [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] and [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] with [name_f]Edith[/name_f].

Others that might catch your eye (sorry for any repeats):

[name_m]William[/name_m] (many potential nns including the popular [name_m]Liam[/name_m]), [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Connor[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Adrian[/name_m], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]Austin[/name_m], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], [name_m]Damian[/name_m], [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_m]Eric[/name_m]/[name_m]Erik[/name_m], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_m]Bryan[/name_m], [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_m]Abram[/name_m]/[name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Steven[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Sean[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Grant[/name_m], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]/[name_u]Reece[/name_u], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_u]Shane[/name_u], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Marshall[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Bruce[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_m]Scott[/name_m], [name_u]Curtis[/name_u], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m], [name_m]Cillian[/name_m]/[name_m]Killian[/name_m], [name_u]Brett[/name_u], [name_m]Chad[/name_m], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_u]Lionel[/name_u], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_m]Brent[/name_m], [name_m]Roderick[/name_m], [name_m]Anders[/name_m], [name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], [name_m]Gerard[/name_m], [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_m]Clarence[/name_m], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Vince[/name_m], [name_m]Norman[/name_m], [name_u]Wallace[/name_u], [name_m]Clifford[/name_m], [name_m]Cecil[/name_m], [name_m]Kirk[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Virgil[/name_m], [name_m]Chester[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Sylvester[/name_m], [name_m]Marius[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m], [name_m]Corwin[/name_m], [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_m]Basil[/name_m], [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_m]Walden[/name_m]

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[name_u]Percy[/name_u] is my fave with [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is my pick from your list.

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[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Willis[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]

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I really like [name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] as a sibset, I think the matching ‘th’ is quite nice. Similar names:

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] / [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_m]Timothy[/name_m]

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Wow, thanks everyone! This has given me a bit more confidence in the original choices and I’ve also added [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] and [name_m]Kirk[/name_m] to the extended list! Only 5 months of obsessing over it to go…
The only suggestion I’m vetoing is [name_u]Percy[/name_u] - not because I don’t like it but because the only name my dad ever suggests is Perspicacity - [name_u]Percy[/name_u] for short. He does this a lot. I can’t give in!

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From your list I really like:
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Kingsley[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]

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I like [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] best.

ideas:

[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Broderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Forester[/name_m] nickname [name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]

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Guess I’d go w/[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] from your list. [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] is cute.

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[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] - not a fan of this name (negative associations Conrads from grade and high school)
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - very cool and my favourite of your list. If you’re going to have more kids, do you care if they’re both E - would you feel like they all have to be E?
[name_m]Kingsley[/name_m] - dislike. I think of a spoiled, rich kid.
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - My favourite of your list.
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it, same comment as [name_u]Elliot[/name_u].
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m] - Dislike it. I know too many dogs named [name_m]Cooper[/name_m].
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] - Dislike it. DOesn’t feel like a name to me. Hate the nn Hux (sounds like gagging).
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m] - So so on this.
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]

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Bixby
[name_m]Augustin[/name_m]
[name_m]Fielding[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_m]Kingston[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Rodolfo[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]