I SERIOUSLY need boy name inspo

Boy Names
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I have an extensive girl name list, but my boy name list is just… sad, IMO. I have a few names I love but can’t use, and a few I LIKE, but don’t LOVE.

I am IN LOVE with all of our girl names, I really want to find a boy name I’m just as excited about.

Criteria:

  • Ideally around 700-1,000 (ish - just a general idea) on the US popularity chart
  • Should go well with our last name, which is Slavic and 2 syllables
  • Easy to pronounce, not terribly fussy or high-maintenance

For reference, here are some names we both love for girls:
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] (nn Hattie)
Agnes/Ines
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

Names I love but CAN’T use, either for family reasons or because they’re a little too high-maintenance and difficult to pronounce in the US:
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
Theodore/Theo
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]

Names I like, but don’t LOVE, mainly bc they are kind of trendy/popular:
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]

Names DH loves, that I don’t like (he likes mythological/warrior-type names)"
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]

Some names we DON’T like (either too popular, too high-maintenance, etc):
Giles/Miles
Milo/Arlo
Evander/Leander
Anything ending in -son
Anything super standard (i.e. [name_u]George[/name_u], [name_u]Henry[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], etc. I love these but for middle names only.)

So, all things taken into account, our style is vintage-inspired, with a slight hint of mythological (due to DH’s tastes), and traditional European-sounding. And, ideally, not too popular, but also not unheard of.

I would love to discover some kind of name that’s vintage and classic and ready to come back into the limelight, like [name_u]Walter[/name_u] or [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m], that doesn’t sound as high-maintenance as those do.

If you have any suggestions I would be all ears!

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ooooh how fun and exciting !!! here are some i love that sorta fit this vibe:

[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
Caspian/Cassian
Barnabas/Barnaby
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Seymour[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]

don’t know how many of these would be considered high maintenance to you but !!! at least some ideas to start : )

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Thank you! I appreciate your suggestions :). I especially like [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_m]Seymour[/name_m], and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. I actually REALLY like [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], I just have some concerns as to how it might be perceived. I have gotten the name [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] recommended to me quite a few times, which is interesting, because it sounds more nature-y to me (a la [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], etc.). I might have to re-think how I’m looking at it!

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I apologise if some of these are too popular

[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]! Others:

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gil[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_u]Murray[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]

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And [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]!

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[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Aldo[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Warner[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Antoine[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]

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Ooh I second [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Clark[/name_m], and [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]. How about [name_u]Francis[/name_u] or [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]? Some others would be [name_u]Howard[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]. I love [name_u]Cecil[/name_u]! It would fit so well into your girl names.

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[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]

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If you like Dorian, how about Darian? It has similar sounds but a much better meaning. I also LOVE the suggestion of Ambrose! I think it goes really well with your girl name options.

Some other ideas (apologies in advance for any repeats or ones that are too common):
Raymond
Marvin
Ernest
Clarence
Edgar
Melvin
Bernard
Quincy
Ephraim
Wallace
Oswald
Lionel
Gordon
Rudy
Leon
Orville
Elmer
Pierce
Orson
Roland
Ramsay
Wilmer
Calvin
Sheldon
Perry
Amos
Ellis

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I like [name_u]Perry[/name_u] and [name_m]Seymour[/name_m] suggested above.

[name_m]Albee[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]

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[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

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Apologies if these are too popular!

[name_u]Harry[/name_u] - I know it’s very popular here in [name_f]England[/name_f], but it’s only at 720 in the US. Plus, your name lists give me a vintage, British name vibe.
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]
[name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]

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Your husband’s favourites made me think of [name_u]Rohan[/name_u], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], and [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m], but they probably aren’t quite your style either!

Other ideas (apologies for any repeats):

[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Terry[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Layton[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Quinton[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]