If I like these, what will I LOVE?

Boy Names
1

I have boy name problems. Nothing seems quite right.

I like [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m], but dislike it’s lack of likable intuitive nickname.

I love [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]John[/name_m] & [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], but dislike how my husband vetoed them as too plain & popular.

More that I like, but fear are insubstantial
[name_m]Cliff[/name_m]
[name_u]Flip[/name_u]
Vitto
[name_m]Trip[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]

I also like [name_m]Irving[/name_m] & [name_m]Irwin[/name_m], but fear they’re too crusty & old.

Any ideas on what might inspire me to like boy names?

2

[name_m]Trip[/name_m] and [name_u]Flip[/name_u] are great. But they need formal versions imo.
[name_m]Irving[/name_m], [name_m]Irwin[/name_m] and [name_u]Ira[/name_u] are wonderful. They are on no way crusty.
[name_m]Chuck[/name_m] out ideas of what others may think and keep rolling them round your head. Which ones feel “right”.
For what it is worth I love [name_u]Francis[/name_u] and have only ever met one my whole.life.

3

I love [name_u]Francis[/name_u], but it’s popularity in the older gen & papal ties are just too much for my husband.

I would love ideas for long forms of [name_m]Trip[/name_m] & [name_u]Flip[/name_u]…[name_f]My[/name_f] Grandfather & Uncle are named [name_m]Frank[/name_m], does that get me to [name_m]Trip[/name_m]? Not that I could use it :frowning:

4

[name_f]My[/name_f] husband just threw [name_m]Otis[/name_m] into the mix.

5

[name_m]Otis[/name_m] is cute.

To get to [name_u]Flip[/name_u] the obvious is [name_m]Philip[/name_m] or [name_m]Felipe[/name_m].

[name_m]Trip[/name_m]? Thats a tough one. It just means the third one, so if he had a [name_m]Frank[/name_m] that would work but you say you cant use it.
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]?

6

[name_m]Otis[/name_m] is awesome! I don’t believe I’ve ever met one. You and hubs might like some of these…

[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Xaviar[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Cash[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Alister[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulric[/name_m]
[name_m]Herman[/name_m]
[name_m]Chad[/name_m]
[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]

7

I am really liking [name_m]Walter[/name_m]. I’ve always liked [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], but I wonder if it’s too much?