I recently found out I’m expecting my first baby! I would love it if you could help me look at my list with fresh eyes. I’ve had it for so long that the names are feeling a bit stale. My SO loves all of these too.
I’d love whatever feedback you want to give! You could rank the names, eliminate the ones you hate, make combos, comment on them, or make suggestions.
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] is our top choice for a first name, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is my top choice as a middle name (unless it clashes with the first name, like [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]).
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u] - middle only
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] - middle only
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] - middle only
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - middle only
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - middle only
Congratulations!
You list is lovely, here are my favorites:
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
I love [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]!! It’s such a gorgeous name, and I wouldn’t change anything about it.
My favorites are [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
Some combos:
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
I’m so excited for you! Your list is one of my favorites on Nameberry, so glad a little baby is going to get a name from it. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is a lovely first choice, especially with the nn [name_m]Cas[/name_m]. My favorites to go with [name_m]Casper[/name_m] (either as backups or brothers would be):
[name_u]August[/name_u] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m] *** love this for you!
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_u]Love[/name_u]:
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (except too popular )
Like:
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ( I love nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]!)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
Not a fan:
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] (bit nerdy, I don’t like [name_u]Cal[/name_u])
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (Trendy)
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] (last name)
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] (The Simpsons association)
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
Combo ideas:
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (wrote this before I saw your signature, top contender!!)
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn Ru)
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
Thank you so much for the feedback! I’m going through it now. Does it bother anyone that [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] both have ‘r’ endings? Is it too much ‘r’ sound?
I do think [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] has an off flow, [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Theo[/name_u] however does not, so it must be the R’s.
These are my faves from your list:
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u] (I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]Alcott[/name_u], so much, I have it on my list for a middle also!)
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
I so appreciate the feedback @gabriellenz, thanks!
My fave combos suggested:
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Otto[/name_m] - I’ve loved this for a long time but worry that the names blend in to each other :
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - definitely a fave
[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] - classic and quirky, I like!
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]George[/name_m] - way cute
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - one of my faves
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] - so handsome
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] - this is lovely, actually a college friend named her son this
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]Alcott[/name_u] - this one is really pretty
Hello, just hopped across from your girl post! Here are my thoughts on your boy list
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u] - middle only - Not heard of this before, but it sounds interesting!
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] - Really cute
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Archie[/name_m] - I’m not sure there’s much point in using the name [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] if you’ll nn to [name_m]Archie[/name_m]?
[name_u]August[/name_u] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u] - Cool, but personally, I prefer [name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m] - Not so keen
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] - Reminds me of underwear, sorry!
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] - This is nice
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m] - Like [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], but the prospect of nn Dec has always put me off
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] - middle only - Like
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] this, has Welsh roots like one half of my family
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] - Nice
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m] - Great, if a little overused
[name_m]Harry[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u], I am bias though as I have a lovely nephew called [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] - middle only - Nice, interesting choice
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - Again, prefer [name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] - Prefer [name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - middle only - [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], it would be on my list for a first name if it hadn’t been top of the UK baby boy names list for so long!
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] - Really like
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] - Prefer the above
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] - This is cute
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] - Jury’s out on this one
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] with nn “Ru”
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] with nn “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - middle only - [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_m]Just[/name_m] commented on your girl list and was so enthused about your style came over here to see your boy list. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is excellent, if that’s your #1, stick with it.
My personal favorite is probably [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]. I think it’s so unexpected but handsome. I don’t understand why it’s not used more. Other favorites are: [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] and [name_m]Otis[/name_m]! But seriously, great list. You can’t go wrong with any of them.
I’m obsessed with your list. You are so lucky that you and your partner are on the same page. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] is fantastic. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] sounds pretty great.
My favorites from your list are :
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_u]Rex[/name_u] sound like kick ass brother names.
You guys are amazing, thank you for the feedback! I should have clarified: [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] is our top choice but generally [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is my favorite for a middle name for everything else. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is cute but I think two ‘r’ endings bug me. But I’m glad to see others don’t mind it, that’s changed my mind about it a little!
I don’t feel as excited about boy names as I do girl names. I guess I think our boy names are bit more boring and popular. I have a problem even hearing a name used once–it loses a lot of its appeal. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] is a good choice for this because it’s so rare, but will people really hate the ghost association? I actually like it.
If anyone has any suggestions of how to get my boy names on the same level with my girl names, it would be much appreciated. That list is here: Nameberry - Welcome to the Nameberry Forums
Someone at my college is named [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and I never associated it with the ghost. They wear it well and it seems unique but totally natural.
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Does it bother anyone that [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] both have ‘r’ endings? Is it too much ‘r’ sound?