It's a boy! Please help me love a name

Boy Baby Names
#1

Well number 4 is officially a boy! I’m really really struggling loving our names this go around. I’m looking for suggestions of names that preferably are orthodox saints or diminutives of, have a nature connection and a nice meaning. I know it really narrows it down, here is our current list:

He likes:
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (probably my fave from his picks)

I like but am not in love:
Iler
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]

I was so prepared with a girl name this time I’m a little sad I don’t love any boy names right now.

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#2

Patrick
[name_m]Augustin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ansgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexei[/name_m]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Constantin[/name_m]/Constantine
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m]
[name_m]Seraphim[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_m]Piran[/name_m]
Silverius

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#3

Benedict (saint, means 'blessed")
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] (saint, means “fiery”)
[name_u]Augustine[/name_u] (saint, means “magnificent”)
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m] (saint, means “prince”)
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] (saint, means “merciful”)
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] (saint, means “fortunate”)
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] (saint, means “lion”)
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] (saint, means “greatest”)
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] (saint, means “God has blessed”)
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (saint, means “gift of God”, nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u])

What are your other kids’ names, if you don’t mind me asking? It would help create better suggestions, I think.

#4

What do you think about [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Edward[/name_m]?
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] means gift from God
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] means happy
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] is my favorite from his list

You said you like but don’t love your list so I won’t pick any from it, what girls names got you most excited? Maybe we can use them to find a boys name that will have that same spark

#5

Marina [name_u]June[/name_u] was our girl name this time.

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#6

I’m sorry you haven’t had the chance to use your girl name. I do think [name_m]Marius[/name_m] would suit your family. It meets all your preferences although that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll both like the name and I don’t know if you have any hopes for a fifth child. But it’s intuitive and I think it feels a little more familiar than [name_u]Florian[/name_u]. In the last 18 years, it has averaged 64 births per year. In 2019, there were 58 births.

Have you considered [name_m]Simeon[/name_m] as a reference to [name_m]Saint[/name_m] Sophrony? Perhaps [name_m]Cyril[/name_m], [name_m]Gregor[/name_m] or [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]?

Edit: I’m also adding Jacoby “Jack”, Micah, Julius, Nils or Niels for Nilus, Tycho for Tychicus and Bastian for Sebastian.

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#7

Marina and boy equivalents. Let’s see
[name_u]Marcell[/name_u]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Melvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Melville[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_u]Maurice[/name_u]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]

If you were looking for boys names with the same meaning as [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] came to mind.

These may not be your taste.

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#8

Bishop
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]/Bennett
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]
[name_m]Dunstan[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]

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#9

I love [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] and [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] -they fit so well with your boys and just have an earthy, rich feel to them

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#10

That’s a beautiful name, I hope you can find a boy’s name just as special to get excited about. I’ll add [name_m]Manuel[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u]/Augustus, [name_u]Julian[/name_u]. Maybe [name_u]Ira[/name_u] or [name_u]Eli[/name_u]?

Some combinations:

August [name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_m]Manuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] [name_m]Victor[/name_m]

#11

Finnian [name_m]Jack[/name_m] would be a nice name!

#12

Honestly those are my top two. Maybe they will end up as first and middles. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband doesn’t love [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] and I’m ok with [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] mostly because the nickname [name_m]Solly[/name_m] is so dang cute.

#13

I love [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] for you! [name_m]Solly[/name_m] and [name_u]Sol[/name_u] are both wonderful :sunny: [name_m]Samson[/name_m] “[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]” feels similar to me, but I know you have a -son name already…

It’s not a saint, but I have to suggest [name_m]Elwood[/name_m] for you. It’s similar in sound to [name_m]Edward[/name_m] but has the easygoing, outdoorsy, jazzy feel of your other boys’ names and a wonderful nature-related meaning.

Maybe also [name_u]Corin[/name_u] or [name_m]Corentin[/name_m], [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Alban[/name_m], [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m], Shepherd, [name_m]Marius[/name_m] (seconded!), [name_m]Fabian[/name_m] or [name_m]Orlando[/name_m].

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#14

Silas - means from the forest and is a bit sleeker than [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] :blush:

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#15

I tried and my husband hates it! [name_u]Boo[/name_u] hoo

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#16

Another wild card idea for you: [name_m]Sulien[/name_m]?

#17

Here are some ideas that hopefully you and your husband might love:

August
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m])
[name_m]Bennet[/name_m] (means “little blessed one”)
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] ([name_u]Max[/name_u])
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Oakes[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]