June and ??

What boy name would you pair with [name_u]June[/name_u]? Nothing on my list seems like quite the right match, stylistically. I’m thinking maybe something along the lines of [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_u]Kit[/name_u]… ideas?? I have a very solid style of girl names, but boys tend to be all over the place and nothing feels quite right.

Thanks berries!

[name_m]Benny[/name_m]!

I would go with a sweet, underused classic, more formal than [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m] or [name_u]Kit[/name_u]. Something like…

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Alban[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_u]Corin[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

I like [name_u]June[/name_u]! [name_m]How[/name_m] about…

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

[name_m]Albert[/name_m]

[name_m]Clark[/name_m]

[name_m]Clive[/name_m]

[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]

[name_u]Finn[/name_u]

[name_u]Keats[/name_u]

[name_m]Leo[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]

[name_m]Penn[/name_m]

[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]

[name_u]Rex[/name_u]

[name_m]Simon[/name_m]

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

We have a [name_u]June[/name_u] (well, [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] who goes by [name_u]June[/name_u] 99% of the time), and are pregnant with a boy. [name_m]Milo[/name_m] is actually our top choice right now!

Other names I’ve considered:
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] ([name_u]Cal[/name_u])
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] ([name_m]Cap[/name_m])
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] ([name_m]Shep[/name_m])
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ([name_u]Sully[/name_u])
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] ([name_m]Ace[/name_m])

I agree with [name_f]Katinka[/name_f], something just starting to lose its old-name dust would fit well.

[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Cliff[/name_m] (-ford, -ton)
[name_m]Doyle[/name_m]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lloyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Wendell[/name_u]

I love [name_u]June[/name_u]! [name_u]June[/name_u] and…

[name_u]August[/name_u]/[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oskar[/name_m]/[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]

Thank you for all these suggestions! I’m fascinated by the direction some of you went in. I think we must view the name [name_u]June[/name_u] differently. I think of her as primarily being a spunky word name, and less a sweet midcentury revival. Names like [name_u]Wallace[/name_u], [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m] and [name_m]Basil[/name_m] never would have crossed my mind (and I can’t say I’m really a fan).

I like the idea of something like [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u] or [name_m]Simon[/name_m]. Classic, but a bit fairytale-esque? Any more suggestions in that vein?

[name_m]Clifford[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] and [name_m]Basil[/name_m] would be so nice with [name_u]June[/name_u]! I also really like [name_u]Kit[/name_u] with [name_u]June[/name_u].

[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Turner[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_m]Tuck[/name_m]
[name_u]Billy[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Klaus[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Digby[/name_m]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]

[name_u]June[/name_u] & [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] & [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] & [name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] & [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] & [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]

Thanks for the clarification. That always helps! I still stand by [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Orlando[/name_m], and I do think [name_m]Milo[/name_m] is a good choice. It’s a lot more classic than it sounds.

Adjusted suggestions:

[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
Falco
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucan[/name_m]
[name_m]Mauro[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] / [name_m]Westley[/name_m] (This is entirely influenced by The [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Bride[/name_f], which also makes me want to suggest [name_u]Carey[/name_u] against my better judgement.)

I think [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m] and [name_u]Kit[/name_u] go perfectly with [name_u]June[/name_u]!

Other options that fit in my opinion:

[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Marlow[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_m]Xander[/name_m]
June and Monty
June and Chester

I like [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], and @katinka’s suggestion of [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Robin[/name_u] is brilliant.

[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

EDIT: just saw you want a fairytale-ish name, here is a thread you might find interesting. Personally, I love Crispin, Oscar and Linus for you.