Starting the new year fresh and working on my lists! Out of curiosity, what names would you keep, and which would you eliminate? Hearing why would also help!
Background: I live in the US and have a “T” last name that sounds very much like Twist. I don’t really care if I use a popular or rare name so long as I love it. Thanks in advance!
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] / [name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] / [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Iver[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] / [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
Girl’s version: Nameberry - Welcome to the Nameberry Forums
my favorites -
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] - growing on me
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
least favorite-
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Iver[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] /keep
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]- too Ashy for me
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] - discard unless really love, quite brutish in my mind
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] - love!
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] / [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - hmm, could go
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] - keep
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] - keep but if want to trim further, choose between it and [name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - keep (though it’s not a fave of mine!)
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] - Keep
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m] - discard, too much baggage
[name_m]George[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Hector[/name_m] - discard, too introverted
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] - I’d discard due to popularity but I’ll leave that for you!
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] / [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] - choose one ([name_m]Hugh[/name_m]!)
[name_m]Iver[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - keep!!
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - keep
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] - keep (though I would personally use [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn kit)
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] / [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - discard, too soft
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] - I don’t love but think you should keep a few wild cards
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] - discard, leave it for [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_m]Wills[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] - discard
[name_m]Martin[/name_m] - discard unless honour name
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - keep one of [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_u]Percy[/name_u] as don’t think you’d use all three and they serve similar function
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] - keep nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]!
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] - discard
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - keep
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - keep
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]- keep
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - discard, had its day (prefer [name_m]Edmund[/name_m])
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] - discard, or choose b/w [name_u]Rory[/name_u] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - choose between [name_m]Victor[/name_m] and [name_m]Winston[/name_m] as similar serving names. I would keep [name_m]Winston[/name_m].
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
As with girls, might be another bunch that should go since they repeat, run into or otherwise complicate last name.
Seeing as how I did your girls list, I figured I should take a look at the boys as well!
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - Keep, but quite common
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - I loved this for a while, but realized the part I really like is the nickname [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], and I don’t love the -fred sound. Keep.
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] - Keep. A winner.
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] - sounds like something out of a book, I don’t know how usable it would be for me. Eliminate.
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] - Keep! Somehow it’s more approachable and friendly than [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m].
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] / [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] - Like them both! Keep. I think I would lean towards [name_m]Caspian[/name_m].
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] - No sparkle for me. Eliminate.
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - Same as conrad. Eliminate.
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] - Keep! My favourite [name_m]Ed[/name_m] name is [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], but I love them all.
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] - Not really usable for today, eliminate
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] - Like a lot. Keep.
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - On my list. Keep. I like the meaning as well.
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] - Keep, I like [name_u]Finn[/name_u], but it’s hard to find the perfect long version.
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] - Reminds me of the turtle. Eliminate.
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - Keep. I just like the look and sound.
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m] - I prefer [name_m]Garett[/name_m]. Eliminate
[name_m]George[/name_m] - [name_m]Just[/name_m] not really my style. Eliminate.
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m] - Again, not for me. Eliminate
[name_m]Hector[/name_m] - Nah. Eliminate
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] - Yes. Keep.
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] / [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]. Keep.
[name_m]Iver[/name_m] - nah, eliminate
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - Keep
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - eliminate. I don’t like any of the Jul- names though.
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] - Keep! So sweet. Maybe better for a girl?
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] this one. Keep.
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] / [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - Keep. I would go with just [name_m]Leo[/name_m], or maybe [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”.
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] - Too star trek for me. Eliminate.
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] - Nah, eliminate.
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - Keep, unique!
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] - Feels a bit dated. Eliminate
[name_m]Martin[/name_m] - same as [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]. Eliminate
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - Keep. Classic.
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - Keep. [name_u]Unique[/name_u] and cool!
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] - Keep. Same as [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] - Too [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] for me. Eliminate
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] - No sparkle. Eliminate
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] - [name_m]Just[/name_m] don’t like it. No reason why. Eliminate
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] - [name_m]Just[/name_m] can’t see it on a little boy. On an adult, sure, but not on a kid. It’s too serious. Eliminate
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Keep! A fun, sweet name.
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - Meh. Keep I guess.
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] - Keep. Sort of sweet. Well known but not popular
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_u]Theo[/name_u]! [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]! Keep!
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] - I prefer [name_u]Theo[/name_u]. Eliminate.
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - I knew a bully with this name so it’s a no for me. Not a bad name, but it’s out of consideration for me. Eliminate.
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - I like it. Keep! [name_f]May[/name_f] even add to my list!
Keep:
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
keep:
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
I would keep…
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]/[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
Like and like with surname:
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] but not with surname unfortunately:
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
Thank you, Berries! I’m finding boy names to be much tougher to pin down. I just don’t have as strong of a sense of what I want with them, compared to girls. Your insight is appreciated.