Last name, Gilbert. First name for a first boy...

Boy Names
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Hey Nameberrians.
We’re on the verge of welcoming our brand-new, first-ever kid into our living room (about 3 weeks left), but are kind of stuck on what moniker to grant our child. You know the story.

Here’s what we’re thinking:

  • It should go well with the last name [name]Gilbert[/name]
  • We’re liking the sound of three-syllable names (but not stuck on that)
  • Trying to stay out of the top 50, top 100…definitely out of the top 10 or 20. (Since we’re in BC, we’ve been referring to this list as our guide: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2010.html)

Some names we’re liking:

  • [name]Oliver[/name] (but it’s kinda top 50)
  • [name]Finnegan[/name] (but it’s coming around thanks to Glee, and the character “[name]Finn[/name]”)
  • [name]Sullivan[/name] (but there’s the built-in joking reference to “[name]Gilbert[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name]”)
  • [name]Miles[/name]
  • [name]Henry[/name]
  • [name]Theodore[/name]
  • [name]Oscar[/name]
  • [name]Elliot[/name]
  • And a few other options, like [name]Abraham[/name], [name]Solomon[/name], [name]Timothy[/name], [name]Ernest[/name]

So, trending old-school, with a unique-but-not-too-crazy vibe.
[name]Kinda[/name] stuck.
Nothing we’re 100% sold on.
Any ideas?

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  • [name]Oliver[/name] - Nice and strong

  • [name]Finnegan[/name] - NMS, cannot get on board with this [name]Finn[/name] stuff

  • [name]Sullivan[/name] - I would not have went straight to [name]Gilbert[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name] because of the order of the names, now if his names was [name]Gilbert[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] it would have been a different story.

  • [name]Miles[/name] - Nice but very trendy and popular where I come from

  • [name]Henry[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Henry[/name] so classic and strong, gets my vote! :slight_smile:

  • [name]Theodore[/name] - [name]Theodore[/name] is great too, it would be my second choice :slight_smile:

  • [name]Oscar[/name] - This seems like a dogs name to me, sorry :frowning:

  • [name]Elliot[/name] - I actually prefer this one on girls…

  • [name]Abraham[/name] - Very strong

  • [name]Solomon[/name] - nice but does not flow well with [name]Gilbert[/name] imo

  • [name]Timothy[/name] - Very wearable with great nn’s

  • [name]Ernest[/name] - A little too old fashioned around here not sure about in BC though

Good [name]Luck[/name] :slight_smile:

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I think [name]Sullivan[/name] is adorable! I have no idea what ‘[name]Gilbert[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name]’ is so it doesnt bother me. I love [name]Finnegan[/name] but I dont think it goes very well with [name]Gilbert[/name], I think its the two ‘G’ sounds.

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This is good, this is good.

We’re thinking…
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name]

Thoughts?

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[name]Oliver[/name] was going to be my vote from your list! [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Henry[/name] is [name]Divine[/name]!

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[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name] is nice! I actually know someone who’s considering [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oliver[/name], which I like more. I think [name]Henry[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name] flows better than [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name], but either is nice. I think [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name], and [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name] are my favorites from your original list.

Good luck!

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I agree with @ashthedreamer both are nice but [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Gilbert[/name] has a great flow :slight_smile:

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Thanks everybody! [name]Baby[/name]'s due any day now; we’ll let you know what the final choice is. :slight_smile: