Last name Windmill... for real. Help!

I’m expecting my first child and have recently discovered that I am not a very good namer! To make things more difficult, the child’s father is named [name]Sterling[/name] Windmill. ([name]Sterling[/name] was given at birth, Windmill acquired from his stepfather), and he will not settle for anything less remarkable for his child.

We find out next week if it’s a girl or a boy and I’d like to be able to think of the baby by name at that point, even if it’s just temporary. The middle name will be [name]Allen[/name] - both of our father’s names. If it turns out to be a girl, she will be named [name]Avery[/name].

Any suggestions you have for a boy’s first name would be greatly appreciated!!

What a wonderful surname - very unusual but I love it! Here are some boys names to pair with the middle name of [name]Allen[/name]. Good luck!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Heath[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Cornelius[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Justus[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Sargent[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Caspian[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Columbus[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Cyrus[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Jefferson[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Ulysses[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Darius[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Regis[/name] [name]Allen[/name]

I think you should play up your cool and unusual last name with a name that starts with a W like [name]Winston[/name] Windmill

[name]Thornton[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Percy[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Owain[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Maximus[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Warren[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Flynn[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Griffin[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill

I was actually going to suggest the opposite. I’d say stay away from alliteration with that particular last name. Because Windmill is a noun (and such a weird noun at that) W names all sound like cartoon characters to me. [name]Weston[/name] Windmill, [name]Winston[/name] Windmil, [name]William[/name] Windmill, and [name]Warren[/name] Windmill sound a bit over-the-top to me. It would help to know if there are any boys names you like, to get a better idea of what you’re looking for.

Thanks for the advice so far! In response to the types of names I like, I’ve always been a fan of [name]Dillan[/name], [name]Aidan[/name], [name]Colin[/name], etc. In fact, we both love [name]Colin[/name] but that’s his brother’s name so it’s out. We also both like [name]Bryce[/name], but a coworker has recently used the name. The only types of names I want to stay away from are the super-popular, top-10 type. He has mentioned that he would like a British sounding name. Thanks again :smiley:

[name]How[/name] about [name]Spencer[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill? Very regal-sounding, yet not too unusual. I also thought of [name]Callum[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill.

[name]Tobias[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Finn[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Ellis[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Foster[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Kieran[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Allen[/name] WIndmill
[name]Brendan[/name] allen WIndmill
[name]Pierce[/name] [name]Allen[/name] WIndmill

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Oscar[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Connor[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Geoffrey[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Louis[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Rupert[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Pierce[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Rhys[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Blake[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Frederic[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill

My last name is Waggenspack, so I can sympathize.

I really like the suggestions of [name]Archer[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill, [name]Jack[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill, and [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill.

[name]Caleb[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill (similar to your fav, [name]Colin[/name])
[name]Royce[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Ryder[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Beckett[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Finley[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Asher[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Max[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Seth[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Zane[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Desmond[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Sam[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Luke[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill
[name]Simon[/name] [name]Allan[/name] Windmill

It’s not often that we get to recommend unusual/cool names! :smiley:

[name]Cobalt[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Balthazar[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Artemis[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Orion[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Cosmo[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Blaze[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Indigo[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill

Others I like:
[name]Racer[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]

I think perhaps I went TOO unique on my list…but with a last name like Windmill you can get away with it!

[name]Just[/name] wanted to pop back in because i was thinking about [name]Archer[/name] and I wanted to suggest
[name]Arthur[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Thatcher[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Cedric[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill
[name]Graham[/name] [name]Allen[/name] Windmill

Thanks for all your suggestions! Turns out we’re having a little girl, which may very well explain why no boys names sounded right to us :slight_smile: