Let's pretend we're having a baby

It’s a boy! I present you with my long list and you pick the names you would veto, the ones you would consider and your absolute favourite. You can also throw in your own suggestions and lists if you like. Here goes:

[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Veto:
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]

Would Consider:
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Better then “Would Consider” but not “Absolute [name]Favorite[/name]”:
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]

Absolute [name]Favorite[/name]:
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]

Vetoed:

  • [name]Milo[/name]
  • [name]Arthur[/name]
  • [name]Felix[/name]
  • [name]Charles[/name]
  • [name]Ezra[/name]
  • [name]Hudson[/name]
  • [name]Flynn[/name]
  • [name]Xander[/name]

I’d consider:

  • [name]Arlo[/name]
  • [name]Oscar[/name]
  • [name]Elijah[/name]
  • [name]Casper[/name]

Really like:

  • [name]Theodore[/name]
  • [name]Henry[/name]

Favourite:

  • [name]Seth[/name]
  • [name]Ronan[/name]

Suggestions:

  • [name]Elliott[/name]
  • [name]Oliver[/name]
  • [name]Julian[/name]
  • [name]Evander[/name]

None of the names on your list are bad. I like all of them, but since you said this is like naming my actual baby, I became very picky. :slight_smile:

Veto: (I like several of these but not enough to compare them with the other names)
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]

Consider:
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

[name]Favorite[/name]: Definite toss up between these two
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]

Veto:
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] (only because I know 20! No joke… this is everywhere where I live)

Would consider:
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]

I like these, but don’t love them enough to use them:
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]

My favorite:
[name]Oscar[/name].

He’s so quirky and charming and literary and cool, and I would probably swoon if I met a little [name]Oscar[/name]! That being said, I would probably swoon if I met a little [name]Seth[/name] or [name]Henry[/name], either! All three are fabulous.

Good luck!

Veto:
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Would Consider:
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]

Favorites:
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]

Veto:
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Consider:
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]

[name]Favorite[/name]:
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] (my 12-year-old!)
[name]Felix[/name] (was going to be [name]Henry[/name]'s brother but he’s getting a sis instead)
[name]Charles[/name] (was on our list for [name]Henry[/name])

[name]Milo[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Arthur[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Theodore[/name] - [name]Love[/name], and I love the nn [name]Theo[/name]!
[name]Henry[/name] - It’s grown on me. It’s a maybe for me.
[name]Arlo[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Seth[/name] - Not bad. A maybe.
[name]Ronan[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Felix[/name] - It’s ok… NMS really.
[name]Oscar[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Charles[/name] - A good name, just not something I’d use.
[name]Ezra[/name] - Good name. It’s a maybe.
[name]Elijah[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Hudson[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Casper[/name] - Can’t get over the ghost connection.
[name]Flynn[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Xander[/name] - It’s ok.

Consider
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]

Faves
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]

Suggestions
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Cyrus[/name]

Veto:

[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]

Would Consider:

[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]

Absolute Favourites:

[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]

Veto:
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Consider:
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]

Favorites:
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]

I’d veto [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Casper[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Felix[/name] and [name]Charles[/name], I’m just not as keen on those as some of the others but there is nothing wrong with them.

My favourites are [name]Milo[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Hudson[/name] and [name]Xander[/name] - so obviously I’m not that helpful in cutting your list down.

From those favourites I personally would go with [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Ezra[/name] or [name]Elijah[/name]!

Combo Ideas…
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] (This is my [name]Elijah[/name] combo, I just love it)
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Hudson[/name]

[name]Milo[/name]-Consider
[name]Arthur[/name]-Veto (I love the full name, but hate the nicknames [name]Art[/name] and [name]Artie[/name].)
[name]Theodore[/name]-[name]Favorite[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]-[name]Favorite[/name] (love, love, love this name)
[name]Arlo[/name]-Veto
[name]Seth[/name]-Veto
[name]Ronan[/name]-Consider
[name]Felix[/name]-Veto
[name]Oscar[/name]-Veto
[name]Charles[/name]-Veto
[name]Ezra[/name]-Veto
[name]Elijah[/name]-Consider
[name]Hudson[/name]-Consider
[name]Casper[/name]-Veto
[name]Flynn[/name]-Veto
[name]Xander[/name]-Consider

Veto:
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Would Consider:
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]

Favorites:
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]

Veto
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]

Would consider
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]

Favorites
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]

Veto:
[name]Xander[/name]- Only a nn to me, would definitely consider [name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Xander[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]- Too trendy, but might consider [name]Miles[/name] nn [name]Milo[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]/[name]Felix[/name]- Too trendy for me
[name]Ronan[/name]- Too Irish for me
[name]Seth[/name]/[name]Elijah[/name]/[name]Hudson[/name]- Not my style
[name]Ezra[/name]/[name]Casper[/name]- [name]Just[/name] don’t sound ‘manly’ enough to my ears

Would consider (in order of preference, =absolute favourites):
[name]Arthur[/name]

[name]Henry[/name]*
[name]Theodore[/name]*
[name]Charles[/name]*
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]

:slight_smile:

The only two I would use for my own son are [name]Ronan[/name] and [name]Xander[/name], although I prefer the full name [name]Alexander[/name], with the nickname [name]Xander[/name]. I find it nicknamey, especially since it starts with an X, but I love it! I like uncommon and vintagey names best. I would not use any of the others. They are not my style. [name]Felix[/name] and [name]Flynn[/name] are cool, but for someone else’s son.