Looking to the Future!

Boy Names
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Greetings! I’m thinking about boy names for the future (setting aside any potential thematic timing with the seasons). I’m looking for warm, gentle first and middle name combinations that flow well with a one-syllable last name and have nice meanings. Ideally, I would like one name to be a little more ‘standard’ and the other to be a little more unusual for flexibility. I have Scots-Irish ancestry. Here are some that I’ve thought of so far, and I would welcome more ideas!

[name_m]The[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] Variations!

[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Corwin[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Carrick[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Alwyn[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Rohan[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Darragh[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Ailin[/name_m]

[name_m]The[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] Variations!

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Carrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Corwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Rohan[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m]

[name_m]The[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m] Variations!

[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_f]Seren[/name_f]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Rohan[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Darragh[/name_m]

Miscellaneous Variations!

[name_f]Seren[/name_f] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f]
[name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Firth[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m]
[name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m]

I’m curious about your thoughts!

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I’d like to add these combos to your chosen names:

[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Callan[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Aidan[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Donnacha[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Finlay[/name_m]

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Ooh, I like [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] and [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Donnacha[/name_m]! Thanks!

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I vote [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Darragh[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Rohan[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f], and [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m].

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Thanks for the input. :slight_smile: It’s cool to see what stands out to others.

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I know a [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] James.!! Such a lovely name

I love love love [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] — we named our son [name_f]Emery[/name_f] as a compromise

[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Carrick[/name_m]

I will add a suggestion of [name_m]Callum[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] or [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Callum[/name_m] & [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Rory[/name_m]

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Carrick[/name_m] I love the most

[name_f]Love[/name_f] the suggestion: [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Aiden[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]

[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_f]Seren[/name_f] or [name_m]Luke[/name_m] finlay are my faves

Suggesting [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Callan[/name_m]

Another misc name suggestion is [name_m]Logan[/name_m] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Rory[/name_m] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]

Could also do [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] instead of [name_m]James[/name_m]

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Thanks for sharing! I like ‘-rick’ and ‘-ren’ names. They give me a sense of warmth for some reason (like the smell of baking cookies??). XD

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I totally understand :heart_hands:t2: xxx

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My favorites of the [name_m]James[/name_m] variations are: [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m], [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m], [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Darragh[/name_m], and [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]

My favorite of the [name_m]Charles[/name_m] is [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m] for flow and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Rohan[/name_m] for look and vibe.

My favorites of the [name_m]Lukes[/name_m] are [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m] and [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Darragh[/name_m]

I [name_f]Love[/name_f] all of your miscellaneous names! [name_m]The[/name_m] only one I might change are [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Firth[/name_m] (sounds a little too similar to [name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_m]Firth[/name_m]) Maybe [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] or [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]?

Overall Faves

  1. [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m]
  2. [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m]
  3. [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m]
  4. [name_f]Seren[/name_f] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
  5. [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f]
  6. [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m]

[name_m]Other[/name_m] Combos: [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_m]Veren[/name_m], [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Firth[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Ailin[/name_m], [name_m]Darragh[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m]

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Thanks for the thoughts! (Also, glad you highlighted [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f]. I was inspired with that one.)

Good point about [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Firth[/name_m].

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[name_m]Welcome[/name_m] to Nameberry! Your options are lovely—I really like the idea of a classic name with an unusual middle! [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Corwin[/name_m] is my favorite, but I like [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Corwin[/name_m] too! [name_m]Like[/name_m] [name_m]Darragh[/name_m], [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f], [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Firth[/name_m], [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] [name_m]Adair[/name_m], and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Veren[/name_m] are all beautiful as well!

[name_m]Veren[/name_m] is new to me, but he’s lovely!

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My favorite variations are: [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_f]Mirren[/name_f].

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Thanks! [name_m]Veren[/name_m] and [name_m]Corwin[/name_m] were both new to me as regular boy names too.

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