At one point tonight I threw out some hypothetical boy names to my husband. There are about 1,000 I love that he vetoed but will be revisiting in the future because his stance on names changes each time you ask him.
But as of tonight, these were those he either is “not opposed to”, “would consider”, or “not sure how I feel about it but would think about it.”
Some of these shocked me, like I was not expecting Barnaby or Gilbert from him. I think if you can say yes to Gilbert you should also say yes to Wilbur, but I digress.
There are a few in here we mutually like more than others, some we have mixed feelings on, and some I don’t see us practically using.
But without any further input, me, I’m curious if any in particular stand out as ones other people react kindly to or ones that incite a “please don’t do that to a child” response from people.
Abner
Avner
Barnaby nn Abe, Abey, Barnes, Barney
Dexter nn Dex, Decky
Foster
Franklin (a family member has a daughter named Frankie )
Gilbert
Kent
Kip
Melvin
Nelson
Noble
Pierce
Samson
Wallace
Watson
Wiley
[name_m]Abner[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Avner[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m], [name_m]Abey[/name_m], [name_m]Barnes[/name_m], [name_m]Barney[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- lovvvvve [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dexter[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m], Decky [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- lose, based on family friend member [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kent[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kip[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- love [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Melvin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- lose [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nelson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Noble[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like (more middle) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Pierce[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- lose [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Samson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f][/name_f] love [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wallace[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Watson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wiley[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- lose
[name_m]Dexter[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m] (sorry, Decky doesn’t work for me… we have a Dɛclᴀn nn Dɛcky in our family)
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]
Like:
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Avner[/name_m] (I like it, but I just prefer the AB start to the name)
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Melvin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Wiley[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]
Lose:
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] (I would have added it to the [name_f]Love[/name_f] list, but the relative with the similar name is throwing me off a bit [name_f][/name_f]— will they have the same last name?)
[name_f]Love[/name_f]:[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Abner[/name_m], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Foster[/name_m], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m], [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_m]Watson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Like:[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Nelson[/name_m], [name_m]Pierce[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_m]Wallace[/name_m], [name_m]Wiley[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Lose:[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Avner[/name_m], [name_m]Dexter[/name_m], [name_m]Kent[/name_m], [name_m]Kip[/name_m], [name_m]Melvin[/name_m], [name_m]Noble[/name_m] (I do like [name_m]Noble[/name_m], but only as a middle)
love: [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] (one of my absolute favorites!! I’d love to meet a little [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] ) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kip[/name_m] (another favorite, so cuddly!) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Noble[/name_m] (beautiful & strong) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] (“Gil” is just the sweetest!) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wallace[/name_m] (adorable!)
[name_f][/name_f]
like: [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wiley[/name_m] (super cute!) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Pierce[/name_m] (handsome) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dexter[/name_m] (not a fan of Decky though) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Franklin[/name_m] (cute name, but unsure if usable for you! I think it depends on how close you are with the family member, and if you’re comfortable using it!)
[name_f][/name_f]
lose: [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Abner[/name_m] & [name_m]Avner[/name_m] (just not a fan of the sound, and they feel a bit old[name_f][/name_f] but not in a charming way!) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Foster[/name_m] (I want to like it, but it just reminds me of foster care/foster child!) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kent[/name_m] (not a fan of the sound, but the Superman connection almost made me put it in “like”) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Melvin[/name_m] (same as Abner) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nelson[/name_m] (^) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Samson[/name_m] (I love other “Sam” names, but [name_m]Samson[/name_m] is too “and Goliath” for me!) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Watson[/name_m] (too much of a surname to me)
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- I was initially a like, but the list of nickname options sold me. So many handsome, unexpected choices! [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Noble[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Samson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wallace[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] (I like but can’t get behind Barney) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Franklin[/name_m] (Feels cute for a kid but can’t picture an adult with the name [name_f][/name_f]- my mind could change if I met one though) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] (see Franklin) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wiley[/name_m] (I actually really like, but think it would be constantly mistaken for Riley)
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