My Best Friend needs some help...

My Best [name]Friend[/name] and I have extremely similar taste in names. Especially boys’ names. I just had my little girl, so I’m not going to need names for quite some time (I hope…) but my [name]Gwen[/name] (my Best [name]Friend[/name]) just found out the sex of her baby (a boy… obviously) and she needs some help narrowing down her list. She asked me for help… and I come here… mostly because I love all of them and can’t really narrow it down myself.

[name]Cabot[/name] – just a name she likes
[name]Wyatt[/name] – one of my faves, she also likes it
[name]North[/name] – she loves [name]Winter[/name], so she thinks this is a nice way to show that… plus it’s an awesome name.
[name]Jem[/name] – from To Kill a Mockingbird.
[name]Nathaniel[/name] – [name]Hawthorne[/name], the writer of The [name]Scarlett[/name] Letter
[name]Holden[/name] – from The Catcher in the [name]Rye[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] – just a name she likes.
[name]Salinger[/name] – do I really need to explain this one?
[name]Leo[/name] – her father’s middle name.
[name]Ellis[/name] – a family name
[name]Clark[/name] – a family name.

She wants him to have 2 middle names (a kind of custom in her family) and she wants all 3 of these names from this list (or similar names). Her last name is 2 syllables.

I love the name [name]Holden[/name] so much. It’s such a wonderful name from an equally great book.
Some options:
[name]Holden[/name] [name]Eli[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Holden[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Holden[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Clark[/name] or [name]Holden[/name] [name]Clark[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]

I wish her good luck and I hope this helps!

I think [name]Holden[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]North[/name] flows well. there are some great name choices on that list!

[name]Cabot[/name] – dont like
[name]Wyatt[/name] – ok nut a little too pop
[name]North[/name] – great middle name
[name]Jem[/name] – too fem
[name]Nathaniel[/name] – its ok
[name]Holden[/name] – very nice
[name]Eli[/name] – to fem
[name]Salinger[/name] – NO
[name]Leo[/name] – love
[name]Ellis[/name] – ok
[name]Clark[/name] – nice

[name]Holden[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Holden[/name] [name]North[/name]

If your friend won’t need a name for a while, odds are her son would not be born in [name]Winter[/name]; in that case [name]Winter[/name] sounds a little off. Nevertheless [name]Winter[/name] is cool. [name]How[/name] about:

[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Eli[/name] [name]Winter[/name]

[name]Jem[/name] cam also be short for [name]James[/name].

I like:
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Jem[/name] [name]Salinger[/name]

[name]Cabot[/name] – My favorite of the list! It sounds so dashing and unexpected. I love it(:
[name]Wyatt[/name] – I don’t know, I’ve just never liked this one.
[name]North[/name] – Like it. A nice, strong word name, but not TOO wordy.
[name]Jem[/name] – I like the literary connotations, but it sounds like a nn for [name]Jemima[/name] to me or a variant of [name]Jim[/name]. Too feminine for my tastes, but that doesn’t mean it can’t work for you.
[name]Nathaniel[/name] – It’s one of those names that’s familiar, but classic and untaintable.
[name]Holden[/name] – I like the sound of this name; I do classify it as “upcoming trendy,” though, so beware.
[name]Eli[/name] – As a nn to [name]Elias[/name], it’s marvelous.
[name]Salinger[/name] – I just see “salt” and “linger” in this one.
[name]Leo[/name] – Well, this one is climbing the charts. I kind of prefer [name]Leos[/name], the Slavic version, but either is nice.
[name]Ellis[/name] & [name]Clark[/name]-- of these two family names, I like [name]Clark[/name] better. It has that [name]Clark[/name] [name]Gable[/name] feel to it. (Side note: I like the name [name]Gable[/name], too).

[quote=“savingtime12”]My Best [name]Friend[/name] and I have extremely similar taste in names. Especially boys’ names. I just had my little girl, so I’m not going to need names for quite some time (I hope…) but my [name]Gwen[/name] (my Best [name]Friend[/name]) just found out the sex of her baby (a boy… obviously) and she needs some help narrowing down her list. She asked me for help… and I come here… mostly because I love all of them and can’t really narrow it down myself.

[name]Cabot[/name] – just a name she likes - cute
[name]Wyatt[/name] – one of my faves, she also likes it - also cute
[name]North[/name] – she loves [name]Winter[/name], so she thinks this is a nice way to show that… plus it’s an awesome name. - not my style
[name]Jem[/name] – from To Kill a Mockingbird. - love it as a nn for [name]James[/name] or [name]Jeremy[/name]. The character [name]Jem[/name]'s full name is [name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]Finch[/name].
[name]Nathaniel[/name] – [name]Hawthorne[/name], the writer of The [name]Scarlett[/name] Letter - love, very handsome
[name]Holden[/name] – from The Catcher in the [name]Rye[/name] - not my style, but I love the character in the book. So punchy!
[name]Eli[/name] – just a name she likes. - like it as a nn for [name]Elijah[/name].
[name]Salinger[/name] – do I really need to explain this one? - not my style, but I love the writer. What about [name]Seymour[/name]? sorry, jk.
[name]Leo[/name] – her father’s middle name. - love it so much as a nn for [name]Leonard[/name], [name]Leonardo[/name], [name]Lionel[/name] (my fave), or [name]Leopold[/name].
[name]Ellis[/name] – a family name - don’t like, but I do like [name]Elias[/name] nn [name]Eli[/name].
[name]Clark[/name] – a family name. - love.

She wants him to have 2 middle names (a kind of custom in her family) and she wants all 3 of these names from this list (or similar names). Her last name is 2 syllables.

[name]Lionel[/name] [name]Jem[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]

[name]James[/name] [name]Ellison[/name] [name]Clark[/name] nn [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Levi[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] nn [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Ethan[/name]

[name]Justin[/name] [name]Bradley[/name] [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Peter[/name] [name]Moses[/name] nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Spencer[/name] [name]Clark[/name]

[name]Josiah[/name] [name]Daniel[/name] [name]Holden[/name]
[name]James[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Winter[/name] nn [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Leo[/name]

[name]Everett[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]Holden[/name] nn [name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Levi[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Richard[/name] [name]James[/name]

I don’t like [name]Cabot[/name], [name]Salinger[/name], [name]Wyatt[/name]

My favorites by far are [name]Wyatt[/name], [name]Eli[/name] (or [name]Elias[/name]), and [name]Nathaniel[/name]!!

I also think it’s nice to incorporate family names, so if I were here I would try to work in [name]Ellis[/name], [name]Leo[/name] or [name]Clark[/name].

And [name]North[/name] and [name]Holden[/name] are fun names, especially since she feels a connection to them.

I would eliminate [name]Cabot[/name] (reminds me a cheese), [name]Jem[/name] (actually feels cheesy), and [name]Salinger[/name] (I think it’s just too much).

[name]Elias[/name] [name]Holden[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] [name]Clark[/name]

With her two syllable last name, I think a one or three syllable first name would work best, which eliminates several of the choices on the list. Also, as wonderful a writer as JD [name]Salinger[/name] is, he by most reports is not a very nice person and I wouldn’t name a baby after him! That leaves:

[name]North[/name]
[name]Jem[/name], or long forms [name]James[/name] or [name]Jeremy[/name] or even [name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Clark[/name]

With the middle names, depending on the choice of the first, I’d mix up family names with names that have personal significance like [name]Holden[/name], allowing for a pleasing rhythm.

[name]Cabot[/name] - I like this one
[name]Wyatt[/name] - nms
[name]North[/name] - ok for middle
[name]Jem[/name] - prefer as nn for [name]James[/name] or [name]Jeremy[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] - nice
[name]Holden[/name] - love [name]Holden[/name]!
[name]Eli[/name] - nice
[name]Salinger[/name] - too much and I wouldn’t name a baby after JD [name]Salinger[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] - nice to honor her dad
[name]Ellis[/name] - like this one
[name]Clark[/name] - ok

[name]Holden[/name] [name]Eli[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]North[/name] nn [name]Jem[/name]

Thanks everyone for your help!

I’m pretty sure [name]Nathaniel[/name] will be his first name. It goes well with her last name, and it has nice nicknames.

She’s letting me pick one of his middle names. (Probably because I consulted her on the spelling of my daughter’s middle name… but that’s beside the point.) I’ve chosen [name]North[/name]. I love this name so much. And she loves it as well, so it’s perfect.

So, now a new question… Which of these combos do you all prefer?

[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Holden[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Clark[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jem[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Cabot[/name] [name]North[/name]

I’m sort of leaning toward [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] [name]North[/name]. But, having other opinions is always helpful.

I like [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Eli[/name] [name]North[/name] the best (not on this list, but [name]Eli[/name] was a choice before, and I love it, so handsome with the other names!)

Then, in order of preference…
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ellis[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Holden[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Clark[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jem[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Cabot[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] [name]North[/name]

Why not [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jeremy[/name] [name]North[/name]?

Fun!

[name]Cabot[/name]: I think this is handsome…(I actually know of a [name]Cabot[/name]…)

[name]Wyatt[/name]: I think this is nice, too…

[name]North[/name]: I can picture it as a middle name, but not so much a first name.

[name]Jem[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] To Kill a Mockingbird, but [name]Jem[/name] sounds pretty feminine to me. I think it’s a nice nickname for [name]James[/name] and [name]Jeremy[/name].

[name]Nathaniel[/name]: I love [name]Nathaniel[/name] so much!

[name]Holden[/name]: I like some of the others more because [name]Holden[/name] reminds me of “holding” and “beholden.”

[name]Eli[/name]: She may also like [name]Elias[/name].

[name]Salinger[/name]: I think it’s interesting, but I wonder if he’d be called [name]Sally[/name] or [name]Sal[/name] if it’s a first name.

[name]Leo[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Leo[/name] so much!

[name]Ellis[/name]: I think it’s a handsome surname, and more distinctive than [name]Eli[/name].

[name]Clark[/name]: I’ve been trying so hard to like [name]Clark[/name] lately, and I’m still working on it. :slight_smile:

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Salinger[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Salinger[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Cabot[/name] [name]North[/name] (I think this is my favorite)
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Holden[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Salinger[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name] [name]Salinger[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Clark[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

Oops! I just posted above before reading your most recent post, but [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Cabot[/name] [name]North[/name] is my definitely favorite.

Have a good night! :slight_smile: