# My Niche **URL:** \ **Category:** Boy Names\ **Created:** [December 31, 2013, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771 "2013-12-31T08:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![birdies](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/birdies/32/3711_2.png) [@birdies](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/birdies)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/1 "2013-12-31T08:12:54Z")
I finally found my boy’s name niche. My style is… DAD NAMES! I already have [name\_m]Jeffrey[/name\_m] and [name\_m]Conrad[/name\_m] on my list. I’m looking for one more to take my last opening on my list. I want to avoid using names of my uncles, so unfortunately [name\_m]Craig[/name\_m], [name\_m]George[/name\_m], [name\_m]David[/name\_m], [name\_u]Douglas[/name\_u], [name\_m]Gregory[/name\_m], [name\_m]Philip[/name\_m] and [name\_m]Harry[/name\_m] are off the table. [name\_m]Mitchell[/name\_m] also has to be crossed off, as it sounds too similar to [name\_m]Mitt[/name\_m] [name\_u]Romney[/name\_u]. What dad name suggestions can you throw my way? I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I have faith you wonderful people can help me. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![raevynstar](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/raevynstar/32/3708_2.png) [@raevynstar](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/raevynstar)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/2 "2013-12-31T08:15:59Z")
[name\_m]Bill[/name\_m], maybe? ---
**Author:** ![christabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/christabel/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@christabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/christabel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/3 "2013-12-31T08:24:23Z")
What about…? [name\_m]Nelson[/name\_m] [name\_u]Bradley[/name\_u] [name\_m]Garrett[/name\_m] [name\_m]Ross[/name\_m] [name\_m]Russell[/name\_m] [name\_m]Grant[/name\_m] [name\_m]Kevin[/name\_m] [name\_m]Clark[/name\_m] [name\_u]Neil[/name\_u] [name\_m]Alan[/name\_m] or [name\_m]Allen[/name\_m] [name\_m]Mark[/name\_m] [name\_m]Brian[/name\_m] or [name\_m]Bryan[/name\_m] [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m] ---
**Author:** ![jame1881](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/jame1881/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@jame1881](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/jame1881)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/4 "2013-12-31T08:41:39Z")
Let’s see…middle-aged men I know… [name\_m]Dennis[/name\_m] [name\_m]Richard[/name\_m] [name\_m]Raymond[/name\_m] [name\_m]Steve[/name\_m]/[name\_m]Steven[/name\_m]/[name\_m]Stephen[/name\_m] [name\_m]Robert[/name\_m] …are the best I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![triss](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/triss/32/1734_2.png) [@triss](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/triss)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/5 "2013-12-31T09:01:03Z")
[name\_m]Lowell[/name\_m] Linford [name\_m]Kenton[/name\_m]/[name\_u]Kendall[/name\_u] [name\_m]Randall[/name\_m] [name\_m]Jason[/name\_m] [name\_m]Gerald[/name\_m] [name\_m]Mark[/name\_m] [name\_u]Bevan[/name\_u] [name\_u]Cameron[/name\_u] [name\_m]Arlin[/name\_m] ---
**Author:** ![lucialucentum](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/lucialucentum/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@lucialucentum](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/lucialucentum)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/6 "2013-12-31T09:18:15Z")
Interesting niche, but hey, if it works, then that’s sweet! [name\_m]Steven[/name\_m]/ [name\_m]Stephen[/name\_m] [name\_u]Gary[/name\_u] [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m] [name\_m]Grant[/name\_m] [name\_m]John[/name\_m] [name\_m]Donald[/name\_m] [name\_m]Robert[/name\_m] [name\_m]Ronald[/name\_m] [name\_m]Bruce[/name\_m] [name\_m]Raymond[/name\_m] [name\_m]Roger[/name\_m] [name\_u]Lawrence[/name\_u] [name\_m]Martin[/name\_m] [name\_u]Glen[/name\_u] [name\_u]Darrell[/name\_u] [name\_m]Todd[/name\_m] [name\_u]Howard[/name\_u] [name\_m]Daniel[/name\_m] [name\_m]Norman[/name\_m] (omg I love [name\_m]Norman[/name\_m]!) ---
**Author:** ![klsxo](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/klsxo/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@klsxo](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/klsxo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/7 "2013-12-31T09:19:21Z")
[name\_m]Robert[/name\_m], [name\_m]Gordon[/name\_m], [name\_u]Sheldon[/name\_u], [name\_m]David[/name\_m], [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m] ---
**Author:** ![mkmlvr](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/mkmlvr/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@mkmlvr](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/mkmlvr)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/8 "2013-12-31T09:34:19Z")
[name\_m]Cliff[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Clifford[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Robert[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Bob[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Rob[/name\_m]) [name\_u]Bert[/name\_u]) [name\_m]Jim[/name\_m] ([name\_u]James[/name\_u]) [name\_m]Mark[/name\_m] [name\_m]Al[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Alexander[/name\_m])([name\_m]Allen[/name\_m])([name\_m]Albert[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Fred[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Frederick[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Dennis[/name\_m] [name\_m]Steve[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Steven[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Patrick[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Rick[/name\_m]) ([name\_u]Pat[/name\_u]) [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Ken[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Joe[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Joseph[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Tom[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Thomas[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Donald[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Don[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Roger[/name\_m] [name\_m]Gregory[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Greg[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Pete[/name\_m] ([name\_m]Peter[/name\_m]) [name\_u]Howard[/name\_u] ([name\_m]Howie[/name\_m]) [name\_m]Paul[/name\_m] ---
**Author:** ![Cheele](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/cheele/32/2961_2.png) [@Cheele](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Cheele)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/9 "2013-12-31T15:53:53Z")
Sorry for any repeats! [name\_m]Keith[/name\_m] [name\_m]Allen[/name\_m] [name\_m]Frank[/name\_m] [name\_u]Ray[/name\_u] [name\_m]Clyde[/name\_m] [name\_m]Lloyd[/name\_m] And that’s all I can think of that I’m not sure have been said yet. ---
**Author:** ![rlinden](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/rlinden/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@rlinden](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/rlinden)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/10 "2013-12-31T17:21:31Z")
When I think of my dad and his friends (50s and 60s), they almost all go by nicknames. [name\_m]Bill[/name\_m], [name\_m]Bob[/name\_m], [name\_m]Don[/name\_m], [name\_m]Jack[/name\_m], [name\_u]Marty[/name\_u], [name\_m]Hank[/name\_m], [name\_m]Chuck[/name\_m], [name\_m]Doug[/name\_m], [name\_m]Ted[/name\_m], [name\_u]Gene[/name\_u], [name\_m]Tim[/name\_m], etc. So, that is what a “dad name” is to me - a short, business-like nickname. ---
**Author:** ![stripedsocks](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/stripedsocks/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@stripedsocks](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/stripedsocks)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/11 "2013-12-31T20:53:16Z")
I don’t like many Dad names but there’s a few I find sweet: [name\_m]Alan[/name\_m] [name\_m]Henry[/name\_m] NN [name\_m]Hank[/name\_m] (hate [name\_m]Harry[/name\_m] though, middling on [name\_m]Hal[/name\_m]) [name\_u]Michael[/name\_u] NN [name\_m]Mick[/name\_m] [name\_m]Gregory[/name\_m] - [name\_m]Greg[/name\_m] is fine but only as a NN, I don’t like [name\_m]Greg[/name\_m] alone [name\_m]Gareth[/name\_m] - My feelings on [name\_u]Gary[/name\_u] are the same as my feelings on [name\_m]Greg[/name\_m]. [name\_m]Joel[/name\_m] - This one is put in the dad category over my objections. Other people tell me it’s dated. I still love it and find it cool. [name\_m]Jonathan[/name\_m] - NN [name\_m]Jon[/name\_m]/[name\_m]Jonny[/name\_m], never [name\_m]John[/name\_m]. [name\_u]Roy[/name\_u] [name\_m]Leon[/name\_m] [name\_m]Roland[/name\_m] [name\_m]Leonard[/name\_m] - This is more granddad-ish maybe though. [name\_m]Arthur[/name\_m] - [name\_m]Archie[/name\_m]. [name\_m]John[/name\_m] - NN [name\_m]Johnny[/name\_m], [name\_m]Jack[/name\_m]. “[name\_m]Johnathan[/name\_m]” is not a name, don’t do it. [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m] [name\_m]Keith[/name\_m] [name\_m]Robert[/name\_m] ---
**Author:** ![birdies](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/birdies/32/3711_2.png) [@birdies](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/birdies)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/13 "2014-01-02T07:33:02Z")
Wow, so many suggestions everyone! I was a little worred, because I know dated dad names aren’t generally people’s style. It started all started with [name\_m]Jeffrey[/name\_m], and has spiraled since then. There have been some wonderful suggestions particularly" [name\_m]Russell[/name\_m] [name\_m]Grant[/name\_m] [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m] [name\_u]Glen[/name\_u] [name\_m]Keith[/name\_m] [name\_m]Frank[/name\_m] - I love [name\_m]Frank[/name\_m], but Mr. E has said no to [name\_u]Francis[/name\_u]. I’ll have to find some alternatives so I can have [name\_m]Frank[/name\_m]. [name\_m]Hank[/name\_m] [name\_m]Martin[/name\_m]-!!! [name\_m]Joel[/name\_m] [name\_m]Roland[/name\_m] [name\_m]Marshall[/name\_m] [name\_u]Darren[/name\_u]. Thanks for all of the amazing suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![jame1881](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/jame1881/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@jame1881](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/jame1881)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/14 "2014-01-02T09:33:13Z")
You could always used [name\_m]Franklin[/name\_m] for [name\_m]Frank[/name\_m]. ---
**Author:** ![sparrowfinch](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/sparrowfinch/32/2602_2.png) [@sparrowfinch](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/sparrowfinch)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/15 "2014-01-02T11:57:17Z")
Did anyone say [name\_m]Hugh[/name\_m]? Or how about: [name\_m]Simon[/name\_m], [name\_m]Scott[/name\_m], [name\_m]Tom[/name\_m], [name\_m]Tim[/name\_m], [name\_m]Ted[/name\_m], or [name\_m]John[/name\_m]. ---
**Author:** ![OliviaSarah](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/oliviasarah/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@OliviaSarah](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/OliviaSarah)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/16 "2014-01-03T16:37:51Z")
Dad names are awesome! I think a lot of my style is ‘trendy-dad’. [name\_m]Hugh[/name\_m] would have been my suggestion. It’s so lovely, it means ‘‘heart’’ or ‘‘intellect/intelligence’’ but it doesn’t get much appreciation, I feel. [name\_m]Wesley[/name\_m] is another one - or [name\_m]Wes[/name\_m], actually. Sorry for any more repeats… [name\_m]Bruno[/name\_m] [name\_u]Nick[/name\_u] [name\_m]Marcus[/name\_m] [name\_m]Fred[/name\_m] [name\_u]Orion[/name\_u] [name\_m]Neils[/name\_m] [name\_m]Reginald[/name\_m]/[name\_m]Reg[/name\_m] [name\_m]Colin[/name\_m] [name\_m]Sol[/name\_m] [name\_m]Vincent[/name\_m] [name\_m]Ian[/name\_m] [name\_u]Niall[/name\_u] [name\_m]Charles[/name\_m] [name\_u]Shay[/name\_u] ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/apollonia/32/3578_2.png) [@apollonia](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/my-niche/215771/17 "2014-01-04T01:43:06Z")
Ladies and Gentlemen: [name\_m]Conrad[/name\_m] and … [name\_m]Albert[/name\_m], [name\_m]Alfred[/name\_m], [name\_m]Ambrose[/name\_m], [name\_m]Archibald[/name\_m], [name\_m]Armand[/name\_m], [name\_m]Arthur[/name\_m], [name\_m]Augustus[/name\_m], [name\_m]Bernard[/name\_m], [name\_m]Bertram[/name\_m], [name\_m]Cecil[/name\_m], [name\_m]Chester[/name\_m], [name\_m]Clarence[/name\_m], [name\_u]Claude[/name\_u], [name\_m]Clement[/name\_m], [name\_m]Clifford[/name\_m], [name\_m]Cornelius[/name\_m], [name\_m]Cyril[/name\_m], [name\_m]Cyrus[/name\_m], [name\_m]Edmund[/name\_m], [name\_m]Edward[/name\_m], [name\_m]Edwin[/name\_m], [name\_m]Ernest[/name\_m], [name\_m]Eugene[/name\_m], [name\_m]Ferdinand[/name\_m], [name\_u]Francis[/name\_u], [name\_m]Frederick[/name\_m], ([name\_m]George[/name\_m]), [name\_m]Gilbert[/name\_m], [name\_m]Harold[/name\_m], [name\_m]Herbert[/name\_m], [name\_m]Herman[/name\_m], [name\_m]Hiram[/name\_m], [name\_m]Horace[/name\_m], [name\_m]Hugh[/name\_m], [name\_m]Hugo[/name\_m], [name\_m]Humphrey[/name\_m], [name\_m]Julius[/name\_m], [name\_m]Leopold[/name\_m], [name\_m]Louis[/name\_m], [name\_m]Luther[/name\_m], [name\_m]Oswald[/name\_m], [name\_m]Otis[/name\_m], [name\_u]Percy[/name\_u], [name\_m]Prescott[/name\_m], [name\_m]Randolph[/name\_m], [name\_m]Rupert[/name\_m], [name\_m]Sylvester[/name\_m], [name\_m]Theodore[/name\_m], [name\_m]Virgil[/name\_m], [name\_u]Wallace[/name\_u], [name\_m]Walter[/name\_m], [name\_m]Willis[/name\_m] Mid-Century: [name\_m]Jeffrey[/name\_m] and … [name\_m]Alan[/name\_m], [name\_u]Barry[/name\_u], [name\_m]Bruce[/name\_m], [name\_u]Cary[/name\_u], [name\_u]Darrell[/name\_u], [name\_u]Dean[/name\_u], [name\_m]Dennis[/name\_m], ([name\_u]Douglas[/name\_u]), [name\_m]Duane[/name\_m], [name\_m]Dwight[/name\_m], [name\_u]Gary[/name\_u], [name\_m]Gerald[/name\_m], [name\_u]Glenn[/name\_u], ([name\_m]Gregory[/name\_m]), [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m], [name\_m]Kent[/name\_m], [name\_u]Perry[/name\_u], [name\_m]Mark[/name\_m], ([name\_m]Philip[/name\_m]), [name\_m]Randall[/name\_m], [name\_m]Reginald[/name\_m], [name\_m]Rodney[/name\_m], [name\_m]Roger[/name\_m], [name\_m]Russell[/name\_m], [name\_m]Stephen[/name\_m], [name\_m]Terrence[/name\_m], [name\_m]Timothy[/name\_m], [name\_m]Wayne[/name\_m] Source: “The [name\_u]Baby[/name\_u] Name [name\_m]Wizard[/name\_m]”