Name Challenge - 1 or 2 syllables, easy to pronounce

Boy Names
1

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone, I’m 7 weeks away from meeting this baby and still no name! PANIC.

We’ve been going back and forth a lot between different names such as [name_m]Tom[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], and [name_u]Emery[/name_u]. But at the end of the day, even our top 4 doesn’t feel like it contains a winner. It’s so frustrating!

There were a few names we loved, only to realize that they have been stolen by girls in the past few years. [name_m]Just[/name_m] like [name_u]Emery[/name_u] … we were THIS close to settling for it, but then it seems like it’s been ruined by team pink. It sucks.

I’m completely out of ideas at this point. I don’t like old fashioned biblical names like [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]. [name_f]Nor[/name_f] do I like last names used as first names; especially those ending with “son”. Pffft. Any suggestions? [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to post hundreds!

2

If you like [name_u]Emery[/name_u] maybe

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
Alder
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]

3

[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Nate[/name_m]
Or just stick with [name_u]Emory[/name_u]. I’ve never met one of either gender.

4

[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Bran[/name_u]

Can you be more specific about styles you like?

5

[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] comes to mind. It is [name_f]EM[/name_f]-riss though it looks more complicated.

Other thoughts:

[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Dax[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_u]Dillon[/name_u] / [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Randall[/name_m]

6

I say if you love [name_u]Emery[/name_u] that much you should use it. I’ve never met someone with it as a first name (I do know a family with it as their last name). But here are some other ideas. I’m sorry for any repeats.

[name_m]Kiefer[/name_m]
[name_m]Wiley[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmerich[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_u]Mercer[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] or [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u] or [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]

7

[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] ([name_u]Cal[/name_u])
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]

As some said before, if you love [name_u]Emery[/name_u], use it! I don’t know any people named [name_u]Emery[/name_u] and if I heard it, I wouldn’t assume it was a girl. Let us know what you choose! :slight_smile:

8

Thanks everyone! There are some nice suggestions here. I wrote some down and will spend the next few days saying them out loud and see how I feel about them.

My husband just started naming the baby [name_u]Emery[/name_u] again today lol Maybe we’ll stick to that after all? I’ve heard some negative comments about [name_u]Emery[/name_u], so now I’m even scared to share it with the rest of our family. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though - quite honestly - part of me still kind of loves it.