Name Help

My SO and I can not seem to agree on a name, and it’s really stressing me out :weary:.

I like:
Jamie
Anthony
Julian
Adrian
Dominic
William

He likes:
Cesar
Maximus
Ricardo
Diego
Rosario
Matias

We have a son named Gabriel and our last name is pronounced like: Buh Sara

Can anyone help me think of a compromise or some alternative suggestions? Do you like any of the names listed? Thank you!

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Maybe…
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Miguel[/name_m]

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Some that might interest both of you?

[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] / [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] / [name_u]Rafa[/name_u]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] / [name_m]Oskar[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Andreas[/name_m]
[name_m]Claudio[/name_m] / [name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] / [name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] / [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m] / [name_m]Emilio[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelio[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodoro[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Javier[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Dimitri[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m]
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u] / [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]

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I like names from both of your lists. Your names feel very romantic and gentle to me. His list feels very masculine and has a strong Spanish influence. Maybe some compromise

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] = [name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] = [name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cesar[/name_m] = [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] = [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]

I also like @the_common_fool suggestions of

[name_m]Miguel[/name_m] / [name_m]Miquel[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] / [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Andreas[/name_m]

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I feel like your styles are sooo close !

Would these names be a compromise
[name_u]Domino[/name_u] / [name_m]Draco[/name_m]
Guilliame
[name_m]Adriano[/name_m]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Juliano[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]

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[name_m]Marcellus[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronaldo[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederico[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Rico[/name_m]
[name_u]Gio[/name_u]
[name_m]Valentino[/name_m]
[name_m]Arturo[/name_m]

Maybe…
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] / [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Andreas[/name_m]
[name_m]Andres[/name_m]

I love [name_m]Matias[/name_m], [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] or [name_m]Mateo[/name_m]. I think any of them are a lovely match for [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]. I also love [name_m]Diego[/name_m] & [name_u]Adrian[/name_u].
Here are some suggestions that work well in Spanish and [name_f]English[/name_f].

[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] - [name_u]Leo[/name_u] is so universal, but still very Hispanic and strong.
[name_m]Emilio[/name_m] / [name_m]Emiliano[/name_m] - so cross-cultural while still being easily pronounced and read, also has a definite cool factor.
[name_m]Emil[/name_m] - nn for [name_m]Emilio[/name_m], but can easily stand alone.
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] / [name_u]Luka[/name_u] - popular in Europe, easily loved and pronounced in Spanish & [name_f]English[/name_f].
Maxim(e), [name_m]Maximo[/name_m], [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u], [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] - [name_u]Max[/name_u] is a great name, there are so many options for a long form version. Definitely consider [name_u]Max[/name_u] in some form.
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - super cross-cultural, has infinite cool factor. sounds good with [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u].
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] - universal, could [name_u]Nico[/name_u], [name_u]Nicky[/name_u], [name_m]Cole[/name_m].

[name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_u]Adrian[/name_u] and [name_m]Matias[/name_m] feel like good compromises between your styles.

A few combos: [name_u]Adrian[/name_u] [name_m]Matias[/name_m], [name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_u]Rosario[/name_u] and [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u]

A few suggestions between your styles:

Leo/Leonardo
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] ‘Nico’
[name_m]Dante[/name_m] ‘Dan’/‘Danny’
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] ‘Andy’
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]

[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Franco[/name_m]
[name_m]Falco[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]

[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] “Buh Sara” &

You like more mainstream, I’m seeing.

What about going with partner’s [name_u]Rosario[/name_u] and call him [name_m]Ross[/name_m]?
Maybe [name_m]Anton[/name_m] from your [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] because it’s a little more unusual for partner.
Maybe [name_u]Jamison[/name_u]. Stronger than your [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]. Your partner likes strong names.
Additions that might strike a chord for both- [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_u]Ramsey[/name_u], [name_m]Damien[/name_m], [name_m]Donovan[/name_m]

I would compromise by using a name from each list. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite combo’s with your son’s name are
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_m]Diego[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_m]Cesar[/name_m]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Matias[/name_m]
[name_u]Adrian[/name_u] [name_m]Maximus[/name_m]

I would try to use [name_u]James[/name_u] and just call him [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] or [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] if your husband likes that version. I wanted to name my son [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] so bad but his dad wasn’t on board and I definitely regret not using it.

[name_u]Adrian[/name_u], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], & [name_u]Julian[/name_u] seem like natural cross-cultural compromises between your two styles, if he can come around to those suggestions. [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_m]Adriano[/name_m], and you can call him [name_u]Adrian[/name_u].

Other ideas:

[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
Alman
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_u]David[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]