Hello, I am currently having my baby in [name]July[/name] and really just want to settle on a name for the little guy. The problem is my husband and I have completely different tastes when it comes to names. Maybe all the nameberries out there can help us come to a suitable compromise. My tatses include less common names generally with a softer more flowing sound that my husband says is too feminine.
My top 5 names are:
[name]Callan[/name] (pronounced like calender),
[name]Cason[/name],
[name]Elias[/name],
[name]Alden[/name] and
[name]Rylan[/name].
Husband prefers stronger sounding names.
His top 5 are:
[name]Hudson[/name],
[name]Archer[/name], (hate the nn [name]Archie[/name]!)
[name]Wyatt[/name].
[name]Landon[/name] (too popular for me) and
[name]Carter[/name] (too popular for me)
We have chosen a middle name after a family member we want to honor- [name]James[/name]. Also our last name begins with an H and is two syllables. So please help- anything similar to those names that is not too popular and might satisfy both tastes? Thank you!!
[name]Alfie[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Ace[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Arlen[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Jenson[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Damon[/name]
[name]Devlin[/name]
[name]Otis[/name]
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Brogan[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
I know a guy named Chandon and I’ve always thought that was a cool name. He’s the only person I’ve ever met named Chandon, and in my opinion it goes with your C names and his [name]Landon[/name]. I also think Chandon [name]James[/name] sounds good.
Some other suggestions…
[name]Anson[/name]
[name]Foster[/name]
[name]Breckin[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Hi[/name] I hope that these suggestions help you out, let us know, we are glad to work with you, rollo
My top 5 names are:
[name]Callan[/name]If you like [name]Callan[/name] you may like [name]Callum[/name] or [name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Cason[/name], If you like [name]Cason[/name] you may like [name]Carson[/name]
[name]Elias[/name], If you like [name]Elias[/name] you may like [name]Eli[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Elijah[/name] or [name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Alden[/name] and If you like this you may like Aled, [name]Allan[/name], [name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Rylan[/name]. If you like this you may like [name]Ryder[/name], [name]Remy[/name], [name]Remington[/name], [name]Ryan[/name]
Husband prefers stronger sounding names.
His top 5 are:
[name]Hudson[/name], You may also like [name]Hunter[/name], [name]Fletcher[/name] or [name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Archer[/name], You may like [name]Spencer[/name], [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Lionel[/name], [name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]. You may like [name]William[/name] nn [name]Will[/name], [name]Atticus[/name], [name]Harrison[/name], [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Landon[/name] You may like [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Finley[/name], [name]Phineas[/name], [name]Tate[/name], [name]Taran[/name]
[name]Carter[/name] You may like [name]Sterling[/name], [name]Nelson[/name], [name]Fraser[/name], [name]Frazier[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Charles[/name], [name]Charlton[/name]
Thank you for your help. Nothing stands popped out that we both loved yet but there are some good options. Maybe I just expected too much. I expected for our first baby at least to find a name we fell in love with but so far that isnt happening. There are some good options though-
Some Favorites from the suggestions are:
[name]Everett[/name],
[name]Emmette[/name],
[name]Bryce[/name],
[name]Parker[/name],
[name]Weston[/name] and
[name]Wesley[/name].
Other names that I am not too into:
[name]Alfie[/name] (too little rascals),
[name]Seth[/name]-ace-tate (not sure I like a single syllable with the middle name being one syllable),
[name]Harrison[/name] I like but hate the nn [name]Harry[/name].
[name]Holden[/name] was one of my husbands favorites for awhile but with our last name starting with HOL- the alliteration was too much.
[name]Tristan[/name], Chandon and [name]Sawyer[/name] husband thinks are too feminie
[name]Mason[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Elijah[/name] and [name]Ryan[/name] are maybe a bit too popular. I know like 3 Masons already.
The suggestions are great and are very helpful. Thank you all so much. I know there must be some name out there for us… I just cant seem to find it yet. Anybody else have this much difficulty with compromise and a baby name? What did you choose in the end? Did you ever find that name that you love?
[name]Wyatt[/name] is a softer name, and i think it’s quite handsome! [name]Everett[/name] is a great one too!
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Monte[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name] fav
[name]Linden[/name]
any you like?
I’ll suggest some similar names based on each name…
[name]Callan[/name] - [name]Callum[/name]! I love it! And it’s very similar. Not sure how popular [name]Calvin[/name] is but that’s another option.
[name]Cason[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t really like this name. [name]Mason[/name] is popular but I like it more. [name]Carson[/name], [name]Jason[/name], [name]Jace[/name], [name]Caden[/name].
[name]Elias[/name] - [name]Elliott[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Judah[/name], [name]Noah[/name].
[name]Alden[/name] - [name]Alton[/name], [name]Anton[/name].
[name]Rylan[/name] - [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Tyler[/name], [name]Roland[/name].
[name]Hudson[/name] - [name]Camden[/name].
[name]Archer[/name] - [name]Hunter[/name], [name]Parker[/name], [name]Porter[/name], [name]Asher[/name].
[name]Wyatt[/name] - [name]Liam[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Waylon[/name], [name]Weston[/name].
[name]Landon[/name] - [name]Connor[/name], [name]Logan[/name], [name]Callum[/name], [name]Easton[/name].
[name]Carter[/name] - [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Elliott[/name], [name]Parker[/name].
I know some are repeats but they worked for multiple names 
From your list these are the names I like:
[name]Callan[/name] (pronounced like calender), I have this name on my list, but as a girls name
[name]Rylan[/name]. I absolutely love this name! But my OH doesn’t 
[name]Landon[/name] This name is on my list too!
some ideas from this names:
[name]Callan[/name] – possibly [name]Callum[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], or Carric
[name]Cason[/name] – Possibly [name]Jason[/name]?
[name]Elias[/name] – [name]Eli[/name], [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Micah[/name], [name]Asa[/name]
[name]Alden[/name] – [name]Auden[/name], [name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Rylan[/name]. – [name]Rowan[/name], [name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name] – [name]Hugo[/name] or [name]Hugh[/name], [name]Holden[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] – I love this name and the nn [name]Archie[/name] but possibly [name]Alfred[/name] ([name]Alfie[/name]), [name]Arlo[/name], or [name]Amos[/name]?
[name]Wyatt[/name] – [name]Cole[/name], [name]Clement[/name], [name]Weston[/name]/[name]West[/name]
[name]Landon[/name] – [name]Linden[/name] instead?
[name]Carter[/name] – [name]Clement[/name], [name]Crispin[/name], [name]Cyrus[/name]
My husband and I were in a similar situation, and we both fixated on our favorite name (mine was [name]Alden[/name] and his was [name]Weston[/name]). Neither one of us would compromise so we went with neither and settled on [name]Camden[/name]. I’m still having second thoughts on that name because of the city in NJ though (I’ve got a week left to decide). I had the same problem you did - nothing really jumped out at me as being the obvious choice. You have a good short list though, I don’t really think you could go wrong with anything on there. [name]Just[/name] decide on one and try it out for a while, you’ve got plenty of time to change your mind if it dosen’t feel right - lol!