We have a daughter named [name_f]Adelynn[/name_f]. And my husband and I can not agree on anything. !
I love the name [name_m]Roland[/name_m] as I feel it’s comparable to adelynn ! But he doesn’t. He likes names like hector or [name_m]Zander[/name_m], and I do not.
We once agreed on the name [name_u]Mason[/name_u] but a lot of my sisters friends dogs are named mason and it’s sooo popular right now!
So I need help finding a name that’s not popular but an older name that can be shortened into a nickname.
I have literally stocked every naming site there is and cant come up with anything!
I’m feeling at a bit of a loss on how to help. “Names like [name_m]Hector[/name_m] or [name_m]Zander[/name_m]” - what links those names? Is it the -er sound on the end? Because they seem like very different origins, very different styles. I think of [name_m]Hector[/name_m] as a Hispanic name, and [name_m]Zander[/name_m] as a modern nickname from [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]. Is it that [name_m]Hector[/name_m] and [name_m]Zander[/name_m] both sound very masculine to your husband?
What do you like about [name_u]Mason[/name_u] and [name_m]Roland[/name_m]? To me, [name_u]Mason[/name_u] is a popular modern name; [name_m]Roland[/name_m] is an uncommon, vintage name. What do you feel makes [name_m]Roland[/name_m] and [name_f]Adelynn[/name_f] comparable? They seem to share some sounds, but to me their origins and styles are different - [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f] is a more modern, popular style of name than [name_m]Roland[/name_m]. I would peg [name_m]Roland[/name_m] as ‘vintage’ or ‘hipster’ and [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f] as ‘popular’ or ‘modern.’
The best I can gather from the names you’ve listed, you both seem to like feminine names for girls and masculine names for boys, and not unisex names. That’s a starting point. You seem to like both vintage and modern names. You seem to trend towards the letter A for sound. (My sister in law has a [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], and [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] - all A sounds, all classic names.)
I think you’ll have better luck finding a name you two can both agree on if you figure out what you’re each looking for in a name. Is it sound? Is it meaning? Is it a personal association? Is it a reference to a character or a family member? Is it style or a certain vibe? What do you each like and want in a name?
I associate adelynn with a vintage name or was when we named our daughter it’s way more popular now. So I think [name_m]Roland[/name_m] is comparable.
I like the sound of mason but don’t like how popular it is. And that it can’t really be shortened.
My husband likes the way certain names sound I guess.
Does your husband like more Greek names? [name_m]Hector[/name_m] is the character from Trojan War and [name_m]Zander[/name_m] is a version of [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] - it means manly
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] - to be immortal
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - good man
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] - strong like the lion
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - one who releases men
Suggestions:
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Len[/name_m]/[name_m]Lenny[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pat[/name_u]/[name_u]Paddy[/name_u]/Packy
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] nn [name_m]Walt[/name_m]/[name_u]Wally[/name_u]/Wat
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/[name_m]Hank[/name_m]/[name_m]Hal[/name_m]/[name_f]Hen[/name_f]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u] (or even [name_u]Vinnie[/name_u])
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] nn [name_m]Vince[/name_m]/[name_u]Vinnie[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] nn [name_u]Fran[/name_u]/[name_m]Frank[/name_m]/[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ricky[/name_u]/[name_m]Rick[/name_m]/[name_m]Rich[/name_m]/[name_m]Richie[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ed[/name_m]/[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]/Ted/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]/[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] nn [name_u]Laurie[/name_u]/[name_m]Larry[/name_m]
Why not go to the Social Security website and take a look at the top 1000 names for 1890 or 1910? Maybe you’ll see something that catches your fancy.
I love vintage names and I feel like that’s the style you’re leaning towards.
My all time favorite name (DH hates) is [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] which has that theme as well.
Some others to consider:
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m] (another favorite of mine)
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
Maybe [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Booker[/name_m], [name_m]Cassius[/name_m], [name_u]Ellison[/name_u], [name_m]Orson[/name_m]?
Oh, I see. I was looking at the spelling, with the -lynn ending, which to me is modern. [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is the Victorian/[name_m]French[/name_m] spelling, and the pronunciation is more often LEEN, or sometimes [name_f]LINE[/name_f], instead of [name_f]LIN[/name_f].
Okay, so [name_m]Roland[/name_m] is also vintage. [name_m]Hector[/name_m] is vintage, too, I guess, though for me I hear the Hispanic pronunciation (like the skeleton in Disney’s [name_f]Coco[/name_f]). [name_u]Mason[/name_u] and [name_m]Zander[/name_m] are more modern, I think.
Some suggestions for other vintage/Victorian names, masculine, and with nicknames:
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]/[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
Rigdon
Good luck! I hope you find something you both love. 
Names similar to [name_u]Mason[/name_u]:
Nason
Aeson / Aison
[name_m]Anson[/name_m]
[name_m]Anderson[/name_m]
[name_u]Tyson[/name_u]
Merit
Myrick
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelynn[/name_f] and:
[name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_u]Niko[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u], nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u] / [name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], nn [name_m]Tad[/name_m] or [name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m], nn [name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rogan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Vince[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregor[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Royal[/name_u]
[name_m]Zayne[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u] or [name_m]Archer[/name_m]?
To me [name_m]Roland[/name_m] feel a bit too match with [name_f]Adelynn[/name_f] sounds wise so I can understand why your husband may not like it as well. [name_m]Zander[/name_m] actually feels like a good match to [name_f]Adelynn[/name_f] but I suspect doesn’t have the vintage quality you are looking for?
Maybe some of these could work:
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Turner[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Innes[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederic[/name_m]/[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m] + [name_m]Zander[/name_m] = [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m]