My mother’s name is [name]Allison[/name] and her father’s name is [name]Albert[/name]. I want to honor both of them with a boy’s name beginning with [name]Al[/name]. I’m not a huge fan of [name]Alexander[/name], and most of the people I know named [name]Alex[/name] are girls. The only names I can come up with are [name]Alcott[/name] and [name]Aldo[/name]. Opinions on [name]Alcott[/name] and [name]Aldo[/name]? Suggestions for any [name]Al[/name] names?
[name]Love[/name] [name]Alcott[/name], for [name]Louisa[/name] [name]May[/name]! It’s so literary and surnamey, two of my favorite name categories!
I think [name]Alasdair[/name]/[name]Alistair[/name], [name]Alfred[/name] (don’t love [name]Alfred[/name] in its entirety, really, but it’s been growing on me as a way to get to [name]Freddie[/name] :)), [name]Aloysius[/name], [name]Alaric[/name] (I think this is a great one!), and [name]Alban[/name] (great masculine alternative to [name]Alba[/name], imo! I don’t love [name]Alba[/name], but I adore [name]Alban[/name]…) are great possibilities, as well.
Good luck!
While I love the [name]Louisa[/name] [name]May[/name] connection, do you think that this makes the name seem more feminine?
I would like to second [name]Alfred[/name] and suggest Alburt nn Burtie - sooooooo cute [name]IMO[/name]
[name]Alan[/name]
[name]Algernon[/name]
[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Alden[/name]
[name]Alan[/name], [name]Alastair[/name], and [name]Alaric[/name] are my favourites. I also like [name]Alyosha[/name] but that’s just a Russian nickname for [name]Alexander[/name]/[name]Aleksandr[/name].
I’m going to agree that [name]Alan[/name] is under-appreciated at the moment and worth considering.
[name]Alain[/name], [name]Alrick[/name], [name]Albert[/name], [name]Alfred[/name], [name]Alba[/name], Alcwyn, [name]Alden[/name], Alderik, [name]Alexei[/name]
i like [name]Alaric[/name], [name]Albin[/name], [name]Alden[/name], [name]Altair[/name], [name]Alton[/name].
[name]Alaric[/name], [name]Alastair[/name], [name]Alan[/name], [name]Alban[/name], Alberic, [name]Albert[/name], [name]Alfred[/name], Alfwin, Alpin, Altan, [name]Alvin[/name],
[name]Alaia[/name], [name]Alia[/name], [name]Alana[/name], [name]Alba[/name], [name]Alcyone[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Alina[/name], [name]Alma[/name], [name]Alpha[/name], [name]Alta[/name], [name]Alva[/name], [name]Alvena[/name], [name]Alya[/name], [name]Alzbeta[/name].
I had the exact same issue. Grandpas named [name]Albert[/name] and [name]Alton[/name] and a deceased uncle named [name]Alvin[/name]. We decided we liked [name]Alfred[/name] to honor the “[name]Al[/name]” reference, while calling him [name]Freddie[/name] as a nn.
Good luck!
I adore the name [name]Alaric[/name].
Here’s some random names I found! I think [name]Alcott[/name] and [name]Aldo[/name] sound pretty cool though! x
[name]Aldridge[/name]
[name]Alden[/name]
Aleron
[name]Allard[/name]
[name]Almon[/name]
[name]Albin[/name]
Allbion
[name]Albany[/name]
I love [name]Alcott[/name] and [name]Aldo[/name]. What about [name]Albie[/name] or [name]Alan[/name]? I’m a big, big fan of [name]Alfred[/name] and [name]Albert[/name] too.
[name]Alasdair[/name] or [name]Alaric[/name] are the best options. Chic but with a great history. (And I’m an [name]Allison[/name] with a son with the middle name [name]Alasdair[/name]–just thought that was funny.)