Need boy name inspiration!

Boy Names
1

I am a [name_m]LONG[/name_m] time lurker, first time poster on the site, and so excited! My hubby and I found out in [name_u]December[/name_u] we are expecting our first baby in [name_u]August[/name_u] and we’re over the moon!!! Having trouble with boy names and in need of berry inspiration. My husband doesn’t like names I’ve suggested and I don’t like many boy names to start with.

Names I like: [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Weston[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]/[name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u](on the fence about this one)
Like but can’t use for various reasons: [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m]
Hubby has suggested but I don’t love: [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Will[/name_m] (he seems to be drawn to single syllable names for boys)
On our girl list: [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], and I also like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].
Please give suggestions on any boy names based on these lists! Thanks!!!

2

Based on the names you like, I suggest maybe [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] or to go along with your husband [name_m]Jackson[/name_m].

3

@liliwyatt02 thanks for the suggestions! [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] is a name we also cannot use as there is already one in the family, and for some reason [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] just doesn’t appeal to me.

4

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” - Biblical, like other names on your list, and your husband gets a one-syllable nickname
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] - for me, it has a similar feel to [name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] - similar to [name_m]Liam[/name_m] and [name_m]Levi[/name_m], and goes with [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m] - like [name_m]Liam[/name_m], it’s Irish but fairly common in other countries
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]” - [name_u]Max[/name_u] fits pretty well with your husband’s style, and [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] is a nice long form

[name_f]Edit[/name_f]:
[name_m]Just[/name_m] thought of [name_m]Adam[/name_m]. Biblical, like [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] and [name_u]Noah[/name_u], and strong, like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]Will[/name_m]. What do you think?

5

Thanks for the ideas!
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” - Like, but doesn’t seem interesting enough.
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] - this is one I have thought of before, I will have to run it by hubby!
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]- like, but bad association with this name(ex bf) :slight_smile:
[name_m]Connor[/name_m] - nms
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]” - Hubby had actually suggested [name_u]Max[/name_u] which I forgot about, I’m not sure about this but it’s a maybe
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]- we have a good friend who has this name
I will have to put more thought into [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] and [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]! It’s just frustrating because no boy names stand out to me the way the girl names do! And I don’t know why…

6

Congratulations!


“Antique Charm” names:

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Adrian[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], ([name_m]Eli[/name_m]), [name_u]Elias[/name_u], ([name_m]Elijah[/name_m]), [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_u]Grady[/name_u], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], ([name_m]Levi[/name_m]), [name_m]Mathias[/name_m], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], ([name_u]Noah[/name_u]), [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Pierce[/name_m], [name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_m]Preston[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Saul[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_u]Walker[/name_u]

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Annalise[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Charity[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], ([name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]), [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], ([name_f]Lillian[/name_f]), [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f]), [name_f]Patience[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], ([name_u]Vivian[/name_u]), [name_f]Willa[/name_f]

Source: “The [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Name [name_m]Wizard[/name_m]”

7

Thank you! Still very early so keeping fingers crossed! From your list I like:
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]- not sure if DH will like this one
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]- actually I like [name_u]Jude[/name_u] but I told DH a long time ago I liked this name and he told me it sounds “girlie” which is ridiculous and also the reason he doesn’t like [name_m]Asher[/name_m] :frowning:
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]-I go in streaks where I like this name and then I don’t like it
[name_u]Theo[/name_u] is a name I have liked for awhile but not sure how it would sound with our last name which starts with a long E sound?
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] I recently started liking and am curious about it. I will have to run these by my hubby to see if he likes any! He usually vetoes 10 names for every 1 he likes :wink:

8

What about…
[name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Cam[/name_u]’
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Ben[/name_m]’
[name_m]Benton[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Ben[/name_m]’
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]

9

I love [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] but unfortunately a very close friend has already used it. The others are not my style, but thank you for the reply!

10

[name_m]Westley[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Anson[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]”
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Jago[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilias[/name_f] / [name_f]Lileas[/name_f]
[name_f]Viva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Dara[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Averil[/name_u]

11

I know what you mean about boys names being harder! I have 1 or 2 favourites for boys and about 10 for girls, but boys names stay my favourites for much longer than girls names stay as my favourites. For example, I love [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] so much and have loved it for a few months! A few months ago I was obsessed with [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], now I like it but it’s lost it’s spark. My girl favourites seem to rotate around between [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] (which when I wrote out right there regained some spark!), [name_f]Emily[/name_f], an so many more! With boys, my one love is [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. I also like [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], and [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] but not nearly as much as [name_u]Charlie[/name_u].
Boys names ideas:
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] “[name_u]Chris[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] “[name_m]Tom[/name_m]”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “maybe [name_u]Toby[/name_u]?”
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m] “Fray”
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - doesn’t need a nn because it’s so short
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “[name_m]Fred[/name_m]” (I prefer [name_u]Freddie[/name_u])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] “[name_m]Al[/name_m]” (preferably [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] though! or [name_u]Freddie[/name_u])
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] “[name_m]Will[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “[name_u]Alex[/name_u]”
[name_m]Finnigan[/name_m] or [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
Hopefully some of these are something you would like! I think they sort of match your/your husbands style!

12

Congratulations and good luck with naming!
Sorry if any of these are repeats…

[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Lucien[/name_m]/[name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_m]Greyson[/name_m]/[name_m]Grayson[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Shane[/name_u], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Turner[/name_m], [name_m]Austin[/name_m], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]

14

Wow so many great suggestions! I really appreciate everyone’s ideas! some that stood out to me [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Keaton[/name_u], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], and [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]. [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] does concern me because it seems to be pretty unisex these days, and DH and I want to avoid unisex names (getting harder to do!) Are there any other nicknames for [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] besides [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]? My family gives everyone nn’s and I don’t really like [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]. DH liked [name_u]Theo[/name_u] and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], so those are options too! He vetoed [name_m]Silas[/name_m], telling me it’s “too weird” grr. :frowning: I’ve also recently been crushing on [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], but concerned about nn [name_m]Art[/name_m]. I would definitely hate it if his name were shortened to that, and I’m not sure it’s avoidable. What do you guys think?

15

I have the same problem with boy names as well, but your style appears to be similar to mine Check out my signature to see if you like any of those names. [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] is quickly becoming one of my favorites though with the nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u].

I don’t know of any other nickname for [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] except [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] and I do believe [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] would get shortened to [name_m]Art[/name_m].

Other ideas:
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] (close to [name_m]Silas[/name_m] but a little more masculine-sounding and familiar)
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]/[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_u]Brice[/name_u]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m]?)
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]

16

Sorry for repeats! Everyone gave so many names, it’s hard to keep track!

[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Barry[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]

Good luck!

17

@sllah - I agree I’ve really been liking [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] with [name_u]Finn[/name_u] as a nn too! My question is, do you think [name_u]Finn[/name_u] will seem super trendy in a couple of years? Or do you think it has substance and will last? I also had liked [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m], but lately that doesn’t appeal to me. @faithnamer -I like [name_m]Roman[/name_m] but DH didn’t when I asked him the first time, I may have to ask again! Also, DH had another name that he liked when we were discussing last night: [name_u]Drew[/name_u]. Clearly he loves one syllable names for boys! I think [name_u]Drew[/name_u] is okay, but dont love it. I may have to start a thread just for one syllable boy names :slight_smile:

18

What about [name_m]Boone[/name_m] or [name_m]Beau[/name_m]? I understand the husband-veto-frustration. Good luck!

19

[/QUOTE]
Names I like: [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Weston[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]/[name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u](on the fence about this one)
Like but can’t use for various reasons: [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m]
Hubby has suggested but I don’t love: [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Will[/name_m] (he seems to be drawn to single syllable names for boys)
On our girl list: [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], and I also like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].
Please give suggestions on any boy names based on these lists! Thanks!!![/QUOTE]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! Congrats on your pregnancy!
I would summarize your taste in boy names as sort of Western/Nature/Rugged. And your husband’s taste strikes me as Abbreviated Masculine Classics. [name_u]Lucky[/name_u] for you two these tastes should mesh pretty readily!
My suggestions for you are:
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Newt[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_u]Brady[/name_u]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Cale[/name_m]/[name_m]Kale[/name_m]
[name_m]Orin[/name_m]/[name_m]Oren[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
Kyle
Kit
[name_m]Pete[/name_m]
Carson