Need help narrowing down a name for babe #4 :)

[name_m]Hi[/name_m], need help (new eyes) deciding on a name for babe #4, and probably last, that’s why this is so hard I think!! :frowning:

This list is not set in stone but it’s our short list and would love some input for first and middle name. Our last name seems to work with all. And I’m not concerned with it “working” with the other kids names. We’re not concerned with honoring anyone but may be an option for middle but doesn’t have to be if we love two original names. What are your favorite combos?? :slight_smile:

First names:
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m] or [name_m]Colton[/name_m] (hubs fav but I’m not sure)
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m] (nn Harv) (grandpa goes by [name_m]Marv[/name_m])
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]

Middle name options (but still open to others)
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m] (Grandfathers first)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] (Grandfathers middle)
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] (always had a thing for this name but not sure I could do it as a first)
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m] (fathers name)
[name_m]Delos[/name_m] (great grandfathers name)
[name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] (great grandfathers name)

Thank you so so much!

Oh I love [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]! [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] or [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m] would be so awesome. A cool, unusual first name, and a more familiar, honour middle name.
I also love the idea of [name_m]Colton[/name_m] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]. Or [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]. You have great names to work with! All the best.

I adore [name_u]Grey[/name_u]/[name_u]Gray[/name_u] and [name_m]Archer[/name_m].

[name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Mathew[/name_m]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Delos[/name_m]

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Delos[/name_m]

If it were me I’d probably go with [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]. :slight_smile:

[name_m]Colton[/name_m] and [name_u]Grey[/name_u] are my favorites. And I love [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] for a middle. The only name on your middle name list that doesn’t sound good with [name_m]Colton[/name_m] is [name_m]Marvin[/name_m]. My favorites are [name_m]Colton[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Colton[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u], [name_m]Colton[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], or [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m].

Ohhh I like [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]!!! [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]?
I also like [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_m]Marvin[/name_m]. And [name_m]Archer[/name_m]…handsome! [name_m]Delos[/name_m] is a nice name as well!!

[name_m]Colton[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]

[name_u]Grey[/name_u] is my favorite, but I like [name_m]Archer[/name_m] a lot, too (I think [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Archer[/name_m] would be cute, but maybe too descriptive?).

I love [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] for a combo, and [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Delos[/name_m], [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u], [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Louis[/name_m], and [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m] are all fantastic, too, but I like [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] and [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] the most. :slight_smile:

Good luck!

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] and [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] are absolutely the top contenders. [name_m]Colton[/name_m] and [name_u]Grey[/name_u] are trendy and substanceless; [name_m]Archer[/name_m] and [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] have history, heft, and substance. They’re also really freakin’ cool. If I was a little boy, I’d love to have either of these names.

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]

[name_u]Gray[/name_u] (this spelling) was actually around in the 1800s and early 1900s. It is not a new trendy name. And I would not call it “substanceless” Personally, I am happy to see it coming back around.

A bit of information. I don’t have time to find any other info right now.

https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

Not sure why the link isn’t going right to the info on Gray. They only go back to 1900 and only the top 1,000.

1901 990
1900 869

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] and [name_m]Colton[/name_m] are my. Favorites from your list of first names. I don’t really care for the others on your list, but that’s just my opinion.
As for middles I like [name_m]Louis[/name_m], wilder, grey, [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], and jack the best.
Good luck!

I’m not getting the same numbers… when I look it up, [name_u]Gray[/name_u] has never been in the top 1000 and [name_u]Grey[/name_u] has only been in since 2013. Either way, I’m sure the name was used occasionally by families in the late 19th, early 20th century with a connection to the surname [name_u]Gray[/name_u]. But its tough to say that it was a popular name that is now coming back into style. [name_u]Gray[/name_u]/[name_u]Grey[/name_u] is trendy. It has an appealing style and a sought-after sound and is hitting its moment. None of that necessarily means it lacks substance - that’s obviously more subjective - but I don’t count it as a classic or even vintage choice.

My personal favorite from the list is [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]. Certainly classic, with a great style and flow to match.

Here is a link from Behind the Name (a trusted site). This is records from the United States. They go back to 1880 and top 1,000.

And trying again with the Social Security Administration.

https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

Still not working. Thought it might have been the ipad. Not working from the computer either.

If you research popularity of name, [name_u]Gray[/name_u], male, 1900 & later you will see this information:

1901 990
1900 869

(this is copy and pasted from the site)

Thanks all ! We more than appreciate everyone’s replies and thoughts on the different combinations! Think the top two for first name are [name_u]Grey[/name_u] and [name_m]Archer[/name_m]. DH threw one more out there, [name_m]Miles[/name_m], because its Smiles with the S dropped… haha which I like the creative thought process…
so…
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] (AJ) or [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] [name_u]Blue[/name_u] :slight_smile:

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] (too many M’s or fun?)

Im also really liking the combo [name_m]Colton[/name_m] [name_u]Blue[/name_u] too! :).

This is soooo hard :slight_smile:

Thanks

Smiles with the S dropped, so cute. I never even noticed that before. I adore all three names. You cannot go wrong with any of them. My favorite combos from your current choices are [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] and [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]. [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] is a bit M heavy but, in my opinion, honoring comes before flow and sound. And I do not think the combo sounds too bad. Maybe [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] or [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]?

[name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] or [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]!

I love:

[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all, so we were thinking seriously about [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] (still are) until I read the definition (daughter asked me about it) and part of it reads “dull and nondescript; without interest or character. “gray, faceless men””.
Is this a deal breaker?! I still think it’s a great name but that’s sitting on me now… feeling a bit undecided now… any new suggestions are greatly appreciated. ” I’m not ruling it out just need to take a step back and make sure it’s the name for him. I also was thinking a modern vintage name like [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] would be cute with a modern nature name, i.e. [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]. Or using middle Louis as a first with a fun middle. Or turning it around and relooking at a name like [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] with a vintage middle, [name_m]Marvin[/name_m] or [name_m]Louis[/name_m]. I’m so confused now… please help ! Haha
Also would love any new suggestions ! :slight_smile:

You can read and hear positive and negative thoughts on every name. Plus certain sources are better than others. The internet has made things easier for parents to be but also harder. Years ago parents to be only heard the remarks from a small group of people…and usually only the ones they chose. I think a person can become overwhelmed now and start caring more about other’s thoughts or opinions than there own. You need to choose the name that really speaks to YOU. The whole world cannot agree on a name. We all have our own likes and dislikes.

I think [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] is a wonderful name. Please don’t let that meaning be a deal breaker. Keep in mind that [name_u]Grey[/name_u] is essentially a color/word name. Which means yes the meaning might not be fantastic. My name is an occupation name. So it means “someone who does x.” Not a fun or thought provoking meaning. It sometimes bothered me as a kid but now I don’t care at all. [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] really is so handsome. If you find that it bothers you too much some suggestions are:
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
Colson
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]/
[name_u]Lindon[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]/[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
Kalem (said like [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] with an “m”)
I also love your husband’s suggestion of [name_m]Miles[/name_m]. I think you and I have very similar name tastes so my suggestions are names I have on my list right now.