[name]Hi[/name] all-
My husband and I struggled A LOT with naming our first son ([name]Sullivan[/name]) and just found out that our new addition will also be a boy. I tend to lean towards strong names that are clear of the top 500 most popular and not made up. My husband thinks most of my choices are too “out there”. I’m due in [name]April[/name] and fear that we have a long naming road ahead of us. HELP!
Names we both liked but just arn’t quite right:
[name]Emory[/name]: Really thought this was the winner, but we both worry that it may be viewed as a touch too feminine. My
husband’s name is [name]Morgan[/name], so I think he is extra sensitive to name masculinity.
[name]Quinn[/name]: [name]Just[/name] not in love with it.
[name]Simon[/name]: Too popular
[name]Cash[/name]: Too popular
[name]Asher[/name]: Too popular
Names I love but are just not perfect, or that he’s just not into:
[name]Collier[/name]: This would have been my pick a year ago, but I really feel like it’s going to trend soon (something I would strongly like to avoid)
[name]Asa[/name]: [name]Love[/name], but it’s a family name that I’m uncomfortable using
[name]Ridley[/name]: [name]Love[/name], but my husband thinks it’s too unconventional
[name]Brooks[/name]: A little too popular
[name]Quade[/name]: As in [name]Dennis[/name] [name]Quaid[/name]… A family name I would love to use but husband nixxed
[name]Monroe[/name]: We had this on our list for our first son, but I think my husband nixxed it
Names he likes, but I’m just not into:
[name]Waylon[/name]: Husband loves [name]Waylon[/name] [name]Jennings[/name]. I hate the name. He won’t go for [name]Jennings[/name].
[name]Wyatt[/name]: He really loves western names ([name]Wyatt[/name] Earp). Too popular for me.
[name]Augustus[/name]: Again, western name ([name]Augustus[/name] McCrae). “[name]Gus[/name]” just makes me think of the fat mouse.
Thanks for the suggestions! My husband actually loves the name “[name]Cy[/name]”, but I have a cousin that named his son that (honoring a [name]Cyrus[/name]), and I don’t want to step on toes. McClain was actually a name we agreed on for our first son, but my husband decided he liked it much more for a girl. I would love to use any “[name]Mac[/name]” name, as I had an uncle [name]Mack[/name], but again, the husband isn’t too keen on it. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Brogan[/name]… I’m not sure if I mentioned it to my husband last go round or not. We actually agreed on [name]Sloan[/name] for a girl, but I don’t think I would use it as it’s quite popular.
What about [name]Grady[/name]? It has a western feel to me ([name]John[/name] [name]Grady[/name] [name]Cole[/name] in All the Pretty Horses)… And it isn’t super popular.
[name]Amos[/name] - instead of [name]Asa[/name]
[name]Banner[/name]
[name]Bertram[/name] - nn [name]Bram[/name]
[name]Gareth[/name]
[name]Garner[/name] - as in [name]James[/name] the [name]Maverick[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name] - instead of [name]Quade[/name]
[name]Radley[/name] - instead of [name]Ridley[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] - nn [name]Hardy[/name]
[name]Virgil[/name]
[name]Wallace[/name] - instead of [name]Waylon[/name]
[name]Warren[/name] - instead of [name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name]
Since you agreed on [name]Sloane[/name] for a future girl and you already have a [name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]How[/name] about considering other irish surnames or surname derivatives for a boy? (it would be a cool connective theme).
[name]Sullivan[/name] and [name]Bellamy[/name] would make a great brother set. [name]How[/name] about Macklin nn [name]Mac[/name]/[name]Mack[/name]? [name]Sully[/name] and [name]Mack[/name] is cute together.
I mentioned [name]Bellamy[/name] with our first, and it was turned down. I really like Macklin (and love almost anything we can shorten to [name]Mack[/name]), but because we both agree on [name]Maclain[/name] for a girl, I’m going to stay away from the “Macs/McS”. [name]Grady[/name] does sound western, but I just can’t seem to fall for it. I mentioned [name]Brogan[/name] today, and I think he might like it. [name]Brogan[/name] was a saint, so that earns major points with him, as he at least wants a saint name as the middle. I really appreciate all the help thus far!