I agree that [name]Nick[/name] [name]New[/name] is a bit much, but you could always use [name]Nicholas[/name] as a middle name. Typically I’m ok with surnames as first names for boys, but McMannis is one of those that strikes me as most definitely NOT a first name. I think it could be a good middle though.
My VERY favorites from your list are [name]Colin[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Graham[/name], [name]Griffin[/name], and Warwick. I also like [name]Everett[/name], [name]Sayer[/name], [name]Rogan[/name], and [name]Ellis[/name].
My favs with your ln:
[name]Graham[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name] [name]New[/name]
Warwick [name]New[/name]
[name]Sayer[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Nick[/name] [name]New[/name] does sounds odd, and McMannis would make a rather weird first name. I like surnames as first names, but some don’t sound right.
Of the ones you have listed I like:
[name]Graham[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Davis[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Hallam[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] [name]New[/name]
Names ending in ‘N’ like [name]Colin[/name] [name]New[/name] sound like one name [name]IMO[/name] because the 'N’s run together. And, while I like [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]New[/name], if he went by [name]Max[/name], [name]Max[/name] [name]New[/name] sounds like [name]Matthew[/name].
I might avoid the choices that end in N - [name]Colin[/name], [name]Devin[/name], [name]Griffin[/name], etc. - and these run into the first sound in the last name and make it sound like a single word (“Griffinoo!”). Ditto for the ones that end in M. Were you thinking of using a middle? If so, what do you think of…
If you like [name]Mac[/name] as a nn, you can get to it through [name]Cormac[/name] too! Two of my boys’ names are on your list, and 3 of our contenders if this next one is a boy are there too, so I like your taste.
I like [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Graham[/name], [name]Everett[/name] and [name]Ellis[/name].
I think [name]Graham[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] [name]New[/name] would sound nice.
I think three or more syllable first names work best with your last name. From your list, I really like:
[name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Whitaker[/name] and [name]Everett[/name]. Of the family names, I like [name]Theodore[/name] and McMannis. [name]Nicholas[/name] would work for a middle name but I would avoid it for the first name.
If you love McMannis it does work well as first name with your last name. McMannis [name]Bennett[/name] [name]New[/name] or McMannis [name]Harold[/name] [name]New[/name]. [name]Mac[/name] is a great nn but the problem is any one syllable nn is very choppy with new. I might consider the nn [name]Manny[/name]. McMannis also makes a great mn.
My favorites are:
[name]Theodore[/name] McMannis [name]New[/name] - nn [name]Theo[/name]. [name]Theo[/name] [name]New[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name] [name]Harold[/name] [name]New[/name] - nn [name]Rafi[/name]. [name]Rafi[/name] [name]New[/name]
My faves are [name]Theodore[/name] [name]New[/name] and [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]New[/name], I think the longer first name compliments the one syllable surname!
