New top 10 for boys -- what do you think?

Kept some old favorites and added some new. Looking for positive and negative feedback on these names with our sibset. We lost our son [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] in February and are currently TTC #5.

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]

love - [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (and [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]), [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m]

like - [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]

neutral - [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]

dislike -

You honestly don’t have a bad name in the bunch, so that makes this easier. I’ll rank them in the order I like them with [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - I think this is perfect with your children’s names. I especially like the idea of nn [name_m]Cole[/name_m] to make it a little younger sounding.
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - nn [name_m]Ian[/name_m] would be PERFECT with your kids
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] - While I like this name in theory, I’m not really sure next to your other names.
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] - I dont like that it shares an initial with [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], especially because I don’t think the two fit stylistically
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m] - I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] this name, but I don’t think it fits at all with your kids
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u] - It stands out a lot from the crowd

In order from favorite to least with respect to siblings:
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]- [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite with your kids. I think it fits perfectly. [name_m]Bastian[/name_m] makes it even cooler.
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]- I don’t mind that this shares an initial with [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], and I think it has the same exuberance as your other kids. Not a close stylistic match like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], however.
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]- This would be perfect except I still can’t get past the Tsar [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] II and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] ([name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]) connection.
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]- A little more reserved than your other children (and the other choices on this list), but a solid name.
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]- [name_u]Love[/name_u] this name, but I don’t like that it shares “eve” with [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. [name_m]Add[/name_m] the shared “v” sound and it’s a bit too much, I think.
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]- [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] and fitting now that I know how you plan to pronounce it, but a little too close to [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], in my opinion.
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]- More adventurous than your other name choices, so it stands out a bit. But it’s so fun!
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]- Loses points for being 2 syllables, but I think it matches your other names well as far as style.
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]- One of my favorite names, but I like the 3+ syllable trend. It also feels slightly off stylistically.
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]- Doesn’t feel right with any name except [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]. Nice in the abstract, but I don’t think it’s the best for you.

You have a fantastic list here, and I don’t think you can go wrong with any of these names. However, I’ll list the names in the order that I prefer them with [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]

Good luck!

Thanks everyone! [name_f]My[/name_f] hubby has now decided against [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] and [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] (sad about this one especially!). He wants to add [name_m]Silas[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] instead.

I do agree about [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] being similar to [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]. If #5 is a boy, my son really wants to use a name with a similar meaning to [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]. I dislike [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], and my husband’s name is [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], so those are both out. [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] is the best option. Maybe we will use it in the middle. I like the sound of [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]. :slight_smile:

With [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and (maybe) [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] out of the running, [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] is my favorite with your kids’ names. [name_u]Everett[/name_u] would be my second choice.

ETA: [name_m]How[/name_m] did I miss [name_m]Henry[/name_m]? Make that my second choice. [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] are perfect as brothers.

I’m very sorry about the loss of your son Theodore. You have wonderful taste in names. Sebastian seems like the most perfect, natural, seamless choice to me. I like all of the other names–no exceptions, but I like the idea of a unique initial, and also 3+ syllables. Which leaves
Sebastian
Everett
Nicholas
Oberon
Elias

Sebastian, Everett, and Nicholas are my top 3.

Just spotted Lucian in my sig and thought I’d throw it out there. :slight_smile: