Newbie- opinions on boys list please

[name]Hi[/name]. [name]Just[/name] looking for opinions on my current favs. (check out my girls post too!) thanks!

[name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Avram[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Cian[/name] (prn keen)
[name]Ciaran[/name]
[name]Cillian[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Dmitri[/name]
[name]Elam[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Henrik[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
Joram
[name]Jude[/name]
Kallias
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Leander[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name]
[name]Lucius[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Malik[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Octavian[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Remy[/name]
[name]Roan[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Seamus[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Stellen[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Thane[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”
[name]Xavier[/name]

…not a fan

I like [name]Augustin[/name], [name]Silas[/name], [name]Milo[/name], and [name]Simon[/name]

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  • Like
    ** Really Like!
  • don’t like
    If its blank, I feel neutral about it…

[name]Alasdair[/name] -
[name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name] (sometimes I like this and sometimes I don’t)
[name]Augustin[/name]* (prefer [name]August[/name])
[name]Avram[/name]-
[name]Callum[/name]**
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Cian[/name] (prn keen)-
[name]Ciaran[/name]-
[name]Cillian[/name]-
[name]Cormac[/name]*
[name]Dashiell[/name]**
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Dmitri[/name]-
[name]Elam[/name]-
[name]Elias[/name]*
[name]Evander[/name] (can’t get passed Holyfield)
[name]Ezra[/name]*
[name]Gideon[/name]*
[name]Hamish[/name] (don’t like, but I like [name]Harrison[/name]…its similar…maybe?)
[name]Henrik[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]* (I’m really coming around to this one)
Joram- (how do you say this one?)
[name]Jude[/name]**
Kallias-
[name]Lachlan[/name]**
[name]Leander[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]*
[name]Lucian[/name]-
[name]Lucius[/name]-
[name]Malachi[/name]-- (sorry, but I really don’t like this one at all)
[name]Malik[/name]-
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Octavian[/name]-
[name]Oliver[/name]**
[name]Phineas[/name]*
[name]Quinlan[/name]*
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Remy[/name] (cute nn but not loving it on its own)
[name]Roan[/name] (is this like [name]Rowan[/name]?)
[name]Roman[/name]*
[name]Seamus[/name]-
[name]Sebastien[/name]*
[name]Silas[/name]-
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]-
[name]Stellen[/name]-
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Thane[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]*
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”
[name]Xavier[/name]**

[name]Alasdair[/name]: Like it…
[name]Ambrose[/name]: Too feminine to me (I see [name]Amber[/name] and [name]Rose[/name])…
[name]Atticus[/name]: [name]Love[/name] it…
[name]Augustin[/name]: [name]Love[/name] it…
[name]Avram[/name]: I personally prefer [name]Abraham[/name] and [name]Abram[/name]…
[name]Callum[/name]: Like it…
[name]Cassius[/name]: [name]Love[/name] it…
[name]Cian[/name] (prn keen): I’d avoid due to pronunciation issues…
[name]Ciaran[/name]: A bit too feminine to me…
[name]Cillian[/name]: I’d be worried about “sillian” mispronunciations…
[name]Cormac[/name]: I think it’s great…
[name]Dashiell[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name] it!
[name]Desmond[/name]: Not a fan…
[name]Dmitri[/name]: Not a fan…
[name]Elam[/name]: Not a fan…
[name]Elias[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name] it!
[name]Evander[/name]: I think it’s cool…
[name]Ezra[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Ezra[/name]!
[name]Gideon[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]! ([name]Ezra[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] is one of my favorite combos…)
[name]Hamish[/name]: Not a fan, and I’d be worried about ham jokes…
[name]Henrik[/name]: I prefer [name]Henry[/name]…
[name]Jasper[/name]: I think [name]Jasper[/name] is cool…
Joram: Not a Joram fan (at first, I thought it was a typo of [name]Jordan[/name]…)
[name]Jude[/name]: I really like [name]Jude[/name]…
Kallias: Not a Kallias fan…
[name]Lachlan[/name]: I do think [name]Lachlan[/name] is handsome…
[name]Leander[/name]: I see “Lean” or “[name]Lee[/name] [name]Ann[/name]”
[name]Levi[/name]: I’m not [name]Levi[/name] fan, as I only think of that [name]Levi[/name] [name]Johnston[/name] imbecile and what I view as the [name]Palin[/name] trainwreck…
[name]Lucian[/name]: Too feminine for me…
[name]Lucius[/name]: I like this better, but it’s still too close to [name]Lucy[/name] for me…
[name]Malachi[/name]: Definitely not a [name]Malachi[/name] fan…
[name]Malik[/name]: I only think of “lick”
[name]Milo[/name]: I love [name]Milo[/name]…
[name]Octavian[/name]: I think this is pretty cool, although I do think of that creepy Octomom…
[name]Oliver[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]!
[name]Phineas[/name]: I think [name]Phineas[/name] is great!
[name]Quinlan[/name]: I like [name]Quinlan[/name] a lot…
[name]Rafferty[/name]: I do like [name]Rafferty[/name], but I’ve been wondering if it’s a source of “fart” jokes…
[name]Remy[/name]: I’d be too worried about pronunciation issues…
[name]Roan[/name]: I like it…
[name]Roman[/name]: Very handsome…
[name]Seamus[/name]: I only hear the word “shame”…
[name]Sebastien[/name]: I like it…
[name]Silas[/name]: I think of the creepy monk in The DaVinci Code…
[name]Simeon[/name]:I think of apes, but I do love [name]Simon[/name]…
[name]Soren[/name]: I only hear the word “sore”…
[name]Stellen[/name]: I like it…
[name]Thaddeus[/name]: I think [name]Thaddeus[/name] is seriously awesome…
[name]Thane[/name]: Not a [name]Thane[/name] fan…I think it sounds like someone with a lisp saying “sane.”
[name]Thatcher[/name]: I think it’s handsome, but I do think of the slang word for part of the female anatomy…
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”: [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Xavier[/name]: [name]Love[/name] it!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name]Alasdair[/name] - like as a middle name
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Augustin[/name]*
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]*
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Dmitri[/name]***
[name]Elias[/name], I love [name]Elijah[/name]*** even though it’s popular!
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Henrik[/name]*
[name]Jasper[/name]*
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Malik[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]**
[name]Phineas[/name]*
[name]Remy[/name]*
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name], I love [name]Sebastian[/name]***
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”***
[name]Xavier[/name], I love [name]Javier[/name]*

First I have to say that I love [name]Quinlan[/name], it’s my younger son’s name.

Other’s I like:
[name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Leander[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name] - though I like it spelled [name]Sebastian[/name] better
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”

I just want to interject that I love the name [name]Octavian[/name] and when I tell people that they role their eyes. But really- is it that much different of a style that [name]Sebastian[/name]?

I like most of your names! Big fan of [name]Theo[/name] currently but can’t get over [name]Theodore[/name] and the chipmunks. Also love [name]Atticus[/name], [name]Dmitri[/name], [name]Jude[/name], and [name]Thaddeus[/name]. Good luck!!

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Malik[/name]: I only think of “lick”

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LOL. This is why I love nameberry.

Why not [name]Alastair[/name]? Isn’t that the real version? I like [name]Evander[/name] and [name]Dashiell[/name] too.

Ditto all except the [name]Silas[/name] and [name]Soren[/name] love them!!! [-: + [name]Phineas[/name] is pronuced Finius

If the name isn’t there…Please don’t consider it. I gave some good reason for some good and not so good choices, but they are better than the No’s.

[name]Dashiell[/name]—[name]Dash[/name]! [name]How[/name] cute is that!
[name]Ezra[/name]—That”s my bestie”s son”s name. Actually it”s [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name].
[name]Leander[/name]—Huumm”kinda nice once you keep saying it.
[name]Malachi[/name]—I actually considered that till my bestie said ”like the lil boy in Children of the Corn?”
[name]Milo[/name]—That”s a dog”s name.
[name]Octavian[/name]—I know an [name]Octavio[/name] and he is the most horrible person in the world! No!!
[name]Remy[/name]—That is a an alcoholic beverage.
[name]Seamus[/name]—I am an adult and all I see is semen.
[name]Silas[/name]-[name]Love[/name] this name!
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”—Huxtable.
[name]Xavier[/name]—Classic all the way around.

That’s a long list. I had one just like it – full of names that I liked the look of or the sound of. I finally had to take a step back and think about what sort of name I wanted – what image did I want to convey? Did I want a lighter or “heavier” name? etc etc. I finally decided I wanted to find a classic, but not well-used name, preferably one that conveyed our Scottish heritage. This helped a lot in narrowing things down.

My husband’s name is [name]Thayne[/name], a variation of [name]Thane[/name]. He has always liked his name, however was sometimes called, “[name]Wild[/name] [name]Thayne[/name]” in high school.

[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
levi
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]”

  • are my favs from ur list
    what about:

[name]Sonny[/name],
[name]Bailey[/name],
Jezmond ([name]Jez[/name]),
[name]Daily[/name],
[name]Tommy[/name],
[name]Bradley[/name],
[name]Jago[/name].
?