Offbeat last names as firsts

We are seeking solid last names that stand on their own to actually call our child, as is done for the sons in my family.

First name will be [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/[name_u]Elias[/name_u]/[name_m]Elijah[/name_m].

Currently in use last-middle-first names( :D) [name_m]Maclean[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m], [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], [name_u]Sterling[/name_u], [name_m]Munroe[/name_m], [name_u]Howard[/name_u], [name_m]Vance[/name_m], [name_m]Houston[/name_m], [name_m]Beauregard[/name_m], [name_u]Steele[/name_u] and Castro.

Thrown out:
[name_m]Beckham[/name_m]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_u]Remington[/name_u]
[name_m]Laramie[/name_m]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_m]Holmes[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]

We are trying to avoid going too deeply into Country Boy or English [name_m]Lad[/name_m] territory.

I kind of like:
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Coltrane[/name_m]

Hubby:
[name_m]Rockwell[/name_m]
Koufax

Any thoughts?!?!

I like [name_u]Landry[/name_u] and [name_m]Rockwell[/name_m].

[name_u]Merrill[/name_u]
[name_u]Green[/name_u]
[name_f]Afton[/name_f]
[name_m]Baird[/name_m]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_u]Cruz[/name_u]
[name_m]Harmon[/name_m]
[name_u]Keagan[/name_u]
[name_m]Langdon[/name_m]
[name_m]Linwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Winfield[/name_m]
[name_m]Loring[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have access to your family history? All of our boys have last names from
Our families as first names
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m] (after Beauford and Teaford)
And baby boy arriving next month will be either [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] or [name_m]Wells[/name_m] (after [name_m]Lewellen[/name_m])
Other last names in our families we considered were
[name_m]Hamilton[/name_m], [name_m]Hampton[/name_m], [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_m]Briggs[/name_m] and [name_m]Coleman[/name_m]

[name_m]Talmadge[/name_m]/[name_m]Talmage[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Taggart[/name_m]
Zajac
[name_m]Larsen[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Carleton[/name_m]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Whittaker[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
Escher
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilkes[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmons[/name_m]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m]
[name_m]Connory[/name_m]
Dickens
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
Schroeder
[name_m]Thackeray[/name_m]
[name_m]Parish[/name_m]

[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jennings[/name_m]
Kincaid
Kinraid
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
Wyeth
[name_m]Wystan[/name_m]
Merit
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Osborne[/name_m]
[name_m]Thornton[/name_m]

We don’t have a lot of access to generations past, but we have used [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (family names). My sisters used [name_m]Munroe[/name_m], [name_m]Houston[/name_m] and [name_m]Beauregard[/name_m] among others not family related. So we are kind of out of family names ”

I love [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m] and Wyeth! I love valentine too but no way hubby is getting on board there.

Suggesting…

[name_m]Dempsey[/name_m]
[name_u]Munro[/name_u]
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m]
MacKinley
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m]

I really like this naming style, particularly for boys names. It would be quite handy to know where you’re from or a bit about your history?

If you’re an Australian or wanting to honour Australia in some way then I’d consider the names/surnames of some famous old Aussies/poets/authors etc…

[name_m]Patterson[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m]
Jackman
Hemsworth
Whitlam
[name_f]Melba[/name_f]
[name_m]Menzies[/name_m]

Obviously some of these names may be associated with certain political ideology so that could be something to be conscious of. Most however are poets/artists/authors

[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] & [name_m]Rockwell[/name_m] are very cool names! I love a surname for first name.

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_u]Camden[/name_u], [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_u]Collins[/name_u], [name_u]Murray[/name_u], [name_u]Wallace[/name_u], [name_m]Hampton[/name_m], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_m]Redding[/name_m], [name_u]Reed[/name_u], [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m] are a few faves of mine

[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Irwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_m]Kensington[/name_m]

[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] and [name_m]Rockwell[/name_m] are very cool! Here are some from my list…

[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m]
[name_m]Crusoe[/name_m]
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Gibson[/name_m]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Keane[/name_m]
[name_u]Keaton[/name_u]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Layton[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Malone[/name_m]
[name_u]Mercer[/name_u]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_m]Morrison[/name_m]
Murdoch
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ogden[/name_m]
[name_m]Palmer[/name_m]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_m]Quaid[/name_m]
[name_u]Ridley[/name_u]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]