Opinions please!

General Name Discussion
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Hello!

I”m looking for some opinions on our boys name list: What do you think of each the names? Any you particularly like? Any you really dislike? Any other ideas?

Our girls name is decided: [name]Piper[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]. Siblings are [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] and twins [name]William[/name] [name]Arden[/name] ([name]Will[/name]) and [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Kendell[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name]). His middle name will be family name [name]Harley[/name]. Surname is [name]Green[/name].

So to the list!:
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Alfred[/name]

Thanks, [name]Dahlia[/name]

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LOVELOVELOVE [name]Piper[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]:slight_smile:

Hmm…
[name]Kaia[/name] and [name]Piper[/name] are very spunky, [name]William[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] are pretty proper

[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Nick[/name]/[name]Cole[/name]/[name]Kolya[/name]) ([name]Kole[/name]-e-a)-Classic with spunky NNs
[name]Collin[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Tim[/name]/[name]Timmy[/name])- Same as [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Sam[/name]/[name]Sammy[/name])
[name]Christopher[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Chris[/name])
[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] that helped

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[name]Tobias[/name] is my favorite on your list. I love the nn. [name]Toby[/name] and I think it goes great with [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]William[/name].

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I agree. [name]Tobias[/name], [name]Oliver[/name], [name]William[/name], and [name]Kaia[/name]. They sound great together. [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Dominic[/name] are nice as well, but [name]Tobias[/name] is definitely my favorite.

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[name]Nicholas[/name] and [name]Tobias[/name] - great classic names with great nicknames!

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Apologies for the lateness of this reply.

Thanks for your opinions. We do have slightly more conventional taste in boys names… With a couple of the names I’m guilty of liking the resultant nickname a lot more than the full name itself particularly [name]Tobias[/name] ([name]Toby[/name]). Is that a problem do you think? Others I love the full name but don’t really like any of the nickname options for. [name]Do[/name] you think it would be a problem if 2 brothers had them but one didn’t?

[name]Tobias[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - really love [name]Toby[/name] [name]Green[/name] but unconvinced by [name]Tobias[/name] at the moment.
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - love [name]Benjamin[/name] but not keen on [name]Ben[/name] [name]Green[/name] and [name]Benji[/name] will always be a dog/horse to me!
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - not a massive fan of [name]Luke[/name] - do you think it could stay just [name]Lucas[/name]?
[name]Joseph[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Joe[/name]/[name]Joey[/name]) - This is an all time fav of mine!
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - another I don’t like the nicknames for. Does [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] sound odd?
[name]Jonathan[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - my dh loves this - I’m not so sure but I do love [name]Johnny[/name]/Jono as nn’s - wdyt?
[name]Dominic[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - another with no good nn. [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Dominic[/name]? I really hate [name]Dom[/name]… do you think that would be inevitable?
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - another of my dh’s favs - I’m not too sure about this one - not really a fan of [name]Alex[/name]…
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - I love this and [name]Tom[/name]/[name]Tommy[/name] [name]Green[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - Not a fan of any of the nickname options here but really love [name]Nicholas[/name].
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - another nickname issue - absolutely hate [name]Seb[/name]! [name]Do[/name] you think that will happen?
[name]James[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - we both love this and think it works without nn. [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]James[/name]?
[name]Michael[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - another dh contribution - I’m not convinced! He thinks [name]Mikey[/name] [name]Green[/name] is adorable - I like it too but not so keen on [name]Mike[/name]/ [name]Mick[/name] etc.
[name]Alfred[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] - We both love [name]Alfred[/name] ([name]Alfie[/name]). Is it too old fashioned with [name]William[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name]?

Thanks, [name]Dahlia[/name]

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name], I know how you feel about [name]Tobias[/name]… [name]Toby[/name] is adorable but there is just something slightly pretentious about [name]Tobias[/name]. I think you would be hard pressed to avoid [name]Benjamin[/name] ([name]Ben[/name]), [name]Dominic[/name] ([name]Dom[/name]), [name]Nicholas[/name] ([name]Nick[/name]), [name]Sebastian[/name] ([name]Seb[/name]), [name]Michael[/name] ([name]Mike[/name]/[name]Mick[/name]) - it wouldn’t be impossible but I think you just have to consider how much it would get to you if someone else (or your son himself) decides to use those nicknames. I think you could avoid [name]Luke[/name] seeing as [name]Lucas[/name] is already only 2 syllables and [name]Elliot[/name] doesn’t lend itself to shortening anyway. I think it would be fine to not use a nn - I mean [name]Kaia[/name] doesn’t have one, does she? I really like [name]Jonathan[/name] (Jono/[name]Johnny[/name]) and [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]James[/name] sounds fab to me! [name]Mikey[/name] is a bit childish, although very sweet on a little boy. I think [name]Alfred[/name] is lovely and I’d go for it especially as you both agree!

Taking what you’ve said into account I’d narrow your list to these:
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Joe[/name]/[name]Joey[/name])
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Johnny[/name]/Jono)
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Tom[/name]/[name]Tommy[/name])
[name]James[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name]
[name]Alfred[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Alfie[/name])

My favs are [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Alfred[/name].
[name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Thomas[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Tom[/name])
[name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Alfred[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Alfie[/name]) - how adorable is [name]Alfie[/name] [name]Green[/name]!

All the best, [name]Liz[/name]

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My vote is for [name]Alfred[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name], nn [name]Alfie[/name]! :slight_smile:

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My wife really likes [name]Elliot[/name], but I like [name]Sebastian[/name]. I think it goes great with sibling name [name]Olliver[/name] (sounds like a cool, slightly bookish superhero duo)

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name]! Trusting your family is well :slight_smile:

based on your feelings on your favorites, id advise to go for a name you love the full name and the nn. As much as you love [name]Toby[/name]…oh, I do too!! Id say chose something else you love of you don’t love [name]Tobias[/name] as much.
In order of my preference, [name]Alfred[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name].
I normally don’t go for [name]Alfred[/name]. Actually, I had a god friend when I was little named [name]Alfred[/name] but called [name]Alfie[/name]. I remember I was stunned to learn it was a great British name. Its a lil odd in US, but works wonderful for you!
[name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]James[/name] seem like such a natural pairing to me. Thrilled youre considering [name]James[/name]! Lol who knows we might end up with the same sibset! LOL
[name]Thomas[/name] is such a great name. Im not too keen on [name]Tom[/name] and [name]Tommy[/name], but great if you like it.
[name]Joseph[/name] is my least favorite. Not a fan of nn either. Funny, cuz both [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name] are 2of my brothers. [name]Both[/name] called [name]Tommy[/name] and [name]Joey[/name] when younger. now strictly [name]Tom[/name] and [name]Joe[/name]. I would like their names much more if they strictly when by their full names.
HTH :slight_smile:

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Thanks everyone! I’m loving [name]Alfred[/name] more and more… I think our agreed top 3 are now:
[name]Alfred[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Alfred[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Alfie[/name])
[name]James[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]James[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]James[/name])
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name])

Names we both like a lot but I love more than DH:
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Thomas[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Tom[/name]/my)
[name]Joseph[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Joe[/name]/y)
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Ben[/name])
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name])

Names we both like a lot but DH loves more than I do:
[name]Jonathan[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Jonathan[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Johnny[/name])
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Green[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name]; [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Alex[/name])

I think we’ve decided against the names with obvious nicknames that I just don’t like - I don’t think I could get used to having [name]Seb[/name]/[name]Dom[/name]/[name]Nick[/name]/[name]Mike[/name] as a son…

[name]Karen[/name]: we are well thanks. We will have to try our best to be original…!

Thanks, [name]Dahlia[/name]