Please rip apart my boys' long list...

Be TOTALLY honest. If you hate a name, you can say so, I won’t be offended. Any name with a star is one my SO and I definitely agree on. LN is two syllables and rhymes closest with ‘[name]Hogan[/name]’.

[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name] *
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister
[name]Anson[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] *
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name]
[name]Calhoun[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Caradoc[/name]
[name]Carey[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name] *
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Cash[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] *
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Colt[/name] *
Coulter *
[name]Cullen[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dodge[/name] - family name
[name]Donald[/name] - family name
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Edmond[/name] - family name
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name] *
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]EVE[/name]-and-er.
[name]Ezra[/name] *
[name]Ferdinand[/name] *
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Franklin[/name] - family name
[name]Gage[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name] - NN Rett. Could we avoid [name]Gary[/name], do you think?
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Godfrey[/name]
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] *
[name]Hector[/name]
[name]Hermes[/name]
[name]Howell[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - family name
[name]Jack[/name] * - he loves, I like, but think it feels incomplete.
Jaeger - pron. [name]JAY[/name]-ger.
[name]Jagger[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim
[name]John[/name]
[name]Kendrick[/name]
[name]Kenyon[/name] - family name
[name]Killian[/name]
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - [name]King[/name] is a family name
[name]Landry[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Luther[/name]
[name]Lyndon[/name] - comb. of my mother’s name ([name]Lynn[/name]) and grandpa’s name ([name]Donald[/name])
Lynley - another variant of mom’s name
[name]Lysander[/name] - LIE-san-derr. NN [name]Andy[/name]/[name]Anders[/name].
[name]Marcus[/name] *
[name]Mercer[/name]
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Mordecai[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name]
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Raleigh[/name]
[name]Ramsay[/name]
[name]Rex[/name]
[name]Roland[/name] - he loves this name, but our last name ends in “-land”.
[name]Rumer[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name] *
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Stone[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Talan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] - mn only
[name]Torrey[/name]
[name]Ulric[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name] - I love, he says mn only.

Help? :o) Any ideas and comments are appreciated!

I [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Ephraim[/name]!!

Since it’s a name you both agree on that sounds great with [name]Hogan[/name], and it doesn’t have any foreseeable problems, I see no need to go any further. (There are other nice names on your list, but [name]Ephraim[/name] is by far the handsomest and most distinctive of the starred names).
A good family name in the middle and you’re all set. From your list of family names [name]Ephraim[/name] [name]Hugh[/name] [name]Hogan[/name] or [name]Ephraim[/name] [name]Donald[/name] [name]Hogan[/name]
would work best. Would you consider [name]Ephraim[/name] [name]Donovan[/name] [name]Hogan[/name] to honor [name]Donald[/name]? If so, that would be my first choice.

[quote="[name]Grey[/name]"]Be TOTALLY honest. If you hate a name, you can say so, I won’t be offended. Any name with a star is one my SO and I definitely agree on. LN is two syllables and rhymes closest with ‘[name]Hogan[/name]’.

If I feel neutral about a name, I won’t say anything.

[name]Adam[/name] - kind of bores me.
[name]Adrian[/name] * - love
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister - I love this name, but sometimes I think it seems kind of feminine.
[name]Anson[/name] - makes me think of arson and ants.
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] * - love
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]August[/name] - love
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name] - sounds too macho to me.
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name] - I like [name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name] - love it!
[name]Calhoun[/name]
[name]Callum[/name] - like
[name]Calvin[/name] - love
[name]Caradoc[/name] - sounds like the name of a medicine.
[name]Carey[/name] - feminine
[name]Carlisle[/name] * - ditto
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Cash[/name] - sounds like money. I wouldn’t want to be named after money.
[name]Charles[/name] * - love
[name]Chase[/name] - too fast for me.
[name]Chester[/name] - love
[name]Colt[/name] *
Coulter * - There’s some really conservative woman with this last name. It’s great to be named after her if you’re super conservative, I guess.
[name]Cullen[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Darby[/name] - feminine
[name]Dashiell[/name] - love
[name]Dodge[/name] - family name
[name]Donald[/name] - family name
[name]Drake[/name] - duck
[name]Edmond[/name] - family name - love
[name]Emmett[/name] - means “ant”. I hate ants, sorry!
[name]Ephraim[/name] *
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]EVE[/name]-and-er.
[name]Ezra[/name] * - like
[name]Ferdinand[/name] * - love
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Franklin[/name] - family name - love
[name]Gage[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name] - NN Rett. Could we avoid [name]Gary[/name], do you think? - yes
[name]Gideon[/name] - mildly like
[name]Godfrey[/name]
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] *
[name]Hector[/name] - love
[name]Hermes[/name] - way too feminine
[name]Howell[/name] - sounds like a coyote.
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - family name - like
[name]Jack[/name] * - he loves, I like, but think it feels incomplete. - love
Jaeger - pron. [name]JAY[/name]-ger.
[name]Jagger[/name]
[name]James[/name] - love
[name]Jasper[/name] - love
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim
[name]John[/name] - like
[name]Kendrick[/name] - don’t like
[name]Kenyon[/name] - family name
[name]Killian[/name] - sounds violent
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - [name]King[/name] is a family name
[name]Landry[/name] - makes me think of laundry. I love to do laundry, I know that I’m odd.
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name] - [name]Leo[/name] is so wonderful, I kind of like [name]Leon[/name].
[name]Lionel[/name] - one of my very favorites!
[name]Luther[/name]
[name]Lyndon[/name] - comb. of my mother’s name ([name]Lynn[/name]) and grandpa’s name ([name]Donald[/name])
Lynley - another variant of mom’s name
[name]Lysander[/name] - LIE-san-derr. NN [name]Andy[/name]/[name]Anders[/name].
[name]Marcus[/name] *
[name]Mercer[/name] - no
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Mordecai[/name]
[name]Moses[/name] - love
[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name] - love for a middle name.
[name]Phoenix[/name] - like as a middle name.
[name]Raleigh[/name]
[name]Ramsay[/name]
[name]Rex[/name] - like
[name]Roland[/name] - he loves this name, but our last name ends in “-land”. - not good.
[name]Rumer[/name] - girl’s name
[name]Ryder[/name] - trendy
[name]Sage[/name] - girl’s name
[name]Scott[/name] - dated
[name]Sinclair[/name] * - girl’s name
[name]Sterling[/name] - sounds pretentious
[name]Stone[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] - like a lot
[name]Talan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] - mn only - one of my very favorites!
[name]Torrey[/name] - hate
[name]Ulric[/name] - hate
[name]Wyatt[/name] - like
[name]Wilder[/name] - I love, he says mn only.

I’ve re posted the ones I like and took out the ones I didn’t

[name]Adrian[/name] *
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name] - like this version better, sounds wise to me
[name]Anson[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name] … - nm Ant? cute
[name]August[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]… I see a [name]Axel[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Callum[/name] - love love
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name] *
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] * - love nickname charlie
[name]Colt[/name] * - try coltan
[name]Cullen[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name] - nm dash I hope?
[name]Dodge[/name] - family name … hard First name… maybe MN?
[name]Edmond[/name] - family name
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name] *… old sounds Wise… but I imagine a loving quiet boy
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]EVE[/name]-and-er. - [name]Love[/name] love love or E-vand-er
[name]Ferdinand[/name] *
[name]Gage[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name] - NN Rett. Could we avoid [name]Gary[/name], do you think? Hopefully
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - family name
[name]Jack[/name] * - he loves, I like, but think it feels incomplete. - give 2 names , like [name]Jack[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Jagger[/name] - probly works better as a mn… I see a [name]Jagger[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jett[/name] - probly works better as a mn - like for [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim - like better ending in an N not M for the kin sound
[name]John[/name]
[name]Kenyon[/name] - family name
[name]Keagan[/name]
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - [name]King[/name] is a family name - If you just put king and uses a first name it sounds a bit arrogant… … [name]Callum[/name] [name]King[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name] *
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Phoenix[/name] … got yourself a [name]Joaquin[/name] [name]Phoenix[/name]… haha sorry
[name]Rex[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]… ryder sullivan
[name]Scott[/name]… scott thomas
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Talan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] - mn only
[name]Ulric[/name] … I can see a [name]Scott[/name] [name]Ulric[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name] - love
[name]Wilder[/name] - I love, he says mn only. I like it too and could work good as MN

I’m sorry, bUt I wasn’t able to go thru and explain why I didn’t like all the ones I deleted but it was either due to my not liking the name, it not sounding good with LN, or More like a girls name.
I did comment tho On some I kept. Good [name]Luck[/name]!!

I like:

[name]Alastair[/name] (I would choose this spelling)
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] *
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] (not [name]Bentley[/name])
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] *
[name]Colt[/name] (I like [name]Colton[/name] but not this)
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dodge[/name] (maybe a mn…what about [name]Ford[/name]?)
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Edmond[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]EVE[/name]-and-er.
[name]Ezra[/name] *
[name]Garrett[/name] - NN Rett. Could we avoid [name]Gary[/name], do you think?
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Hector[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - family name
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim
[name]Kingston[/name] (not just [name]King[/name])
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Mordecai[/name] (no, but what about [name]Malachi[/name]?)
[name]Marcus[/name] *
[name]Mercer[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name] (mn only)
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] - mn only
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name] - (might be better as a mn. What about [name]Weston[/name]?)

I [name]LOVE[/name]:
[name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Mercer[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] (mn)
[name]Wyatt[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name]Adam[/name]- kinda boring
[name]Adrian[/name] - kind of like
[name]Alaric[/name] - not really
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister- I feel like he’d get called [name]Ally[/name] :confused:
[name]Anson[/name]- Kind of like it
[name]Anthony[/name]- Never really been a fan of this one
[name]Arthur[/name] - Reminds me of the cartoon! a-a-r-d-v-a-r-k!
[name]Asher[/name]- like it!
[name]August[/name]- not my naming style
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name]- Like [name]Axel[/name], don’t really like the missing vowel version, though
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Bentley[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like it
[name]Calhoun[/name]- Interesting… Not sure I like it though
[name]Callum[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name] this one
[name]Calvin[/name]- Have a cousin with this name, not a big fan
[name]Caradoc[/name]- reminds me of cardiac
[name]Carey[/name]- has become too much of a feminine name
[name]Carlisle[/name] - I knew a very girly girl with this name, that’s really all I can think of
[name]Carter[/name]- Used to like it, but not as much lately
[name]Cash[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] - [name]Love[/name], esp. [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Chester[/name]- I feel this is one he’d get made fun of for
[name]Colt[/name] - Maybe nn for Coulter below?
Coulter - [name]Kinda[/name] cool… I like it!
[name]Cullen[/name]- Twilight reference? :slight_smile: I feel this is about to become a VERY popular name
[name]Damian[/name]- Not really
[name]Dante[/name]- Kind of…
[name]Darby[/name]- Not really liking it
[name]Dashiell[/name]- [name]Love[/name] nn [name]Dash[/name]!!
[name]Dodge[/name] - Like it… Knew a kid named Dodger, always thought it was cool!
[name]Donald[/name] - Duck
[name]Drake[/name]- Dracula
[name]Edmond[/name] - i really don’t like this for a little boy!
[name]Emmett[/name] - not a fan
[name]Ephraim[/name] - not sure
[name]Evander[/name] - kind of like it
[name]Ezra[/name] - not for me
[name]Ferdinand[/name] -dislike
[name]Fergus[/name]- dislike
[name]Franklin[/name] - love [name]Frankie[/name]
[name]Gage[/name]- like a lot
[name]Garrett[/name] - NN Rett. Could we avoid [name]Gary[/name], do you think? - Probably not, I’ve known a few Garretts and all had atleast some people call them [name]Gary[/name], whether [name]Garrett[/name] liked it or not
[name]Gideon[/name]-no
[name]Godfrey[/name]-no
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] - No
[name]Hector[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like this one too much
[name]Hermes[/name]- Not really into it
[name]Howell[/name]- nah
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - [name]Hugo[/name] is kinda cool…
[name]Jack[/name] * - I agree with you on this one
Jaeger - liquor
[name]Jagger[/name]- middle maybe…
[name]James[/name]- always loved it
[name]Jasper[/name]- like
[name]Jett[/name]- Like
[name]Joachim[/name] - I prefer [name]Joaquin[/name]!
[name]John[/name] - like, but kind of boring
[name]Kendrick[/name]- don’t like it too much at all
[name]Kenyon[/name] - ^
[name]Killian[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like the “kill” part
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - [name]Kingston[/name] is great!
[name]Landry[/name]- interesting… can’t decide how i feel about it
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Leo[/name], hate [name]Leon[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]- no
[name]Luther[/name] - not really liking it
[name]Lyndon[/name] - Cool meaning, middle name maybe?
Lynley - Like for a girl
[name]Lysander[/name] - [name]Love[/name] nn [name]Anders[/name]!
[name]Marcus[/name]- not really
[name]Mercer[/name]- can’t see this on a young one
[name]Mitchell[/name]- never really liked it much
[name]Mordecai[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Cai[/name], don’t like the rest
[name]Moses[/name]- middle, maybe?
[name]Noel[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Noah[/name], not so much [name]Noel[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name]- No
[name]Phoenix[/name]- No
[name]Raleigh[/name]- the -leigh makes it too feminine to me
[name]Ramsay[/name]- love, adorable
[name]Rex[/name]- I like the x ending names, but not as much this one… more of a pet name
[name]Roland[/name] - not worth having too -land endings!
[name]Rumer[/name]- can’t think of anything but demi moore’s daughter when i see this
[name]Ryder[/name]- trendy, i feel
[name]Sage[/name]- like for middle name, feel a little boy wouldn’t like it as a name though
[name]Scott[/name]- not a fan
[name]Sinclair[/name]- froofy
[name]Sterling[/name]- sounds a little flashy
[name]Stone[/name]- cold?
[name]Sullivan[/name]- don’t think I could use it myself, but love it
[name]Talan[/name]- like, feel like it was a [name]Laguna[/name] [name]Beach[/name] quick popularity name, though
[name]Thomas[/name] - mn only- like
[name]Torrey[/name]- too thought of as feminine
[name]Ulric[/name]- reminds me of Urkel
[name]Wyatt[/name]- love
[name]Wilder[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]

[name]Adam[/name] - I honestly really like this name. It’s familiar and comforting to me.
[name]Adrian[/name] * - I really really love this name. I like [name]Adrienne[/name] for a girl too.
[name]Alaric[/name] - I prefer [name]Audric[/name]/[name]Aldric[/name]/[name]Aldrich[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister - I like the idea of using this name but honestly never would.
[name]Anson[/name] - I like other names that end in -son better. Maybe this would be a better middle name.
I also thought of the band [name]Hanson[/name] and the word ransom.
[name]Anthony[/name] - Despite it’s popularity, I do love this name. My personal hesitation is the possibility of a [name]Tony[/name] nn.
[name]Arthur[/name] * - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Asher[/name] - I want to like this name but find myself liking [name]Ashton[/name] much more. [name]Asher[/name] is less popular and if the nn [name]Ash[/name] is what your mainly
after I would say use this name instead of [name]Ashton[/name].
[name]August[/name] - It’s growing on me. Some people like [name]Gus[/name] as a nn for this. I know some one named [name]Gustavo[/name] who goes by [name]Gus[/name] and I think I prefer his name better if [name]Gus[/name] is what your are after.
If not and you’ll only be calling him [name]August[/name] then I’m neutral.
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name] - I do love “x” names. I still think of [name]Axl[/name] [name]Rose[/name] from Guns ‘n’ Roses (I’m not a fan) but think this name might be a good alternative to [name]Max[/name] or [name]Xavier[/name].
[name]Dexter[/name] nn [name]Dex[/name] and [name]Daxter[/name] nn [name]Dax[/name] are “x” names I’m really in love with.
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name] - I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Bennett[/name]!! I love the nn [name]Benny[/name]. I want to love [name]Bentley[/name] for the sole purpose of using [name]Benny[/name] but [name]Bentley[/name] is all car to me.
[name]Bernard[/name] - It’s not really my style.
[name]Calhoun[/name] - This name reminds me of a dog breed for some reason. :confused: idk why.
[name]Callum[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the meaning. I like this name but don’t love it. It feels distinguished though. I can imagine meeting a young man with this name.
[name]Calvin[/name] - I’m not ready for this one to come back yet. It’s still old man to me even though the [name]Calvin[/name] and [name]Hobbes[/name] connection does add some youth to it. The nn [name]Vin[/name] adds more appeal to me.
[name]Caradoc[/name] - Reminds me of caraway and burdock root. I’m just not familiar with this name to form a real honest opinion of it. I do like the first part of this name Carad- . I really want to add an “ee” sound to the end, I would love that.
[name]Carey[/name] - As mentioned it’s feminine to me.
[name]Carlisle[/name] * - All [name]Belinda[/name] [name]Carlisle[/name] to me. It is also a Twilight name. I really like [name]Carlin[/name].
[name]Carter[/name] - I like this name. It’s my sister in laws maiden name. If was not I’d probably use it for a middle.
[name]Cash[/name] - I like [name]Cassius[/name] with [name]Cash[/name] as a nn.
[name]Charles[/name] * - [name]LOVE[/name].
[name]Chase[/name] - It seems to trendy to me.
[name]Chester[/name] - I’m not ready for this one yet either. It does have appeal.
[name]Colt[/name] * - Maybe as a nn for Coulter.
Coulter * - see above.
[name]Cullen[/name] - Countee [name]Cullen[/name] was the first poet I remember reading. I’ve been searching for a poem of his
that I unfortunately can’t remember the name of (I was in the 3rd grade). So yes I love this name and I’m mad it might
get popular do to Twilight.
[name]Damian[/name] -[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Dante[/name] - Not my style.
[name]Darby[/name] - It’s a girls name to me also.
[name]Dashiell[/name] - Really like but don’t love it. I do like the nn [name]Dash[/name] better than [name]Cash[/name] and would chose this name over [name]Cash[/name]
or [name]Cassius[/name].
[name]Dodge[/name] - family name - Not my style but it is a family. I’d keep it in the middle. I’m afraid a lot of people will think of [name]Dodge[/name] trucks.
[name]Donald[/name] - family name - I’m not a fan but I love [name]Donovan[/name]!
[name]Drake[/name] - I love this one too. I like it as a first name and think it works great as a middle with so many other names.
[name]Edmond[/name] - family name - This is a very nice name and great alternative to [name]Edward[/name].
[name]Emmett[/name] - Almost love but still really like.
[name]Ephraim[/name] * - This a good one!
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]EVE[/name]-and-er. - It’s okay.
[name]Ezra[/name] * - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Ferdinand[/name] * - It’s too much name for me but I do really like it.
[name]Fergus[/name] - Not my style.
[name]Franklin[/name] - family name - I like it alot.
[name]Gage[/name] - I’ve liked this one for while. I really think it’s cool.
[name]Garrett[/name] - NN Rett. Could we avoid [name]Gary[/name], do you think? - [name]Love[/name]. I think you could avoid [name]Gary[/name], Rett is a nice nn. I really [name]Jarrett[/name] and there isn’t a potential
of [name]Gary[/name].
[name]Gideon[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Godfrey[/name] - I like Godric more.
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] * - I don’t like this one, sorry.
[name]Hector[/name] - It has appeal.
[name]Hermes[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the meaning but it reminds me of worms. :confused:
[name]Howell[/name] - I like [name]Howard[/name] more.
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - family name - I like this name.
[name]Jack[/name] * - he loves, I like, but think it feels incomplete. - [name]Jack[/name] is a great name but I feel like I see it everywhere.
Jaeger - pron. [name]JAY[/name]-ger. - maybe as a middle.
[name]Jagger[/name] - maybe as a middle.
[name]James[/name] - I don’t think you can wrong with this name.
[name]Jasper[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Jett[/name] - Like [name]Gage[/name], it’s a cool name.
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim - I like [name]Joaquin[/name] better.
[name]John[/name] - a solid classic.
[name]Kendrick[/name] - I like the sound but I’m not big on “K” names for boys. I like the [name]Kendric[/name] spelling better.
[name]Kenyon[/name] - family name - neutral
[name]Killian[/name] - I don’t think I can get past “kill”.
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - [name]King[/name] is a family name - I think this would be a good mn.
[name]Landry[/name] - Oddly I see this more for a unisex girls name.
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name] - Very nice.
[name]Lionel[/name] - Not sold on this one wuite yet.
[name]Luther[/name] - Not my style.
[name]Lyndon[/name] - comb. of my mother’s name ([name]Lynn[/name]) and grandpa’s name ([name]Donald[/name]) - at first sight it looks trendy but I looked it up and it’s legit. I do prefer [name]Linden[/name]. I like how this one
incorperiates family names.
Lynley - another variant of mom’s name - it’s all girl to me.
[name]Lysander[/name] - LIE-san-derr. NN [name]Andy[/name]/[name]Anders[/name]. - not my style. I like [name]Andy[/name]/[name]Anders[/name] though.
[name]Marcus[/name] *- I really like this one. I like [name]Marc[/name] all on it’s own too.
[name]Mercer[/name] - reminds me of the word mercenary.
[name]Mitchell[/name] - A nice alternative to [name]Michael[/name] (which I like). It helps that I know of a 5 year old with this name.
[name]Mordecai[/name] - Yes and I like [name]Malachi[/name] even more.
[name]Moses[/name] - I prefer other biblical names more.
[name]Noel[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name] - love it for the middle.
[name]Phoenix[/name] - I really like but it is the furthest I’ll go with a name.
[name]Raleigh[/name] - it’s girl me.
[name]Ramsay[/name] - iffy.
[name]Rex[/name] - Again I love “x” names. This does give me the pet vibe but honestly I haven’t heard this one at the
dog park in a long time. I’ve been hearing names like [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Teagan[/name], [name]Mia[/name], [name]Layla[/name], and [name]Winston[/name] on pooches lately. [name]Rex[/name] might be safe.
[name]Roland[/name] - he loves this name, but our last name ends in “-land”. - [name]How[/name] about [name]Orlando[/name] instead? I was conisdering using this with the nn
[name]Ollie[/name].
[name]Rumer[/name] - as a cool middle.
[name]Ryder[/name] - I used to like it.
[name]Sage[/name] - in the middle only or for a girl.
[name]Scott[/name] - I haven’t met any Scotts lately. I like it.
[name]Sinclair[/name] * - It’s gone to the girls for me.
[name]Sterling[/name] - Nice. I know brothers, [name]Schuyler[/name] and [name]Sterling[/name]. I always liked that sib set.
[name]Stone[/name] - awesome middle name!
[name]Sullivan[/name] - nice.
[name]Talan[/name] - I think of [name]Talon[/name] which I don’t really like. [name]How[/name] about [name]Fallon[/name]?
[name]Thomas[/name] - mn only - nice in the middle. [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] was a combo I’ve seen on this site
before that I just [name]LOVE[/name].
[name]Torrey[/name] - girl sound but I think of [name]Torrey[/name] Pines State Natural Reserve in [name]California[/name].
Maybe as a unique middle.
[name]Ulric[/name] - I see uric acid.
[name]Wyatt[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Wilder[/name] - I love, he says mn only. - I like as a middle or even Wilde as a middle.

Phew…You have a great list.
Below are the ones I either really like or love. I’ll star the ones I really love.

[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]*
[name]Anthony[/name]*
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]*
[name]Charles[/name]*
[name]Cullen[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]*
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Drake[/name]*
[name]Edmond[/name]*
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]*
[name]Gage[/name]*
[name]Garrett[/name]* I like [name]Jarrett[/name] too.
[name]Gideon[/name]*
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name]*
[name]James[/name]*
[name]Jasper[/name]*
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - in the middle
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name]
Lydon/[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Mordecai[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]*
[name]Peregrine[/name] - in the middle.
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Stone[/name] - great middle name
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]*

I removed the ones I wouldn’t use, and left the ones I like :slight_smile:

  • by my favourites
    [name]Alaric[/name]* - Awesome
    [name]Alastair[/name] - I prefer [name]Alasdair[/name]
    [name]August[/name]* - lovely lovely!
    [name]Bennett[/name] - do you like [name]Benedict[/name]?
    [name]Bernard[/name]* - how do you pronounce this? I like it with the stress on the first syllable :slight_smile:
    [name]Callum[/name] - [name]Do[/name] you like Hallam?
    [name]Calvin[/name] - great name!
    [name]Caradoc[/name]* - so interesting!!
    [name]Carlisle[/name]* - This is so much more interesting than other Surnames
    Coulter - See [name]Carlisle[/name]
    [name]Damian[/name] - I love this one!
    [name]Donald[/name]* - I’ve been loving [name]Donald[/name] lately :slight_smile:
    [name]Edmond[/name]* - I personally prefer [name]Edmund[/name], I think… You’ve made me uncertain again…
    [name]Emmett[/name]* - So much better than [name]Elliott[/name]!
    [name]Ephraim[/name]* - gets too little attention. Beautiful name!
    [name]Evander[/name] - I love the idea of this, but I’m starting to get bored of it… Hmm…
    [name]Ezra[/name] - I like it, but I see a lot of it lately
    [name]Ferdinand[/name] * - I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Ferdinand[/name]! I think it’s my favourite on your list!
    [name]Franklin[/name]* - this one is awesome as well, [name]Frank[/name] is so straightforward and cool.
    [name]Hermes[/name] - I love mythology, so this one is instant love for me!
    [name]Hugo[/name] - O endings are lovely :slight_smile:
    [name]Lionel[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
    Lynley - Reminds me of inspector Lynley on BBC. I love Lynley
    [name]Lysander[/name] - Always loved this one, but I never considered actually using it. I always though it would be too far out.
    [name]Mercer[/name]* - Simply [name]Lovely[/name]!
    [name]Moses[/name]* - Also Great!
    [name]Noel[/name] - Have you considered [name]Nowell[/name]? or [name]Lowell[/name]? [name]Lovell[/name]?
    [name]Peregrine[/name]* - [name]Clunky[/name] but cool. I love it!
    [name]Sinclair[/name] - This is my favourite unisex name :slight_smile:
    [name]Sterling[/name]* - I just simply love this. I don’t really know why :slight_smile:

I understand you need help narrowing down, so I won’t make any further suggestions unless you ask for it…
Best of luck!! ^^

WARNING: total honesty follows. I can’t believe how long it took me to reply (so you better read all this!!)…

[name]LOVE[/name]:
[name]Asher[/name] ” biblical name, lovely on the ears, simple
[name]August[/name] ” simple (a family name for me)
[name]Charles[/name] ” simple
[name]Jasper[/name] ” love it despite the 101 Dalmatians villain
[name]Ezra[/name] ” simply cute
[name]Ferdinand[/name] ” I think of [name]Ferdinand[/name] the Bull, but what nn do you like? I like it better as a mn.
[name]Franklin[/name] ” nice, presidential-sounding name
[name]Gideon[/name] ” love it
[name]Godfrey[/name] ” I for one loved the movie ”My [name]Man[/name] [name]Godfrey[/name]”
[name]Wilder[/name] ” great as a mn
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] ” awesome, no matter how you slice it
[name]Thomas[/name] ” I love [name]Thomas[/name] for a middle name
[name]Mordecai[/name] ” who else is gonna use this!? Like nobody (yet it’s awesome!)

LIKE:
[name]Adam[/name] ” simple; would be nicely paired with something spunkier
[name]Adrian[/name] ” reminds me of Monk
[name]Anson[/name] ” inexplicably cool
[name]Arthur[/name] ” classic
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name] ” could be worse
Coulter ” cute name
[name]Darby[/name] ” interesting.
[name]Dodge[/name] ” cute as a standalone, maybe better as a nn though
[name]Edmond[/name] ” classic; I want to see combos
[name]Dashiell[/name] ” reminds me of The Incredibles, which isn’t bad
[name]Ephraim[/name] ” it’s alright
[name]James[/name] ” but please don’t call him [name]Jimmy[/name]
[name]Kenyon[/name] ” very cool; [name]Kenya[/name] as an alternative
[name]Kingston[/name] ” mn only; no to [name]King[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name] ” see also [name]Leonardo[/name]
[name]Luther[/name] ” yay for [name]Martin[/name] [name]Luther[/name] [name]King[/name]; a (very) loose reference to your family name [name]King[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name] ” I think of [name]Lionel[/name] [name]Richie[/name], who had a great voice.
[name]Lyndon[/name] ” not awful. The traditional spelling is [name]Lindon[/name].
[name]Marcus[/name] - it’s alright; depends on combo
[name]Rex[/name] ” sexy, would make a great middle name
[name]Phoenix[/name] ” actually this one is on my list too
[name]Raleigh[/name] ” I could learn to like this one, I think.
[name]Sterling[/name] ” it can be pompous, but it can be cute too.
[name]Sinclair[/name] ” if it’s good enough for [name]Upton[/name]…
[name]Sullivan[/name] ” I like it.

DISLIKE:
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name] ” I think of the dog [name]St[/name]. [name]Bernard[/name]
[name]Chase[/name] ” the bank ruins it
[name]Chester[/name] ” dog name; see ”The Kid”
[name]Colt[/name] ” a baby horse; [name]Colton[/name] is better
[name]Donald[/name] ” duck. I wouldn’t use it as a first name for sure.
[name]Emmett[/name] ” feels overused to me. Otherwise it’s fine.
[name]Dante[/name] ” sounds too menacing.
[name]Garrett[/name] ” I knew a [name]Garrett[/name] and he was totally peevish and unpleasant
[name]Hector[/name] ” seems like a wingman/sidekick name. Leaves me with an Italian-Mexican henchman aftertaste.
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim
[name]John[/name] ” too plain. Use only with something bold.
Lynley - yuck
[name]Lysander[/name] ” stick with [name]Andy[/name] or [name]Anders[/name].
[name]Mitchell[/name] ” just don’t like it
[name]Ryder[/name] ” I don’t loathe it, but it’s pretty lame, [name]Winona[/name]

HATE:
[name]Alaric[/name] ” just ugly
Allister ” Looks like Hollister; just plain yuck.
[name]Anthony[/name] ” I’m really sick of this name.
[name]Calhoun[/name] ” I like [name]Callahan[/name] better. [name]John[/name] C. [name]Calhoun[/name] wasn’t a bad guy, but I just can’t get into it.
[name]Callum[/name] ” looks like callus, sounds like cum
[name]Caradoc[/name] ” where did you come up with this?!
[name]Carey[/name] ” blah!
[name]Cash[/name] ” and whatever you do, don’t name your kids [name]Cash[/name] & [name]Carey[/name]
[name]Cullen[/name] ” [name]Edward[/name]. I hate Twilight ” I think most everyone does!
[name]Damian[/name] ” [name]Damien[/name] is better
[name]Drake[/name]- Seinfeld, every body loves/hates the [name]Drake[/name]. I hate.
[name]Jett[/name] ” leave it for the planes
[name]Fergus[/name] ” [name]Fergie[/name] or fungus. [name]Both[/name] disgusting.
[name]Evander[/name] ” alternatives: [name]Zander[/name] or [name]Anders[/name]
[name]Gage[/name] ” I hate this for a name!
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] ” [name]Gunner[/name] sounds violent; I detest [name]Gunther[/name] the musician
[name]Hermes[/name] - scarf
[name]Howell[/name] ” an ugly noise
[name]Jack[/name] - overused
Jaeger ” not into the alcoholic drink names.
[name]Jagger[/name] ” [name]Mick[/name]. Yuck!!!
[name]Kendrick[/name] ” inexplicably repulsive
[name]Killian[/name] ” anything that starts with the word kill should be killed
[name]Landry[/name] ” looks like Laundry; I have an unexplainable negative association; wasn’t there an infamous killer by this name??
[name]Mercer[/name] ” like [name]Mercer[/name] [name]Mayer[/name], who wrote the [name]Little[/name] Critter books; despite this positive association, I still don’t like the name
[name]Moses[/name] ” I can’t get into it, despite my love of the prophet
[name]Noel[/name] ” go with [name]Joel[/name] or for a girl [name]Noelle[/name]. [name]Noel[/name] is just (pardon me) stupid!
[name]Peregrine[/name] ” a type of falcon, not a human!
[name]Ramsay[/name] ” If you’re going to name him after a chef, [name]Marco[/name] [name]Pierre[/name] White is a lot cooler than [name]Gordon[/name] [name]Ramsay[/name]!!
[name]Roland[/name] ” I can’t get into it.
[name]Rumer[/name] ” this name is a plain reject
[name]Sage[/name] ” especially not for a boy!!
[name]Scott[/name] ” overused. Besides, you have [name]Scott[/name] towels.
[name]Stone[/name] ” not a cool word name.
[name]Talan[/name] ”sounds like talon, a hooked claw on birds of prey
[name]Torrey[/name] ” no retort. [name]Just[/name] blah.
[name]Ulric[/name] ” yuck.
[name]Wyatt[/name] ” no.

If you think that jack is too short, then maybe consider [name]Jackson[/name]. I love that name, and so does my 2 children.

Again I am being honest… After a quick glance I think we are more in tune with boy names. NMS= not my style, NMSAA= not my style at all

[name]Adam[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name] love
[name]Adrian[/name] -too unisex for me
[name]Alaric[/name] -pref [name]Eric[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister -NMS
[name]Anson[/name] -Feels incomplete
[name]Anthony[/name] -Like but really dislike [name]Tony[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] -Like this!
[name]Asher[/name]- Ok
[name]August[/name] -Unisex, don’t like unisex names
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name]- NMS
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name] -Know a lot of dogs named [name]Bentley[/name], [name]Bennett[/name] is really cute
[name]Bernard[/name]- NMS
[name]Calhoun[/name]- Prefer [name]Callum[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]- Should have looked below… [name]LOVE[/name] this by the way
[name]Calvin[/name] -NMS
[name]Caradoc[/name] -NMSAA
[name]Carey[/name]- unisex
[name]Carlisle[/name] -NMS
[name]Carter[/name] -Cute
[name]Cash[/name] -Ok
[name]Charles[/name] -NMS
[name]Chase[/name] -Ok
[name]Chester[/name] -NMSAA
[name]Colt[/name] -Prefer [name]Cole[/name] or [name]Colton[/name]
Coulter -NMS
[name]Cullen[/name] -NMS
[name]Damian[/name] -NMS
[name]Dante[/name] -NMSAA
[name]Darby[/name] -NMS
[name]Dashiell[/name] -[name]Dash[/name] is cute
[name]Dodge[/name] - NMSAA
[name]Donald[/name] - NMS
[name]Drake[/name] -[name]Draco[/name] Malfoy
[name]Edmond[/name] - Like
[name]Emmett[/name] -NMS
[name]Ephraim[/name] -NMS
[name]Evander[/name] - Prefer [name]Evan[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] -I really really dislike this name, always have
[name]Ferdinand[/name] -NMSAA
[name]Fergus[/name] -Ok
[name]Franklin[/name] - The turtle…
[name]Gage[/name] -Really like this, know an adorable boy named this
[name]Garrett[/name] - Definitely can avoid [name]Gary[/name], I love this name (before ex) my ex was never ever called [name]Gary[/name], on the other hand I have a friend named this who goes by [name]Gary[/name]… kid’s choice eventually
[name]Gideon[/name]- Like this
[name]Godfrey[/name]- NMSAA
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] -Think creepy guy on Friends
[name]Hector[/name] -NMS
[name]Hermes[/name] -Germies
[name]Howell[/name]- NMS
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - Like it
[name]Jack[/name] * - [name]Love[/name] it but too trendy-popular, I also like it as a nn for [name]John[/name]
Jaeger - taught a student named Jaggar, he’s a great kid, I like this name now
[name]Jagger[/name] -see above
[name]James[/name] -[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] -Really love, DH hates
[name]Jett[/name] -Like
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim -[name]LOVE[/name] and like [name]Alejandro[/name]
[name]John[/name] -ok
[name]Kendrick[/name]-NMSAA
[name]Kenyon[/name] - NMSAA
[name]Killian[/name] -NMS
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - Too trendy
[name]Landry[/name]- NMS
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name] -Really love [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]- NMS
[name]Luther[/name] -NMSAA
[name]Lyndon[/name] - NMS but prefer on a boy
Lynley - like [name]Lyndon[/name] better
[name]Lysander[/name] - NMS
[name]Marcus[/name] -Like
[name]Mercer[/name]- [name]Mercer[/name] [name]Mayer[/name], famous childrens author… but still dont like it
[name]Mitchell[/name] -NMS
[name]Mordecai[/name]-NMSAA
[name]Moses[/name]-NMS
[name]Noel[/name]-NMS
[name]Peregrine[/name]-NMSAA
[name]Phoenix[/name]-NMS
[name]Raleigh[/name]-NMSAA unisex
[name]Ramsay[/name]- Ok
[name]Rex[/name]- Ok, had a neighbour named this
[name]Roland[/name] -NMS
[name]Rumer[/name]-NMS… and with [name]Rumer[/name] [name]Willis[/name] it is girlish to me
[name]Ryder[/name]- Like but too trendy for me
[name]Sage[/name] -NMS but do like on a boy better
[name]Scott[/name]- A little outdated
[name]Sinclair[/name] -NMS
[name]Sterling[/name]-NMSAA
[name]Stone[/name]-NMSAA
[name]Sullivan[/name] -Ok
[name]Talan[/name]- Like
[name]Thomas[/name] -[name]LOVE[/name] but hate nns so I wouldn’t use as FN either
[name]Torrey[/name]- NMS
[name]Ulric[/name]-NMSAA “[name]Ulric[/name] VonLichtenstein”… [name]Heath[/name] Ledger in A [name]Knight[/name]'s Tale… ps you might like [name]Heath[/name] or [name]Leif[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name] -NMS
[name]Wilder[/name] - NMS

[name]Adam[/name]- Like it, But kinda Boring.
[name]Adrian[/name] - Very Pretty,
[name]Alaric[/name] - dont like at all.
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister- [name]Kinda[/name] Girly.
[name]Anthony[/name]- Better as a middle name.
[name]Arthur[/name] - Reminds me of the cartoon!
[name]August[/name]- not my naming style
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name]- Like [name]Axel[/name], don’t really like the missing vowel version,
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Bentley[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like it
[name]Calhoun[/name]- Interesting… Not sure I like it though
[name]Callum[/name]- Reminds me of medicne brand name.
[name]Caradoc[/name]- reminds me of medicne brand name.
[name]Carey[/name]- has become too much of a feminine name.
[name]Carlisle[/name] - I dont really Like it.
[name]Carter[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Cash[/name]- Not really a [name]Fan[/name]. Reminds me of Money,
[name]Charles[/name] - Especially [name]Love[/name].
[name]Chase[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Chester[/name]- dont really like, reminds me of chestnut.
[name]Colt[/name] -I like it when its “[name]Colton[/name]”
Coulter - Dont really like
[name]Cullen[/name]- Twilight reference? :slight_smile: I feel this is about to become a VERY popular name
[name]Damian[/name]- Maybe [name]Daimen[/name], Not 'Daim-E-In… ‘Daim-In.’
[name]Dante[/name]- Not really,
[name]Darby[/name]- Not really liking it
[name]Dashiell[/name]- not really!
[name]Dodge[/name] - Reminds me of a type or truck, but kind of like it.
[name]Donald[/name] - Duck
[name]Drake[/name]- Dracula
[name]Edmond[/name] - i really don’t like this for a little boy!
[name]Emmett[/name] - not a fan
[name]Ephraim[/name] - not sure
[name]Evander[/name] - kind of like it
[name]Ezra[/name] - not for me
[name]Ferdinand[/name] -dislike
[name]Fergus[/name]- dislike
[name]Franklin[/name] - Not. likeing it.
[name]Gage[/name]- like a lot
[name]Garrett[/name] - i dont really like it, i like [name]Gary[/name]?
[name]Gideon[/name]-no
[name]Godfrey[/name]-no
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] - No
[name]Hector[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like this one too much
[name]Hermes[/name]- Not really into it
[name]Howell[/name]- nah
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - No.
[name]Jack[/name] * - I agree with you on this one
Jaeger - liquor
[name]Jagger[/name]- Reminds me of a song, dont really like this as a name…
[name]James[/name]- always loved it
[name]Jasper[/name]- [name]Kinda[/name] like.
[name]Jett[/name]- Dont know…
[name]Joachim[/name] - I prefer other names, not this one!
[name]John[/name] - like, but kind of boring
[name]Kendrick[/name]- don’t like it too much at all
[name]Kenyon[/name] - ^
[name]Killian[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like the “kill” part
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - dont really like.
[name]Landry[/name]- interesting… can’t decide how i feel about it
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name]- LLikw [name]Leo[/name], hate [name]Leon[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]- no
[name]Luther[/name] - not really liking it
[name]Lyndon[/name] - Cool meaning, middle name maybe?
Lynley - Like for a girl
[name]Lysander[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] Not.
[name]Marcus[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Mercer[/name]- can’t see this on a young one
[name]Mitchell[/name]- Its ok.
[name]Mordecai[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Cai[/name], don’t like the rest
[name]Moses[/name]- middle, maybe?
[name]Noel[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Noah[/name], not so much [name]Noel[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name]- No
[name]Phoenix[/name]- No
[name]Raleigh[/name]- the -leigh makes it too feminine to me
[name]Ramsay[/name]- not really.
[name]Rex[/name]- I like the x ending names, but not as much this one… more of a pet name
[name]Roland[/name] - not worth having too -land endings!
[name]Rumer[/name]- nah, i dont think this is a good name.
[name]Ryder[/name]- trendy, i feel
[name]Sage[/name]- love it!
[name]Scott[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name]- iryl.
[name]Sterling[/name]- sounds a little flashy
[name]Stone[/name]- cold?
[name]Sullivan[/name]- don’t think I could use it myself,
[name]Talan[/name]- love this name, one of my favorites on here.
[name]Thomas[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name, so adorable,
[name]Torrey[/name]- too thought of as feminine
[name]Ulric[/name]- reminds me of Urkel
[name]Wyatt[/name]- love

Here comes a healthy dose of my brutal honesty!

[name]Adam[/name] - Simple, sweet, handsome.
[name]Adrian[/name] - I like this! It has a classic feel with modern sophistication.
[name]Alaric[/name] - Um, what? No, thanks.
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister - Definitely [name]Alastair[/name]. Middle name…
[name]Anson[/name] - This is [name]Hanson[/name] without an H. Literally. Nope!
[name]Anthony[/name] - I’m not a [name]Tony[/name] fan, and this will probably be shortened.
[name]Arthur[/name] - I used to love that TV show. The name? Not so much…
[name]Asher[/name] - Cute. I like it. A bit youthful, but handsome!
[name]August[/name] - Can’t decide if it is feminine or what, but I’ll pass.
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name] - Definitely [name]Axel[/name]! I’d use it as a middle - it’s a tad harsh.
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name] - Prefer [name]Bennett[/name] (for P&P), as [name]Bentley[/name] is country…
[name]Bernard[/name] - No, thank you.
[name]Calhoun[/name] - [name]John[/name] [name]Calhoun[/name]? “Haystack” [name]Calhoun[/name]? Not a name…
[name]Callum[/name] - I like this. A lot!
[name]Calvin[/name] - Pretty darn nerdy if you ask me…
[name]Caradoc[/name] - Absolutely not!
[name]Carey[/name] - Well, this is kind of incomplete. I don’t care for it.
[name]Carlisle[/name] - Reminds me of Twilight and nothing else. Not a fan!
[name]Carter[/name] - A little trendy right now, and I kind of like it for a girl. What?
[name]Cash[/name] - [name]Johnny[/name] [name]Cash[/name]? I wouldn’t. Teasing potential?
[name]Charles[/name] - [name]Charlie[/name] is cute. [name]Chuck[/name] is sophisticated. Overall good one.
[name]Chase[/name] - Used to like it a lot, but now it is so-so…
[name]Chester[/name] - The Nerd Hotline just called and they want their name back…
[name]Colt[/name] - As a nickname for [name]Colton[/name]? Or are you raising a horse…
Coulter - Is this a family name? If not, I’ll pass.
[name]Cullen[/name] - Too much of a surname.
[name]Damian[/name] - The Omen is creepy. I can’t forget that evil child!
[name]Dante[/name] - The Inferno? Really? No, thank you.
[name]Darby[/name] - Sounds a bit effeminate.
[name]Dashiell[/name] - Great name! Pronunciation difficulties may ensue…
[name]Dodge[/name] - Reminds me of the Dodgers, but it is after family, so…
[name]Donald[/name] - This is like [name]Ronald[/name] for me - incredibly geeky. Sorry!
[name]Drake[/name] - This just sounds harsh to me.
[name]Edmond[/name] - I love this in the middle!
[name]Emmett[/name] - Twilight, again? Three now! It’s okay…
[name]Ephraim[/name] - I’m so-so on this. Like its sound, not its look.
[name]Evander[/name] - Middle name only. But cool!
[name]Ezra[/name] - I like this! At least I think I do…
[name]Ferdinand[/name] - [name]Ferdinand[/name] the Bull. Can’t get passed that…
[name]Fergus[/name] - Oh, I don’t really care for this one.
[name]Franklin[/name] - [name]Franklin[/name] the [name]Turtle[/name]. Middle name?
[name]Gage[/name] - [name]Phineas[/name] [name]Gage[/name]. Tire gauge. I think I’ll pass…
[name]Garrett[/name] - You can avoid [name]Gary[/name] for sure, but I still don’t like it at all!
[name]Gideon[/name] - Not a huge fan, but it isn’t awful.
[name]Godfrey[/name] - I wouldn’t know what hit me if I met a little [name]Godfrey[/name]…
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] - Prefer [name]Gunnar[/name], but it is a little violent. No.
[name]Hector[/name] - Mythology. I don’t like this for reality…
[name]Hermes[/name] - [name]Hermes[/name],the god or the fashion label? [name]Said[/name] differently.
[name]Howell[/name] - It’s okay. [name]Howie[/name] is a semi-nice nickname!
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name] - Prefer [name]Hugo[/name]. It is vintage chic.
[name]Jack[/name] - I like it, too, but it does feel incomplete. Nickname for [name]John[/name]?
Jaeger - I named a bear this once…
[name]Jagger[/name] - Go with this spelling if you are going to use it.
[name]James[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it! Huge family name for me. [name]Jamie[/name] is a cute nickname!
[name]Jasper[/name] - Twilight count continues. I don’t like this name. Too frilly.
[name]Jett[/name] - Reminds me of [name]Jett[/name] Travolta [:-(] and the VW [name]Jetta[/name]. No.
[name]Joachim[/name] - What about [name]Joaquin[/name]? I prefer it, but don’t love either.
[name]John[/name] - This is your way to [name]Jack[/name].
[name]Kendrick[/name] - I really don’t like this. At all.
[name]Kenyon[/name] - [name]Kenyon[/name] College. Canyons. Thanks, but no thanks…
[name]Killian[/name] - It has “kill” in it! Absolutely not!
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name] - [name]Kingston[/name] is okay, [name]King[/name] is a bit pretentious.
[name]Landry[/name] - I don’t really like this. Feminine.
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name] - [name]Leopold[/name] for [name]Leo[/name], or just [name]Leon[/name] in the middle?
[name]Lionel[/name] - This is pretty nerdy…
[name]Luther[/name] - It’s alright!
[name]Lyndon[/name] - I don’t like this at all. [name]Lyndon[/name] B. [name]Johnson[/name]?
Lynley - Definitely not for a boy!
[name]Lysander[/name] - Acceptable, but very bold, middle name.
[name]Marcus[/name] - [name]Marc[/name] is handsome, so I’m good with this.
[name]Mercer[/name] - Maybe a middle name, but I’m not sold…
[name]Mitchell[/name] - [name]Mitch[/name]? I prefer [name]Maxwell[/name]…
[name]Mordecai[/name] - I’ll pass on that one.
[name]Moses[/name] - [name]Moses[/name] [name]Martin[/name]. Still sounds weird…
[name]Noel[/name] - Too feminine!
[name]Peregrine[/name] - Amazing middle name.
[name]Phoenix[/name] - Um, can’t decide. Probably too girly.
[name]Raleigh[/name] - I don’t like this spelling. It looks trendy though it isn’t.
[name]Ramsay[/name] - [name]Ramsey[/name] would be my choice, but only in the middle.
[name]Rex[/name] - [name]King[/name], again? It is harsh, too…
[name]Roland[/name] - Well, it’s an obvious no with your last name!
[name]Rumer[/name] - [name]Rumer[/name] [name]Willis[/name] is a girl. This is feminine!
[name]Ryder[/name] - Sounds a little too trendy for my taste.
[name]Sage[/name] - Girly. So girly.
[name]Scott[/name] - A 40-year-old man would be an excellent [name]Scott[/name].
[name]Sinclair[/name] - Middle name, only, please?
[name]Sterling[/name] - It’s okay. Kind of ridiculous, actually…
[name]Stone[/name] - Seriously? What about Pebble? :wink: kidding…
[name]Sullivan[/name] - As long as he isn’t [name]Sully[/name], I like it!
[name]Talan[/name] - Reminds me of a hawk, a huge, dangerous bird. No.
[name]Thomas[/name] - [name]Thomas[/name] is cute! [name]Peter[/name] is similar, but I like it more.
[name]Torrey[/name] - [name]Torrey[/name] Pines? You a golfer? Middle, or else too girly.
[name]Ulric[/name] - Oh, goodness. Wasn’t expecting that one! No, thanks.
[name]Wyatt[/name] - I really like this. Handsome, yet modern.
[name]Wilder[/name] - [name]Laura[/name] Ingalls [name]Wilder[/name]. Yep, I agree on the middle name…

Sorry. Some of that was rude! You again have an interesting mix. I can’t wrap my head around it quite yet, but there are some good ones in there!

Good luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Don[/name]'t have time to comment on all of them right now, but I wanted to comment on [name]Dodge[/name]. It is a family name for me, too, and I [name]LOVE[/name] it! It was our original choice for my son, but we ended up not using it. Everyone we mentioned it to loved it, I’m talking people of all ages and walks of life. It got a much, MUCH better response than what we ended up with ([name]Dashiell[/name] nn [name]Dash[/name], which now I can highly recommend, by the way). The main reason we didn’t use [name]Dodge[/name] was because I thought it seemed too nicknamey, plus we couldn’t agree on a middle, my favorite was [name]Dodge[/name] [name]Henry[/name].

[name]Dodge[/name] is the one name of all the ones that were on my list that I really, really miss. I think that’s because I’ll never get to use it ([name]Dash[/name] and [name]Dodge[/name] is a pretty over the top sibset!)

[name]Adam[/name]: Some other Biblical names feel fresher to me…
[name]Adrian[/name] *I think it’s a nice name…
[name]Alaric[/name]: I think it’s really cool!
[name]Alastair[/name]/Allister: I like it a lot!
[name]Anson[/name]: For some reason, [name]Anson[/name] has always reminded me of ants in the pants…
[name]Anthony[/name]: I’m neutral on [name]Anthony[/name]…
[name]Arthur[/name] * : [name]LOVE[/name]!!! Go, [name]Arthur[/name]!
[name]Asher[/name]: I like it…
[name]August[/name]: Ooh…I love it! [name]Augustin[/name], too.
[name]Axel[/name]/[name]Axl[/name]: I think of a car’s axle.
[name]Bennett[/name]/[name]Bentley[/name]: I love [name]Bennett[/name], but [name]Bentley[/name] is a car to me.
[name]Bernard[/name]: I want to like this name, so I’m still working on it… :slight_smile:
[name]Calhoun[/name]: I think it’s interesting…
[name]Callum[/name]: I love it!
[name]Calvin[/name]: I love it!
[name]Caradoc[/name]: I think of a car doctor or a crocodile. You may also like [name]Cormac[/name].
[name]Carey[/name]: [name]Jim[/name] [name]Carrey[/name].
[name]Carlisle[/name] * I think it’s interesting…I love the potential [name]Lyle[/name] nickname…
[name]Carter[/name]: Some other surnames sound fresher to me, but I think it’s handsome.
[name]Cash[/name]: Register. I like [name]Cassius[/name], though!
[name]Charles[/name] *: [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Chase[/name]: I only think of the the verb.
[name]Chester[/name]: I think it’s cool in a nerdy way. I love the [name]Chet[/name] nickname.
[name]Colt[/name] *: A pony.
Coulter *: [name]Ann[/name].
[name]Cullen[/name]: I think it’s handsome…
[name]Damian[/name]: The Omen.
[name]Dante[/name]: I think it’s really handsome…
[name]Darby[/name]: I like it…
[name]Dashiell[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Dodge[/name]: It’s a car brand to me, but I guess I can see it as a middle.
[name]Donald[/name]: I don’t think [name]Donald[/name] is ready to come back yet, but I love [name]Donovan[/name]!
[name]Drake[/name]: It’s a male duck, so that’s all I can think of.
[name]Edmond[/name]: I love it!
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name] *: I think it’s really handsome…
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]EVE[/name]-and-er: I like it a lot…
[name]Ezra[/name] * [name]LOVE[/name]!!!
[name]Ferdinand[/name] * [name]Marcos[/name].
[name]Fergus[/name]: I love it!
[name]Franklin[/name]: [name]Love[/name]…
[name]Gage[/name]: It’s only a word to me…
[name]Garrett[/name]: Yes, I think you could avoid [name]Gary[/name].
[name]Gideon[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Godfrey[/name]: The name of a butler…
[name]Gunnar[/name]/[name]Gunther[/name] *: I only see the word “gun”
[name]Hector[/name]: I like some of your others more…
[name]Hermes[/name]: I love the designer, but I think it’s a bit much for a first name, depending on where you live, of course…
[name]Howell[/name]: I think of howling wolves…
[name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name]: I love [name]Hugo[/name]!
[name]Jack[/name] *: I think it’s a great name!
Jaeger - pron. [name]JAY[/name]-ger.: I like some of your others more…
[name]Jagger[/name]: [name]Mick[/name]
[name]James[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Jasper[/name]: I like it a lot!
[name]Jett[/name]: It looks like a misspelling of [name]Jet[/name] to me.
[name]Joachim[/name] - pron. YA-kim: I like some of your others more…
[name]John[/name]: I like it!
[name]Kendrick[/name]: Sounds kind of stuffy to me…
[name]Kenyon[/name] - family name
[name]Killian[/name]: I only see the word “kill.”
[name]King[/name]/[name]Kingston[/name]: I can see [name]King[/name] in the middle.
[name]Landry[/name]: I nearly misread it as laundry…
[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leon[/name]: I love [name]Leo[/name]!
[name]Lionel[/name]: I think it’s really handsome!
[name]Luther[/name]
[name]Lyndon[/name]: [name]Johnson[/name]
Lynley: It feels too feminine to me for a boy…I can see a Lynley receving wedgie after wedgie…
[name]Lysander[/name]: I think it’s cool…
[name]Marcus[/name] *
[name]Mercer[/name]: I like this one…
[name]Mitchell[/name]: I like it a lot…
[name]Mordecai[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]: It feels like a big name for a little boy to me…
[name]Noel[/name]: It feels kind of feminine to me…
[name]Peregrine[/name]: I can see it as a middle…
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Raleigh[/name]: It feels feminine to me, and I think of [name]Raleigh[/name], NC.
[name]Ramsay[/name]: I think of poor JonBenet [name]Ramsey[/name].
[name]Rex[/name]: I want to like [name]Rex[/name], but it still reminds me of anorexia and a T-[name]Rex[/name].
[name]Roland[/name]: I can see poor [name]Roland[/name] being pelted during dodge ball games on recess, and receiving many a wedgie.
[name]Rumer[/name]: [name]Willis[/name].
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name] *: I can see [name]Sinclair[/name] in the middle, because up front, I’d worry about the “sin” nickname, or even “clair.”
[name]Sterling[/name]: [name]Silver[/name].
[name]Stone[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]: I like it a lot!
[name]Talan[/name]: I only think of a bird’s talons
[name]Thomas[/name]: I love it!
[name]Torrey[/name]: It feels like a nickname for [name]Victoria[/name] to me ([name]Tori[/name]).
[name]Ulric[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]: I like [name]Wyatt[/name] a lot!
[name]Wilder[/name]: I think it’s great!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Hector[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]Kingston[/name]
[name]Raleigh[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name]

Here’s a shorter list. Decision making is hard, I can relate.

Can’t comment on each name, but have to say I love [name]Ephraim[/name]! [name]Just[/name] named my baby boy that name 5 months ago! My husband wasn’t sure at first, but his name hardly stands out in his daycare class amongst [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Amelie[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Gladys[/name], etc. Old names are coming back!

[name]How[/name] about: (I narrowed your list down to the favorites and the family names)

[name]Adrian[/name] [name]Dodge[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] [name]Dodge[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Edmond[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] [name]Kingston[/name]
[name]Gunnar[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] [name]Kingston[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Kenyon[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Kingston[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name] [name]Kingston[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]

[name]Just[/name] so you know, I DID read it all and I didn’t think you were being too harsh! :o) Nobody was really! (Told you I wouldn’t be offended…)

Thanks for all the responses! I know someone had suggested [name]Sebastian[/name] but SO won’t go for that… and [name]Lemon[/name], your responses always crack me up! :o) You are too clever! I’m keeping all your comments in mind, as usual!

Here are the names that have my votes:

[name]Cash[/name]… or Cashton, or [name]Kash[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Colten[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]Kendrick[/name]
[name]Lyndon[/name]… love this name… it just sounds a bit feminie to me though
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Roland[/name]… or just [name]Rolan[/name]
[name]Talan[/name]
[name]Ulric[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]