Please suggest boys names that meet these criteria:

We have a boy list, but would love some input. Here are our limitations:

can’t start with G, can’t end with N (last name does), can’t rhyme with [name]Graham[/name] (1st born name), no overtly religious names, can’t rank higher than 75 or so on the SSA list. I love British/Scottish names, but want to avoid a too obvious match (like [name]Graham[/name] and [name]Hugh[/name], for example).

Names we like: [name]Porter[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Lyle[/name], [name]Bennett[/name], [name]Archer[/name]

We won’t worry about the middle name for now.

Thanks!

[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Callum[/name] (Oops! It has [name]Graham[/name]'s M ending…)
[name]Clyde[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Piers[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Stewart[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]

Surnames:

[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]

From your list, I really love [name]Henry[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Lyle[/name], [name]Bennett[/name], and [name]Archer[/name]. :slight_smile: [name]Henry[/name] (one of my favorites) is #78 in the U.S., although I’m not sure if it’s popular where you are (if you’re not in the U.S.). I think it’s a wonderful name, but because popularity is an issue for you, you may want to go with one of the others.

Good luck!

[name]Alasdair[/name]/[name]Alistair[/name]/[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Beck[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Burke[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Colm[/name]
[name]Clark[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dougal[/name]
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Finbar[/name]/[name]Finley[/name]/[name]Fintan[/name]
[name]Forbes[/name]
[name]Fraser[/name]
[name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Keith[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Mac[/name]
[name]Macaulay[/name]
[name]Macgregor[/name]
[name]Mack[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Murray[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Reilly[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Ross[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name]
[name]Teague[/name]
[name]Thane[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name]

[quote=“whitmaid”]We have a boy list, but would love some input. Here are our limitations:

can’t start with G, can’t end with N (last name does), can’t rhyme with [name]Graham[/name] (1st born name), no overtly religious names, can’t rank higher than 75 or so on the SSA list. I love British/Scottish names, but want to avoid a too obvious match (like [name]Graham[/name] and [name]Hugh[/name], for example).

Names we like: [name]Porter[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Lyle[/name], [name]Bennett[/name], [name]Archer[/name]

I love [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Henry[/name] so much!

[name]Anders[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Niall[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name] - but is this kind of dated?

I thought of so many other names, but they all ended in “n”!

Thanks so much! I’m feeling much better about choices, and we do have 6 months to decide.

[name]Craig[/name]
[name]Alister[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Conall[/name]

[name]Reginald[/name] (only joking)
[name]Noble[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Jock[/name]
[name]Geordie[/name]

[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Amos[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Cyril[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Ross[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Nigel[/name]
[name]Alden[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Prescott[/name]

I love [name]Henry[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Bennett[/name] and [name]Archer[/name]!!!
[name]James[/name]
[name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Archibald[/name]
[name]Bruce[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Findlay[/name]
[name]Cedric[/name]
[name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Ramsay[/name]
[name]Wallace[/name]
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name]

Personally, i think names like [name]Porter[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Dexter[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Milo[/name] etc are a little too ‘trendy’ and thus don’t go well with [name]Graham[/name]. [name]Henry[/name], [name]Lyle[/name] and [name]Bennett[/name] are good choices.

Names form other suggestions that fit well are [name]Arthur[/name] (increasing in popularity in the UK - cute nn [name]Artie[/name]) [name]Rupert[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Travis[/name] (i love this at the mo), [name]Murray[/name], [name]Rhett[/name], [name]Anders[/name], [name]Walter[/name]…

I don’t know if it’s been suggested yet, but [name]Lionel[/name] seems to fit your criteria, and sounds good with [name]Graham[/name].

I love [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Leo[/name]!

Sorry for repeats :
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Max[/name] ([name]Maximus[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name], [name]Maximilian[/name])
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Alisdair[/name] (Scottish spelling of [name]Alistair[/name])
[name]Lucas[/name]/[name]Luca[/name]/[name]Luke[/name].

Good luck!

Hello! I am american, hubby is scottish. We live in [name]Scotland[/name].

Our first son is alexander (great old scottish name) and we call him [name]Alec[/name] for short. [name]Alec[/name] itself is far more unusual, you wont find many!

My second son is [name]Arran[/name], named for the scottish island.

My kids have friends named [name]Findlay[/name], [name]Hamish[/name], [name]Angus[/name], and [name]Gregor[/name], to give you a few more Scottish boys names! Also, [name]Lachlan[/name], and [name]Archie[/name].

Good luck! Let us know your choice!

[name]Tamara[/name] [name]Zaida[/name]