Rank my top 10 names for my baby boy!

_theresa · October 24, 2017, 3:09pm

Hey everyone!

I’m due [name_u]March[/name_u] 3rd and I need feedback on my names. I’ve come up with a list of 10.

Please rank them in order of favourite to least favourite and tell me your thoughts on the names if you like as well.

Last name rhymes with “canes”.

[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u] or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u])
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m])
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/ [name_m]Harry[/name_m] or [name_m]Rollo[/name_m])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]

sarahmeganc · October 24, 2017, 3:19pm

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (I like [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]!)
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]

saintdollface · October 24, 2017, 3:37pm

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] (Too common)
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (I prefer [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m])
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (Too dated for me)
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (Whenever I say it I just hear Samsung)
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (Sounds too childish and don’t like [name_m]King[/name_m] names)

Sky85 · October 24, 2017, 4:37pm

[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (I prefer the nn [name_m]Hal[/name_m] though)
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
Kinglsey
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]

I really dislike the names [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m] & [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] but that is just my opinion

lululemonmee · October 24, 2017, 8:42pm

[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]

shanade213 · October 24, 2017, 8:52pm

[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]

splinteredruler · October 24, 2017, 8:56pm

[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (adore nn. [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]

oftenoverseas · October 24, 2017, 8:59pm

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m])
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/ [name_m]Harry[/name_m] or [name_m]Rollo[/name_m])
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]–normally I love [name_u]Sam[/name_u], but with “canes”, it sounds like the Celtic/[name_m]Pagan[/name_m] holiday Samhain. Okay if you’re going for that but I’m betting you aren’t.

Cordelia16 · October 25, 2017, 6:21am

[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (I like this in theory, but can’t really see using it)
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (would prefer [name_m]Samson[/name_m])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] (li this name, but think it’s too popular)
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]

Gummibear-smiley · October 25, 2017, 7:10am

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]

ashleyjuliette · October 25, 2017, 7:12am

[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]

books_and_tea · October 25, 2017, 7:50am

I’ll rank the full names and then the nicknames separately and give them a score out of ten.

Full names:

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - 10/10
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] - 8/10
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] - 6/10
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 6/10
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] - 6/10
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] - 5/10
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - 5/10
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] - 5/10
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - 4/10
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - 3/10

Nicknames:

[name_u]Kit[/name_u] - 10/10
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]/[name_m]Rollo[/name_m] - 10/10
[name_u]Sonny[/name_u] - 10/10
[name_m]Eli[/name_m] - 9/10
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m] - 9/10
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Fred[/name_m] - 7/10
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 6/10
[name_m]Art[/name_m] - 4/10
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - 4/10
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u] - 3/10

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_m]Art[/name_m]”, [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]” and [name_m]Sampson[/name_m] “[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]” would be my top three. If I could choose other full names for my favourite of your nicknames, they’d be Caspian/Atticus “Kit”, Edmund “Eddie” and Frederic “Fred”. Also, Asa and Ari are my favourite nns for Arthur.

mattyisaloser · October 25, 2017, 8:01am

[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (not a big fan of [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u], but I absolutely love [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]

namelover0711 · October 25, 2017, 8:49am

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]

Wildmoonchild · October 25, 2017, 8:57am

I especially love the names in bold

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m])
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u] or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u])
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/ [name_m]Harry[/name_m] or [name_m]Rollo[/name_m])

pacifica · October 25, 2017, 9:20am

From favorite to least favorite:

[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u]!! I want this name to come back full force.
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it, but the name is tainted/not usuable for me because it’s my ex’s name from a bad relationship
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it, can’t use it myself becuase with my last name it’d sound a lot like [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] Twist haha
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] - I like it, slightly prefer other [name_m]Ed[/name_m]- names
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - All right name, wish it wasn’t associated with Twilight
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] - I love [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] though is less so my style
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - I like it okay but it is very popular which turns me off, and for me the strong Biblical feel is also a downtick
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] - Nothing wrong with it but not my style
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] - [name_m]Just[/name_m] not my style
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] - I can see the appeal and I do like the nicknames but [name_m]Harald[/name_m] itself seems so dated

dkolletz · October 25, 2017, 9:57am

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m])
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/ [name_m]Harry[/name_m] or [name_m]Rollo[/name_m])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u] or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u])
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u])

ARead · October 25, 2017, 10:07am

In order of most loved to least:

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] (love love love, wish it sounded as good with my last name as it does with yours)
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (nice geek chic, but not a big fan of nn [name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nice, but very trendy)
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] (nice, but very trendy)
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (can’t get pp’s comment about it sounding like Samsung out of my head)
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (prefer [name_m]Harold[/name_m] to [name_m]Harald[/name_m], [name_m]Rollo[/name_m] is cool though I like [name_m]Hal[/name_m] better. [name_m]Harry[/name_m] is too popular)
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (very geek chic, I prefer [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] to [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (too trendy, doesn’t have the same feeling of history and class as your other names)
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (always felt just too dull to me, not a fan of any of the nicknames)

southwestsnake · October 25, 2017, 10:52am

[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m])
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u] or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u])
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Harald[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/ [name_m]Harry[/name_m] or [name_m]Rollo[/name_m])
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]

If it were [name_m]Samson[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Sampson[/name_m], it would be top of my list.

Susette · October 25, 2017, 10:56am

I like:
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] (but spelled [name_m]Samson[/name_m])
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]

[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] has become a female name, so I would avoid that.
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] just reminds me of an older butler.
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is ok.
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] is so old-fashioned…just go with [name_m]Harry[/name_m]!
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] is so popular now.