Really struggling for boys' names!

I always thought I’d have a girl so have spent most of my adult life dreaming up pretty girls’ names… only to find we’re having a boy! Now I have five months to come up with a first and middle name. Our last name is very short, one syllable, begins with H, so I was thinking a two or even three syllable first name might work best. I know this is really vague but if anyone has any suggestions to start me off I’d be really grateful!! :wink: I’m open to all suggestions! I’ve been trawling the lists here but nothing seems to jump out…
Thanks in advance!

An “h” name would be cool for the alliterative effect. Here’s a long list I got off of Name [name]Wizard[/name] (Nameberry is awesome and the best name site overall, but Name [name]Wizard[/name] is better for general searches, Name [name]Genie[/name] is best for polling and Nymbler is the best for style matching/sibsets. You may want to check those out once you have a better idea of what you like).

[name]Haakon[/name] (boy)[name]Habib[/name] (boy)[name]Haddon[/name] (boy)[name]Haden[/name] (boy)Hades (boy)[name]Hadleigh[/name] (boy)[name]Hadrian[/name] (boy)Hafiz (boy)[name]Haiden[/name] (boy)Hailen (boy)[name]Hakeem[/name] (boy)[name]Hakon[/name] (boy)[name]Hal[/name] (boy)[name]Halbert[/name] (boy)[name]Hale[/name] (boy)Hallam (boy)Hallden (boy)[name]Hallie[/name] (boy)Hallsten (boy)[name]Halston[/name] (boy)Hamed (boy)[name]Hamid[/name] (boy)[name]Hamilton[/name] (boy)[name]Hamish[/name] (boy)[name]Hamlet[/name] (boy)[name]Hammond[/name] (boy)[name]Hamp[/name] (boy)[name]Hampton[/name] (boy)Hampus (boy)[name]Hamza[/name] (boy)Han (boy)[name]Handy[/name] (boy)[name]Hank[/name] (boy)[name]Hanley[/name] (boy)[name]Hannes[/name] (boy)[name]Hannibal[/name] (boy)[name]Hannu[/name] (boy)[name]Hans[/name] (boy)[name]Hansel[/name] (boy)[name]Harald[/name] (boy)[name]Harding[/name] (boy)[name]Hardy[/name] (boy)Harish (boy)Harkyn (boy)[name]Harlan[/name] (boy)[name]Harland[/name] (boy)[name]Harlem[/name] (boy)[name]Harlen[/name] (boy)[name]Harley[/name] (boy)[name]Harmon[/name] (boy)[name]Harold[/name] (boy)[name]Harper[/name] (boy)[name]Harpo[/name] (boy)Harriman (boy)[name]Harris[/name] (boy)[name]Harrison[/name] (boy)[name]Harry[/name] (boy)Harshaan (boy)[name]Hart[/name] (boy)[name]Hartley[/name] (boy)[name]Harvey[/name] (boy)[name]Hasan[/name] (boy)[name]Haskell[/name] (boy)[name]Hassan[/name] (boy)Hatcher (boy)H”vard (boy)[name]Havelock[/name] (boy)[name]Haven[/name] (boy)[name]Hawk[/name] (boy)Hawken (boy)Hawkins (boy)[name]Hawthorne[/name] (boy)[name]Hayden[/name] (boy)[name]Haydn[/name] (boy)Haydrian (boy)[name]Hayes[/name] (boy)Haygen (boy)[name]Hayward[/name] (boy)[name]Haywood[/name] (boy)[name]Hazen[/name] (boy)[name]Hearst[/name] (boy)[name]Heath[/name] (boy)[name]Heathcliff[/name] (boy)Heaton (boy)[name]Heber[/name] (boy)[name]Hector[/name] (boy)[name]Heinrich[/name] (boy)[name]Heinz[/name] (boy)[name]Helge[/name] (boy)H”lio (boy)[name]Helmer[/name] (boy)Helo (boy)[name]Henderson[/name] (boy)[name]Hendrik[/name] (boy)[name]Hendrix[/name] (boy)[name]Henning[/name] (boy)[name]Henri[/name] (boy)[name]Henrik[/name] (boy)[name]Henrique[/name] (boy)[name]Henry[/name] (boy)Henson (boy)[name]Herb[/name] (boy)[name]Herbert[/name] (boy)[name]Hercules[/name] (boy)[name]Heriberto[/name] (boy)[name]Herman[/name] (boy)[name]Hermann[/name] (boy)[name]Hermes[/name] (boy)[name]Herminio[/name] (boy)[name]Hermon[/name] (boy)[name]Hernan[/name] (boy)[name]Heron[/name] (boy)[name]Herschel[/name] (boy)[name]Hersh[/name] (boy)[name]Hershel[/name] (boy)[name]Hezekiah[/name] (boy)Hezron (boy)[name]Hiawatha[/name] (boy)[name]Hideki[/name] (boy)[name]Hideo[/name] (boy)[name]Hilaire[/name] (boy)[name]Hilario[/name] (boy)[name]Hilary[/name] (boy)[name]Hilbert[/name] (boy)[name]Hillard[/name] (boy)[name]Hillary[/name] (boy)[name]Hillel[/name] (boy)[name]Hilliard[/name] (boy)Hilo (boy)[name]Hilton[/name] (boy)Hinckley (boy)Hinto (boy)[name]Hipolito[/name] (boy)[name]Hiram[/name] (boy)[name]Hiro[/name] (boy)[name]Hiroshi[/name] (boy)[name]Hirsch[/name] (boy)[name]Hirsh[/name] (boy)Hisahito (boy)Hitoshi (boy)Hjalte (boy)Hlynur (boy)[name]Hobart[/name] (boy)[name]Hobert[/name] (boy)[name]Hodge[/name] (boy)[name]Hogan[/name] (boy)Hogarth (boy)[name]Holden[/name] (boy)Holger (boy)Hollaman (boy)[name]Holland[/name] (boy)[name]Hollis[/name] (boy)[name]Holt[/name] (boy)[name]Homer[/name] (boy)[name]Homero[/name] (boy)[name]Honor[/name] (boy)[name]Honorius[/name] (boy)[name]Hooper[/name] (boy)[name]Hoover[/name] (boy)[name]Horace[/name] (boy)[name]Horacio[/name] (boy)[name]Horatio[/name] (boy)[name]Horst[/name] (boy)[name]Horton[/name] (boy)[name]Hosea[/name] (boy)[name]Hosie[/name] (boy)[name]Hosteen[/name] (boy)[name]Houston[/name] (boy)[name]Howard[/name] (boy)[name]Howell[/name] (boy)[name]Hoyt[/name] (boy)Hristo (boy)Hrothgar (boy)[name]Hubert[/name] (boy)[name]Huck[/name] (boy)[name]Huckleberry[/name] (boy)Huddy (boy)[name]Hudson[/name] (boy)[name]Huey[/name] (boy)[name]Hugh[/name] (boy)[name]Hughes[/name] (boy)[name]Hugo[/name] (boy)[name]Humbert[/name] (boy)[name]Humberto[/name] (boy)[name]Hume[/name] (boy)[name]Humphrey[/name] (boy)[name]Hunt[/name] (boy)[name]Hunter[/name] (boy)[name]Huntley[/name] (boy)[name]Hurley[/name] (boy)[name]Huston[/name] (boy)Hutch (boy)Hutchison (boy)Hutton (boy)[name]Huw[/name] (boy)[name]Huxley[/name] (boy)[name]Hyde[/name] (boy)[name]Hyman[/name] (boy)Hypolite (boy)[name]Hyrum[/name] (boy).

Wow that’s amazing! Thanks - you’ve given me a great place to start. Thanks for taking the time to reply and for the great website suggestions!

Yeah no problem! :slight_smile:

My second son’s name is [name]Holt[/name] [name]Paul[/name], I love how strong [name]Holt[/name] sounds.

What do you think of [name]Halian[/name]? Nameberry lists it as a derivitive of [name]Julian[/name], and I think it sounds good with a one syllable H last name ([name]Hall[/name], [name]Hill[/name], [name]Hamm[/name], or whatever) What are some names you like, boy or girl, just to get a better idea of your style?

You will love having a son! It’s amazing. I have 2…and a daughter as well.

I’m not sure what your style is, so I’ll list some of my favorites.
[name]Easton[/name] H. ([name]East[/name])
[name]Oliver[/name] H. (Oli)
[name]Augustus[/name] H. ([name]Augie[/name]/[name]August[/name] for nn)
[name]Dawson[/name] H.
[name]Sullivan[/name] H. ([name]Sully[/name])
[name]Sebastian[/name] H.
[name]Timothy[/name] H.
[name]Tobias[/name] H. ([name]Toby[/name])
[name]Benedict[/name] H. ([name]Ben[/name])
[name]Hawthorne[/name] ([name]Hawk[/name]) H.
[name]Callum[/name] H.
[name]Everett[/name] H. ([name]Rhett[/name])
[name]Maximus[/name] H.
[name]Dominic[/name] H.
[name]Boden[/name] (Bodie) H.
[name]Lennon[/name] H.
[name]Walker[/name] H.
[name]Shepherd[/name] H.
[name]Sawyer[/name] H.
[name]Dashiell[/name] ([name]Dash[/name]) H.
[name]Beckett[/name] H.