My first son is named [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (not after the poet, coincidentally). [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] was the only name we both didn’t dislike last time, and it now is my favorite name and I couldn’t imagine using another. Here comes baby boy number two and my husband has vetoed every single name I’ve suggested (e.g. [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_m]Dax[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m]). His criteria is wanting a name that can be shortened and still works well, that doesn’t “sound the same as [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]” (i.e. ends in /n/) and isn’t too far out there. His only suggestion has been [name_u]Max[/name_u] so far, but he doesn’t even love that name. We are likely sticking with a family middle name ([name_m]Joseph[/name_m] or [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]) which are fairly common and traditional, so I’d like something a little different for his first name, but neither of us want something totally unique. Also our last name begins with “R” so double R initials are out. Any suggestions? I’ve read through tons of posts and lists. Mostly he has issues with all my names, but then I end up second guessing myself once I share it with him and he vetoes it!
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]? [name_u]Camden[/name_u]?
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]? [name_u]Lennox[/name_u]/[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]?
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffith[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]/[name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]/[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]/[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]/[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]- [name_m]Shep[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]- [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]/Oli
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]- [name_m]Matt[/name_m]/[name_u]Matty[/name_u]
[name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]- [name_m]Locke[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]- [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]- [name_u]Toby[/name_u]/[name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m]- [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]- [name_m]Trey[/name_m]/[name_m]Trev[/name_m]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]/[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]- [name_m]Ken[/name_m]/[name_m]Kenny[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]- [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]/[name_m]Harold[/name_m]- [name_m]Hank[/name_m]/[name_m]Hal[/name_m]/[name_m]Hale[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]- [name_m]Law[/name_m]/[name_m]Larry[/name_m]/[name_u]Loren[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]- [name_m]Wes[/name_m]/[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]/[name_u]Emory[/name_u]- [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]- [name_m]Zach[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]- [name_m]Ben[/name_m]/[name_m]Benny[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]- [name_m]Archie[/name_m]/[name_m]Arch[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]- [name_m]Ry[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]- [name_f]Franny[/name_f]/[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]- [name_u]Nick[/name_u]/[name_u]Nicky[/name_u]/[name_u]Niko[/name_u]/[name_u]Nico[/name_u]/[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]- [name_m]Raff[/name_m]/[name_m]Rafi[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]- [name_u]Alex[/name_u]/[name_m]Axel[/name_m]/[name_m]Ander[/name_m]/[name_u]Sander[/name_u]/[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]- [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]/[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]/[name_m]Oskar[/name_m]- [name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]/[name_m]Ozzie[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is a wonderful name! I have it on my list (and [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]), but it’s after [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]/[name_m]Bob[/name_m] [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]. 
Some ideas:
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]/[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u] or [name_u]Mason[/name_u] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u].
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] and [name_m]Clark[/name_m] both came to mind first. What about…
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Brady[/name_u]
[name_u]Brayden[/name_u] / [name_m]Braden[/name_m]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_u]Cade[/name_u]
[name_m]Caden[/name_m] / [name_u]Kayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Cash[/name_m] / [name_m]Kash[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] / [name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m] / [name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] / [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] / [name_u]Eliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
Does he not have any suggestions he at least likes? I think if he vetos everything he really needs to step up with some options, not just cop out with “max is fine”, which it is if you decide that works-but not just because he isn’t making an effort, he needs to try harder to be fair.
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_u]Brady[/name_u]
[name_m]Dermot[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Colm[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
Casey
It sounds like he’s the one that needs to be making a list.
I like [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], and [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]. Based on those and [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]:
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
Walker
Some suggestions for you : )
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
Ryna
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
Know
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “[name_m]Alec[/name_m]” [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_m]Art[/name_m]” [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]” [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]/[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] “[name_m]Fletch[/name_m]” [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m] “[name_m]Jeff[/name_m]” [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m] “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]” or “[name_u]Roy[/name_u]” [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] “[name_u]Matty[/name_u]” [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] “[name_m]Mike[/name_m]” [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]/[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_u]Wade[/name_u] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
A few of those don’t shorten, but I thought they made an interesting comparison. I also liked [name_m]Silas[/name_m] “[name_u]Si[/name_u]”, [name_u]Francis[/name_u] “[name_m]Frank[/name_m]”, [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] “[name_m]Wes[/name_m]”, and [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] “[name_u]Shay[/name_u]”, but they were all already suggested by others.
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]?
Cartwright [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] is my suggestion to you.
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Steven[/name_m],[name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m],[name_m]Brent[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m],[name_m]Coy[/name_m] [name_m]Steven[/name_m],[name_m]Jack[/name_m],[name_u]Flynn[/name_u],[name_u]Brady[/name_u] [name_m]Steven[/name_m], [name_u]Corey[/name_u] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m],[name_m]Codey[/name_m] or [name_u]Cody[/name_u],or [name_m]Kodey[/name_m],or [name_u]Kody[/name_u],[name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m],[name_u]Jude[/name_u],[name_m]Tye[/name_m],[name_m]Alec[/name_m],
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]/[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Julien[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]