Shortlist of boys names

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I am having a baby at the start of [name_u]July[/name_u] and we have got it down to a shortlist for each gender. I wanted to get your thoughts on the following boys’ names. What is your favourite of the following for a brother for [name_f]Grace[/name_f]?

[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]

Thanks!

I personally adore [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]George[/name_m] and feel they both go very well with [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. I also like [name_m]Arthur[/name_m].

Thank you :slight_smile: they are the ones I am leaning towards. I don’t know if we should go a bit more ‘out there’ and choose something less common though

I’ve also considered branching out. I adore names less known but I feel very attached to [name_m]Piers[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], and Anneline. Starting to have the same feelings about [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]. It’s okay, more than okay, to choose familiar names. The most important thing is that you feel that extra something with the name. That extra special this is The One feel. [name_f]Remember[/name_f] that the posters on baby name forums are lovers of names, not necessarily naming a child at the moment. Naming an actual child is quite different than creating lists and discussing names. Not saying one is better than the other, just very different. I enjoy creating fun lists but in reality I would use the names I have in my signature.

I love [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] for [name_f]Grace[/name_f]'s brother! They all sound classic and sophisticated together.

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] is definitely my favorite from your list! :slight_smile:

I really love [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f] together, but I love the alliteration of [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_m]George[/name_m]! [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] is also very cool, and would be my third pick. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] is rather unexpected, but I’d love to meet a [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]! The nns [name_u]Max[/name_u] and [name_u]Gus[/name_u] are so cute.

I love the nickname [name_u]Gus[/name_u], but [name_m]Angus[/name_m] is very popular where I live, so that’s why [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] is on the list. It’s my husband’s favourite name, but I am leaning towards the classics because you can’t really go wrong. I think [name_m]George[/name_m] is probably my pick at the moment.

My personal favourite on your list is definitely [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]. The others are nice but some of them more popular than I would choose.

[name_u]Clancy[/name_u] or [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]!

[name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] or [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] feel like natural choices for [name_f]Grace[/name_f]'s brother. You can’t really go wrong with the classics!

But I do [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]. Such a cool name, and although unexpected I think it works really well with [name_f]Grace[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]George[/name_m] are great too.

As stand-alone names, I love both [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]George[/name_m] <3 Putting Grace into the mix, I’m not sure George is right … unless you want more children and are okay with the idea of giving them all G names, or if these are your only two children anyways. I think my vote on this though is Henry.

[name_m]Leroy[/name_m]. You could also just go with [name_u]Roy[/name_u]. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_u]Roy[/name_u].

I love [name_u]Roy[/name_u]! I prefer [name_u]Roy[/name_u] over [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] but for my husband’s approval we have compromised on [name_m]Leroy[/name_m]. He is way more 'out there’ as a namer.