[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
Here are my thoughts on the lists:
Boys:
Max-I love it, too, & it’s perfect with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]. Boyish & charming & vintage but fresh. Simple & well known but not too terribly over done. I don’t think that the dog is a deal breaker. I’m sure [name_m]Max[/name_m] was a good boy, & would be honored to have a human baby named after him.
I’ve had a similar thought with Holly; the cat I had when I was really young. I would consider sweet [name_f]Holly[/name_f] as a child. [name_f]Holly[/name_f] the cat was a lovely girl; it’s (obviously not the same) but in a similar vane as naming a child the same name a passed on relative. It’d be different if [name_m]Max[/name_m] was a dog that you had as an adult & named yourself, you know? I had a cat named [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] who passed away, & I certainly wouldn’t name a human child [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] because of that.
Michael-It’s fine & fits nicely with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], but it’s kind of meh. [name_m]Just[/name_m] so popular for many years, & I really don’t care for [name_m]Mike[/name_m].
Emmett-That’s cute. Gentle but kind of cowboyish. I don’t know how well it would flow with an ‘M’ last name.
Everett-I like this even more than [name_m]Emmett[/name_m]. It has a similar vibe, but just more handsome & doesn’t have an ‘m’ in the middle.
Luke-Love it. Another name that reminds me of a gentle yet rugged cowboy. [name_f]Perfect[/name_f] with sweet [name_m]Charlie[/name_m].
Girls:
Ada-Super cute & great with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]. Feminine but not frilly. It’s quiet & bookish but also a little bit like a 40s flapper girl.
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn Joey-I love love [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. It’s sparkly yet sophisticated. I don’t like [name_f]Josie[/name_f] or [name_m]Joey[/name_m] much though. But if you do like [name_m]Joey[/name_m], I don’t think that it’s too rhyme-y with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m].
Lila/Lilah-That’s pretty. I really like it without the ‘h’ better. It looks sleaker.
Emma-I can’t imagine that this flows very well with your last name. It’s a sweet name, but so so popular.
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] nn Viv-I like [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. It’s pretty & smart. Not sure why, but [name_f]Viv[/name_f] sounds kind of snobby to me. Not my favorite.
Sorry for any repeats, but how about…
Boys:
[name_m]August[/name_m]
[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Luca[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. 