Soft yet strong + what are your thoughts on this name?

I find that I’m really starting to like the name [name_m]Zane[/name_m]. What do you think of it? I like the rugged, cowboy vibe and the way it sounds. It’s soft yet strong and I really like that! What other names for the vibe of [name_m]Zane[/name_m]? I’m stuck on ideas for middles.

Other names I like

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (but I’m not fond of [name_m]Alex[/name_m] as the inevitable nn)
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] (but the sound is a bit awkward for me)
[name_f]Shiloh[/name_f]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Blaze[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Lee[/name_m]
[name_m]Seth[/name_m] (I find I really like the one syllable names for boys)
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

I’m having some trouble finding boys names I like, please help me :frowning:

Thank you everyone!

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cole?

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A few ideas like [name_m]Zane[/name_m]:
Zeth
[name_m]Zale[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayden[/name_m] / [name_m]Haden[/name_m]
Balan / Balen
[name_m]Madden[/name_m] / [name_m]Maddox[/name_m] / [name_m]Mads[/name_m]
[name_m]Kieran[/name_m] / [name_m]Kiernan[/name_m]
Tieran / [name_m]Tiernan[/name_m]
[name_m]Korbin[/name_m] / [name_m]Corbin[/name_m]
[name_m]Canaan[/name_m]
[name_m]Zion[/name_m]
[name_m]Roy[/name_m]
[name_m]Dean[/name_m]
[name_m]Denver[/name_m]
[name_f]Monroe[/name_f]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m] / [name_m]Thorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_m]Theron[/name_m] / Theran
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] / [name_m]Quintan[/name_m] / [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Creighton[/name_m]
[name_f]Bailey[/name_f]
[name_f]Eden[/name_f]
[name_m]Rylan[/name_m]
[name_m]Raylan[/name_m]
[name_m]Hollis[/name_m]
[name_f]Reese[/name_f]
[name_m]Reid[/name_m] / [name_m]Reed[/name_m]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_m]Ruairi[/name_m] / Ruadhán
[name_m]Bryce[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Taran[/name_m]
[name_m]Tate[/name_m]
[name_f]Emery[/name_f]
[name_f]Raven[/name_f]
[name_m]Robin[/name_m]
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m]
[name_m]Emeric[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafe[/name_m]

A few middle ideas for [name_m]Zane[/name_m] (not sure what you prefer)
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Ellis[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] my S/Os name :sweat_smile:
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_f]Avery[/name_f]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Elisha[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Willoughby[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]

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[name_m]Zane[/name_m] is lovely

Some MN ideas;
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Leland[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Carston[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Ashton[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Finley[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Colby[/name_m]

I’m not keen on [name_m]Alex[/name_m] as a nn either. If I ever had to use [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] myself I’d go for [name_m]Lex[/name_m], [name_m]Xander[/name_m] or [name_m]Ander[/name_m] as nn’s.

Some other names I think may work on your list - sorry for any repeats
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Colt[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Dane[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Jace[/name_m]
[name_m]Oz[/name_m]
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_m]Brett[/name_m]
[name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]
[name_m]Cash[/name_m]
[name_m]Blaine[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
[name_m]Luca[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Zac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Blake[/name_m]
[name_m]Cade[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] that helps :blush:

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I think [name_m]Zane[/name_m] works really well with your boys list! Also I think you could possibly avoid [name_m]Alex[/name_m] by establishing his nickname as [name_m]Andy[/name_m] or [name_m]Ander[/name_m] or something really early on.

Suggestions
[name_m]Zion[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Cade[/name_m]
[name_m]Dax[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
[name_m]Tate[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Cruz[/name_m]
[name_m]Lutz[/name_m]
[name_m]Wade[/name_m]
[name_m]Evren[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]

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[name_m]Zane[/name_m] is great. So is the rest of your list. I like the cowboy vibe.

Others that come to mind:

[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Beck[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m]
[name_m]Bron[/name_m]
[name_m]Bronson[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryce[/name_m]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]
[name_m]Finley[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Golden[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m]
[name_m]Gus[/name_m]
[name_f]Harper[/name_f]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Judson[/name_m]
[name_m]Justice[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Micaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Parker[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierson[/name_m]
[name_m]Reid[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Rick[/name_m]
[name_m]Ricky[/name_m]
[name_f]Riley[/name_f]
[name_m]Seeley[/name_m]
[name_m]Stark[/name_m]
[name_m]Steele[/name_m]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_m]Westin[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Zach[/name_m]

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[name_m]Zane[/name_m] is quite nice - sharp but breezy.

Middles for [name_m]Zane[/name_m]:

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Robin[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Callum[/name_m]

Names I’d suggest to you, like [name_m]Zane[/name_m]:

[name_m]Reid[/name_m]
[name_m]Joss[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Ira[/name_m]
[name_m]Ellis[/name_m]
[name_m]Blaine[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Beck[/name_m]
[name_m]Tristan[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Jesse[/name_m]
[name_m]Reeve[/name_m]

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@heloise_chrissa
cole is ok, but I don’t like that it’s a homonym with coal.

@GreenEyes375
Emeric, Truett, Corbin is cute; Indigo, Raven and Dean are ones on my list so I’m happy to see them on your suggestions list. I also think Zane Avery is so handsome! Elias, Matthias (a family name of mine), Alexander, and Charles work so nicely as middles, thank you.

@PeachyMum
I like Zane Thomas, it’s tailored and sweet with a classic middle. (Xander is a nice nn for Alexander) I really like Zac, Cade, Troy, Cash, and Blake.

@Posielee
Evren and Rex is really nice, it is on my longlist. Fox, Dax, and Weston are also very cute.

@somemelodioussonnet
Bronson, Ben, Eli / Elliott, and William are nice. Golden is unexpected but I really love it, probably in the middle spot for me

@Greyblue
Zane Wesley (ooh I like the combination of Zane with an -ey sounding end) is one I will also be adding to my list. Jesse, Ira, and Tristan are so sweet

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I like [name_m]Zane[/name_m] a lot! At one point I had [name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] on my list, so I think [name_m]Zane[/name_m] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is a match made in heaven. (If you’re wanting to keep [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] as a first name, I am not an [name_m]Alex[/name_m] fan either, but I love [name_m]Skandar[/name_m] and [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] as nns - and I think [name_m]Xander[/name_m] is quite nice, too, even though it is fairly trendy now.)

A few other ideas:

[name_m]Grayson[/name_m]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Booker[/name_m]
[name_m]Sumner[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Charlie[/name_m]
[name_m]Chet[/name_m]
[name_m]Noel[/name_m]
[name_m]Reid[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]

Good luck!

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