Something I'm missing?

I’ve posted before but still don’t feel like we’ve got the one. I think I like “soft” boys names… ones with kind of a soft/gentle sound to them… but also not ones that are overly common or feel ‘cool’ (e.g. [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] is nice, but feels too cool/surfer).

Some that I like are [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_m]Edmond[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]…

Partner has vetoed all of these (except [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], and [name_u]Tristan[/name_u] which he likes but are probably unusable due to close family connections). The only other names he likes are [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u].

I think [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] are okay, but kind of plain somehow.

Are there any others more like mine that he might also like? The styles aren’t crazily different. [name_m]Can[/name_m]’t start with an L.

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I personally love [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m], and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Dean[/name_u]. I don’t know if this is something you’re looking for but I thought I’d share. Good luck with a name!

Heath
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m]

These are some of my favorites that I think fit your description

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Perhaps:

Desmond
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Oren[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] nn Wolfie

I think these names have a soft vibe or otherwise fit: [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Aubin[/name_m], [name_u]Auden[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]

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Maybe you guys would like:
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
Farron
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Darian[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] (or variants like [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], etc)
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

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Might you consider a more interesting alternative to [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]? Maybe [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], [name_m]Benny[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m], [name_m]Brecken[/name_m]?

Gentle boy names that come to mind, Forgive any repeats

Callum
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Novak[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Howie[/name_m]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_m]Henrik[/name_m]
[name_u]Idris[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

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A few ideas;
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m] / [name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Donavan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]/ [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Farren[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_u]Denver[/name_u]
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_u]Taran[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Koda[/name_u]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Devlin[/name_m]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_m]Trent[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Hollin[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_u]Wiley[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
Austan
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuban[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

My son is [name_u]Owen[/name_u] and we are also looking for a ‘soft’ boys name.

Some ideas we have thought about/like:
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_u]Edison[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]

We also like [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], but feel it’s too plain for what we’re looking for too!

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Donovan and [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] were the first to come to mind

My brothers’ name immediately comes to mind, [name_u]Shaun[/name_u].

How about
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Kellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]/Maxwell
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinton[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]Azariah[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]

Right now for me the names that feel the most like unique soft boy names are [name_u]Bodhi[/name_u] and [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]. [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] and Bodin also com to mind.

What about [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]?

You could try for a “less plain” middle with [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]. I personally don’t see [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] as plain i think he is under rated.
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]

All the best! We’re struggling with boy names too

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Bennett or [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] as alternatives to [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u].

Percy or [name_u]Paxton[/name_u] as alternatives to [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]?

You may like
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ( [name_m]Raff[/name_m])
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] ([name_m]Floyd[/name_m] or [name_f]Flory[/name_f])
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] ( [name_u]Finn[/name_u])
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u] ( [name_u]Gus[/name_u])
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] ( [name_m]Dougie[/name_m])
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]

Peter
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] or [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

Bennett
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]

Neil
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ramsay[/name_m]
[name_m]Randall[/name_m]

Nolan?

Some retro names which you may consider to have softer sounds and also win your partner’s heart:
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
Wildfred oops this is meant to be Wilfred!
[name_m]Osmund[/name_m]

A collection of Ars and Fins…

[name_u]Arlen[/name_u]
[name_m]Arlin[/name_m]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Arley[/name_u]
[name_m]Arledge[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Finlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
Finnean
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]

I was actually going to recommend [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] until I saw you said it felt too cool. It doesn’t have that vibe to me, but your opinion is the one that matters. I like [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], and [name_u]Tristan[/name_u] too but whether they’re usable to you is another thing.

What about:

Rafael/Raphael
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] (maybe too common?)
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]/Elliot
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]