I really like [name]Beckett[/name] – it’s a classic sounding name that does not sound too musty, fits in perfectly in the modern world, and is more unique than [name]Benjamin[/name] ( although I do like that name too, just not as much ; ) ).
I have to admit that [name]Declan[/name] is not my favorite name ( I end up thinking it’s Declaw like declawing a cat just at a glance) but I can see why other people like it, and it is a fine name for those who do. Itjust doesn’t soundas nice with [name]James[/name] to me.
And I like the name [name]Grayson[/name] just fine too, despite my aversion the long A song or ‘son’ names, but I don’t care for the pairing of it with [name]Marc[/name]. It feels a bit curt to me, at least compared to the others. That might be because I love the sound and softness of sound of the name [name]James[/name] though.
[name]Love[/name] all of your names! I think my favorite with [name]Nate[/name] would be [name]Grayson[/name]. Their nick names, “[name]Nate[/name]” and “[name]Gray[/name]” are really super together. However, I don’t think that [name]Marc[/name] fits very well with [name]Grayson[/name]…how about [name]Grayson[/name] [name]Beckett[/name]? Very handsome!
I like [name]Beckett[/name] [name]James[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]James[/name] the best. My least favorite is [name]Grayson[/name] [name]Marc[/name].
other ideas-
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Devlin[/name]
[name]Garrison[/name]
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Dermot[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Davin[/name]
[name]Bryson[/name]
[name]Sutton[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Clayton[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
I think all the names sound good-- in fact, we considered both [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]James[/name] and [name]Beckett[/name] [name]James[/name] for one of our sons (I have a 4th boy due in less than 4 weeks). However, are you at all squeamish about initials? We ultimately decided not to use either name because we didn’t like “BJ” for initials due to the potential sexual slang connotation. We probably overthought it, but there you go. We also had the problem of our last name beginning with S and we didn’t want “BS” either-- out went all the names starting with B.
By the way, one reason I love [name]Beckett[/name] is because I think the nn “[name]Beck[/name]” is really cool.
I adore [name]Beckett[/name]. [name]Beckett[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] or [name]Beck[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] are SUPER cool together. I also love [name]Grayson[/name] and think [name]Grayson[/name] [name]James[/name] would be a nice combo as well. [name]Gray[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] are also adorable together. [name]Benjamin[/name] is a little less edgy/cool than [name]Beckett[/name] and [name]Greyson[/name]. But [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] are also cute together, which is why I ranked it 3, not 4. I put [name]Declan[/name] last (even though it’s a name I like) because I’m not too fond of Deck as a nickname and [name]Declan[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] don’t really flow for me.
Other options:
[name]Jackson[/name]/[name]Jaxon[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Jack[/name], [name]Jax[/name])
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Marc[/name] ([name]Hank[/name])
[name]Asher[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Ash[/name])
[name]Mitchell[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Mitch[/name])
[name]Caleb[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Cal[/name])
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Max[/name])
[name]Leon[/name]/[name]Leopold[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Leo[/name])
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Ben[/name]) - still gives you [name]Ben[/name], but the full name is less common
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]James[/name] (I actually know some twins called [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] and those names go well together).
[name]Beckett[/name] [name]James[/name]
I am not a fan of [name]Declan[/name] and [name]Grayson[/name] but that’s just my personal choice.
Other names you may consider are [name]Benedict[/name] [name]James[/name] (can shorten to [name]Ben[/name]), [name]Dillon[/name] or [name]Dylan[/name] [name]James[/name], [name]Leighton[/name] [name]James[/name]. [name]Just[/name] some thoughts. I do like the middle name [name]James[/name].