Struggling to get excited over boys names

Boy Names
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I’m expecting our first baby, due around [name_m]New[/name_m] Year. We haven’t found out the sex so need to plan names for boys and girls. Girls names we had a decent short list for and think we have finally decided, but I just can’t get excited about boys names in the way I have with girls.

Our surname is single syllable beginning with W. If the baby is a boy he will have one family name as a middle name but I’m not adverse to two middle names.

Our list so far is:
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Morten[/name_m]
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Larson[/name_m]

Most of the other names we like have become very popular in the UK which has ruled them out for us ([name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]). Any feedback on our list or ideas for other names we may like?

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From your list I like [name_m]Linus[/name_m] the best. Going off your style I tried to pick names that aren’t extremely popular. I hope you can find one that helps you get excited for boy names.

[name_m]Aldric[/name_m]
Aidric
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Bronson[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]Tilden[/name_m]

Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m]!

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I really like [name_u]Peyton[/name_u] and [name_m]Clayton[/name_m], thanks so much for the suggestions. I love [name_m]Weston[/name_m] and I love the idea of two W names together but unfortunately we have family that live in the town of the same name so that rules it out.

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I love [name_u]Auden[/name_u]! I also like [name_m]Linus[/name_m] and [name_m]Larson[/name_m].

The others aren’t really my style, but overall you have great taste :slight_smile:

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I really like:
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] and [name_m]Linus[/name_m] (these names are soft and gentle-I really like that style for boys names)!

I really dislike [name_m]Holden[/name_m] (All car for me sorry and a bit too rough) and [name_m]Morton[/name_m] (A fly spray in NZ).

Other suggestions:
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Espen[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]

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My favorites from your list are [name_u]Alden[/name_u] and [name_m]Linus[/name_m]. They both have a nice balance of strength and softness in my opinion.

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I don’t usually like -son names, but I really like [name_m]Larson[/name_m] (as in [name_u]Gary[/name_u] [name_m]Larson[/name_m], the cartoonist of “The Far Side”).

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Why don’t you look at the Sweet Spot list? It’s both the perfect balance of fitting-in and standing-out. Here’s a link:

You may want to look at the Surname [name_u]Baby[/name_u] List as well since several of your picks could be surnames. This may help:

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I like [name_m]Linus[/name_m] the best out of your list, it has a handsome solid sound to it that I like.

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I think imagining a little [name_m]Holden[/name_m] would be VERY exciting! I love it.

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[name_m]Holden[/name_m], [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m], [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] and [name_m]Linus[/name_m] are my favorites.

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I love [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] and [name_m]Holden[/name_m] from your list. And I also agree with [name_m]Clayton[/name_m]. I like its soft sound.

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Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated. I think we might be going to find out the sex of the baby now, my step son is struggling a little with the idea of a new baby and we think knowing whether it’s a boy or a girl might help him. I also think knowing for sure will help me get over my name paralysis!

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Hello, I just had a surprise yesterday (boy) and I had the same feeling, girls names, like their clothes are just more varied and its easier to be daring [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. My surname is also single syllable beginning W. Many of the names I have loved for a while are also very popular now; [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] (I am also Uk). I like [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] and [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m] very much. Also;
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]

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[name_m]Holden[/name_m] is my sons name so I’m bias lol

I also like [name_m]Linus[/name_m]