Struggling with boy names...

[name_u]Baby[/name_u] #1 due early [name_u]March[/name_u] ”
We’re having a surprise and have some clear ideas on girl names but are struggling with boys. What do you think of these? (and any additional suggestions):

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]

I’m really keen on [name_m]Fox[/name_m] as a MN but am not super enthusiastic about any of the above options for first names after SO ruled out some of my fave boy names!

Help!

I think [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] sound nice together. What are your favorites that SO ruled out, maybe we can help you find something similar.

I love [name_u]Theo[/name_u].
I like [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m].

If you’re not in love with those names, then maybe you’ll like, (and hopefully he will as well):

[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] . [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] . [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] . [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] . [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] . [name_m]Eli[/name_m] . [name_u]Luca[/name_u] . [name_u]Alden[/name_u] . [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] . [name_u]Asa[/name_u] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] . [name_m]Abram[/name_m]

[name_u]Beau[/name_u] . [name_m]Ben[/name_m] . [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] . [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] . [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] . [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] . [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] . [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] . [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] . [name_m]Darius[/name_m] . [name_u]Dexter[/name_u]

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] . [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] . [name_m]Henry[/name_m] . [name_m]Harris[/name_m] . [name_m]Harold[/name_m] . [name_m]Graham[/name_m] . [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] . [name_m]Casper[/name_m] . [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] . [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] . [name_m]Judah[/name_m]

[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] . [name_m]Julian[/name_m] . [name_m]Julius[/name_m] . [name_u]Jericho[/name_u] . [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] . [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] . [name_m]Roman[/name_m] . [name_m]Caius[/name_m] . [name_u]Leland[/name_u] . [name_m]Leander[/name_m]

[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] . [name_m]Holden[/name_m] . [name_m]Evander[/name_m] . [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] . [name_m]Merrick[/name_m] . [name_m]Milo[/name_m] . [name_u]Nico[/name_u] / [name_u]Niko[/name_u] . [name_m]Nigel[/name_m] . [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]

[name_u]Orion[/name_u] . [name_m]Odin[/name_m] . [name_m]Oren[/name_m] . [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] . [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] . [name_m]Callum[/name_m] . [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] . [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] . [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] . [name_m]Soren[/name_m]

[name_m]Simon[/name_m] . [name_m]Simeon[/name_m] . [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] . [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] . [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] . [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] . [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] . [name_u]Toby[/name_u] . Theodin . [name_m]Thorin[/name_m]

[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] . [name_m]Winston[/name_m] . [name_m]Warren[/name_m] . [name_m]Weston[/name_m] . [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] . [name_m]Wiley[/name_m] . [name_u]Riley[/name_u] . [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]

[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] . [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] . [name_m]Xander[/name_m] . [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] . [name_m]Alec[/name_m]

Congratulations!

I love your name choices. [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] and [name_m]Otto[/name_m] are to die for! I also love [name_m]Fox[/name_m] as a middle and think it works nicely with most 2+ syllable first names. Not sure if you’ve come across the name [name_m]Foxen[/name_m] but it’s another option where [name_m]Fox[/name_m] might not flow as well. A longer surname may help here though anyway.

I adore [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]! :slight_smile:

Other ideas:
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Philo[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Asa[/name_m]

Thank you for your suggestions!
SO had ruled out my favourite name [name_u]Jude[/name_u] as well as [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and more I can’t think of right now! I do like [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] but we have a nephew with that name (between us we have 18 nephews and nieces which also makes it harder as they have some good names!) X

You could name him [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]/[name_u]Theo[/name_u] and dad could call him [name_u]Theo[/name_u] and you could use the nickname [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] most of the time. My favourites in your list are [name_m]Angus[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], and [name_u]Theo[/name_u].

Great suggestion! [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] is absolutely gorgeous too :smiley:

I like [name_m]Enzo[/name_m], but not with [name_m]Fox[/name_m].

[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] and [name_u]Theo[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] would be super cute and charming!

I love them all! I think [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], and [name_m]Angus[/name_m] work best with [name_m]Fox[/name_m] though. [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is one of my very favorite names at the moment, so I’d lean that way, but they’re all nice.

If you were willing to give up [name_m]Fox[/name_m], i might suggest these as alternate middle names for [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_m]Enzo[/name_m]:
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Ajax[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

I think [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] is stunning!

[name_m]Jonas[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Carlo[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]/[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]/[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Dario[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Julio[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Sergio[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_u]Shilo[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

My favorite would be [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m], and I like the idea of [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] as well

My faves from your list are [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_u]Theo[/name_u], and I think all sound good with [name_m]Fox[/name_m].

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]

I love [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]! I like [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] & [name_u]Theo[/name_u] (but I strongly prefer [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - not big on nicknames as full names). [name_m]Otto[/name_m]'s okay. II don’t really like [name_m]Angus[/name_m] or [name_m]Enzo[/name_m].

The first name I thought that you might like is [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], I dunno why that just popped into my head.
Anyway moving on…
I love [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] so much! [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] is cute (although I like [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] more just saying lol)

Maybe SO will be okay with [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] or [name_m]Milo[/name_m] if you like that O ending.

You also might like
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicco[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowen[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]/[name_m]Julias[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]

And this one is a little out there but I also thought of [name_m]Devereaux[/name_m]