I would like your help to name a boy in my story who seems impossible to name. Middle names are going to be [name_m]Michael[/name_m] [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], and they’re practically non-negotiable, because they’re family names. At the most I could swap [name_m]Michael[/name_m] with [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]. This character has two sisters, [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] already. [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] is two years older than him, [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] is the eldest and is 5 years older than him. Surname starts with S. The little brother is quiet, a bit overwhelmed by his two sisters, he has dark blonde, wavy hair, gray eyes, a smile to die for. He’s the youngest and the only boy, so the whole family likes to spoil him. The parents are smitten with him, especially the dad, who has had the secret wish for a son for a long time.
So far my strongest contenders are:
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]: I can’t find a good nickname for it.
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]: Again, nickname troubles, apart from [name_u]Danny[/name_u].
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]: I’m in love with this, but I kinda dislike the nn [name_m]Gabe[/name_m].
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]: It is a strong, edgy name, who fits with his sisters’ because it’s unisex like [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], but I’m still not convinced about it, because [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] have a more classic flair than [name_u]Blake[/name_u]. Still, all of them have literary reminders.
[name_u]Galen[/name_u]: Too soft? It definitely fits with the boy’s personality and [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] might make up for the lack of spunk.
In addition:
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]: Very girly these days, and I wanted the little guy to have a masculine name. It fits with the whole gender neutral thing I have apparently made up.
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ([name_u]Sam[/name_u]). Clashes with a S surname, most likely.
[name_u]Rylan[/name_u]: There’s a song I love with this, but I can’t get over the fact that it seems like a misspell of [name_u]Ryan[/name_u].
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]: [name_f]Love[/name_f] it, but more for a middle and the guy has enough of middles already. [name_f]Kinda[/name_f] soft and very close to [name_f]Lily[/name_f].
If you can find anything that could go well with these, maybe in the top 1000, I would be really grateful. Also, if the name has a L in it it’s even better, since it would be a common trend with both his sisters, maybe an E too. A, Z and Y are also welcomed. Before the whole matching letters obsession, I also had in mind:
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u] (even if it would maybe be better as a nickname for something. [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]? [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]? I would definitely use [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Michael[/name_m] here.)
[name_u]Theo[/name_u] (maybe [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]?)
[name_m]Zander[/name_m] (I can’t use [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] since there’s an [name_u]Alex[/name_u] around. Unless I rename [name_u]Alex[/name_u] ;))
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Langston[/name_m] (keeps up with the literary trend, but feels impossible to nickname.)
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
If you’re up for another challenge now, I am also undecided on [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]'s middle name. They would either honor the city of Seattle where both parents were born, or an old uncle [name_m]Joe[/name_m]. So far I have:
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] (sounds pretty country and clashes a little with [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. Or maybe not?)
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_u]Joey[/name_u]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] (cheesy, I cringe for even suggesting it.)
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Emerald[/name_f] (Kind of too out there for the parents, but I’d welcome anything that could go well with green)
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] ([name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_m]Hill[/name_m]?)
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (It’s flowery like [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], and it means rainbow. Probably the one that flows better in my opinion, even if it ends up being kind of hippie.)
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] (Stretching [name_m]Joe[/name_m] quite a lot, but works for [name_m]George[/name_m], who is another character in the story, who can or cannot play a part in this girl’s life.)
Okay, I look pretty lost here, I know, but I keep switching between names, and I can’t seem to decide. I know how the characters should be, but I can’t find the right name for him, or a fit middle name for [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] either. I thank you all in advance to any insight you might have to unravel this apparent mess. I’m almost tempted to drop the project altogether or name the guy [name_m]Michael[/name_m] [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]/[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] [name_m]Michael[/name_m] just for the heck of it 
