My husband and I are expecting a baby boy in two weeks and are still stumped on names. Our daughter’s name is [name_f]Maia[/name_f], which we liked for its kind of global feel and association with [name_m]Hawaii[/name_m] (my husband’s home state). But for our boy I want something a little more old-timey or [name_m]New[/name_m] Englandy (where I grew up and where we live now).
Here’s our list of final four:
Ames
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u] (it’s a common city and street name here)
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] (seems a bit out there but I like the down-to-earth/outdoorsy feel of it)
I don’t want something super common but I also don’t want older relatives to think we’re using a weird name.
Other names I love but that we aren’t doing for various reasons are Wells, [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (I would probably be using [name_u]Sam[/name_u] if we didn’t already have a [name_u]Sam[/name_u] in the immediate family).
Middle name will probably be [name_m]Williams[/name_m]. I think [name_u]August[/name_u] goes best with that. If we did [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] I might choose a different middle name.
Also, I don’t want a name that starts with M. (Love Maxwell but don’t want to use it for this reason.)
Any ideas??
I love your picks! Especially [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] - in fact, I would have definitely used this as a middle name, but our last name rhymes too much with it! I think it’s really cool.
I also really like Ames & [name_u]August[/name_u] too - unique, and unused but not totally “out there bizarre”
[name_u]Salem[/name_u] makes me think of [name_u]Salem[/name_u], Oregon or the [name_u]Salem[/name_u] Witch trials, but it’s not a bad name to me. I guess I’d also consider what sounds best with your last name. Good luck!
Thanks for weighing in! I think a lot of people are weirded out by the association with the [name_u]Salem[/name_u] witch trials but we live near there and [name_u]Salem[/name_u] is actually such a lovely place! It’s no wonder I like [name_u]Salem[/name_u] and Ames since they have a lot of the same letters that are in [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]. Plus, we think [name_u]Sal[/name_u] is a very cute nickname.
Ames or [name_u]August[/name_u].
[name_u]Salem[/name_u] is definitely my favorite! I love that name and I’m also from MA. Ames is really great too. Idk if I like it with [name_m]Williams[/name_m] though. Another suggestion would be [name_m]Amos[/name_m].
I do love the name [name_u]Salem[/name_u]! My second favourite would be [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], and I think [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_m]Williams[/name_m] would be fun and handsome!
I think Ames and [name_u]August[/name_u] go best with your daughter’s name.