Our first son is Lincoln Brooks and we absolutely love his name! It was so easy to name him because we immediately agreed on it too.
Now we are having a second boy and oh man… it is so challenging to find a second boy name that we love as much as Lincoln and makes sense, flows well, and that my husband and I both like.
We thought we had settled on Davis Gray, but we knew there was a civil war connotation in having a Lincoln AND a Davis. We debated for weeks and polled several people and nobody even knew who Jefferson Davis was. Until we shared the name with DH’s family and they had a horrible reaction. We still love the name, but that context with Lincoln was our biggest fear with the name… and it came true. It’s not just a matter of them not liking the name.
So we are back to the drawing board and it has been difficult. However, my husband recently mentioned Clayton. I immediately said no, but it stuck with me and I think I kind of love it. I had never given it a single thought before. It sounds nice as a brother to Lincoln and flows well with our last name. Clayton Charles is standing out to me as a great combo. Charles happens to be a generational family name on my side but I wasn’t set on using it at all. We have TONS of them!
I see hardly any mention of the name Clayton out there. What image does it invoke for you? Do you think it’s strong enough to be a brother to Lincoln?
I do like the name [name_u]Clayton[/name_u]. It’s strong and not commonly used, from what I’ve observed. Plus, there’s the nn [name_m]Clay[/name_m], which I think is adorable (the Wings Of [name_u]Fire[/name_u] character [name_m]Clay[/name_m] is a great role model, too). I do feel that you should be warned that the villain in Disney’s [name_m]Tarzan[/name_m] is named [name_u]Clayton[/name_u]. But, I don’t think that will be too much of a problem. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the combo [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] and I believe it is a great name to go with [name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] [name_u]Brooks[/name_u]. Actually, I keep saying them together in my head and I just keep getting fonder of the pair.
I absolutely love and adore Clayton!! I think it such a handsome, timeless and underused name. It is in my top 5 I think [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] deserves soo much more attention and love! Despite it having history and being around for decades, it feels fresh and that it could fit in with any type of style. I love the nickname [name_m]Clay[/name_m] too. I think it is perfect. I don’t have [name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] on my list, but [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] pairs beautifully alongside
[name_u]Clayton[/name_u] is a wonderful name! I love it even more with [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] as the full name! The double C and the family name have me sold! And I love [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] even more with big brother [name_u]Lincoln[/name_u], they make a great pair of brothers!
I like [name_u]Clayton[/name_u]! Cute for a baby and works for an adult too. I think of [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] Kershaw. [name_u]Davis[/name_u] is nice too but I get the [name_m]Jefferson[/name_m] [name_u]Davis[/name_u] thing since Im from [name_f]Alabama[/name_f] hah!
I like [name_u]Clayton[/name_u]!
It is common but not over used. It pairs well with [name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] and the double CC’s, love that!
I know a young [name_u]Clayton[/name_u], he is roughly kindergarten age. The younger brother and he only goes by [name_u]Clayton[/name_u], like his mom makes it a point to say Clay-ton! That’s always stood out to me.
[name_f]My[/name_f] uncle’s name is [name_u]Clayton[/name_u], though he almost exclusively goes by [name_m]Clay[/name_m]. [name_f]My[/name_f] dad’s lifelong/childhood friend is a [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] who goes by [name_u]Clayton[/name_u]. They’re both 70-ish men from [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], so it gives me a bit of an old [name_u]Southern[/name_u] man vibe, but I think it would be very usable on a new baby as well. I think it’s a very handsome name, it seems wearable both with a nickname and on its own in my personal experience. It goes beautifully with [name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] and [name_u]Clayton[/name_u] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] is lovely.