Thoughts on my list? [Boys]

Boy Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries! It’s been a while! :heart:

I’ve been rather uninspired with my lists lately, so I’m hoping to get some thoughts on my list as it stands (I’ve recently gone through and axed everything I KNOW doesn’t bring me joy lol!), and maybe any recommendations that you think might suit me.

[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Aquila[/name_u] [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m] [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] “Bo”
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [middles to be determined]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] [middles to be determined]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [maybe [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] Elliot]
[name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] [name_m]Lion[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “Barnes/Ben”
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] [name_m]Théophile[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_u]Fife[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] [middles to be determined]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [middles to be determined; possibly [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Greystoke something-or-other]

I may re-add [name_m]Reef[/name_m] [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] if I miss him too much, and [name_m]Peter[/name_m] will likely get added to this list; [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] [name_m]Bram[/name_m] “Mac” and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] are also maybes… but could really just use some fresh inspiration! I usually try to keep about a top 20 for each gender, so my list feels so small right now! I especially love rare Bible names (!!!), European names (Irish/German), literary-inspired names, Christianity-inspired names, etc., for boys. Anyway, thoughts or recommendations?

Thank you, berries!

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Caspar Nathaniel Eden -this is an absolutely dreamy combo - so elegant and lovely
Aquila Daniel Grey - so sparky and interesting
Boaz Andreas Henry “Bo” - Boaz! Yay! Pleased to see this staying
Rowan Arthur James - so charming, gentle but strong
Bartholomew - bold and clunky in a good way
Lorcan - I adore Lorcan. Rugged and lovely
Avery Ian George - Avery on a boy is so handsome and I love seeing it with George
Augustine [maybe Augustine Peter Elliot] -Augustine Peter Elliot is so balanced and lovely
Barnabas Lion Alexander “Barnes/Ben” - so strong and bold!!
Judah Théophile Grey -what an elegant and sophisticated name
Eoghan Daniel Fife - rugged and charming
Asa - I love the snappy but sweet Asa
Reuben [middles to be determined; possibly Reuben Greystoke something-or-other] - I love the soft, friendly feel of Reuben

A couple of names that sprung to mind

Fergus
Rory
Gilbert
Jericho
Jabez
Jubal
Elim
Caspian
Tobias
Simon

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I have always enjoyed your lists! [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is lovely, as are [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Andreas[/name_m], [name_u]Augustine[/name_u], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Fife[/name_u], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Lion[/name_m], and [name_u]Theophile[/name_u] (though I prefer [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m], personally) and I think [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], and [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] would be a great sibset.

I know you’ve been around NB for years so you’ve probably seen all these at one point or another - nevertheless, I’m dusting off my old lists of obscure Biblical/Christian names for you:

[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_m]Absalom[/name_m]
[name_m]Melchior[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Remiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthasar[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucifer[/name_m]
[name_m]Abdiel[/name_m]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
Ishamel
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Hazael[/name_m]
[name_m]Talmai[/name_m]
Manasseh
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m]
[name_m]Gamaliel[/name_m]
[name_m]Zaccheus[/name_m]
Armaros
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Philemon[/name_m]
[name_u]Nazareth[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
Kokabiel
[name_m]Darius[/name_m]
[name_m]Leviathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Esau[/name_m]
[name_m]Zebulun[/name_m]
[name_m]Ishmerai[/name_m]
[name_m]Azriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Phanuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Canaan[/name_m]
Israfel
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_u]Zephaniah[/name_u]
[name_m]Samael[/name_m]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Obadiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Eleazer[/name_m]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
Issachar
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Asahel[/name_m]
[name_m]Naphtali[/name_m]
[name_m]Zechariah[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Othniel[/name_m]
Adoniram
[name_m]Jabez[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]

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I love [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] and [name_u]Aquila[/name_u] [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]!

[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_u]Konstantin[/name_u]
[name_m]Leandro[/name_m]
[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
[name_u]October[/name_u]
[name_m]Oren[/name_m]
[name_m]Theon[/name_m] / Theotime
[name_m]Aras[/name_m].
[name_u]Sylvester[/name_u]
[name_m]Ames[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_m]Cadogan[/name_m]
[name_u]Connelly[/name_u]

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[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u], & [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] are my favorites! Your names are great. I love [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] & [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] as well.

[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] is on my list, but that feels too plain for you lol. [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_u]John[/name_u]

[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] Greystoke or [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Greystoke [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] would be cool

[name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is nice, but feels a bit boring compared to some of the others on your list. [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] Elias/Ephraim feels a bit more unexpected. [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]

[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m], [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m], & [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] are some of my favorite obscure biblical names

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@Greyblue - Aww, thank you love. And I can almost guarantee [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] will go nowhere… based on how meaningful [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] is and how giddy I got when I came across one in real life. :rofl: [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] is one of my favorite names of all time and I would be tickled pink to have a [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]. :heart: I like [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_m]Jubal[/name_m], and Caspian… [name_u]Rory[/name_u] I would probably use as a nn for [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], if I’m being honest. I feel like they’re too similar to use both, and my heart is with [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], but I’d be so happy to call him [name_u]Rory[/name_u] occasionally. [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] I’m not sure if I can see me with one, but he is nice… and [name_m]Jubal[/name_m] is a dog in this series of novels I’m reading, so I’m not ready for him on a human yet (do love the unisex [name_u]Yuval[/name_u] for a girl though!). I adore [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] and want a home for him again, but with [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] as my top name currently, I don’t know that I would use him up front… [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is my only idea, but I don’t love him.

@lavenderwitch - thanks, dear! I’m honored you do! :heart: Not sure I could use [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] together as they rhyme (:rofl:), but I see what you’re laying down. :wink: And ahhh, this list. So many of these are very close to my heart! [name_m]Absalom[/name_m], [name_m]Melchior[/name_m], [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m], [name_m]Simeon[/name_m], [name_m]Hazael[/name_m] (prefer [name_u]Azrael[/name_u] though), [name_m]Jethro[/name_m], [name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Philemon[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], [name_m]Zebulun[/name_m], [name_m]Canaan[/name_m], Zephan/Zephaniah, [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m], and [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] are all likes… some, like [name_m]Absalom[/name_m], I hesitate on due to the negative connotations. I’ll have to give them further consideration; most I love but would probably only use as middles.

@Oblivious_octopus - thank you! I like [name_m]Lars[/name_m], [name_m]Leander[/name_m], and [name_m]Aras[/name_m], but I’m not sure I could see me with little boys with these names. Definitely in the right vein, though!

@Clay_Maker - Thank you! I’m not sure [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] is too plain for me… I’m just not fond of [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] myself. [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] is unspeakably cool, but maybe too much name? I’d like to keep to a family middle, so I don’t know that [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] or [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] would work with [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Greystoke, but I suppose I could claim Greystoke for my grandma whose middle was [name_f]Grace[/name_f], lol. I want something a little more tame after Greystoke since it’s so unusual… like [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Greystoke [name_u]Henry[/name_u] or [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Greystoke [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]? [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is very mellow… but I’m fine with that. I think [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], for example, work pretty well together? I love [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m], too; I want to love [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] because of an amazing show I’ve been bingewatching (The Chosen… it’s the first ever multi-season show about the life of Jesus)… I love [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] in the show! I’m just not sure I can really see [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] on a little boy/love it enough to use it. Lazslo seems easier than [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] to me, and I don’t have a nn for [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] I really love. [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] is super handsome, though, and I always sort of forget about him. I’ll have to give him some more thought!

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You have very mature style, I’m struggling to find a word for it but in my mind I keep seeing kids with names like these attending [name_m]Harvard[/name_m] or Cambridge. I’m not especially good at commenting on each and every name because sometimes I feel neutral and can’t come up with a description. So instead, I’m going to list my favorites + recommendations.

[name_u]Grey[/name_u] - I know, this was one of the middles but I think [name_u]Grey[/name_u] is such a cool middle name that is horribly underused. And thank you for using the ey instead of ay spelling!
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m] - another individual name that I like out of the entire combo
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] - one of my favorite individuals!
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - I haven’t seen this used on a boy before but it caught my eye because I actually like it better than I do on a girl
[name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] [name_m]Lion[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - this is the first of your combos that I fell for, I just don’t like the nicknames :confused:
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] [name_m]Théophile[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] - major name crush on the whole thing. I don’t for the life of me know why I didn’t previously have [name_u]Judah[/name_u] or [name_m]Théophile[/name_m] saved somewhere but you changed that today :slight_smile:
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] - love for girls and boys, almost wish this was seen 50/50 across the board, it needs to get some love from girls too
[name_m]Reef[/name_m] - this and [name_u]Forest[/name_u] are quickly becoming my favorite nature names for boys. I don’t feel particularly fond of the 2 middles though
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] - yes, re-add!!

Now for what I would recommend:
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m] - this could be a strong middle
Lionheart
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Stamatios[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] / [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] (I think [name_m]Allastaire[/name_m] is especially bold)
[name_m]Aurelien[/name_m]
[name_u]Baez[/name_u]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Basilio[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m] / [name_m]Bearchán[/name_m]
[name_m]Vasili[/name_m] / [name_m]Vasily[/name_m]
[name_m]Venedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Brynmor[/name_m]
[name_m]Chaplin[/name_m]
[name_m]Dionysus[/name_m] / [name_m]Dionysius[/name_m]
[name_m]Theomund[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmerich[/name_m]
[name_m]Morys[/name_m]
[name_m]Neruda[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephanus[/name_m]
[name_m]Thelonius[/name_m]
[name_m]Alas[/name_m]
Saebiorn

It’s pretty eclectic now that I look at it all finished up. I did try to keep it dated though for you no matter what because it seems to me that uver popular names of today don’t make it into your combinations.

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Aww, thanks, love. And lol, I started with Gray… I prefer [name_u]Grayson[/name_u] to [name_u]Greyson[/name_u], but I have grown to like [name_u]Grey[/name_u] more than [name_u]Gray[/name_u], maybe because it looks more namey than a color. Grey/Grayson is a family name, so if I ever used just [name_u]Grayson[/name_u], I’d probably use the nn [name_u]Gray[/name_u], tbh. lol. [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] is another family name! :heart: I’m glad you like [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] too!

Lionheart stuck out immediately… it’s sort of my nn for my nephew, so I’m not sure I’d use it, but I love him so much! I think he’d make a really cool middle. Like _______ Lionheart [name_u]John[/name_u] or _________ Lionheart [name_u]Grey[/name_u]. I’ll have to give him some thought! I like [name_m]Aurelien[/name_m], [name_m]Brynmor[/name_m], [name_m]Chaplin[/name_m], [name_m]Emmerich[/name_m] (although I prefer [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] to Emeric), [name_m]Stephanus[/name_m], and Seaborn/Saebiorn… I’m not sure how many I’d use up front, but I do like them a lot. :heart: Thanks for the suggestions!

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