Thoughts on my top names for boys? Combo ideas?

See the results of this poll: Please pick your favourites

Respondents: 119 (This poll is closed)

  • Richard : 6 (2%)
  • Nathaniel : 65 (22%)
  • Henry : 63 (21%)
  • Thomas : 43 (14%)
  • Michael : 14 (5%)
  • Clement : 11 (4%)
  • Edgar : 13 (4%)
  • Peter : 29 (10%)
  • Vincent : 40 (13%)
  • Casey: 14 (5%)

Bump. Anyone?

My personal favorites are; [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”, [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]” and “[name_m]Bear[/name_m]”, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (slightly preferring [name_u]Roan[/name_u]), [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m], and [name_m]Jack[/name_m].

[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Salvatore[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

Wow thank you, I actually love most of your suggestions. [name_u]James[/name_u] seems to flow nicely with almost all of my favourites.

You are welcome. I thought so too.

[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]

[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

My favorites are [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].

I love [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], and I don’t see where there’d be any pronunciation problems! My faves from your list are:

[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m] ([name_u]Vinny[/name_u])
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m] ([name_m]Nate[/name_m])

I really love the name [name_m]Henry[/name_m], but it seems to be wildly popular right now, at least in the US.

[name_u]Poll[/name_u] now up! I love all of these names so I’m not sure how I’ll ever narrow it down.

From your top ten list, I love [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (these three would be a wonderful sibling trio). I like [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Clement[/name_m]. I prefer other “[name_m]Ed[/name_m]” names to [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] (eg. [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] and [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]). [name_m]Richard[/name_m] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] are classics but they’ve never been faves of mine. I don’t care for [name_u]Casey[/name_u] for either gender. From your other list, there are so many gems: [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]. I prefer the original [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] spelling of that name. Here are some 3-and-4 name combo suggestions.

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m] (as long as your surname isn’t two-syllables as well)
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m]

I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], and [name_m]Peter[/name_m]! All very traditional and classic names, but they have so much charm for me. I would love to see these:

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]George[/name_m] (or even [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]. I just adore [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_m]George[/name_m] together! My own [name_u]Avery[/name_u] combo is [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]. :))
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] (all very popular names, but it’s such a handsome combo!)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] (I just really love [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]!)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (I really wanted to suggest [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], though! Is [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] a name that interests you? I don’t remember seeing it in your OP, but I think [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is fantastic!)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

Good luck!

Thank you! I love your suggestions, particularly [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] & [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Watson[/name_m] since they pay tribute to family members.

Bump for votes.

You seem to love [name_m]Richard[/name_m] so I want to encourage you to use that. I think it’s a great classic name even if it isn’t the most fashionable or won’t be very popular on Nameberry. I think overall though it’s a great list. [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] is probably my personal favorite and I really like [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] actually. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] are great names but very popular so that’s reason enough to cross them off the list. [name_u]Casey[/name_u] is a bit dated I think and unisex and seems rather in a different style than your other names so I’d cross that one off too. Have you made sib sets? I find that useful sometimes to try and see the child as a part of your family to weed out some names.

I agree, [name_m]Richard[/name_m] is top of the list for a reason and I am almost glad it’s not considered fashionable. [name_u]Michael[/name_u] isn’t too popular where I’m from fortunately so I wouldn’t necessarily disregard it and there’s definitely far more [name_m]Harry[/name_m]'s than [name_m]Henry[/name_m]'s around, but I see your point. I haven’t tried making sib sets, but that may be a good idea. I haven’t given them as much thought yet, but my favourite names for girls right now are [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f].

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] and [name_m]Clement[/name_m], sadly DH hates both. My tastes are more ‘out there’ than yours but your other names are all perfectly lovely, and there are some great combos to be made from your list.

Here are my top 3 combos with a classic names as FN:
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] (in fact [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] works as a MN for almost all the names on your list)
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Clement[/name_m]

And with a less common name in front:
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]

My favorites:

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] – I love [name_u]Toby[/name_u] for a boy name!
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] – this is one name I can get over the popularity because I like it so much

Thanks! I love [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] and [name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_m]Edgar[/name_m].

Bump for votes/suggestions!

I have chosen [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] from your poll but personally prefer the names on your second list, as they are a little more to my taste
I love…
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]

I personally think these names have a wee bit more x factor to them. I think [name_u]James[/name_u] would go really well as a middle name with all of them.

Well, I do like [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]. Still not sure I would use these names as firsts though, but I am warming to the idea.