Hi Berries -
This week’s Name Sage post is about finding boy names to go with big sister Esme.
If it was another girl, they liked Arden, Imogen, and Sabine.
The only boy’s name on their current list is Callahan, mom’s maiden name, with the nickname Cal. But their surname is three syllables and Callahan LastName is kind of a mouthful.
Suggestions welcome!
Best,
Abby
The Name Sage
if they like arden, imogen, and sabine, how about…
oliver / olivier
elio
theodore / theo
felix
julian
arthur
leo
miles
oscar
silas / simon
jasper
jack
also wanted to add that just “cal” would still be a sweet ode to mom, and I think it stands on its own very well with esme!
edit: just read the post and i love the suggestion of wells!
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m]
[name_u]Keats[/name_u] / [name_u]Keaton[/name_u]
[name_u]Koa[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Cairo[/name_u]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Adriel[/name_m]
[name_u]Alder[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]! And I’d also second [name_m]Wells[/name_m] and [name_u]Julian[/name_u]
Maybe:
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
Finn/Finley
I’m so glad to see that you suggested [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] + [name_m]Felix[/name_m], too! I thought about [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] after I’d already finished the list … the popularity piece is always so hard to think through, right? But I agree - it’s perfect with [name_f]Esme[/name_f], and I shouldn’t have overlooked it!
Oh, [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] is perfection!
Great list - and yes to [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]! I’m always surprised it isn’t used more in the US, especially as Arlo/Leo/Milo keep climbing …
I know an [name_f]Esme[/name_f] with brothers [name_u]August[/name_u] & [name_u]Wesley[/name_u].
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Coleman[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
I’ll throw [name_m]Ward[/name_m] out there. 
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] are perfection!
If not [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] I’ll suggest:
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
as a sibling to [name_f]Esme[/name_f].
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] came to mind immediately.
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_u]Cecil[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
I like E$me and [name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Warner[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Aldo[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dell[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
I grew up knowing a boy named [name_u]Arden[/name_u]. Is it too much to switch gender “gears” in your brain and consider [name_u]Arden[/name_u] for your baby boy? [name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] is handsome!
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] &
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Crawford[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] and…
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Burke[/name_m]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
Not overly helpful, but [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] is the obvs. choice. Sorry couldn’t help it.
What about:
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Aster[/name_u] - totally works for a boy
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - I love [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f], so cute!
I really love [name_u]Leo[/name_u], but what about [name_m]Leonard[/name_m]?
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
Caillou - not vintage that I know of but nostalgic for genz / millenials
[name_m]Colm[/name_m] - I love [name_m]Colm[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] - vintage cool
Cosmos or [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] - I love flower names, this one is also space themed.
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] - after the constellation, not the mythical figure who was awful
[name_m]Sirius[/name_m]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] (I don’t like the flower meaning, -hate- but the name just sounds like an upstanding citizen)
[name_u]Linden[/name_u] - another botanical, conjugal love
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]
Cygnus
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] means To [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_f]Beloved[/name_f], names that mean love:
[name_m]Eros[/name_m] - not sure about this one
[name_m]Erasmus[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]
[name_m]Milos[/name_m] - Lover of [name_f]Glory[/name_f]
[name_m]Liev[/name_m] - heart
[name_m]Dewey[/name_m]
[name_u]Amory[/name_u]
[name_m]Corwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] - yes three syllables, but it feels like two which is weird.
[name_m]Rasmus[/name_m]
Phlox - double whammy of [name_f]Star[/name_f] Trek and floral name, the flower meaning is our souls are united
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] - flower meaning is desire
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are:
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Colm[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Aster[/name_u]
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]
You’ve already mentioned how much you love it, so why not use [name_u]Arden[/name_u] for your son? It can absolutely be used for a boy; in fact, the first [name_u]Arden[/name_u] I knew was my great-uncle.