[name]Hi[/name] ladies!
One of my good friends is expecting her 2nd baby, a boy. Her first son is named [name]Aidan[/name], he’s 4 years old. She asked me to help her with names, and wants “unique” names. What kind of names should I be looking for? I mean, they can’t be too unique because it will look strange with [name]Aidan[/name]…right? What kind of names do you guys suggest?
Yikes, that’s a tough one. [name]Unique[/name] names that “go” with [name]Aidan[/name], the godfather of all trendy names this past decade.
My suggestions:
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Arliss[/name]
[name]Ashton[/name]
[name]Brahm[/name]
[name]Cade[/name]
[name]Corbin[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
Kyleb
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Orris[/name]
[name]Paxton[/name]
Quaine
[name]Urban[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Zane[/name]
[name]Seamus[/name]
[name]Tierney[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Ulan[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Brody[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Charlton[/name]
[name]Alec[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Neil[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name] and:
[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Max[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] they find one 
~[name]Elena[/name]
I love pp’s suggestion of [name]Brody[/name]. And remember what a non-name-nerd may think of as “unique” is not what we might think of as unique. So, besides [name]Brody[/name]:’
[name]Wheeler[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
[name]Thane[/name]
[name]Rooney[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Fraser[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
I agree…I think that to most people, any name is “unique” if it isn’t [name]John[/name] or [name]Michael[/name] or [name]David[/name]. I love the suggestions of [name]Nolan[/name], [name]Miles[/name], [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Caleb[/name]. I also know a family who has 2 boys named [name]Aidan[/name] and [name]Declan[/name].
I’m liking the sound of [name]Luke[/name] with [name]Aidan[/name]. I know another family with an [name]Aidan[/name] and a [name]James[/name].
I like [name]Aidan[/name] and;
[name]Finlay[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Hunter[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Alex[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
Ainsely
[name]Aidan[/name] and
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name]
[name]Dylan[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Cullen[/name]
[name]Callen[/name]
I also really like [name]Connor[/name] and [name]Jack[/name] with [name]Aidan[/name], too.
I have cousins [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Timothy[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Gregory[/name], [name]Eamon[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Cael[/name] and [name]Ennis[/name]. As long as your friend uses an Irish/Galic name the name can be very “unique,” but still flow with [name]Aiden[/name]-- which will actually help tone down [name]Aiden[/name]'s popularity by making the sibset match in style.
[name]Declan[/name] is a great name someone may have already suggested. I also absolutely love the names [name]Breccan[/name] and [name]Cavan[/name] with [name]Aiden[/name].
Thank you for all the help! I admit, she is FAR from being a name nerd. =( I had to plead with her to at least spell [name]Aidan[/name] right! She wanted [name]Ayden[/name]… sigh
So far I have a list of 50 or so names with your help! I liked the suggestion of [name]Brody[/name], [name]Paxton[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Arden[/name] (might be too similar to [name]Aidan[/name]?) and [name]Avery[/name]. The only names she’s told me that she likes are [name]Cole[/name] and [name]Kason[/name] (she wants it spelled with a K…) which aren’t that bad I guess…but maybe she’ll surprise me and pick something really cool!
[name]Hi[/name]!
With [name]Aidan[/name], I might pair:
[name]Colin[/name] - She could call him “[name]Cole[/name]” for short!
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Devin[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]*
For something a little more unique, she could use these:
[name]Cormac[/name]* - [name]Cory[/name] or [name]Mac[/name] for short!
[name]Declan[/name]*
[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]*
Wish her good luck with baby #2 for us! [* are my picks!]
[name]Lemon[/name]
If I had an [name]Aidan[/name] I’d name a brother [name]Lachlan[/name] or [name]Rory[/name]. [name]Liam[/name] might be a good option too.