Which do you prefer?

Boy Names
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I’m trying to cut down my list a little, so I’ve been grouping names with similar sounds.

What do you think of these names? (be honest) Which are your favourites?

Which do you think are usable/unusable/middles only?

[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/[name_m]Phinean[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

Thanks in advance!

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[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m] - [name_u]Calen[/name_u] is my favorite. [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] is outdated and my least favorite.

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/[name_m]Phinean[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - I like this list really well. [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] are all great.

[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m] - [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] is literary and amazing.

[name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m] - This isn’t my style. Very mythic sounding.

[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] - Again, very mythic and heavy for an adult to wear.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], and [name_m]Torin[/name_m]. I would consider [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], and [name_m]Thorin[/name_m] for middle names. I love [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] as a middle name and would consider [name_m]Thorne[/name_m]. I personally would take Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m], Ecthelion, and [name_m]Endymion[/name_m] off the list.

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Usable First Names (my faves are bolded)

[name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

Usable as Middle Names

[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] - I love this name but he was [name_m]King[/name_m] of the Fairies so it would be hard for a boy to pull it off as a first name.
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m] - this would be difficult for a plain boy to bear as a first name
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] - better as a spunky middle name
[name_m]Hartigan[/name_m] - too surnamey for my taste
[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] - spelled this Tolkien way it’s better in the middle spot. [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] is better as a first name.

Dislike these names…

[name_u]Calen[/name_u] -lacks substance, I wouldn’t use it
[name_u]Darian[/name_u] - see [name_u]Calen[/name_u]
Ecthelion - unusable
Gilligan - too connected to the 1960’s dim-witted TV character on “Gilligan’s Island”.
[name_m]Severin[/name_m] - dislike the meaning
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m] - only if you’re a Tolkien Dwarf. :slight_smile:

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[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m] - [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/[name_m]Phinean[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m] - [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m] - [name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] - [name_m]Soloman[/name_m]

I like [name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], and [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] for middle names.

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Usable for 1st names:
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite is [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

The rest I think would be ok for middles - I feel like middles are sort of anything-goes. If you really like a name, why not.

Except… for Gilligan. To me that is the one unusable. I can’t get past Gilligan’s Island.

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[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]: [name_u]Calen[/name_u]. To me [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] feels like it’s missing something, and I know people with the surname [name_m]Nolan[/name_m] so I associate that name with them.

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/[name_m]Phinean[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]: I love [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], with [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] being my favourite. I’d personally never be brave enough to use [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] as a fn name though! [name_u]Darian[/name_u] is nms.

[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m]: None of these are really my style but I’d probably go with [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] because I love nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]. The first thing I tend to think of though is the [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] childrens rhyme.

[name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m]: [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] would be great as a middle name and I like [name_m]Torin[/name_m]. For me [name_m]Thorin[/name_m] is too closely associated with the dwarf and while I do like the sound [name_m]Severin[/name_m] I can’t get past ‘sever’ or the meaning.

[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]: [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]!! I also like [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] as a mn. The others are too ‘out there’ for me, though if you really like them I could see them working as middles.

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[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] (love!), [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/ [name_m]Phinean[/name_m] (prefer [name_m]Phinean[/name_m]) and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (although very popular) are my favourite, most usable first names.

For less usable first names or middle names I also like: [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m], [name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, and [name_m]Endymion[/name_m] (although the last three may be bordering on unusable).

I dislike: [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] (reminds me of [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]), Gilligan, [name_m]Soloman[/name_m] and [name_m]Severin[/name_m]. I also really like [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] a lot more than [name_u]Darian[/name_u].

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usable: [name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m], and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

Middles: [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], and [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] and [name_m]Severin[/name_m] could certainly be used as first names, I think they could grown on me.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites: [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], and [name_m]Severin[/name_m]

Objectively, none of them are unusable. Some may have more of an acquired taste than others, such as Gilligan, but everyone’s taste is different. Who am I to say any of them are not usable??

Other names you may like based on your lists:

[name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u], [name_u]Brett[/name_u], [name_m]Brent[/name_m], [name_m]Rembrandt[/name_m], [name_m]Bryant[/name_m], [name_m]Caden[/name_m], [name_m]Collin[/name_m], [name_u]Kieran[/name_u]

[name_u]Tierney[/name_u], [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u], [name_m]Callen[/name_m], [name_u]Cade[/name_u], [name_m]Chadwick[/name_m], [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_u]Auden[/name_u], [name_u]Alden[/name_u], [name_u]Alton[/name_u], [name_u]Auburn[/name_u]

[name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Cassius[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_m]Cyprus[/name_m], [name_u]Courtland[/name_u], [name_m]Cathan[/name_m], [name_m]Sean[/name_m]/[name_u]Shaun[/name_u], [name_m]Nevin[/name_m]

[name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Olsen[/name_m], [name_u]Oberon[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Ford[/name_m], [name_m]Landon[/name_m], [name_m]Gareth[/name_m], [name_m]Davian[/name_m], [name_m]Damian[/name_m], and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]

[name_m]Merrick[/name_m], Emrick, [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_m]Vince[/name_m], [name_u]Van[/name_u], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are…

[name_m]Nolan[/name_m] & [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

I also surprisingly like [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m]…but maybe more for a MN…

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I like these: [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], [name_u]Auberon[/name_u], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]…what about [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]?

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[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]-- [name_m]Callen[/name_m] is of course my favorite :slight_smile: [name_m]Nolan[/name_m] and [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] seem very dated to me.
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/[name_m]Phinean[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]-- Like all of them except [name_u]Darian[/name_u]. [name_u]Darian[/name_u] is not great, I’m sorry.
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m]-- [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] is wonderful. Know of a little boy recently born named [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]!
[name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m]-- Not really a fan of any of these. [name_m]Thorin[/name_m] is the best, if I had to choose.
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]-- [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] and [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] are very handsome!

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Favourites in bold :slight_smile:

Useable
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Darian[/name_u] - [name_m]Don[/name_m]‘t like it, but it’s usable
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_f]My[/name_f] all time favourite boys’ name
[name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - I think [name_u]Neil[/name_u] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Harris[/name_m] made it usable
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] - Kind of epic, but still usable

Middle only
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
Gilligan - People know it, which makes it usable, but I don’t like it
[name_m]Severin[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m] - The “[name_m]Thor[/name_m]” in it makes it cool & better than [name_m]Torin[/name_m] [name_f]IMO[/name_f]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] - [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] would be better, and possibly be usable as a first ([name_f]My[/name_f] friend’s brother is Oberion)

Unuseable
[name_u]Calen[/name_u] - [name_m]Callen[/name_m]/[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] would probably be usable, though
[name_m]Phinean[/name_m] - Finnean spelling is better
[name_m]Hartigan[/name_m] - All I can think of is Cardigan
[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
Etchelion - Itchy [name_m]Lion[/name_m] is all I’m getting from this
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]

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[name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] – I like them like this 1)[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] 2) [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] 3) [name_u]Darian[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m] – I like them like this 1) [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] 2) [name_m]Thorin[/name_m] 3) [name_m]Severin[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], [name_m]Endymion[/name_m] – 1) [name_m]Endymion[/name_m] 2) [name_u]Auberon[/name_u]

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[name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Calen[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m] - [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]/[name_m]Phinean[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_u]Darian[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], Gilligan, [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m] - [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m] - [name_m]Thorin[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u], Ecthelion, [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] - [name_u]Auberon[/name_u]

I see the first line as first name, as well as [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], and [name_m]Torin[/name_m] as first name material, but the rest are either middle name or no go.