SO and I have been talking a lot about names lately, and boys seem to be hardest for us. We aren’t yet TTC, just thinking about the future.
Here are some of the names we’ve talked about that we both like:
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Carter[/name] (we are on the fence about this one)
[name]Clark[/name] (on the fence with this one)
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Keegan[/name]
[name]Liam[/name] (mn option only)
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name])
[name]Tyler[/name] (mn option only)
[name]Zackery[/name] (mn option only)
Would love opinions on these, new suggestions or combo suggestions.
[name]Caleb[/name] - nice, but not jumping out at me.
[name]Carter[/name] - not a fan, but then I’m not big on surname names
[name]Clark[/name] - same as for [name]Carter[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] - this I like
[name]Declan[/name] - love it
[name]Jude[/name] - love it
[name]Keegan[/name] - really really like it
[name]Liam[/name] - it’s on my list, so it must be good
[name]Oliver[/name] - very popular, but I do really like it
[name]Tobias[/name] - not a huge fan
[name]Tyler[/name] - don’t like it at all
[name]Zackery[/name] - not keen on the spelling
[name]Caleb[/name] - I’ve liked this name for a while! What about [name]Callum[/name] as a less popular alternative?
[name]Carter[/name] - I normally don’t like the “last name as first name” trend but this is one I love!
[name]Clark[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Ezra[/name] - Nice but NMS.
[name]Declan[/name] - TBH, I don’t get the appeal of this name, sorry.
[name]Jude[/name] - [name]Love[/name]! I think it works great in the middle name spot.
[name]Keegan[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Liam[/name] (mn option only) - [name]Love[/name] it as a mn.
[name]Oliver[/name] - Cute, a little popular for me though.
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name]) - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Tyler[/name] (mn option only) - Some people may say this is dated but I’ve loved this name since I was a kid!
[name]Zackery[/name] (mn option only) - I love this name but only spelled [name]Zachary[/name].
Combos:
[name]Carter[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name] [name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name] [name]Tyler[/name] (haha… seriously, I like it, but it’s veeeery close to a former president’s name!)
[name]Caleb[/name] - like
[name]Carter[/name] (we are on the fence about this one) - don’t like the last name trend
[name]Clark[/name] (on the fence with this one) - ditto
[name]Ezra[/name] - nms
[name]Declan[/name] - nice, probably my favourite on the list.
[name]Jude[/name] -like
[name]Keegan[/name] - reminds me of [name]Keenan[/name] as in [name]Keenan[/name] and Kel too much to take seriously.
[name]Liam[/name] (mn option only) - like
[name]Oliver[/name] - like
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name]) - prefer just [name]Toby[/name], because [name]Tobias[/name] is tainted by someone I knew from school.
[name]Tyler[/name] (mn option only) - meh
[name]Zackery[/name] (mn option only) - much prefer [name]Zachary[/name] spelling
I love [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Declan[/name], [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Tobias[/name] - all are/have been on my list at some point.
[name]Liam[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Tyler[/name] are just way too common in the UK and I’m tired of hearing them to be honest.
[name]Keegan[/name] is a little downmarket, but I actually don’t mind it. [name]Keegan[/name] [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Keegan[/name] [name]Jude[/name] or [name]Keegan[/name] [name]Finn[/name] would be adorable.
[name]Carter[/name] isn’t my style, something I don’t like about it.
[name]Clark[/name] is cute, and makes a handsome middle name. [name]Tobias[/name] [name]Clark[/name], [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Clark[/name]?
[name]Zackery[/name] isn’t a nice spelling, [name]Zachary[/name] would be lovely. [name]Tobias[/name] [name]Zachary[/name], [name]Jude[/name] [name]Zachary[/name] or [name]Caleb[/name] [name]Zachary[/name]?
I love the sound of [name]Declan[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] or [name]Declan[/name] [name]Jude[/name] too.
[name]Caleb[/name] - cute, but I know a lot of boys and men named [name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Carter[/name] - I love [name]Carter[/name]!
[name]Clark[/name] - don’t like it…
[name]Ezra[/name] - I like it!
[name]Declan[/name] - hmm on the fence
[name]Jude[/name] - Becoming trendy
[name]Keegan[/name] - No
[name]Liam[/name] - I like [name]Liam[/name]! [name]Even[/name] as a first name.
[name]Oliver[/name] - I like [name]Oliver[/name].
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name]) - I don’t like it
[name]Tyler[/name] (mn option only) - Dated
[name]Zackery[/name] (mn option only) - [name]Zackery[/name] is mms
[name]Caleb[/name] - It’s okay. I prefer [name]Cassius[/name] though.
[name]Carter[/name] (we are on the fence about this one) - Strongly dislike.
[name]Clark[/name] (on the fence with this one) - Prefer to [name]Carter[/name] at least.
[name]Ezra[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Declan[/name] - [name]Love[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] - Like, also love it as a NN for [name]Judah[/name].
[name]Keegan[/name] - It’s okay but not my style.
[name]Liam[/name] (mn option only) - Good as a middle.
[name]Oliver[/name] - Never liked this.
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name]) - [name]Love[/name]
[name]Tyler[/name] (mn option only) - Can’t stand this, sorry.
[name]Zackery[/name] (mn option only) - Prefer [name]Zachary[/name] by leaps and bounds. Also like [name]Zacharias[/name]/[name]Zachariah[/name] if that’s the reason for the spelling to make it “different.” Or [name]Zane[/name].
[name]Caleb[/name]- I’ve never been a fan of [name]Caleb[/name], sorry. I mean, it’s a fine name but I don’t like the sound of it.
[name]Carter[/name]- not my cup of tea…
[name]Clark[/name]- I think it’s all right.
[name]Ezra[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Declan[/name]- Great name, but I think it’s going ot keep rising in popularity.
[name]Jude[/name]- This is definitely one of my most disliked names. I don’t like it at all.
[name]Keegan[/name] - kinda trendy, but I like it better than [name]Carter[/name].
[name]Liam[/name]- nice and sturdy.
[name]Oliver[/name]- such a nice name! I know a little [name]Oliver[/name] and he is the sweetest. I like this a lot!
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name])- I used to hate this, but I actually like it now. I think [name]Tobias[/name] is handsome, though I could do without [name]Toby[/name].
[name]Tyler[/name]- super, super late 1980s to me. I know like, 15 guys named [name]Tyler[/name] who are about my age. It’s an okay name, I liked it a lot when I was a pre-teen but now it’s not my cup of tea… I do like it on a lot of the guys I know, though.
[name]Zackery[/name]- It’s fine… yeah, good name.
[name]Caleb[/name] – I’ve never been a fan of this name
[name]Carter[/name] (we are on the fence about this one) – don’t like it
[name]Clark[/name] (on the fence with this one) – this isn’t my style, but I actually like the idea of it
[name]Ezra[/name] – love this name! definitely one of my favorites.
[name]Declan[/name] --I don’t really like this
[name]Jude[/name] – this is a great name, really strong and classic
[name]Keegan[/name] – not really a fan of this one
[name]Liam[/name] (mn option only) – I like [name]Liam[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] – I love [name]Oliver[/name], but it is very common
[name]Tobias[/name] (nn [name]Toby[/name]) – this is sweet, I like [name]Tobias[/name] a lot
[name]Tyler[/name]-- feels too 80s/90s to me
[name]Zackery[/name] – nms,
[name]Solomon[/name] – I love this, and I think “[name]Sol[/name]” is a great nn.
[name]Lucas[/name] – This is okay, nms
some others-
[name]Gray[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] or [name]Theo[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Noam[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]