Boy Troubles

glitterandgold

Classic problem:

DH likes "out there" names that no other kid is going to have.. (Calaway, Cassius, Ransom are his top 3)

I prefer classic modern names that won't ever be considered odd (Jonah, Benjamin, Theodore(Theo) )

If we have a DD her name will be Blair.
Our last name is Carter.

we've been brainstorming for months with no prevail.. Please Help Bump! TIA

bbiutmcph

Cassius isn't awful but the his other two are. 

Yours are all nice. 

I think ink you can come up with some common ground though. None of these are common yet they have a nice history of first name use so maybe you can meet in the middle

Crispin
Trent
Vaughn
Malcolm
Dimitri
Adrian
Victor
Ross
Rocco
Jasper
Garrett
Anders
Alden
Alton
Anton
Micah
Edmund
Urijah
Marshall
Hugo



Or you could go with a classic name with an edgy nn

Patrick nn Trick or Tricky
Christopher nn Topher
Sebastian nn Bass, Bash, Bastian
Oliver nn Olly
Oswald nn Ozzy
Wolfgang nn Wolf
August nn Auggie
Dominic nn Dom
 

glitterandgold

Thanks @bbiutmcph I'll show him this list when he gets home... He needs to get a grip hahaha

Bringmemylongswordho

I would give my husband so much shit if he suggested Ransom as a name. (Amazingly enough,  it is used. 102 boys were named that last year )

I agree with @bbiutmcph I think you can find some common ground by looking for a name that's classic but underused currently.

https://nameberry.com/list/492/100-Classic-Boys-Names--below-the-Top-1000

This list has some great options, and if you search the name berry forums, I believe there's a thread or two which lists the all the names outside the top 1000 from a fairly recent year. You can also download that from the SSA website, on the state and national level.  

glitterandgold

@Bringmemylongswordho

unfortunately since Ransom is a family name (my side), he thinks it's fair game.. I'm not into using names just because they run in the family- that's where I choose to be unique. He thinks any name on a list is a no-go, but he's going to have to get over it! thanks for the links! I'll look through them still!

Bringmemylongswordho

glitterandgold said:

@Bringmemylongswordho

unfortunately since Ransom is a family name (my side), he thinks it's fair game.. I'm not into using names just because they run in the family- that's where I choose to be unique. He thinks any name on a list is a no-go, but he's going to have to get over it! thanks for the links! I'll look through them still!

Lol. Well, it's a good thing naming is a compromise then. 

If you see a name on a list you like, don't tell him where you got it from. Also, since Ransom is a family name, perhaps you could oblige him by considering it for the middle spot.

Eta: also, any name used more than 5 times in a year is recorded and searchable via the SSA and third parties.  So, every name is on a list. Tell your husband that if he gets snobby.

Signed, 
Totally a name snob concerned her favorite names are going to get "too" popular. 

kmvisioli

The first few that came to mind that might be good middle ground: Roman, Rowan, Carson, Finley, Phinnaeus/Phineas, Thaddeus, Emerson

glitterandgold

@kmvisioli Thanks for the list! Roman is my bff's DS's name- and Rowan is too close haha not craaazy about "car" names with a "car" last name, but def better than what DH wants hahaha! Thaddeus(Thad) is also one of my top choices

emilyray14

Harry, Gideon, Harlan, Ephraim, Odin, Hezekiah nn Zeke, Cyrus, Morgan, Hank, Oscar, Atlas, Clyde, Augustus, Cian

And FWIW, I really like Cassius (and all the names on your list)