No name yet and at high risk for pre-term labor -- brother for Lila and Henry?

AmCheri

I'm just looking for some inspiration or names we haven't already gone over.  We have two kids now, Lila and Henry.  They will be meeting their new brother soon, perhaps much sooner than we thought.  My husband and I tend to gravitate toward traditional and classic boy names.  A few examples of names we've considered so far are:

Oliver
Jonah
Walter
Joshua
Noah
Charles
Owen
Nolan.

The trouble is that most of the names we like are rather popular right now.  I think we're coming to the conclusion that popularity isn't necessary bad if it's an otherwise classic name.  If the name is both trendy and popular, then we probably would not use it.  

Any suggestions?  Or thoughts especially on the combination of Lila, Henry and Oliver?  Thank you!  I'm so very much stressed about the high-risk pregnancy now and wishing we'd come to some agreement on a name. 

Tawny87

I like Oliver, and it sounds nice with your other kids. Oliver would have been a front runner for our son but I already had named our cat that.

AmCheri

Thanks @Tawny87.  We felt the same way about the name Stella, which we had already used for our dog before our daughter was born. haha  

Bringmemylongswordho

I think Oliver goes well with your sibset. I wouldn't worry too much about popularity, because well, Henry and Lila are pretty popular.

mb0112

Love Oliver and the combo with your siblings.
If Henry’s level of popularity doesn’t bother you I don’t think you will find Oliver too popular.  Suggesting

Thomas
Benjamin
Theodore
Samuel 
Edward
Philip

saham07

mb0112 said:

Love Oliver and the combo with your siblings.
If Henry’s level of popularity doesn’t bother you I don’t think you will find Oliver too popular.  Suggesting

Thomas
Benjamin
Theodore
Samuel 
Edward
Philip

    This is a great list.....adding
Oscar
Otto
Arthur
Leo
Louis
Nicholas
Marcus
Mark
David

BabyBoyH92016

Of the ones you are considering I like Joshua and Jonah. I tend to steer clear of super popular names too.

Suggesting:
Arthur (nn Art or Artie)
Frederick 
Calvin
Graham 
Simon
George 
Conrad
Victor
Vincent 

JMU_Bride09

Lila, Henry, and Oliver is a very cute sibset!  Other ideas for you:

Abraham
Adrian 
Benjamin 
Curtis
Declan
Edgar 
Eli
Eugene
Finn 
Frederick 
George
Gerald 
Guy 
Jacob
James
Julian 
Lee
Preston 
Raymond 
Sean
Simon
Spencer 

AmCheri

You’re certainly right that our kids’ names are popular, those Lila is much less so than Henry. At the time we chose her name, it was almost outside of the top 200. But Henry was definitely more popular and looks to be holding on still.  There’s something about a top 10 or even 20 name that’s unappealing. I do think the rationale holds that classic/popular is ok whereas trendy/popular is something we’d avoid. Thanks for your advice! @Bringmemylongswordho

AmCheri

@JMU_Bride09 Thanks for your great suggestions, some of which we have not yet considered (and that’s saying a lot because I’ve been through every book and website imaginable). I love Eli, but my husband isn’t having it.  Frederick is a great name too. Thanks for the ideas!

AmCheri

@BabyBoyH92016 Thank you for your great list too! Everyone has hit the nail on the head in terms of style.  Arthur (Artie) is an appealing pick. Not too stodgy? 

AmCheri

@saham07 Thank you too for adding to this great list!  I really like Otto, Oscar and Louis.  They work well with our last name, too. 

AmCheri

@mb0112 Great name suggestions, thank you! I’m still very drawn to Oliver. Theodore and Philip would work because they haven’t already been used by immediate family. That can be tough to work around.  

BabyBoyH92016

AmCheri said:

@BabyBoyH92016 Thank you for your great list too! Everyone has hit the nail on the head in terms of style.  Arthur (Artie) is an appealing pick. Not too stodgy? 

I’m biased towards Arthur because my little one is an Arthur  I agree that classic/popular is ok vs trendy/popular, but I love when I hear an underused name. It’s refreshing. A lot of these names are on my list too if baby #2 is a boy. 

cantrellja

I think Oliver is darling with Lila and Henry, but I really like Walter too!

holli0801

Love Oliver and suggestion of Arthur. Suggesting Holden, Archer (Archie), Silas, Leo, Sawyer, Ernest