Our Top Boy Name Possibilities- Narrowing Down the List

Javad

Our baby name list has expanded and retracted several times now. Here's the current top 18 we're aiming to narrow down from (or possibly expand from if we encounter any other 'perfect' names)

Thoughts on them?

Amias
Emmerich
Caius
Thaddeus
Caian
Zamir
Castor
Emmett
Aldous
Adib
Conrad
Altair
Emrys
Callum
Evander
Ansel
Salman
Sylvan

aimee1899

I really like Thaddeus.

Blondangel

aimee1899:

I really like Thaddeus.

This.

CarynJeanG

Thaddeus, Emmett and Evander are my favorite.

af1274

These names are a little out there for me, but I like Thaddeus and Emmett the best. 

WashingtonQueen

CarynJeanG:

Thaddeus, Emmett and Evander are my favorite.

This.

lifeonthehill

af1274:

These names are a little out there for me, but I like Thaddeus and Emmett the best. 

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VTFutureMrs

Here is what I would narrow it down to: 

Thaddeus
Caian
Emmett
Conrad
Callum
Evander
Ansel

jlsimon56

I would knock the list down to: 

Caius
Thaddeus
Aldous
Conrad
Emrys
Callum
Ansel

In order of how I like them: Thaddeus, Conrad, Ansel, Emrys, Aldous, Callum, Caius

Thaddeus has been Top Five for me for many years.  I especially like the nn Tad.

nlscroggins

Emmett and Conrad are about the only 2 on that list I can pronounce, so I choose those lol

Guillerma

I like Callum, Ansel and Thaddeus. I agree that some of these would be hard for a kid to live with. Emmett stands out to me as incredibly popular compared to the rest of your list, if it matters to you.

JNCPro3130

Sorry, but many of these are NMS.  I do like Emmett and Conrad.  GL! 

Renee1105

I like Emmett.

CeCe8579

I like Thaddeus! I also like Emmett but it's trending to me now. I like Sullivan instead Sylvan! 

MtClod

Sylvan & Emmett 

karen_loy

They're very much NMS sorry, the ones I could consider are Conrad and maybe Emmett

g8trkim

I like Emmett, Conrad, Callum, and Ansel.

aessary03

sorry, I don't like any of them.

evaazalea

Guess I am in the minority but I love Caius, it's always on my list of favorite boys names. I also like Thaddeus, Emmett and Callum. 

Is Caian pronounced Ky-Ann? I love Caia for a girl.  

plunderb

I like to see a list with some fresh ideas! I'd keep Caius, Emmerich, Thaddeus, Castor, and Conrad. Callum and Emmett are fine too, but seem too tame for the rest of your style. I'd add Amasa, Caspar, and Gaius.

Zimger

I like

Ansel, Emmett,Emrys, and even Caius (although I would most likely place it in the MN spot).

The rest are not my style.

ESD_0707

I like Conrad.

jodur25

Emmett Zamir!

queenbone

I'd keep Emmerich, Thaddeus, Zamir, Emmett, Aldous, Conrad, Ansel, Salman.

Not sure about Sylvan, kinda like it as a nature name, but it is more of a place name for me.

queenbone

-auntie-:

Very unusual names- some bordering on burdensome.

I like Thaddeus, but it was sort of common for a brief spell back in the 1980's when there was character by that name on "All My Children". With Lincoln playing, I could see it getting a bump in popularity.

Castor is either an oil or a poison bean

I know an Emmerich- he was a super preemie born without ears and also autistic. He is very bright.

Of you list? Ansel, Conrad or Thaddeus

Sorry, this is nerdy, but since I just finished reading a book on Lincoln last week I need to point out that Tad Lincoln wasn't short for Thaddeus. His name was Thomas; Tad was short for Tadpole.

TripMomma

Emmett is my fave. Evander is cool too.

plunderb

queenbone:

-auntie-:

Very unusual names- some bordering on burdensome.

I like Thaddeus, but it was sort of common for a brief spell back in the 1980's when there was character by that name on "All My Children". With Lincoln playing, I could see it getting a bump in popularity.

Castor is either an oil or a poison bean

I know an Emmerich- he was a super preemie born without ears and also autistic. He is very bright.

Of you list? Ansel, Conrad or Thaddeus

Sorry, this is nerdy, but since I just finished reading a book on Lincoln last week I need to point out that Tad Lincoln wasn't short for Thaddeus. His name was Thomas; Tad was short for Tadpole.

That's true, but Thaddeus Stevens is a major character in the movie.

2Dash

I feel with that list like you are trying to pick an awkward hard to say name.... hopefully not your intention.

Can't really say I like more than a couple........

abatkins

Thaddeus

Emmett

and Ansel

Strike the rest. 

CarolynTheRed

Sylvan - I like Sylvain, french version. Maybe just because I've met people with the name, think it was popular-ish in the 70s-80s in Quebec, because I've met a lot of them working and in school. I have no clue if where you live Sylvan or Sylvain (the pronunciation is the same) would be better received.

Javad

Wow, so many responses! Too many to respond to individually, but:

@ whomever said how is Caian pronounced, it is ky-un. It's the Welsh variation of Caius.

Certainly seems like Thaddeus and Emmett got a lot more love than most. I guess I'm not surprised, they are amongst the most familiar for most people. Unfortunately they are also two that are quite likely to get cut, mostly keeping them on the list just in case we have a change of heart and wanna go with something more 'American standard'.

I'm quite surprised that Amias (uh-my-us) didn't illicit any sort of responses from anyone. It may be our current favorite (possibly).

In all honesty, the ones that seem to be shining the most in our minds these days are 

Amias
Caius
Evander
Caian
Zamir
Emrys
Emmerich
and maybe Callum

I do realize many of these names may be uncommon to the average ear (and many people have expressed such), but personally I don't feel like any of these names are particularly 'far out there'. They're almost all names that have been around for hundreds or thousands of years, and have relatively simple pronunciations. Some of them might be mispronounced by teachers on the roll call sheet, but once they heard em once, the pronunciations really are pretty easy. We've definitely had some much more 'far out there' names at different stages in the baby naming process. I'm okay with somewhat strange names though, my own name is very strange, but with thousands of years of usage and a really nice, uncommon sound. I've never met anyone with a name I like more than my own.

 

AsOctoberFalls

I love Thaddeus and Caius.  I also like Aldous.  (Obviously, I love the -us suffix).

swimiz500

I like Conrad, Emmett, and Thaddeus the best. 

wingqueen26

My son was born 10/13/12 and we named him Emrys James.  My grandfather was Emrys James.