Possible baby boy names

honeycrisp · May 2012

Please help with our boy names. We like older names, not into anything new or too popular. Here is what we are considering right now. I think boy names are so hard!!

Oliver - Is this getting to popular?

Arthur - I don't love the nn's and although we use your daughters full name often, but we do nn's in our family also

Elliott - It bothers me a little that its becoming more popular with girl names.

Harold - this is a family name, and we like the nn Hal

Sisters name is Hazel and Last name and ends in -son, so no -son names.

I appreciate any feedback. I feel like we keep talking in circles and aren't getting anywhere. ugh. Open to new suggestions too!

BeeKayy21 · May 2012

Oliver -Too popular and I strongly dislike this. It is not at all manly enough for a man IMO.

Arthur - Too old for me but it is ok.

Elliott - Favorite out of your list.

Harold - It's ok if you NN Hal and because it is a family name...otherwise I would say no

broomy · May 2012

I love Harold (uncle's name or I'd use it). I love Elliott, too, but it is getting more and more popular with girls...

Not sure if Oliver's getting "too" popular, but popular enough that I'd never use it. Arthur is really cute, I love it, but I still can't drop the association with the aardvark or whatever he is in the children's books/cartoon (what is he supposed to be??? lol).

lageorgiapaperie · May 2012

Love Harold! We almost went with it for DS, but went with Harry instead.

Pictures29 · May 2012

Oliver - my favorite on your list, I love the name Oliver

Arthur - it's nice but I agree with the NNs I don't like Art/Artie

Elliott - since the girl thing bothers you I might avoid this name, I really like it but you might meet some female Elliot/Elliott/Elliottes

Harold - it's NMS but the family name connection gives it extra points but Oliver is still my favorite

P.S. I love the name Hazel & I really think Oliver goes best

Aligator28 · May 2012

I like Oliver and Elliott.

Arthur is ok.

I am not a fan of Harold, it just seems too "old man."

ansi29 · May 2012

I like Oliver, Arthur, and Elliott the best.

Harold for middle name? I guess if you went with Hal always that would be fine, but I had a friend named Harold and he always went by his middle name he hated it so much.