Baby Boy Name Help

pnwlover · January 2013

We are team green/we were told it might be 75% chance girl... (we didn't get a good shot) Now with 12 days away from a c-section we can't agree on a "incase" its a boy name. Hubby likes Quinn and Jett. I like Henry, Jack, Peter. We do not like each others names choices. Our middle name choice is David and our last name starts with a Gal.. Help us please!

hairgurl23 · January 2013

Hudson David?

bonniebrownhair · January 2013

My taste is definitely more in line with yours! Hmmm. You seem to like classic names (especially those that are coming back in style after several years out of favor). Your husband seems to like the sort of short names that dads think are cool. Here are some that seem to meet in the middle:

Quentin/Quinton (my favorite choice for you; your husband could call him Quinn)
Jude (edgier than Jack, tamer than Jett; doesn't sound great with David, but maybe that could be overlooked for the right first name)
Jasper (another J name that also feels classic but edgy)
Graham (one syllable but classic)
Grant (ditto)
Max (ditto)
Dean (ditto)
Reid (one syllable but sounds educated)
Finn (rhymes with Quinn, but is liked by a lot of those who like Jack/Henry/etc.)
Leo (classic but short and manly)
Felix (old name with cool X)
Bennett (medieval name, feels modern, and ends in -ett like Jett)
Beckett (also has -ett like Jett)

You might consider finding a full name you like with a short, manly "cool" nickname he likes. Ideas:

Dexter/Dex
August/Gus
Isaac/Ike
Jackson (you call him Jack, dad calls him Jax?)
Calvin/Cal
Charles/Chaz or Chuck
Elliot/Lio (one my husband loves)
Wesley/Wes (my husband also loves)
Dashiell/Dash

Does he have any heroes he might like the idea of naming a son after? Maybe one of his favorite football players, race car drivers, past presidents, etc. has a nice "normal" classic name that you like -- and your husband might like it too if it were chosen in honor of someone he likes.

Good luck!