Going in circles over boy names

whoopsybaby · February 2013

Need some help. DH insists boys need more traditional names than girls (we have two) or we'll be painting a target on his back. My style's a bit more adventurous but not you-neek.

He likes:

Nathaniel

William or Liam

That's it.

I like:

Hugo

Lennox

Nash

etc

Any suggestions that might work for both of us, beyond flipping a coin for who gets to choose the fn and who gets the mn? BTW, tried Nymbler and it just vomited apparently random lists at us. It was good for a laugh tho.

TIA

GWUAlum · February 2013

I like more "adventures" names too, but from the list I'd go with something from your DH's list. Good luck finding something :

Zimger · February 2013

I like Liam (not William) and Hugo.

I do disagree with your DH about gender and names though. Statistically girls are more emotionally hurtful when it comes to things like that.

Mrs.G123 · February 2013

Your h has a better list. Hugo is ok.

alohamora · February 2013

Hmm, I do like his names a little better than yours, but I think you can find something to work with. Here are some names that popped in my head:

Maxwell, Simon, Hugh, Dashiell, Warren, Emmett, Everett, Felix, Ian, Oliver, Arthur, Sullivan, Franklin, Jude, Lawrence, Vaughn, Marshall

blaa27 · February 2013

Liam Nash sounds great. Liam isn't that traditional of a name, and Nash could be a NN. When he's old enough, he can decide which he likes!
Hugo Liam doesn't sound awful either, but I think Hugo is....a lot of name for a little kid!

September092609 · February 2013

How about Pierce, Spencer or Henry?

whoopsybaby · February 2013

Thanks for the feedback, ladies. I anticipated that more ppl would prefer his style since it is pretty classic and classy.

We do both like Alexander but as a mn only.

I should clarify that DH dislikes a lot of mainstream names and all the top boy names w/ the exception of Alexander and William. He either has bad associations with them or runs them through his merciless tease machine and then rejects them. Basically, I'm searching for something familiar but not boring that I could tempt him with. Don't know if it even exists. I think boy names are much, much more difficult than girl names. We'd decided on shortlists already by this time in my prior pregnancies.

Also, I do like Liam but have cooled on it lately as it's flying up the charts.

In case this helps, more names I like--DH's list remains unchanged.

Miles/Milo

Seth

Micah

Johan (family name)

Griffin

tdenen · February 2013

Tate
Luca
Tyler
Brennan
Brody
Brock
Vincent nn Vince
Reid
Rhett
Alec
Wesley nn Wes
Christopher nn Topher
Clayton

whoopsybaby · February 2013

fitzpemberley:
Hmm, I do like his names a little better than yours, but I think you can find something to work with. Here are some names that popped in my head:
Maxwell, Simon, Hugh, Dashiell, Warren, Emmett, Everett, Felix, Ian, Oliver, Arthur, Sullivan, Franklin, Jude, Lawrence, Vaughn, Marshall

Thx! To my astonishment, DH actually really likes Dashiell and Arthur. So our list grows by two.

whoopsybaby · February 2013

tdenen:
Tate Luca Tyler Brennan Brody Brock Vincent nn Vince Reid Rhett Alec Wesley nn Wes Christopher nn Topher Clayton

Love most of these. DH likes Brody. Yay! Another one for the list.

luminousbluestar · February 2013

I prefer your hubby's list. What about William Nash?

MRads · February 2013

What about

Graham
Cole
Brookes
Blaise
Grant
Dexter
Reid
Carter

queenbone · February 2013

anamouse:
Love Nathaniel nn Nate.

Me too. I think Nathaniel Hugo or Nathaniel Griffin would work.

janneann1127 · February 2013

whoopsybaby:
Thanks for the feedback, ladies. I anticipated that more ppl would prefer his style since it is pretty classic and classy.
We do both like Alexander but as a mn only.
I should clarify that DH dislikes a lot of mainstream names and all the top boy names w/ the exception of Alexander and William. He either has bad associations with them or runs them through his merciless tease machine and then rejects them. Basically, I'm searching for something familiar but not boring that I could tempt him with. Don't know if it even exists. I think boy names are much, much more difficult than girl names. We'd decided on shortlists already by this time in my prior pregnancies.
Also, I do like Liam but have cooled on it lately as it's flying up the charts.
In case this helps, more names I like--DH's list remains unchanged.
Miles/Milo
Seth
Micah
Johan (family name)
Griffin

I was actually going to suggest Griffin, (my LO's name) as it is "different" without being strange. (Also, oddly, my dads name is Milo and my DH's name is Seth, lol).

whoopsybaby · February 2013

janneann1127:
I was actually going to suggest Griffin, (my LO's name) as it is "different" without being strange. (Also, oddly, my dads name is Milo and my DH's name is Seth, lol).

I do love Griffin. Milo and Seth are just plain cool. I can't see why anyone wouldn't like them. I hope these three grow on DH over the next few months.

BTW, your son is adorable!

whoopsybaby · February 2013

Thanks for all the help. I think we'll probably end up using a traditional name together with one of mine unless we happen upon "The One" before Zig's born.

Good vibes all around.

Want a personalized experience?

Going in circles over boy names

Re: Going in circles over boy names

Choose Another Board

Search Boards