Boy names opinions please

k&a521 · May 2013

I know this probably belongs on the baby name board, but just looking for some general opinions :

We don't know the sex yet, but we have had Declan James picked out for a while for a boy. It's the name we picked out if DD had been a boy.

The past few days I am stuck on Eli and Elliot. I don't know why, but I'm in love with both names all the sudden. So...
What's your favorite?
and...
Would you use Eli as a nickname for Elliot? I slightly prefer Eli, but Elliot flows better with our two syllable last name.

By the way, DD is Adelle Margaret. So I feel like Elliot is a better pair than Declan, but maybe that's just me?

Maimes10 · May 2013

I really like Declan...tried it out on the hubs and he wasn't a fan so it's off our list.

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rbtrumpet · May 2013

Personally I like Elliot a lot. Declan is NMS. I think Eli is fine as a nn for Elliot.

However, both are good names, and despite my preference for one name over the other, I think "Adelle and Declan" sound better together than "Adelle and Elliot"

ETA: fixed spelling, my phone autocorrected wrong

DebateThis · May 2013

I'm no help. I like Eli, Elliott AND Declan.

CoIvie · May 2013

I like Eli. That was on my list but I crossed it out early

mrscoffman091011 · May 2013

I like all of them but Elliot is my favorite.

cagoldi · May 2013

I love Eli, like Elliot also, and don't care for Declan.

heikem87 · May 2013

I like Elliot but I really don?t like Eli as a nickname and that is why I would probably not take it.

NL105 · May 2013

Declan is NMS. I like Elliot- I have a nephew named Elliot, but we (family, or even his parents) have never called him Eli for short. Usually we call him "El" ("L") for short. But I see how Eli could be used as n.n for Elliot. And I agree with you in that Adelle and Elliot sound like a better pair.

lhammerle · May 2013

DS's middle name is Elliott (we did a lot of research and settled on this spelling) so I of course love that name. Declan is so-so but I feel like it's becoming more popular now so I wouldn't choose that myself.

MrsApplelovesMrApple · May 2013

I like Elliot.

k&a521 · May 2013

DebateThis:
I'm no help. I like Eli, Elliott AND Declan.

Yes that is my issue!

JKB1986 · May 2013

We wanted to go with Eli or Elijah but there are way too many of those popping up now. I'm not a fan of Elliott. I think Declan is my favorite.

Pas1224 · May 2013

I love Eli James and Declan James. Not a big fan of Elliot and I wouldn't use it with NN Eli.

ETA: I think Declan and Eli both go well with Adelle. Also, I think I am liking Declan James a little bit more that Eli James

YouMe&Bax · May 2013

I like Declan - but when I saw your daughter's name - I think I'd go with Elliot.

SittingOnAMtnTop · May 2013

Love James as a middle name. Was thinking about using it for this one's middle name if it's a boy but might use my grandfather's last name instead as he only had boys and I want to honor him somehow. He passed away right before I was born.

aboyle44 · May 2013

My fave is Declan, but that's because it's on the top of our boy list (and we'd use the middle name James after my FIL). I agree with others, Elliott goes better with your daughter's name.

mrsmegs06 · May 2013

I like both, I guess I'm not a big help.

Good luck!

JaysonandKristin · May 2013

I really, really dislike Declan.

I do love Elliot. NN Eli would be perfectly fine!!

nseeley · May 2013

I am very partial to Eli as my son is Elijah. When I was picking his name it was because I actually loved the idea of calling him e (which is what almost everyone calls him and what he goes by 99% of the time). I couldn't convince my husband at the time and actually wanted to name him Elias and call him eli/e but went with Elijah instead.

I do like Elliot but I don't see eli as the nickname.

I also love Declan and hadn't even heard that name until my girlfriend named her son that 6 months ago. Since then I seem to hear it everywhere!

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