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Baffled by Boy Names

anniyasanniyas member
edited July 2015 in Baby Names

My SO and I are having such a hard time picking a boy name this time around. None of the names we've liked are screaming at us like with our first. Our DS is named Elijah James and we instantly knew that was going to be his name if he was a boy. Our girl name we have selected is Karen Mallory. I have several male family members and do not want repeats ( Allen Lee, David Forest, Colby Thomas, Wyatt Michael, Alexander Michael, Gage Thomas, Gabriel David, Nathaniel -unsure of middle-, and Steven Edward).

Looking for thoughts and opinions for eliminating or highlighting favorites.

Here's the (stupidly long) list of contenders:

Trevor, Phineas, Lucien, Atticus, Quincy, Aiden, Cameron, Collin, Dominic, Isaac, Logan, Nolan, Tristan, Victor, Gavin, Carlson, Howard, Jasper, Marlin, Tobias, Calvin, Ezra, Philip, & Randall.

I dislike you-neek spellings (I want to gouge out my eye sockets when I see what people are naming some poor children these days) and prefer traditional spellings. I also have NO CLUE for a middle name for any of our contenders. Signed, Brain Dead and Baffled EDD 1/13/2016


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  • Elsa1984Elsa1984 member
    Wait...is your son's name Eljah, or Elijah (and you just forgot to type the "i" in there)?
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  • anniyasanniyas member
    Edited... it's Elijah and my keyboard sticks so it frequently misses letters :/ thanks for the catch
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  • Elsa1984Elsa1984 member
    Trevor - Eh.....
    Phineas - Keep. I like the sound of Eli and Phin/Finn
    Lucien - Sounds like Lucifer to me
    Atticus - Love
    Quincy - Nope
    Aiden - Too popular, but I think that Elijah and Aiden pair well together
    Cameron - I know too many Cameron's, but they are all girls
    Collin - Bored of this name
    Dominic - Love the nickname Dom
    Isaac - Awesome
    Logan - Overused
    Nolan - Love
    Tristan - No way
    Victor - No
    Gavin - Love
    Carlson - Too last-namey
    Howard - I am weirdly obsessed with this name right now
    Jasper - Don't think it pairs well with Elijah
    Marlin - Toss. 
    Tobias - Love
    Calvin - Love
    Ezra - To matchy for my taste
    Philip - Its okay....
    Randall - Toss, or maybe use as a middle name?
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  • wassuphoeswassuphoes member
    Trevor - Okay
    Phineas - Good, keep.
    Lucien - Good. Keep.
    Atticus -Alright
    Quincy - I'd do Quintin instead.
    Aiden - very popular, but goes with Elijah.
    Cameron -It's alright
    Collin - Only one l
    Dominic - Good, Keep.
    Isaac - Good. 
    Logan - Enh. 
    Nolan - Enh. 
    Tristan -Love, but doesn't really go with Elijah
    Victor - Same as Tristan, love it, but doesn't go the best with Elijah.
    Gavin - Good, keep.
    Carlson - Nope. Toss.
    Howard - It's alright, middle name?
    Jasper - Like it keep it.
    Marlin - Nope. toss.
    Tobias - Good Keep
    Calvin - Good Keep
    Ezra -Too matchy
    Philip - Enh. Not with Elijah.
    Randall - Middle name?
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  • madisonpolinomadisonpolino member
    Elijah James is such a great name. I like most on your list, but Calvin and Phineas are my favorite. I love Ezra too, but agree that it's too matchy with Elijah.
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  • MollyC20MollyC20 member
    I love love Dominic


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  • MagFranklin13MagFranklin13 member
    Keep. Phineas, Jasper, and Dominic
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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    My favorites are Isaac and Cameron.
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  • MamaBishMamaBish member
    Trevor - OK
    Phineas - Nah
    Lucien - Nah
    Atticus - SUPER popular right now
    Quincy - Nah
    Aiden - too common
    Cameron - love
    Collin - love but prefer Colin
    Dominic - OK
    Isaac - ok 
    Logan - love
    Nolan - Last namey 
    Tristan - ok 
    Victor - meh
    Gavin - like 
    Carlson - last namey
    Howard - meh 
    Jasper - nope 
    Marlin - like the fish? nah
    Tobias - nope
    Calvin - ok 
    Ezra - nope 
    Philip - love 
    Randall - meh
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  • benmel31benmel31 member
    Keep: Dominic, Isaac, Logan, Nolan, Tristan, Gavin, Jasper, Calvin, Ezra, and Phillip

    From these my favorite suggestions to go with Elijah James are:
    Phillip Ezra
    Dominic Jasper
    Gavin Isaac
    Logan Isaac

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  • MrsPrice519MrsPrice519 member
    I think Owen would sound nice with Elijah :)

    I also like Ezra the most off your list. Maybe Ezra Dominic?
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  • eliztheforrizzeliztheforrizz member
    I like Isaac and Ezra with Elijah to keep with the biblical theme.
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  • anniyasanniyas member
    Thank you for all of your help! We decided to pick Calvin as our boy name and we're probably using Henry as the middle name. 4 weeks until we know if we're adding Karen Mallory or Calvin to our family.
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  • KareninKarenin member

    I like:

    Phineas, Lucien, Isaac, Victor, Ezra, Philip

    Atticus has gotten REALLY trendy and I only like Aiden and Collin spelled traditionally : Aidan and Colin.

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  • LNic5LNic5 member
    anniyas said:

    My SO and I are having such a hard time picking a boy name this time around. None of the names we've liked are screaming at us like with our first. Our DS is named Elijah James and we instantly knew that was going to be his name if he was a boy. Our girl name we have selected is Karen Mallory. I have several male family members and do not want repeats ( Allen Lee, David Forest, Colby Thomas, Wyatt Michael, Alexander Michael, Gage Thomas, Gabriel David, Nathaniel -unsure of middle-, and Steven Edward).

    Looking for thoughts and opinions for eliminating or highlighting favorites.

    Here's the (stupidly long) list of contenders:

    Trevor, Phineas, Lucien, Atticus, Quincy, Aiden, Cameron, Collin, Dominic, Isaac, Logan, Nolan, Tristan, Victor, Gavin, Carlson, Howard, Jasper, Marlin, Tobias, Calvin, Ezra, Philip, & Randall.

    I dislike you-neek spellings (I want to gouge out my eye sockets when I see what people are naming some poor children these days) and prefer traditional spellings. I also have NO CLUE for a middle name for any of our contenders. Signed, Brain Dead and Baffled EDD 1/13/2016



    Right off the hop I'd get rid of Aiden, Logan, Randall, Marlin, Carlson and Trevor.

    My favourites

    Elijah and Tobias (Eli & Toby=cute)
    Elijah and Isaac
    Elijah and Collin
    Elijah and Tristan

    You could use some of the others for a middle name...for example:

    Tobias Phillip
    Collin Phineas
    Isaac Calvin
    Tristan Dominic
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  • Latina211508Latina211508 member
    Ezra, Ezekiel, Christopher, Isiah, Nehemiah
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  • 4N6s4N6s member
    Nolan Phillip
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