Boy names - are they bad?

DobbysSock · October 2015

DD is Norah. We've settled on a girl's name for #2, Isla.

Boy names are super hard for us. I have a huge list but DH vetoes almost all of them without giving much back. We prefer less common names but clearly based on our girls' names if we really like a name, popularity isn't a deal breaker.

Recently we've found a few boy names that we both like. Can you give me some feedback on them? What do you think when you hear them? I'm having doubts, I think because we've gone through so many that I'm not sure I'm thinking straight! Are these names bad?

Lincoln, Vaughn, Roman, Calvin, Adrian

We also both like, but not sold on: Logan, Harrison, Zachary, Liam

In case anyone wants to know my style or make other recommendations, names I love but DH has vetoed: Rowan, Miles (DH likes it but only spelled Myles, I am working on him), Reid, Callum, Caleb, Theodore (Theo), Damian, Avery, Gavin, Nathaniel

magsugar13 · October 2015

Calvin is the only one i like

Zachary and liam are fine names

i hate lincoln and vaughn

Bringmemylongswordho · October 2015

I don't care for Lincoln, but pretty much every name you've listed is good. Adrian and Calvin are my favorites.

eileenmcgoo · October 2015

Adrian and Harrison are the only ones I like.

Knottie1442268460 · October 2015

I know some Roman's. It's ok.

I like your 2nd list better. Except for Logan.

I like Miles.

susykat77 · October 2015

Love Calvin. Zachary, Liam and Logan are ok. The rest I don't like. Of your vetoed list... I LOVE Miles!! Keep working on the spelling with DH!!

lm45678 · October 2015

I like Vaughn and Adrian. NAF of the other 3 in that list.

I LOVE all of the names you like but aren't sold on.

I also love Miles with an "i", Reid and Theodore

Knottie23738778 · October 2015

I love Vaughn, Lincoln, and Harrison.

Other names
Cash
Oakley
Porter
Knox
Atlas
Welles
Wesley

DobbysSock · October 2015

Thanks everyone! Lincoln and Vaughn are the two that really started making me question myself, because they're definitely a departure from my usual taste. I feel like the rest are more normal and are either people's taste or not, but Vaughn and Lincoln might be in the category of trying too hard?

DobbysSock · October 2015

Miles with an "i" would 100% be my choice if DH agrees to drop the "y". For the first time in years (it was on the list when DD was born) he's said he'll think about it, so hopefully I'm wearing him down.

joforyoga · November 2015

Love Adrian! Such a handsome name:) by far my favorite. Perhaps you might like Cameron, Gabriel, Simon or Dax. Just some other faves of mine.

Hanniez89 · November 2015

I love Miles!

Clark
Clint
Cole
Ezra
Leo
Leon
Milo
Owen
Phinneas
Sebastian
Samuel
Warren
Xavier

4N6s · November 2015

Calvin.
They aren't bad at all.

DobbysSock · November 2015

JodyS said:

Love Adrian! Such a handsome name:) by far my favorite. Perhaps you might like Cameron, Gabriel, Simon or Dax. Just some other faves of mine.

I do love Cameron, and it's MIL's last name/maiden name (she's awesome) so I would love to use it, but DH vetoed. See how difficult this man is??

I love Adrian as well. Out of the blue a few days ago DH brought it up and said he liked it. I know I've brought it up to him before and he vetoed, but that's pretty typical of him. He did that with DD's name (Norah) and then brought it up a while later. He still denies that I brought it up first, but I ended up with a name for DD that I love! (He originally was set on Jordan for a girl, I'm not a fan of boy names on girls)

DobbysSock · November 2015

Hanniez89 said:

I love Miles! Clark Clint Cole Ezra Leo Leon Milo Owen Phinneas Sebastian Samuel Warren Xavier

I love Leo, but is it an acceptable stand alone name? I don't like Leonard and we're not Italian at all so Leonardo wouldn't work for us.I also really like Owen, but have a close friend whose husband is Owen. Sebastian is amazing, but my cousin's name (and DH vetoed)

Bringmemylongswordho · November 2015

DobbysSock said:

Hanniez89 said:

I love Miles!

Clark
Clint
Cole
Ezra
Leo
Leon
Milo
Owen
Phinneas
Sebastian
Samuel
Warren
Xavier

I love Leo, but is it an acceptable stand alone name? I don't like Leonard and we're not Italian at all so Leonardo wouldn't work for us.I also really like Owen, but have a close friend whose husband is Owen. Sebastian is amazing, but my cousin's name (and DH vetoed)

It's fairly acceptable as a standalone name, though I personally prefer it as a nickname. Other Leo names

Leon
Leopold
Leonidas

cjt121413 · November 2015

I like Adrian and Calvin. Not a fan of the other 3,although I like the names on your secondary list.

GridIronGrrl34 · November 2015

I like Adrian and Zachary. I have a friend with a dog named Lincoln and while I love it for the dog, not a fan for a human.

little_bren · November 2015

I like Logan and Harrison

2-Step · November 2015

I like Harrison, Zachary and Adrian. Liam is way overused where I live but it is not bad.

DobbysSock · November 2015

Bringmemylongswordho said:

Hanniez89 said:

I love Miles! Clark Clint Cole Ezra Leo Leon Milo Owen Phinneas Sebastian Samuel Warren Xavier

I love Leo, but is it an acceptable stand alone name? I don't like Leonard and we're not Italian at all so Leonardo wouldn't work for us.I also really like Owen, but have a close friend whose husband is Owen. Sebastian is amazing, but my cousin's name (and DH vetoed)
It's fairly acceptable as a standalone name, though I personally prefer it as a nickname. Other Leo names Leon Leopold Leonidas

You have no idea how thrilled my husband would be if I suggested Leonidas. We've joked about using it before. It's probably his all time favourite name, but I just don't know if we could pull it off! I do love it too but it's a really... "big" name (for lack of a better word)

DobbysSock · November 2015

Thanks everyone for the feedback, especially on Lincoln and Vaughn. I already had the nagging feeling that Vaughn wasn't right for us, but was still really liking Lincoln. I needed some unbiased opinions - Lincoln and Vaughn are off the list!

Bringmemylongswordho · November 2015

DobbysSock said:

Bringmemylongswordho said:

DobbysSock said:

Hanniez89 said:

I love Miles!

Clark
Clint
Cole
Ezra
Leo
Leon
Milo
Owen
Phinneas
Sebastian
Samuel
Warren
Xavier

I love Leo, but is it an acceptable stand alone name? I don't like Leonard and we're not Italian at all so Leonardo wouldn't work for us.I also really like Owen, but have a close friend whose husband is Owen. Sebastian is amazing, but my cousin's name (and DH vetoed)
It's fairly acceptable as a standalone name, though I personally prefer it as a nickname. Other Leo names

Leon
Leopold
Leonidas

You have no idea how thrilled my husband would be if I suggested Leonidas. We've joked about using it before. It's probably his all time favourite name, but I just don't know if we could pull it off! I do love it too but it's a really... "big" name (for lack of a better word)

If it makes you feel any better, Leonidas has gone up the charts and is sitting at 566. Most likely it won't be an uncommon name once he gets to grade school.

DrillSergeantCat · November 2015

One of the names on your list is the name I picked for my LO. Lincoln is a good friend's son's name.

rebelone · November 2015

I an biased toward Harrison because that's my grandpa's name and I actually considered naming our son that.

Other than that I like Gavin and Zachary too