Our final shortlist? Please can I have your views?

[AlphaBeta2012]

DS2 due in May.
We favour unusual names and names with sort of natural meanings/ sounds (hope that makes sense!) and I guess soft sounding names. DS1 is called Iden, so it needs to go with this.

Shortlist is;
Quinlan (nn Quinn)
Tarin
Rowan

[Mellymog]

I like Rowan best, although if you use Quinn it goes well with Iden.

[WickWackThurso]

Rowan is lovely

[Wigeon]

Rowan. Afraid the others don't sound like names to me. Tarin sounds like a girls' name.

Don't really like the way all your shortlist names are too similar to your DS's name, in that they are two syllables and end in "n"...

[DrMcDreamysWife]

Agree rowan is a strong but gentle boys name.

[Geranium3]

rowan would be my choice, not keen on your other2choices but rowan is a super name.
Good luck!

[AlphaBeta2012]

I'm liking this as Rowan is my absolute favourite!
I see what you mean Wigeon, and hadn't really thought of it before. We obviously have a particular 'style' we like!
Tarin is a unisex name.

[BouncyPenguin]

Quinn

[Wigeon]

Rowan is also unisex (the only one I've met was a girl in fact).

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Rowan is lovely for a boy: don't like it for a girl. DD2 would have been Rowan had she been ds.

Never heard of Tarin - it's okay-ish. Don't like Quinlan/Quinn.

[hf128219]

Rowan is a girls name round here

[Solero]

I like Rowan but Quinn for a boy is quite cute

[Mellymog]

Only Rowan i know of is Rowan Atkinson. Good name for a boy still.

[NowPlayingZone]

Rowan. Think it's a lovely name & the one I know is a great guy!

Not keen on your other choices.

[BabyRoger]

I like Quinn best closely followed by Rowan. Not keen on Tarin.

[MyLastDuchess]

I love Rowan.

[AlphaBeta2012]

Thanks all, just showed dh this thread and think its helped convince him maybe rowan is the way to go!

[Nancy66]

I think they're all quite wimpy names for a boy....sorry!

[EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy]

Rowan is lovely, absolutely top name; others are awful.