Honest opinions? Cut down my boys names list

@SarahTTCx I agree it's lovely to use family names with meaning and could make a great middle name.

@SarahTTCx I like Zachary and Archer from your list X

You seem to like similar names to me, I love Arlo, Elias, and Elliot. You might also like Stellan, Osmo and Ezra if you like that sort of name. We also considered Sacha, but Baron-Cohen put paid to that.

I vetoed Sullivan (partly the sound, mostly the meaning of Sully. Expect many jokes of him "sullying" people when he's a teen!)
Also:
Grayson - son of Gray? It's not even a colour, it's a shade (and should stay that way. Did its popularity rise with that domination/submission book series I wonder?)
Harrison - I'd think you were biiiiiig Markle & Harry fans. I'm sure they're nice and all but not nice enough to name my child in admiration of
Beau - means handsome, I find names with such obvious qualities a bit awkward. I'm sure any DS would be handsome! But it's like calling a DD Grace and her being noted as a human springboard 😂
Teddy - should be reserved for teddies. He will become a child then a teen and subsequently an adult. Bit hard to take him seriously when you think he ought to be decorated with a ribbon and sat on a windowsill

Dislike Axel and Holden/Holder and find Kian a bit 'done'.

Good luck with TTC!

Use Hayes as a middle name. The car manual is Haynes not Hayes. [oops] Hayes & Harlington is a railway station.

Elliot
Arlo
Beau

Arlo, Zachary and Max are my favourites from your list, Op.

I'd steer clear of Hayes it's so problematic for a variety of reasons. It's an nondescript part of west London, a recruitment agency and it also makes me think of hazing which are those horrible initiation rituals at American universities.

Elliot - quite like this
Sullivan - Monsters Inc (Sully) and also hate surnames as first names
Harvey - Nope, but only because it reminds me of Weinstein
Zachary - like this
Archer - hmm, not sure
Teddy - Nope, too babyish. Use Ted, Edward etc and have Teddy as NN
Joey - Again, go for a straight Joe and have Joey as cutsie NN whilst a baby
Wyatt - Don't particularly like this
Max/Maxwell - Like
Abel - Don't like
Ashton - I know an Ashton and it really suits him
Elias - Like, bit unusual
Axel - Don't particularly like. Just think of a car axle
Kian - Dated
Grayson - another surname
Harrison - surname, but not as bad as the previous ones
Holden/Holder - Amanda Holden/Noddy Holder
Arlo - undecided
Beau - I'd pronounce this 'bow' but find it too feminine for a boy
Hayes - surname

Elliot-like it. But can be spelled lots of different ways.
Sullivan-not a fan
Harvey-no
Zachary-like
Archer-like
Teddy-not a fan, doesn’t age well
Joey-not a fan of Joe
Wyatt-love
Max/Maxwell-like
Abel-like
Ashton-like
Elias-like
Axel-like
Kian-I have one. He gets complemented on it quite a lot.
Grayson-not a fan
Harrison-would probably get shortened to Harry
Holden/Holder-not a fan
Arlo-like
Beau-like
Hayes-not a fan

Elliot
Sullivan Surname
Harvey
Zachary
Archer Surname reminds me of Geoffrey
Teddy Call him Edward and use this as a nickname
Joey call him Joseph and use as a nickname
Wyatt Earp
Max/Maxwell
Abel and Cole
Ashton
Elias
Axel rose
Kian
Grayson
Harrison
Holden/Holder Reminds me of that annoying woman on tv Amanda.
Arlo
Beau sounds like a girls name
Hayes A place in london...

I’ve commented on the ones I don’t like.

Yes not yed. I'd choose Max or Axel.

Elliot - nice as a surname, a bit wet as a first name
Sullivan - no
Harvey - yes
Zachary - yes but it's probably a lot more popular than you think
Archer - awful. Even worse than Archie. Bowman is better
Teddy - another one.
Joey - baby kangaroo
Wyatt - not sure
Max/Maxwell - Max.
Abel - ok
Ashton - ok
Elias - dislike. Too long, too nothingy
Axel - yed
Kian - isn't it Cian. No.
Grayson - awful
Harrison - prefer Harry
Holden/Holder - Catcher in the Rye or Noddy. No to both.
Arlo - dislike. Likely to be overused
Beau - No. Bowman is better
Hayes - car manual or & Harlington?

As a teacher, I apologise in advance for associating names with pupils I have taught!

Elliot - Love this name, it's on my list too! Taught a pupil with this name who was a bit of a muppet.
Sullivan - Not sure about this... reminds me of monsters inc. (sully)
Harvey - Alright name - also another dopey kid!
Zachary - Like this name
Archer - This one is good too!
Teddy - A bit too 'sickly sweet'. I can't imagine a grown up teddy. How about Theodore or Edward with nn teddy?
Joey - nooo too much like joey from friends.
Wyatt - Don't really know any of these, nice name but unusual.
Max/Maxwell - I prefer Max to Maxwell. Taught a couple of Max's, it is quite a popular name at the moment.
Abel - I like this name, an underused biblical name.
Ashton - Taught one of these. He was a little . Sorry.
Elias - I like this one.
Axel - Never really liked this name, sorry.
Kian - Taught a couple of these, one was a genius, one was a psycho and one was a bit vacant...
Grayson - Not for a first name, sounds like a surname.
Harrison - Taught one of these - very confident.
Holden/Holder - Nope sorry, don't like it. (never heard of Holder..?)
Arlo - Very very popular at the moment. Also the dinosaur from disney.
Beau - Taught one of these, really like the name. Pronounced bo (like bow in archery)
Hayes - Not keen, sounds too much like a surname.

Elliot - like
Sullivan - not my taste
Harvey - LOVE
Zachary - dislike
Archer - dislike
Teddy - strongly, STRONGLY dislike
Joey - love
Wyatt - like
Max/Maxwell - too common
Abel - dislike
Ashton - not my taste
Elias - like
Axel - will get misread as Alex
Kian - like
Grayson - not my taste
Harrison - like
Holden/Holder - dislike
Arlo - like but will date
Beau - strongly dislike
Hayes - dislike

I woukd take Teddy off the list straight away, it's way too childish and cutesy. Wouldn't look good on a grown man.

Then I'd get rid of Archer, Abel, Holden/Holder, Beau and Hayes.

The only ones I truly like are Elliot, Harvey, Joey and Wyatt.

Elliot- nice but a bit wet
Sullivan- I like this, but I like surnames as first names.
Harvey- no reminds me of the furniture store.
Zachary - no
Archer - I like this, but not a fan of Archie as a nn.
Teddy - popular
Joey - no
Wyatt - ok
Max/Maxwell - popular
Abel - no awful
Ashton- ok
Elias - no
Axel - no
Kian - dated
Grayson - ok
Harrison - ok
Holden/Holder - no awful reminds me of a gun for some reason.
Arlo - like
Beau - no
Hayes - not a fan.

Elliot- no...reminds me of a friends ex who kept cheating on her.
Sullivan...its okay...might sound abit old?
Harvey...its okay
Zachary...its okay
Archer....really like this
Teddy....really like this also, might be abit popular now?
Joey...its okay...maybe abit boring
Wyatt....its quite American..so if you are American fair enough
Max/Maxwell....I quite like Max but again maybe abit boring
Abel.... I like this...but it is the singer of The Weeknd...but i do like it.
Ashton...reminds me of pokemon
Elias...I like this one...different
Axel....Again American...I do like it
Kian....from Westlife
Grayson....Again American...but I do like it
Harrison...I like this
Holden/Holder...not keen
Arlo....i like this
Beau.... like this just not sure on how to pronounce it...is it Bew?
Hayes....I like this one