Do you ‘love’ your boys name?

I really struggled with boy names but went with Alexander and I love it now. I definitely lean towards more classic names than modern though. And one with lots of nicknames is always good.

I love my boys names, they are 19 & nearly 18 now, their names really suit them, I have always been happy with the names we chose.

I love my DSs name, but it's the only boys name I do love so if I had another that would be tricky. If you like the name I think that's plenty good enough, when he's born it will become him and you'll love him and it.

I wouldn't say I love their names. In fact I often wish I had called DS2 something different.
The names I 'love' change all the time though, I am very fickle in that way so I think that would have been the case for most names.
Also I have to compromise with DH who has different taste.
I think my issue is the names I would truly LOVE would be inappropriate for a man or just too unwearable in general.

Love my boys’ names! DS’s name was one I appreciated but didn’t have that instant I LOVE IT thrill for it. But nearly 11 years on, I absolutely love DD’s name. It has such a beautiful meaning and it suits her down to the ground. Meaning is very important.

My sons’s name is Spencer. We love it but he wishes we gave him a harder name like “Spike” 😂

Absolutely LOVE my DSs name. I would have struggled with a girl name since as soon I saw his 12 week UH picture I knew he was a boy and what I would call him. Luckily DH was fully on board too! Can't imagine him being called anything else - of course I'm sure that's true for most of the kids haha! Good luck OP, oh to be picking baby names again 🥰

How funny, I nearly said Jude is the name I always think I should have called DS1, but I know XP would have said it was a girls' name!

It would have suited him much more than his actual name, IMO.

I love DS1’s name. It’s my favourite boys name ever. DP chose DS2’s name and whilst I liked it I didn’t love it like DS1’s. I worried about it for ages but actually when he arrived it suited him and we never call him it now anyway. He’s always his nickname I’m not even entirely sure he’d know what his real name was if you asked him!!

I absolutely love our DS’ name. To the point where I was terrified that someone would use it before he was born.

It’s just in the top 400 I think, so not sure why I thought someone would pick it! Not come across any, and both my parents are teachers & haven’t come across one in 40+ years of teaching.

I love DSs name but only on him. Not a fan when I hear it on others! Which is pretty funny as it’s a name that’s not hugely popular on here!

Nope, I had the exact opposite experience. Girls names often sound bland or too frilly and there are very few that appeal to me.

My son is called Jude too @Cbeebiesrehab and I LOVE it! Not too popular but not too out there either.
I was quite glad when our second was a DD so I didn’t have to choose our second boys name as I didn’t love it as much as Jude or our DD’s name.

I know exactly what you mean, there is far less between traditional and crazy with boys names. We went into having our first boy with a list of four names I think, although one was more of a favourite for me. Even so I wouldn’t say I loved it the way I thought my daughter’s name was perfect. But once he was here it was his name and we love it. Felt the same again with our second boy. So the feeling definitely came once they were here and we were using their names.

I do. I liked the one syllable style names like ben,max, sam but they were all so popular. Found a name that is more unusual for his generation than mine but not dated. He soundsso obilviously this name

YY OP I feel the same about boys' names.

There are a few that I really love but DH didn't agree.

I do love DS2's name now he is here :) It just suits him so much and even though it's a fairly "ordinary" name I love it and it's very cute but also sensible enough.

DS1 I named when I was younger and I don't love his name as much. It still suits him and I don't hate it or anything.

No, I don't love ds' name. But it was the only one that DH loved that I didn't hate. I'm still not keen on it 5 years on.

I love my boys names and if I ever had another I even know what they will be called. Although neither were given a name straight away, I just couldn't decide so it took about a week.

I think you can find a sweet spot with boy names. So...You're looking for a name that's familiar, not too popular but not crazy @LuckyFlashhow
Ok well obviously first step is to avoid all the names in the official ONS top 100 of course as they'll be too common for you.

How about something like:

Laurence
Tristan
Seth
Aubrey
Nathan
Miles
Casper
Austin
Winston
Walter
Otto
Griffin

Yes, still absolutely love it. And he is 19.

No, I don't sadly. But he's 12 now and it's a bit late. I've often regretted calling him it and wished we'd chosen something else.

I can't be doing with all this ' all boy's names are blah' business on MN, as if girls' names are so much better! What is it?

I didn't know the sex of all 3 of mine, who turned out to be all boys. Girl's names were the issue for me- there are so many fabulous boy's names. I love all 3 of mine still- I think I probably love DS2's the best of all- but mine are all very Scottish names ( imp to me) and none of them had someone of the same name all through primary, with only DC3 having one other at secondary.

My son is called Jude and I love his name. It wasn’t the name we originally had picked but I just knew the name we had (Rowan) just wasn’t right. As soon as we decided on Jude I knew it was the right name!

Had exactly this predicament. In the end the name was chosen by making a list and crossing them out until we had one left. It suits him, had become his own, but the name itself was never a fall in love with one.