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Help me choose a name for my son

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Babynamehelp626 · 25/01/2023 23:43

Created a new username for this - I don't usually post in this forum and may post some very outing details!
Currently expecting a baby boy

I have a daughter - her name is Ayla. What name "goes" with this?

Find boy names much harder.
So far we like Alexander or Kaiden. I'm worried Alexander is too traditional and Kaiden ends in "n" which is also first letter of our surname so worried it doesn't sound so great?

And then we're stuck on the middle name too

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LightHousePanda · 26/01/2023 18:49

Thanks I didn't expect Kaiden to be so unpopular!
You mustn't come on the baby name boards much. It's a disliked name here and often called "chavy". Personally, I'm indifferent to it, not to my taste. I think it's too close to Aiden for me and a name which could be a fade and so date more easily. I really like Alexander though and it has options for shortened forms. It was my top choice but my husband vetoed it.

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Babynamehelp626 · 26/01/2023 16:37

It was originally a longer list of names but it got whittled down. I know they are quite different names! I think we were trying to like a less traditional name to go with Ayla but most of them I don't really like.

We originally liked Kaiden as he's a character in mass effect games but I do fear it's become a bit chavvy now

I really don't like Caleb I'm afraid!

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Blube · 26/01/2023 14:59

Ah OP we have the same taste! I love Kaiden but it’s become a chav name apparently not sure why or how but that’s what they say 🤷‍♀️

Aiden
Leo
Arlo
Kay
Kai
Jay
Theo
Taran
Zack
Jared

Yesthatismychildsigh · 26/01/2023 14:56

Alexander is lovely, and has pp said, lots of possible nicknames. Sorry but Kaiden is awful. It’s odd that you’ve picked two such completely different styles of name. Another pp said Caleb. That’s a nice old name that was out of use for so long that it now has a modern feel to it.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 26/01/2023 14:39

Caleb

HiImTheProblemItsMe · 26/01/2023 14:34

Alexander is lovely. I don't like Kaiden. Also it's quite popular - I work in a school and we have loads with various spellings (Kaiden, kaidon, Kayden, Caden). It's quite confusing!

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 26/01/2023 14:29

Love Alexander

Theo
Micha

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Babynamehelp626 · 26/01/2023 11:43

Thanks I didnt expect Kaiden to be so unpopular!

We were going to nickname Xander for Alexander probably

DH doesn't like some of the ones I do like so it's difficult! Such as Sebastian

I don't like names that are already nicknames really like Freddie or Theo (also there are a lot of Theos and Leo's I know already)

It's also difficult to put a name with Ayla I'm finding.

@Mumofgirls2017 of that list I only kind of like Luca or Flynn the rest are either ones I think of as girls names or pet names tbh (someone close has a pet Milo!) or already know too many or is a nickname in itself really.
Then my problem is I like it OK but I don't love it. I think I still like Alexander more but it doesn't go that well with Ayla.

Wish it wasn't so difficult!

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DuchessOfSausage · 26/01/2023 09:58

Also Kai is Kye, not Kay, so people might think his namerhymes with Biden

Lightningrain · 26/01/2023 09:52

I‘m not a fan of Kaiden but like Alexander. I think Kayden or Caden are more popular spellings so you/he might be constantly correcting the spelling.

How about:
Theo
Luke
Thomas
Rory
William
Freddie
Jacob
Hugo
Jonah

DuchessOfSausage · 26/01/2023 09:46

Kaiden will get spelt as Kayden a lot

MissMarplesbag · 26/01/2023 08:00

Alexander has nn possibilities such as Alex and Xander, I really don't like Kaiden.

Sebastian
Theo
Elias
Michael
Louis
Christopher nn Kit
Adam
William
Liam
Lionel/Leo
Jonathan nn Jonty
Nathaniel

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/01/2023 06:41

I like Alexander but really not a fan of Kaiden. Tbh wouldn’t particuLarly put either with Ayla! I’d imagine Ayla with a brother….

otis
luca
jude
eden
zach
harley
max
leo
theo
remy
quinn
milo
flynn
rory
toby