I don’t think my baby will ever have a name

Gulliver, Cosmo, Laurence, Caspian, Tate, Tudor, Arthur, Solomon, Mortimer

I actually love the name Peter. It means rock, something steady and trustworthy. He’ll be the only one. Pete or Petey are also cool. It’s biblical - so will never be chav.

Apollo is a gladiator 😕

August is quite nice. Gus is a decent NN.

I thought you were going to say your baby was born and you couldn’t agree on a name! Honestly sometimes once you meet them you know.
I don’t really care for any of those names. But I suppose it’s a very personal thing and I’m not really a fan of names that are too ‘out there’ or quirky. I’m a fan of normal names. please don’t call your child Apollo or August they are dreadful!

My favourite name at the minute for a boy is Jude. It sort of fits your wish for something a bit different but it’s not too out there.

I liked Eldon. It’s more common in Canada than the UK. My husband liked Rory. In the end we had a girl and called her something we had not even considered beforehand.

I work with an Augustine, in his 40s. It suits him, though everyone calls him Gus.

I will say though that names generally seem to be becoming a bit more 'out there', for boys especially. Since having DD I've come across boys called Atlas, Silas, Rowan, Atticus, Otis, River, Magnus, Quinn and even Cosmo. I don't think any of your names would cross over into 'common' but tbh I'd be more surprised to meet a Colin than a Jasper these days.😂

Good luck, and there's no harm in seeing what the little fella looks like when he comes out, you might know immediately when you see him what is name is. My relative was called Phoebe all the way through her mum's pregnancy with her, but when she was born her parents didn't think she looked like a Phoebe at all and now she's a Fearne!

We had a name through pregnancy for one of our sons. When he was born he didn't suit the name.
That night as I held him I said all the other names we had outloud and one of them fitted so that was his name.

August is a really good name. Apollo is silly.

It’s the method that counts. Make lists, veto any you hate from each others’ but you have to leave ten. Discuss those 20. Narrow it to 6-8 and decide from there.

Do NOT create a situation where one person makes suggestions and the other has instant power of veto.

To be fair I came up with some properly bonkers names when pregnant which DH did not veto! Came to my senses in nick of time. My now teens are horrified at what they were nearly called!

Just go through a baby name book, write any that either of you think would be okay on a piece of paper and stick it on the fridge. Every time you go for the milk, consider the names and eventually something will stick. Worked for me.

I think Apollo and August out of the ones so far - I've come across quite a few Felixes recently. Absolutely nothing wrong with giving your child a name that isn't in the top 100, despite what people on here say. My daughter had four Olivers in her primary class (and there were three in the other class) - nobody wants that!

How about Elwood (Woody), Diggory, Selwyn, Tobin or Thurstan?

Apollo & Dawson!
Sorry but no.
Both of you need to write a list of 5 names. Then each of you write down the 2 least favourites from the list and remove those. If you are left with 6 names you each pick your favourite. If this leaves 2 names and you absolutely cannot agree, then draw straws as to which is first make which is middle name.

I would still avoid jasper if you live in Somerset

I love both of your tastes in names! There are millions of Leos and Teddys, nice to see something a bit less popular. A few ideas for you:

Mack / Macsen
Davis
Chase
Archer
Camden
Shepherd
Vander

try to get a shortlist and meet your baby before picking, it’ll be easier to name him when he’s here!

A yes, @JuliettaCaeser , but there is so much more diversity now and children don't take the mick out of other children's names, and I know this because I have a nearly 4 year old and my SIL has a SIL who is a TA.

I’m sorry but in what planet is Jasper Apollo a good name?! In the West Country a jasper is nick name for a wasp. Any boy called that at my old school would have been torn apart for it!

St John or Balonz.
Agamemnon
Horatio
Hercules

Do you like:
Monty
Roman
Rafferty
Cassius
Finn
Casper
Flynn
Silas
Seth
Inigo
Asher
Ross
Cosmo

Dexter?

please post back your final name or shortlist.

I had always loved Ollie for a boy growing up but then it became too popular so vetoed it, but now since having kids haven’t met a single Oliver at nursery/school! So don’t let popularity spoil your choice. The only name I keep coming across is Max but even that isn’t over common.

i also loved:
Arthur
Alfie
Bertie
Ernie
Evander
Felix
George
Joshua
Riley
Stanley
Jack
Ryan
Ralph
Rafferty
Wilfred

Yes, it’s cockney slang for Arse!

Your DP seems to like American type names?

When I was struggling to name my second boy I scrolled through the telegraph (?) birth announcements 🤣 I didn't end up using a name from there but it was a good insight into what people were actually naming their children.

I've put all your suggestions into a sibling name generator and it came out with this:

Boy Names:

1. Orion
2. Atticus
3. Silas
4. Ezra
5. Sebastian
6. Leo
7. Everett
8. Declan
9. Rowan

Gerard
Gabriel
Bertie
Guy
Hugo
Sebastian
Zachary
Zac
Fabian