Oliver or Louis?

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I have 4 weeks to go and am really struggling with names for our first little boy. Middle name will be James and surname McMillan.
We both like Oliver but it does bother me that it's so popular. Any other suggestions MOST welcome!.....

I prefer Louis but prefer the sound of Oliver James to Louis James: to many sss at the ends of the names.

sorry but that is no help.

Thanks.... I just feel like we need a longer list incase all the boys on our ward get called Oliver too! This is soooo hard... girls are much easier.

For boys I love Francis and it is certainly underused imo.

We can't have Francis, Jacob or Isaac as already taken by friends......

Samuel
Felix
Theodore
Evan
Nathaniel
David
Alexander
Elias
Laurence
Isaac
Edward

X-post

Louis

What do you think of Luca and Finn?

Oliver x

I like Louis.

I prefer Oliver.

I like both but prefer Oliver. It was originally one of our names for our baby due in November but like you, it's recent popularity put me off. I also discounted Noah for that reason.

Our current shortlist, if it's of any use is: Edward, Alexander, Max and Felix.

Both are lovely, but I really love Oliver.

Think both are overused - would personally use James as a first name - it's classic!

I love Oliver.....are you pronouncing Louis as Lewis or Louey?

Just saw your other friend about Oliver and Finlay and picked Finlay... but definitely prefer Oliver over Louis any day!

Louis if pron louey

Thanks all. So kind to get help on this. I can't bring myself to call him James as a first name as I just hate Jim and Jimmy and I know he would get this! DH is Matthew.
I'm thrilled so many of you like Oliver and think it's timelessness will prevent it being a popular/fad name.