Honestly...we don't like ANYTHING (boys name)

[Inapickle123]

Well, we've got 5 weeks to go and DH and I are still unable to agree on a dreaded boy's name. We had a shortlist for girl's in about twenty minutes...hnow can it be this hard?

There is very little overlap in the names we individually like. I like sensible, strong names (with the occasional odd one thrown in for good measure), DH likes the quirky ones and clearly imagines our child to be going down the path of rock and roll stardom. I, on the other hand, don't think a child will thank me for calling it Castro when he walks into a meeting at work 25 years from now.

My list:
Elliott
Gus
Toby
Ryan (but less so as our surname beings with an R and I'm not sure where people stand on alliteration!)
Evan

DH list
Hunter
Castro
Eli
Patrick (curve ball - but not a fan)

Help! Seriously, help us! Every time we try and discuss this we give up as we're so "stuck" on the names we already have in our heads.

The only criteria we agree on is that the name should be instantly pronouncable by sight.

My DH and I never found "the one" with boys names either but had girls names sorted from the off. Always took it as a sign that we were having girls, which we did both times.

Anyway, how about Rafe?

FWIW, my husband vetoed both Elvis and Django!
So, I would happily go with Elvis; in fact, I would insist on it if we were to have another son.
I think that Elliot/Eli ia a good compromise.
I'm not helping much, am I?

Again, thanks for all the suggestions. Some are a little "out there" but all help is gratefully received.

Dylan is out-bad associations.
I have actually grown to love Elvis but I CAN'T do that to child.
I love Hal. I'm going to float it tonight!

Barnaby
Toby
Wilbur
Buddy
Rocco
Jake
Milo
Spike
Woody
Ted
Ralph
Henry
Fred
Frank
Stanley
Sebastian
Arthur

Cassius instead of Castro, then you can use Cass as a nickname?
Jed
Jesse
Lex
Xavier
Caesar
Milo
Blake/ Blaise/Blaire
Cameron

Dax?

And MillyMollyMandy, please tell us why the registrar was so against your choice!

Crispin?

Loving some of these suggestions, I have 2 DD's and we didn't bother with finding a name until they were born because we couldn't agree.

Sometimes you look at them and they just look like a [name]. We found that with our two, their names just came naturally... It's really stressful choosing names, especially if you both have different ideas, but once you've found one that is perfect, then you just know.

Congratulations on the blue bump and good luck!!

Levi
Lennon
Dylan
Eben

Xander?

Ethan
Connor
Max
Neo
Malachi
Frazer

Oh, Hal is fab!

Oscar
Bertie (Robert, Gilbert, Albert)
Chas

Evan. Such a lovely name.

Patrick, I love.

Hal is brilliant.

You could go all topical with Nelson, Ronnie, or Madiba.

I also love Francis, Henry, Asa.

Elliot is probably the nicest name on your list tbh

Sorry, not read previous posts, just trying to adhere to your specifications when you say...

"DH likes the quirky ones and clearly imagines our child to be going down the path of rock and roll stardom. I, on the other hand, don't think a child will thank me for calling it Castro when he walks into a meeting at work 25 years from now"

So what about IVO?

Eli is cool! In a similar vein, there's Avi, which I love (short for Avram) or Ari (short for all manner of things).

You'd need to be a pretty committed Commie and willing to stand up for it if you called him Castro! Might be a bit of a barrier to him getting employed as a city banker not such a bad thing

Ike (often nn for Isaac)
Spike!

Dominic
Jonathan nn Jonty
Ewan
Jared
Gregory nn Greg
Evan
Edward nn Ned
Arthur nn Art

Love Eli and actually know a LO called Eli Patrick.

Hendrix?