If I like Owen what else might work?

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We have months still to find a name but I'm just getting frustrated because I can't find anything we both like. Girls names we're better about but no shortlist yet.

Owen is the only boys name we so far both like but I'm not completely convinced because I think it sounds strange with our surname.

And I'd just like some more options!

We like short, unfussy names. He likes Ethan and pretty much anything Irish except Liam, which I like.

Help please! Build us a shortlist!

Evan?

Louis
Mason
Niall

Euan
Sean

Aiden

Rory.

Lyndon
Ryan
Aaron
Simon
Finn

Is it the O in Owen you like? Or more the overall feel of the name?

There's Oren, Orson, Norman...
Morgan
Madog
Connor
Goran

Otto
Levi
Eben
Amos

Edward
Edwin

Ronan
Oran
Conrad
Aaron

Arlo

Ieuan

Odhran/ Orin
Shay
Declan
Dara
Cillian
Lorcan
Emmett
Oisin

Ieuan is the best, proper mans name.

eamon
ned
sean
conor
rory
kieran
oran
tadhg
matt
dara
declan
shay
rohan
john
brendan

Rhys
Joel
Ellis
Marcus
Leon
Nathan
Leo
Zac
Drew

Thanks everyone. Some nice options here but nothing is grabbing me.

sonlypuppyfat how do you pronounce Ieuan?

I like Owen because it's simple, not too popular and pronounceable in many languages. I like it but not in love. DH is Irish but I'm not so I'm wary of picking a very Irish name unless I love it.

Feels a bit hopeless... This baby better be a girl!

Rhys, Wynn, Wystan if you like the Welshness of it.

Or similar style/feel of name; Liam, Roan, Rowan, Joel, Adam, Orin/Oren.

Brendan
Adam
Daniel
Conrad
Justin

Ieuan is pronounced yai-an

Austin

Toby, Olly, Rowan, Rory, Leon

What girls names do you like?

Carl