baby boy 6 days old still no name

[ghostspirit]

i have a boy whos 6 days old. im finding it real hard to find a name. our last name is jones...i dont want anything thats j or j sounding...any ideas?

Otis
Milo
Finlay
Rufus
Hamish
Seth
Stanley
Wesley
Benedict
Axel
Rory
Gilbert
Alexander

still no name :(

Didn't you like Baxter?

Sorry to hear you're still undecided! Are you even leaning towards anything? For what it's worth I like Rory or Adam or Daniel. Would avoid from your original list Charles as flows oddly with Jones, also David makes me think of Davie Jones' locker. Avoid names beginning with B (BJ). Sorry if that sounds negative!

Dylan
Hugo
Milo
Jude
Rex
Max is lovely, I know a lovely lovely Max.

What name did you go with in the end?

We had similar situation but ended up going with Tom. Obviously this won't work for you. FWIW I think John Jones sounds cool.

Gregory
Victor
Rory
Christian
Samuel
Ethan
Nathan
Finley

or something really off beat like Warwick or Roman

Max is also lovely.

still dont have a name :(

Dominic or Gregory sound good with Jones. No J, not welsh, not marmaduke! 3 syllables with one syllable. Don't go for anything too of the moment because he'll have to tell the bank, no, not that Harry Jones, the one born in 2015, no, that's still not right....

John Jones sounds terrible! Don't do that!

As you have a common surname, I would go with something slightly less common as a first name. Whatever you do, don't choose Sam - we know/have come across at least 7 Sam Joneses!! I'd also be drawn to a long-ish first name, just to give the full name some balance.

Nathaniel
Rupert
Alistair
Fergus
Patrick
Christian

Sebastian
Theo

What's wrong with John Jones ? I don't think the double J sounds wrong in anyway.
I love the name John, although for some reason I prefer the spelling Jon.

It's like Pepe Sanchez, John Smith. Nothing wrong with it I guess, it's just walking in to a name with 500 others with the same name

Surely John is quite uncommon now.

Ellory?

my dads name was john so cant use that any way :)

im still thinking max. several people are saying they dont like it. and my daughter says it sounds like a dogs name :(

Max Hayden Jones sounds very nice.

Also:
Maddox
Gilbert
Henry/Harry
Hector
Edward/Teddy
Arden
Philip (nickname Pip?)
Peter (!)

You like Max, so go for it. It's a good name, suits all ages.

Yes, it's quite popular for dogs, but most dogs are given human names now. That fashion may change. I know several dogs called Molly, Rosie or Tilly, but you don't hear people saying those are dogs' names.

Kit Jones
Oscar Jones
Max Jones
Rufus/Rupert Jones
Harry Jones
William Jones
Alistair Jones
Charlie Jones

Daniel nn Danny, I think Danny Jones sounds cool.

If you like Max go for it though.

How about Alfie?

Rex? (Don't think your dd would approve though )

Harry/Henry?

It doesn't matter if other people don't like it, it's none of their business. Max is Lovely, it goes nicely with your last name. If you like it then go for it.

Maximilian Jones sounds distinguished!
or
Charles
Michael
Gabriel
Alexander
Barnaby

If a name is really not coming to you, maybe take a few days off from thinking about, hopefully baby's personality will then help point you in the right direction!

I think a long or slightly unusual first name with Jones is great. It balances the plain, short surname and can sound like a cool cowboy in a film :)

Hector Jones
Barnaby Jones
Rufus Jones
Felix Jones

Or more traditional longer names sound good:
Alexander Jones
Dominic Jones
William Jones

As nothing suggested upthread has got you except Max, you could go for that, but I agree it sounds too short on its own. How about Magnus Jones? Does that have a similar feel?

You've got ages yet, don't panic!

Samuel Jones
When I asked a 4 year old what his name was at work, he said 'I am Samuel Jones' (with hands on hips).