Boy name short list - opinions please

[woody17]

This is our current short list for names if we have a boy. Some are ones my husband likes, some are ones that I really like and a few are ones that we both like. Would appreciate honest opinions - thank you.

Xander / Alexander (would probably put Alexander on birth certificate but introduce him to everyone as Xander)
Zachary
Sebastian
Arthur
Felix
Stanley
Albert
Digby
Rex
Max

I love Zachary, Sebastian and Stanley.

Digby sounds like a dog.

Lots of good names. I love Arthur and Albert. Like Stanley too.

Personally I think Xander, Sebastian and Felix are a bit too posh for me but it depends on the circles you mix in!

Not so keen on Zachary and Max, don't know why. I do like Digby and Rex but not sure they'd be to everyone's taste.

Really like Felix, lovely name.

Zachary and Max are nice too. Not so keen on the rest.

I like:
Xander
Zachary
Felix
Albie/Albert
Max

I find Sebastian and Digby a bit try hard.

I like Alexander, Zachary, Sebastian, Arthur, Albert and Max.

Xander and Stanley are nice, Felix and Digby remind me of pet names though!

Sebastian you could shorten to Seb which I quite like. Perhaps for a middle name; Xander Sebastian sounds nice.

I like Stanley best, not a fan of any of the others for various reasons!

I like Alexander but not Xander

My favourites are Felix and Rex.

I would feel a proper fanny addressing someone as 'Xander' and would probably ask if it was OK to call them Alexander.

I like Albert and Arthur from your list.

Xander / Alexander - like Alexander with Alex as nn, not Xander
Zachary - like
Sebastian - OK, but a bit wet
Arthur - not keen
Felix - like
Stanley - knife or old man
Albert - OK
Digby - too posh
Rex - dog
Max - like

I only like Max or Rex from your list.

My favourite is Zachary.

Least favourite is Digby.

Think max is the best one

Alexander, Zachary and Sebastian are all great names. Max is quite nice.

Arthur, Stanley and Albert are OAPs.
Digby and Rex are dogs.
Felix is a cat.

I think they are all fine except the last three. Digby just sounds like the name of a particularly unintelligent dog for some reason! Rex is fine for a pet, but sounds pretty try hard for a person.

All the other names are lovely though. I know quite a few Sebastians' my age (thirties) so not sure why it seems so reviled here! Felix really is Felix the cat, but it's a pretty popular name these days, so I think the association with the cat food will wane soon.

I love Felix & Digby.

Love Max, Zachary nn Zach and Alexander (don't like Xander though). Sebastian nn Seb is quite nice. Don't like any of the others.

Thank you for all the feedback and the honest opinions. I think whatever name we go for, it's not going to be liked by everyone!

Love Rex and Digby. Really don't get Alexander... Know so many and I don't see the appeal at all...

Love Alexander/Xander. All the others are VERY popular already

Meaning they are also very 'now' therefore likely to date. Alexander is a solid classic