Please can you help us narrow down our boy list?

[LouisaRose31]

These are in my preference order:

• Noah
• Oliver
• Elliott
• Dylan
• Isaac
• Charlie
• Matthew
• Edward
• Aidan
• Joseph
• Alfie
• Riley

I like

• Dylan
• Isaac
• Charlie
• Matthew

Joseph and Charlie are my favourites although I also like Riley. My friend has just had a boy and named him Brodie which I also love.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with any if the other names on your list, they're just not to my taste. They are also very popular also Isaac and Matthew less so these days.

although not also.

Ah, Brodie is nice

You can't go wrong with any of those names! People who dislike a particular name on your list will do so probably because they know of someone they don't like who has that name, but then others will know someone if the same name who is lovely/funny/kind etc. Riley, Isaac, Noah, Oliver and Charlie are very popular where I live with Charlie and Oliver being 3 or 4 to a class at our local school. I do love the name Edward. Could be Eddie/Ted as a nn.

Yes! I love the NN Teddy/Ted! It's lush

Matthew, Joseph and Edward are my favourites.

Yes Ted/Teddy is nice but I know 5 under 7. It is very popular here.
The boys here used to be Oliver, Harry or George now they are mainly Edward, Thomas, Samuel or Lucas.

Yeah, it's so popular, but for a name like Teddy, I think it kinda has to be (for people to use it)

Teddy, I love it!

Also love Elliott & Noah.

Not keen on the rest for various reasons.

The only name I like from your list is Elliott.

Some of the others are very overused and will sound dated as they fall out of favour.

Edward . Strong traditional name, with plenty of nickname options. Ned, Ted, Teddy, Ed, Eddy

I do find Edward slightly awkward to say

I like Noah, Isaac, Charlie and Joseph! If you don't like Edward, why not just use Teddy?

Love Aidan, Dylan and Isaac.
Bar Alfie and Riley (bit cutesy) the others are all fine.

What about Edmund rather than Edward

I like Aiden.

And Elliot.

I have a 3yo Teddy (Edward) and can thoroughly recommend it! He gets called Bear a lot too, and has a lot of bear-themed clothes, books, puzzles, etc. Although he can also be the number 2 Blue Engine when he wants a change.

Really like Elliott, Matthew and Joseph too. Although not sure what you could use as nn for Elliott.

DP won't just have Teddy! I do like Edward, but something is making me now want to use it

My favourites of your list in no particular order:

Aidan
Joseph
Dylan
Oliver
Edward

"Although not sure what you could use as nn for Elliott."

It's a beautiful name that doesn't need shortening imo.

In fact, Noah, Aidan, Dylan wouldn't need to be shortened either imo.

My favourites are Oliver, Matthew, Charlie and Joseph, really love Joe.

I don't like Alfie or Riley.

Yeah, Alfie and Riley are DP's pick really - I love Joe too! I also love the way Joseph looks