Unarmed baby boy! Any of these or something else!

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We have a still unamed 10 day old! He is brother to Zachary and Olivia. Surname is Mann so lots of names don't work so well with it being so short and no names starting with the letter 'C' please...! :)

Any of these on our shortlist, or something else we've not thought of?

Tobias (Toby)
Theodore (Theo)
Benjamin (Ben)
Osian (Welsh)
Finley (or should it be Finlay?) but shortened to Finn. (Too abrupt with the surname?)
Noah
Joshua (dated?)
Ethan
Isaiah (is there a shortening of this?)
Jake
Alexander (Alex)
Ezra

Also, how close a friend would someone have to be for you to not give your child the same name as theirs?! We're so stuck!

I like Finley. But I like your thread title typo even better!

Some lovely names there. My prefs are Tobias and Theodore, with their respective shortenings.

Isaiah might shorten to Isa, but that might not be ideal with your surname. Finn Mann doesn't work for me. Alexander is a strong, classic name.

You might also like Isaac?

I think the 2 syllable ones sound better with your surname. Theo or Toby are my favourites. They're all lovely names though!

Haha CherryTree I hadn't even noticed that! But I have been awake since 0415

Oh and congratulations!

I love Theo! Please use it. Both DH and I have names beginning with T do I have banned them for our DC but Theo is the best name..

I like Finn or Alexander from your list.

You've got some gorgeous names on your list. My favourites are:
Theo
Toby
Ben
Noah

Congratulations!!

I love Osian (DS would have been one of my friend hadn't used it) and Toby

I like Ezra or Theo. I agree that 2 syllable names go better with your surname. Hope you agree on a name soon

I think longer names go well with a short surname. We have a 1 syllabled surname and the 3 DC all have first names with 3 or 4 syllables. From your list, I like Alexander and Theodore.

Toby or Alex

Finn Mann too abrupt plus Thin Man?

Frederick? (Freddie). I like Alexander out of your list. Congratulations op!

Agree Finn Mann isn't a good combination. Not keen on Ben Mann either.

I like Toby, Theo and Noah go well with your surname and not too many in class. I only know one of each in a school of 300. Ethan ok too but a few more of those.

Someone we know came to us because my daughter had just been born and her name was the one they had chosen. We told them to go ahead we didn't care. Their baby was born a week later. We didn't see them that often( husband's childhood friend) but funnily enough the girls ended up at the same Brownies and the same gymnastics for a while.

We were last gasp with No. 2,sat in the car park deciding( trying to agree after DH changed his mind about the one we picked) and it was Scotland so only three weeks. Good luck!

I don't think Noah works - too much like know a man.

I like Alexander best from your list. It goes well with Zachary and Olivia.

Tobias is fab

Theodore (Theo) is simply lovely!

Ethan, Ezra, Tobias and Joshua are also nice.

I love Theo and it goes well with Mann.

I think Toby sounds best with your surname

I love Ezra!

But I think Tobias and Theodore are both lovely and the two which go best with your surname and other two DC's names.

Not Noah or Finn, they don't work with Mann. Where I live (Glasgow) Noah Mann sounds like 'Not a man', which is a bit weird.

Alexander Mann is great though, think that's my favourite.

Toby and Theo top my list. I do not like Finlay - and with your surname he would finish up as Finnmann.

Thanks for your replies. . I did spot the typo in the OP but missed the title. Gave me a giggle too...!
So Toby/Tobias, Theo(dore) and Alex are the most popular. We like the first two especially too. No love for Joshua or Jake?
We may well use Osian as a middle name as worry about pronunciation.
If only we were using my surname not DH's we'd have more options.
New addition to our list is Harri (Welsh spelling of Harry). Thoughts?