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 love Harri!
Noah and Theo are lovely.
I don't think Ben sounds right with your surname.
Personally I don't like Toby, it's nice for a little boy but I know an adult Toby and it doesn't seem a very strong name for a grown man.
Alex is lovely too and goes well with your surname.

Noah Mann is too close to no way man for me. I like Alexander, Jake and Ethan.

Laquila yes we love Isaac but seems odd to have a Zachary (Zac) and an Isaac as siblings? Or maybe not?

PinkParsnips I like Toby best, then Theo, then Alex. But I will mull it over. Noah I love but like other posters I agree it doesn't go so well with the surname.

Another possible option is Moses, but again Mo(sea) Mann isn't the best combo. Grrrrr...!!

My favourite on your list is Osian - LOVE it! However, I don't think it goes well with your surname. Likewise Benjamin (min-man or ben-man), Noah, Ethan, Finn or Jake - too abrupt or sound odd.

My choice would be Theodore.

Yes I have love for Joshua and Jacob. But Jake doesn't go very well with your surname - too abrupt imo.

I also really love:
Alexander
Benjamin
Tobias
Finley
But Finn and Ben don't go well with your surname either.

So my vote goes to Joshua, Tobias and Alexander, in that order. All gorgeous.

Fwiw, there are no names on your list that I dislike. You have good taste

Thank you julfin!!

Cake the surname is so awkward! DH thought I was overthinking things initially but I'm glad others agree with me!

Love most of your names. Think Alex, Theo and Ethan go well with your surname. Have you thought about Joel, Luke, Jack, Isaac, James, Matthew (embrace the alliteration), Louis, Joseph/Joe, Oliver?

From your list - Alexander, Ezra, Finlay or Joshua.

In my accent Theo Mann sounds a bit too much like "the Omen" Noah Mann a bit like "No, a man".

I like Ethan, but don't think "Ethan Mann" flows.

Alexander or Theodore. Both great options.

I like Theodore, Joshua, Osian, Ethan, Isaiah, Jake (if short for Jacob), Alexander and Ezra.

I'd probably take Osian and Ethan off the list so that the first name and surname don't both end in an/ann.

I have a 10day old baby girl and as we didn't find out what we were having we had a boys list which was similar to yours... So here's ours:
Samuel
Benjamin
Ezra
Isaac

Alexander would have been the middle name.

We had some of yours on our list too. I love Theo but don't like it's meaning.

Alexander was my favourite but dh didn't want him to be an Alex. I love all the alternative diminutives of it though.

Also liked George and Max buy just knew too many. We wanted something where we didn't know of any others so we went with Gregory for that reason and because it has similar meanings and origin to Alexander.

I agree, love Theo but would hesitate using it because of the meaning.... but some people would love the meaning so it just depends!

Sometimes short first names and short surnames can work. Never did Brad Pitt or Jude Law any harm!

Good point about short names autumnmoon...!
We shorten our other kids to Livvy and Zack and I think they work ok? But Finn Mann and Theo Mann (the Omen!!) maybe less so.

I know what some are saying about Theo too. Would feel strange calling our baby 'God'!

I think we're down to Toby, Theo, Harri and Osian. Worried about Osian's pronounability though. On meanings, Osian means 'little deer' (odd?) and Harri is the same as Harry (ruler), again, not my ideal!

I love Ezra

I love Osian!!
Harry/ Harri is too common (although a fab name) and if you spell it Harri, he'll forever be 'Harri with an i'.

You could use Theodore nn Teddy rather than Theo.

Please don't go for Toby or Theo! They are perfectly nice names BUT there are so many around at the moment among under 3s. At toddler group last week, there were 5 Tobys-no exaggeration! Think they are the next "Oscar" i.e. shooting up the charts.

I love Ezra Mann. Very cool name.
Joshua Mann is also great and I think Joshua is declining in popularity at the moment, so there won't be loads in the future.
Osian is also fab!

Good luck!

Maybe you should post a photo, so we can give you better informed advice

(Mine's not due for another two months and I'm getting broody)

It'll be a long time before there are more Tobys and Theos around than Joshuas, surely?! Maybe it's regional - I'd estimate there are 4 or 5 of the former in my town and around 50 of the latter!

If you like Joshua and Isaiah, what about Josiah? Shorten to Joe/Joss/Josh/Jed etc.

I like Finlay but I've never seen it spelt Finley, maybe check up on that!

Apparently the two different Finley/ay spellings are Scottish and Irish?
DH has ruled that name out now, along with Ezra.
I've found loads of threads on here with people disliking Joshua but I still like it and agree, it seems to have peaked so would be less common amongst boys born now.
Josiah is interesting. One to mention to DH. He's favouring Osian or Toby now though. I think we've both dropped Theo. Getting there?

I don't know so many Tobys/Theos/Joshuas where we are so it may well be a regional thing.

I like Theo and Ezra. I also think Joshua would work. I wouldn't have anything ending in an 'n', Ben, Fin, Ethan. I think it doesn't flow well with your surname.