Found out we're having a boy and we don't like any names!!

[Writerwannabe83]

We had loads of lovely girls names in mind, I was convinced we would be told it's a girl and DH had even joked that we'd be screwed if it was a boy as he'd have to be nameless.

When we had DS we found out at 16 he was a boy and by the time I had him at 39 weeks we still hadn't agreed on a name, I didn't feel strongly about anything. My DH named him, it was a name I didn't even particularly like but I didn't like anything else either.

So now we are faced with naming another boy and we're in the exact same situation.

DH has come up with a few suggestions that he likes: Reece, Cameron and Lewis are his latest but I'm so completely nonchalant about them.

We don't want anything weird or old fashioned but nor do we want something common. I work with babies aged 0-2 and see about 40 new patients a week so at least I know which common names to avoid....but then it makes it harder when my husband suggests names which I know to be really popular and I tell him no for that reason.

Maybe I could just give the baby one of girl'a names?

Why are boys names so hard?

I desperately need inspiration!!!

[LobsterQuadrille]

If DD has been a boy, I would have called him Conrad. I love it.

[Writerwannabe83]

Ollie - my best friend has an Ollie
Ben - This is going to be his middle name.
Freddie - my nephew is called this.
Max - my nephew is called this.
Joshua - dislike it
Charlie - dislike it
Jack - too common
James - dislike it



I can't tell if I'm being really picky..

Regarding conversations regarding Blaze, it was my 3 year old who liked it and me and DH don't want to call him anything like it

[AndNoneForGretchenWieners]

Austin
Brody
Fenton
Robson

[Womble75]

I had the same - loads of girls names but was expecting a boy. My shortlist was:
Micah
Nathaniel
Christian
Isaac
Jude
Zachary
Malachi
Elijah
Asher
Reuben
Caleb
Harrison 
Jackson
Went with Reuben in the end

[MelinaMercury]

I still think Blake is a pretty cool name although not so much with Ben in the middle :o

Evan
Ethan
Riley
Connor
Calvin
Ellis
Leon
Nicholas (Nico/Nick/Nicky)
Michael
Peter
Harvey

[Womble75]

But seeing your middle name choice I guess Reuben Ben would sound like you had a stammer!

[Mottled]

If you like Finn what about Phineas? What are your top girl names?

[Writerwannabe83]

My sister keeps suggesting Reuben too. I've just never liked it and if doesn't seem to be in the same 'type' of name as our current son's name.

I've got to go back for another scan on Monday to check the spine and who knows, maybe the sonographer will say she got it wrong and baby is actually a girl, haha. I might ask her to just double check

[Writerwannabe83]

Phineas

Definitely too 'out there' for our tastes.....

Wasn't there a Phineas Frog in some film or book? Or am I imagining it?

Our top girls names were Zoe, Elise and Emily so relatively Vanilla but that's what our tastes are like. We don't do weird/fancy/posh names

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Plus you can't really have a
Reuben Ben.

[Writerwannabe83]

That's the problem with the name Lewis as although we both like it the first three letters of our surname are 'Wis' so it would odd written down.

[oldbirdy]

I have a Zoe.
My boys' names are traditional as are your girl's names.
I have these in a variety of combinations
William
Thomas
Benedict
Joseph
Luke
James
George
Jacob

My dd's boy name was Adam but that's too close to Aaron. I also liked Nathan /Nathaniel...

[ThoraGruntwhistle]

Knock the last E off Elise and call him Elis. Lovely Welsh name. Finn is great too, doesn't need to be short for anything, and I like Toby as well.

And David Bowie was Jareth not Jared. Tsk.

[CaveMum]

I'm having a similar problem except that I am due in 6 days!

We've got a shortlist but nothing that we absolutely love and think "we must have that":

Aidan
Dylan
Freddie
Henry
Joshua
Toby
Rhys

[AntagonyAunt]

Calum??

[courtwood]

Lorcan
Kieran
Niall
Euan
Morgan
Pierce

[WhiskyIrnBru]

Ethan, Finn, Alex, Max, Charlie, Joseph,

[Chosenbyyou]

I would go with

Charlie Benjamin Wis....
Or
Charles Ben Wis.....

You have got a while to think it over - I spent months on my DS and in the end the name I picked I added to the short list two days before birth! Our DD we didn't even think about names until she was born lol! X

[wineandsunshine]

Awwwww writer I remember you from the pregnancy board with your first baby!

Congratulations

Our 4th boy was called Henry! I think our other boys names have been included in this thread...I know exactly how you feel choosing boys names!!