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Can you help find a boys name we will both love?

48 replies

LRBug · 21/06/2019 16:33

Hi, we're due our first baby in mid-August. We have agreed on a shortlist of girls names that we really love, but our boys shortlist feels like a "compromise" list. Can you help with some name suggestions that we might "love" rather than just like?

Currently our boys short list is:

Harry- Both like but not love, I prefer Harrison but DH less keen.
Max- I really like but DH less keen. I'd like it to be Maximian as a full name by DH is less keen, DH likes Maxentius but I don't. Maximus would be the compromise.
Samuel- We both like but not love
Thomas- DH's suggestion, I'm not so sure
Arthur- DH's favourite, I'm not so keen

Names I really liked but DH vetoed: Miles, Gabriel, Isaac
Names DH really liked but I vetoed: Caius, Titus, Alfred, Aurelius, Cato, Alfric
Both really like Jacob but can't use it.

If it's of any help, our agreed girls list is:

Alice (very likely would be this name if we have a girl, unless it just doesn't suit her)
Grace
Anna
Holly
Molly
Sophie

Thank you!

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 21/06/2019 17:29

Caleb or Noah spring to mind x

Ricekrispie22 · 21/06/2019 17:32

Nathaniel
Samson
Sullivan
Finnegan (Finn for short)
Flynn
Rafe
Cassius
Noah
Austin
Casper
Gideon
Ivan
Jasper

Proudpeacock · 21/06/2019 17:34

Your list is quite close to ours. We ended up with a Benjamin.

Hippopotas · 21/06/2019 17:43

Hadrian

BonitaLee · 21/06/2019 17:57

I like Kit for a boy.

DrDentyst · 21/06/2019 17:59

Merlin
Darius
Joshua

sawyersfishbiscuits · 21/06/2019 18:04

Flynn
Silas
Solomon
Rex
Baden

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 21/06/2019 18:05

Toby
Oscar
Leo
Theo
Finlay / Fin
Luca / Luke / Lucas
Albie / Albert
Zack / Zach
Xav / Xavier
Jack
Barnaby / Barney
Archie
Sylvan
Billy / William
James / Jamie / Jay
George

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 21/06/2019 18:11

Rufus
Raphael
Joe / Joey
Stan
Rudy
Bodie
Spike
Otis
Hamish
Mackie
Morgan
Reuben

YippieKayakOtherBuckets · 21/06/2019 18:27

Your girl names are very different in style to the boys’ names that you mention.

Benedict
Hector
Hugo
Lawrence / Laurence
Edmund

Skyejuly · 21/06/2019 18:28

Maxwell
Laurence
Edward
Duncan
Alexander

justanothernameonthewall · 21/06/2019 18:31

Harris instead of Harry or Harrison.
Magnus instead of Max

GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 21/06/2019 18:34

James - everyone likes James!

PhoebeFriends · 21/06/2019 18:34

Albert
Micah
Joshua
Harvey
Lucas
Morgan

AdaColeman · 21/06/2019 18:41

Marcus fits the Roman names DH likes
Erik or Ragnar or Magnus
Clive Neville Richard Andrew Edgar Edmund

zxcv123 · 21/06/2019 18:41

Milo
Augustus ("Gus")
Magnus (Gus again)
Fabian
Why not Max on its own without a longer version?
Julius ("Jude")
Giles
Alexander

londonloves · 21/06/2019 18:46

Angus
Magnus
Max
Gabriel
Felix
Fergus
Hamish
Jack
William

AdaColeman · 21/06/2019 18:50

Horatio

pigglypug · 21/06/2019 19:05

I was going to suggest Marcus but @AdaColeman beat me to it

bridgetreilly · 21/06/2019 19:06

Alaric
Edgar
Hereward
Julian

The boys names are MUCH more interesting than the girls names on your list.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 21/06/2019 19:38

Gideon
Grayson
Avery
Micah
Ashton
Issac
Dexter
Emmett
Jackson
Cai
Nate
Tate
Quinn
Rufus
Rafe
Ralph
Samson
Seth
Nathaniel

imsorryiasked · 21/06/2019 19:56

Harvey
Maxwell
Nathaniel
Christopher ("Kit")
Jasper
Edgar
Eben
Milo
Eli
Amos

AdaColeman · 21/06/2019 20:00

Great minds pigglypug! Wink

LRBug · 22/06/2019 08:44

Thank you for all the suggestions!

Lots of names that we've considered but one of us has vetoed (I suggested Caleb, Grayson, Nathaniel/Nate, Casper, Lucas, Gus, Hector, Toby, but DH said no Sad)

A few ideas on here that I like so I'll pitch to DH and see what he says! I might try him with Luke again too!

I imagine DH will like Marcus- anything with a Roman theme!- but not one that I love.

I reckon Augustus would be a great in terms of meeting DH's Roman theme, me loving the nickname "Gus", and the baby being born in August, but I just don't like the full name and know DH doesn't like the nickname. It's a nightmare finding something we both agree on!

OP posts:
sleepismysuperpower1 · 22/06/2019 09:35

if you like the roman theme then you could consider Alban x