Baby boy

[Beachy10]

We've narrowed our names down to the ones below but would love to hear others' opinions. We have a three syllable Irish surname beginning with D.

Gabe/Gabriel ( favourite)
Harris ( love this but I know there are loads of boys names Harry)
Rory ( love but will sound v Irish with surname)
Kellan ( husband loves, I worry people might hear 'Kevin')
Leo (a favourite)
Alex
Eric ( we loved Erica for a girl but not sure if Eric will have old man connotations)

I love Gabriel, it's my DS middle name.

I like Eric, Alex and Harris on your list. Harris is a different name to Harry and the ones I know don't get called Harry as a nn. I don't mind Rory but i prefer the Irish or Scottish spellings and pronunciation.

Love.
Gabriel (Gabe)
Leo
Rory.
Alex

Okay.
Eric.

Don't like.
Harris
Kellan.

Perhaps not helpful, but I love them all!!

@creamcheeseon that's great that you love them all!

It's nice to see that people like Gabriel, it's not a common name in my area.

Love Gabriel, Eric had Harris

I think if you're concerned about popularity then obviously avoid Rory as it's rocketed in the last few years. Avoid Leo too

Love Gabe and Rory. Tbh they are all nice names x

Gabriel!

Gabe is quite cool and unusual!
I love Rory, it’s on my list but OH keeps dismissing it! Love Leo and Alex too.

I love Eric that would be my choice

Gabe/Gabriel - quite like the full name, not keen on Gabe. Possibly overly religious, if that bothers you?
Harris - really like
Rory - really like, though seems to be getting popular at the moment
Kellan - never heard of it before, but quite like it
Leo - like as a nn
Alex - bit dull
Eric - not keen

I've always loved Rory and even put off naming my dog that incase we wanted the name for a baby. I hadn't realised it was so popular now. I'd rather a name that isn't very common

Gabriel (Gabe) is far from unusual. Im falling over them

@Awwlookatmybabyspider it's definitely not popular where I live.

Like Gabriel, Alex but would probably use Alexander, and Eric but would spell Erik. Don't dislike the others though.

I like Rory and Leo.

If you like both Alex and Eric, how about Alec?

Eric!

I like: Gabriel, Rory and Eric.

Personally don’t like Harris because I don’t like surnames as first names, but of course a lot of people do.

If you’re just using Alex, he could spend his whole life explaining that no, his full name is not Alexander.

I know a Kellan.. his family call him “Kelly” quite often... I don’t love it. Prefer Stellan, but could be a bit out there assuming you aren’t Scandinavian.

Gabriel 100%
Love it, on my boys list too

Eric good too

Thanks everyone. Gabriel was one that both my and DH agreed on but then his MIL criticised it and it made me waver. I know...he should never have shared it with her.

Don’t let that put you off, people will have opinions on all of them x

His MIL criticized the name (so your mum). Anyway that's not really point. Whoever mum it was they've had their day naming their kids.

@Awwlookatmybabyspider oops I meant my MIL.

I love Gabriel, such a lovely name. I know a few Harris's (I live in Scotland) and none of them ever get called Harry.

Gabe/Gabriel - Gabriel's better in my opinion
Harris - nice, much better than Harry
Rory - alright, nothing wrong with sounding Irish
Kellan nice
Leo - quite nice, would be better as Leonardo
Alex - prefer Alexander
Eric - meh