There are NO names we love

[OnNaturesCourse]

So DP and I have a list of names both like, but definitely don't love - Theo, Archer, Axl, Quill or Quinn.

DP loves Dominic but I don't
I love Leo or Jack but DP doesn't.

Any suggestions for us to consider (and hopefully both love...)

Mark
Luke
James

If he likes Parker, just had a friend with a little boy Grayson?

We do like Grayson, but not 100% as it would likely get shortened.

The "Dom" of Dominic is what completely puts me off lol.

I'll definitely have a look at the Book of Names.

DP has offered up Blake as a name but there's just something about it Im not keen on, his other option was Blaise. I've not come up with any today lol.

Why don’t you try a family tree and see if you had any ancestors with names that call to you.

I’m with you @OnNaturesCourse, pregnant and cannot come up with any names that we can actually picture giving our baby. Is it your first? It’s our first, and we’re wondering whether it’s just so hard to imagine having a baby... (Even though we’re thrilled)

Axel
Spencer
Cameron
Maverick
Jacob
Senan ( Sen-an)
McKenzie
Monroe
Frankie
Murtagh (Múr-tá)
Asher
Frederick
Dawson
Gabriel

Logan
Jackson
Wyatt
Lincoln
Landon
Hunter
Cooper
Luca
Austin
Jace / Jayce
Bryson
Sawyer
Ryder
Beau
Maddox
Rhett
Brody
Dean
Eric
Bryce
Colt
Zane
Dante
Cody / Kody

Elliott - it's not too short and can't really be shortened. Not uncommon but not often used either x

Rory

@NellietheNumpty

Why don’t you try a family tree and see if you had any ancestors with names that call to you.

@NellietheNumpty we've done that, that's where I got Jack and our chosen middle names. Nothing for a first unfortunately.

@Calmondeck

I’m with you *@OnNaturesCourse*, pregnant and cannot come up with any names that we can actually picture giving our baby. Is it your first? It’s our first, and we’re wondering whether it’s just so hard to imagine having a baby... (Even though we’re thrilled)

@Calmondeck it's our second, but first boy. We had no name for our daughter as we didn't know the gender, but she sort of named herself within 5 seconds lol. Boys names are much harder, a lot of them I can picture on little kids but not on adults if that makes sense.

Abel
Stellan
Seth

Max

So the updated "meh they are OK names" list is : Axl, Hunter, Issac.

I worry Hunter would be lazily pronounced where we are from, most people would say "hun-er" instead of "HUNT-ter"

DPs list : Dominic, Parker, Kayden
Mine : Leo, Jack, Arlo, Rourke.

Kit
Kai
Jake

Ok so nuclear option - is this baby going to have his surname?

If yes, it's your choice for the first name. The end.

Oh and if you think this is a tactic to get you to cave and agree to one of his (bloody awful apart from Dominic which is... ok) names because he nixes everything else, nip that now by saying that just for the record this child will not be Parker, Dominic, or Kayden, so we are now MOVING ON to new names and he either engages fully, or you choose alone.

Jake
Noah
Luca

Just a suggestion OP.
Google images of men called Milo — can’t recall them off the top of my head but I do know there were some well known ones, mainly Irish, I believe.
See if the men suit the name and it doesn’t seem too childish.Maybe that will help.

Lowen
Blair

Sorry for any repeats:

Leon
Nathan
Sebastian
Owen
Marcus
Rowan
Drake
Wilson
Willem
Ellis
Vincent
Justin
Otis
Ezra
Amos
Carter
Zachary
Noel
Joel
Niall
Evan
Bertram

@YoniAndGuy

Ok so nuclear option - is this baby going to have his surname?

If yes, it's your choice for the first name. The end.

I really don't see what surnames have to do with it?

What if we all have the same surname? DP could have taken my name? DC1 could have a double barrelled surname and therefore DC2 would too?

Sorry I'm confused.

I've already said no to his names, and he has said no to mine so we are trying to work out a name that works for us both. Like DC1 name does.

I truly don't believe DP has any tactics, he just likes what he likes (as do I).

@ButterflyOfFreedom oh Carter is nice - ill definitely mention that one to him!

Cooper
Huxley
Flynn
Arlen
Ezra
Jude
Trent
Dashiell
Sullivan
Brody
Otto
Lachlan
Beau
Reuben
Caleb

Don't know if already been mentioned but suddenly thought of Clark, Drew and Guy. Cant really be shortened and they seem a similar style to yours.

How I feel for these poor children with over-imaginative parents.