Why are boy names so difficult?

[Kiki275]

Hi all,

please can you help pick out a few options for our baby due in August? We've trawled so many lists and still can't agree.

I'm averse to calling them any names of boys I went to school with, which happen to be the kind of names DH likes.
Also wish to avoid anything ending y or ie due to surname.

Girls names have been chosen for years.

Will be a sibling to Tristan Jack (nearly 3) and Jasper & Jake (born sleeping).

Any ideas would be much appreciated x

Casper

Sebastian
Hudson
Fletcher
Rafe
Connell
George

Felix goes well with Tristan
Caleb
Luke

Maybe think about continuing the Welsh heritage or underused vibes of Tristan and Jasper (I think Jake is slightly more popular), so :

Owen
Evan
Dylan (too popular?)
Macsen
Hugh
Magnus
Rufus
Felix (too popular?)
Elias
Heath
Maxim
Xavier
Ivo

Reuben, Otto, Jago, Rufus, Crispin, Rupert, Leo,

Dexter?

Miles
Connor
Lucas
Liam
Adam
Xander

There are quite a few names here we've been toying with, so loving some of the ideas.

Owen - DH loves, it's growing on me but still not sold
Luke - Again DH loves and I like enough as a middle name
Caleb - I quite like - thought about it when Clarksons Farm 😂
Felix - I do like but reminds me of the cat food brand 🙊

I like Xander, DH doesn't.x

Patrick
Jacques
Kurt
Jonah
Regan
Elliot
Hamish
Owen
Fraser
Ewan
Lincoln
Lovis
Hudson
Hunter
Adam
Logan
Wade
Noah
Joseph
Christian
Weston
Seth
Reuben
Quade
Zade

Sebastian

Totally agree, we’ve had a girls name for years but also having a boy in August and I went round and round in circles reading these lists and nothing was jumping out to me. We’ve ended up settling on the name we thought years ago, which is actually very common where I stay (which puts me off) but we don’t know anyone called the name.

The name I absolutely loved but my partner didn’t was Reuben. Love that he could have the nickname Reu. Freddie was also a nearly but just felt like something was missing with it. Jasper would be my other one but you have a Jasper already, so sorry for your loss.

Ari? Kit? I did love Felix too but the same as you was put off by the cat food association. Rex was another one we thought about

I think Owen and Caleb are nice.

Caelan, Conall, Jason, Cyrus, Emmet

Fraser
Hector
Max
Daniel
Roger

Tristan is a gorgeous name
I'm so sorry about Jasper and Jake 💐

How about Laurence, Percy, Vincent, Spencer, Miles, Axel, Wilfred, Angus, Griff, Rudy, Seth, Ellis

I love Kit but it's a word I'd use a lot if life... "have you got your PE kit Kit" "DH bought a new bit of kit for the tractor" "parent company bought a new kitting company"
.... aware I'm overthinking that one a tad 😂

Sebastian, Max, Lucas & Angus are all "taken" for want of a better word by close friends boys but are good names.

Caelen is an interesting one, not heard that much but it has a nice sound to it. Off to google 😊 x

I’m so, so sorry for your losses x

Owen and Caleb seem to be the ones you’re most enthused about so far and both lovely.

So sorry for your losses.
I love Tristan. Shame Sebastian is taken as it goes perfectly.

I love names like Dominic, Michael and Gabriel. I think they go well with Tristan ( in fact, I had Tristan to go with my Dominic, but ended up with just the 1 child ).
I quite like Quinn.

Gabriel is a gorgeous name (think I've loved it since Far From the Madding Crowd) but DH not keen.

Dominic is one we both agree on however SIL has had it as her "boy name" for a decade so it depends how much of a war we want to start.

Maybe I need to get reading again as most of my preferences are all inspired by historical novels.x

Call him August!

@October2020 If I do that, chances are he won't turn up until September 1st 😂

We found completely the opposite! Had a boys name in the bag and struggled since finding out we are expecting a DD. Our boys name and backups were:

Woody
Ethan
Owen
Henry
Remy

My username is October and err, I could have called my baby August but I still think it is a lovely name even if they turn up earlier or later than planned!

Alexander, nn Xander
Christopher, nn Kit

Evan
Elliot
Fergus
Hugo
Rupert

Tristan is lovely. So sorry for Jasper and Jake.
How about
Elliot

Conrad

Zachary

Barnaby

Rafael

Joel

Benedict

Adrian

Benedict is lovely.