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Help me!

We have a very common welsh surname that isn't Davis or Kelly.

Husband is Welsh. I am not. We live in the north.

We like traditional names. I'm a teacher so it's making this very hard. We have an Alexander (Alex) I like names that can be shortened. Second boy due very very soon

So far:
Sam
Max
Ollie

But haven't settled on anything.

Help!! Open to suggestions

Theo
Joseph
Raphael

There are not enough Craigs in this world. Good Celtic name too.

Agree that Alex and Sam would be perfect!

Kendrick (Ken) means royal power /bold leader

Tristan means riot / outcry

That's a great list and you're right about them being underused.
For gawd's sake not Archie or Alfie!

William
macsen (Welsh and can be shortened to Macs)
Jude

@Namechangetime89 Macsen started originally but been dropped now

I have an Alexander,

I also like, Joseph, Finley, Henry, Nathan, Daniel, and Samuel (Sam).

I also like Freddie and Leo but don’t like the longer names they can be shortened from as much.

Joshua

Steven / Stephen
Scott
Rowan

Rory
Sean
Liam
Charlie
Christopher

Did you want to avoid J names because of your surname OP? Do you want a Welsh name or something more traditionally English?

Martin
Gerard
Vaughn
Declan

Edward -Ed/ teddy
Edmund - Ed
Solomon -Sol
Michael- Mike/ Mikey/ mickey
Richard - rich/ Ritchie
Benjamin- Ben
Benedict - Ben/ Benny
Charles- Charlie
Andrew- Drew/Andy

Dominic was my first thought.

Jared. I think it sounds nice with Jones

If not Dominic, then his name is Laurence I think.

I like Pete(r)

Clayton is one of my faves at the moment.

lucas
arthur
callum
mitchell

We also have an Alexander and are expecting our second. If it's a boy, we have on our list...
Nicholas
Christopher
Oliver
Finley
Henry

Others I like are
Benedict
Maximilian
Sebastian
James
Daniel

Oh please don’t rule out alliteration op, I think alliteration with J surnames is nice.

Jude Jones
Jamie Jones
or go full hog and have Jonas Jones

otherwise:
Evan
Ellis
Idris
Louis
Christopher (nn Kit?)
Gabriel
Laurence
Nathaniel Jones (maybe not … Nathan Jones has been gone too long)
Sebastian

Noah
Robin
Liam
Miles
Michael
George
Victor
Albert/Bertie
Elijah/Eli
Ezra
Malachi
Louis
Rufus
Seth
Marcus
Xavier
Richard
Simon
Lance
Otis
Leonard
Sidney/Sid

You have similar taste in names too me and in your situation I went for Daniel.

Gregory

@Vincitveritas yes no J names due to surname.

I don't mind a Welsh link but I don't want any pronunciation or spelling issues living in the north.

For example years ago I liked Leigh for a boy but then I overheard someone having to spell it out (I realise it might that hard but as an example) and thought that must be a real ballache!