Brainstorming a boys name - suggestions?

[PatronSaintOfPotplants]

2weeks until delivery & DH & I are still brainstorming a possible boys name (don't know baby's sex yet).

DH prefers Theo, which I like but am wary of it being v popular atm.

I really like Rowan (especially as there's a good chance bub will be a redhead, and that is the literal meaning of the name), but DH is not (yet) convinced. He associates it with Mr Bean.

I also really like Lachlan but DH has verboten it (thinks it's too Aussie/bogan).

Haven't even got to middle names yet.

Any other related names people can suggest, for first or middle names?

Between us we have English, Irish, Scottish, Aussie & Russian heritage, so trying to stay roughly within those realms.

Ruben/Reuben

Rufus means redhead

I had all your names on my list so others I liked were Hamish, Angus, Patrick, Miles, Rafe. Love Rufus suggested above too

Please not Theo its so boring now, the last 5 baby boys I've seen announced have been Theo or Teddy.

Ivan

I have an Irish/Czech/Russian Theo. He’s now 20.
Other names to consider:
Kirill
Aiden
Alisdair
Lorcan
Alec (I have one of those too! Shortened form of Alexander)
or… Alek
Naoise
Rex
Amos
Rudy/Rudolf
Andrew
Ilya
Victor
Merlin
Rafferty
Peter

Of your two names I really like Lachlan. Hamish and Patrick are really good choices from above. I have a son named Patrick Ambrose Momtoboys. I like the way that sounds

Caleb, Logan, Jacob, Ethan, Ezra, Luka

Dexter but I'm biased! He's 17 now and loves his name. Other name we considered was Otis so the dog got that name.

Love Rowan. Ronan is also a lovely Irish name with a similar sound.

Ruadhán is an Irish name that also means red haired as far as I’m aware. Similar in sound/vibe to Lachlan & Rowan. Nickname Ru is cute, but not as popular as Theo.

For red-hair associations:
Ruairí / Ruairidh / Rory - 'red hair/great king'.
Aodhan / Aidan - 'bringer of fire'.

Also:
Cian
Odhran
Oisin
Rian
Liam
Tadhg
Levi
Kit

i like Theo and Rowan but Rowan also v popular (along with the v similar Roman) and slightly similar Rory.

From the Scots..

Ewan
Lorne
Kester
Alistair
Alexander (nn Sandy rather than the currently v popular Alex)
Robert nn Robbie or Robin
Struan
Angus
Hamish
Gillies
Innes
Douglas
Duncan
Gregor

Irish
Lorcan
Ronan
Patrick
Seamus
Blaise
Fionn
Ciaran
Colm
Donal
Fergal
Aidan

The rest

Nathan
Jerome
Ethan
Owen
Jethro
Ivo
Gawain
Rufus
Rafe
Corin
Dashiell
Milo
Nicholas nn Nico
Stellan

Benedict
Frederick
Joseph
Alfred
Nathanial
Stellan
Finneas
Sebastian
Casper

Brodie is a nice Scottish name

congratulations on your pregnancy @PatronSaintOfPotplants

Rowan is my baby daughters name. Just to warn you that the name is on a huge upswing. In a couple of years it could well overtake Theo in the charts as the popularity of Theo has plateaued for the last few years if you look at graphs of the official numbers. Also Roman with an M is THE fastest rising boy name (risen hundreds of places to now be in top 30 and still rising). My daughter is continually in baby groups with at least one Roman and people confuse the names and get muddled which I hate. Rowan also seems to be shortened automatically to Row which I don't like but feels inevitable unfortunately.

I came across a Jenkin recently which I love. It’s an unusual, old fashioned first name meaning “John The Younger” with a similar sound to some you’ve mentioned (ends with an N, slightly surname-y).

Theo is currently by far the most popular boy's name, if you count all the Theodores. Rowan is nice but there are so many similar names popular right now (Roman, Rory, Reuben, ...) that they become samey.

Lachlan is nice but only if you say the 'ch'.

leo
rufus
rupert
milo
hugo
river
arlo
felix
nathan
jude
owen
fraser

Russell - meaning is little red, or the red one.

I like Rowan and Theodore. Popularity of names is very area dependent. You can see online how many were registered in your area. Theodore and Rowan are very far down the list in my area, so are possibly more popular in cities.

Theo you s sooo overused and will date badly

Theo is lovely. I’d stick with it, regardless of popularity. It’s like Chloe or Jack who were top of the lists for years, yet you meet relatively few IRL.

I know lots of Chloes and Jacks, but I probably know more Harrys than Jacks. They seemed to be the names that everyone chose. I know several Jack and Chloe sibsets.

names.darkgreener.com/#theo
names.darkgreener.com/#theodore

Add the two together and it's by far the most popular name.

Fraser?