Boyfriend thinks my top 3 names are silly, are there any similar?

[SarahTTCx]

So I have a top 3 for boys and a top 3 for girls but I can't get my boyfriend on board with any of them!

Boys are Hayes, Archer and Abel.

Girls are Amelie, Nora and Jovie.

He hates them all and refuses to flex. When we named our first child it took forever to come to an agreement on his name, so I just know its going to be a struggle all over again! Any help is appreciated.

Hayes makes me want to sing the Hayes Travel jingle. Sorry. I like Nora out of all of those but the rest are a bit naff imho.

I like Archer, Abel and Amelie :). Good luck!

Amelie and Nora are beautiful.

Sorry OP but I am with your boyfriend on this one.

Don't like any of the boys names but I do like Amelie out of the girls choices

Some names I have seen here I like (though I am not you of course)

Haydn/Hayden
Mason
Cyrus (I really like that and wish I'd named one of mine that)
Kyle

And a name I like and not heard for years, a Welsh name, Bryn

I like Amalie but that's it

@Strokethefurrywall coincidentally my Sullivan's middle name is Elliot 😂 sometimes wish i'd kept it to use as a first name.

I love Sullivan! ♥️

However, I do think you need an equally original name for your second child.

If my brother had a really cool name like Sullivan and I was named something unoriginal like John or Olivia, I would be well peed off.☹️

There have been 98 baby Jovies registered since 1996. I'm amazed that I've not heard of it.

@mam0918 people are a bit harsh on here anonymously aren't they 😂 I wasn't asking for opinions on my names, but rather alternative names along a similar line!

Its water off a ducks back though, I know my taste isn't "normal" but its also not crazy out there unheard of names!

@JadeSeahorse this is my thinking too, they need something similar to Sullivan in that its uncommon but not weird!

There are a gazillion Amelies, Amelias, and Emilias out there. If you counted the different versions as the same name they would be the most popular girl name in the UK by a long shot.

I love Olivia, and from your list I love Nora. Not keen on the rest of your names, though I can see why you like Hayes, and I think as an Irish surname it would go well with Sullivan.

Suggestions:
Rafferty
Raftery
Connor/ Conor
Lewis
Rhys
Ronan
Rory
Abram
Beckett
Leo
Fintan
Declan
Kiernan
Killian
Elliott
Fergus
Austin
Holden
Tiernan
Quinn
Jonas (means John)

@SarahTTCx I know 5 girls called Amelie and 3 called Nora. I only know 1 Olivia so don’t let the popularity of a name put you off.

boys; Archie, Arthur?
don’t like the others at all.

@mathanxiety you're definitely right in that Amelie does seem to be gaining in popularity, but we don't personally know any. Its more the fact we know lots personally/are related to lots of Olivia's and Isabella's.

I do quite like Rafferty but its a bit clashy with my partners surname so we probably couldn't use even if he said yes. Jonas is nice too, might see what he thinks of that!

I think Jovie actually us beautiful! It's like Jolie, I used to know a girl by that name and thought it was a lovely name. It's very bright and, well, joyful!

Also:
Griffin
Emmett
Everett
Rowen

Girls:
Jocelyn
Allison
Nola
Maeve
Ivy
Hazel
Delaney
Lola
Rosanna

@Nizanb thank you, I do too! I actually first heard it on the film Elf haha, but I think its so pretty. I do really like Jolie too, might suggest that as its a bit less "out there" than Jovie!

@MammyS , Amelie peaked in 2013, and was hardly ever used until the film came out in 2001. Amelia is a lot more popular.

Could you use Hayes as his middle name? My son has my maiden name as his middle names as it's a tradition on DHs side of the family.

So John Hayes Sullivan
Or Nora Hayes Sullivan

Asher
Asa
Idris
Magnus

Asher has a similar feel to Archer but it's a biblical name so might appeal to DH?

Josie and Jodie as alternatives to Jovie?
Aveline as an alternative to Amelie?

I agree with PP that he doesn't get to dismiss your ideas and not come with any suggestions of his own, bar John as a middle name and Olivia as a girls name.

This

And this

You can get an app where you Swipe left or right on each name and so does your partner and it let's you know your matches.

I really like Nora.
Will be very hard to pick a name that you don't know anyone with. So if you like a name but avoiding as know of a few people with same name wouldn't let that put you off.
Jack a top name for years, my boys class year has 60 odd kids two to three with same 'unusual' names but only one Jack.
Such a variety of names these days.