Boys name help!

[Daveismyhero]

We are expecting our first baby in December and have found out we're having a little boy. We're so excited but really struggling for names!
Names I like are:
Jude
Cooper
Caleb
Ezra
Seth

Names husband likes:
Alastair
William (I have agreed to this as a middle name)

Names we both like but can't use:
Rowan (rhymes with our surname)
Alfie (MIL cats name 😂)
George (best friends little boys name)
Noah (doesnt work with our surname)

I feel like we've gone through all of the Names a million times and nothings working for both of us

Cakes??

how about
Nathaniel (Nate)
Sebastian
Guy
Dominic
Leo
Alexander (Xander)

Absolutely love Seth. William is nice too

Surname Cohen?

Jed William
Jonah William
Gus William
Nico William
Finn William

I have an ancestor called Ephriam. He was a good-looking bloke! How about that name?

Jude ❤️

Albie
Freddie
carter
rowan
nathan
finley
liam
wilfred
frankie
archie
vinnie
bertie
rory
toby
spencer
fletcher
asher
hudson
elliott
charlie
harry
Jacob

Abel
Adair
Amos
Arthur
Asher
Ashton
August
Barnaby
Cyrus
Elijah
Ethan
Felix
Flynn
Fraser
Gabriel
Gideon
Henry
Hugo
Jesse
Joel
Lennox
Leon
Levi
Linden
Lucas
Micah
Miles
Milo
Nathaniel
Reid
Rory
Samson
Silas
Solomon
Soren
Tobias
Toby

Raphael, Sullivan, Dashiell or Carter? I really like Cooper in your boys list too.

If you both like George you should use it. It doesn't matter if your friends already have a George, it'll just become my George/your George.

Other suggestions that might be middle ground for both of you:
Adam
Benedict (Ned)
Benjamin
Elijah
Ethan
Gabriel
Jacob
Jared
Jesse
Nathaniel (Nate)
Timothy
Zachary

Ezra 100%

George William

Rupert
Robert
Oscar
Adam

Jonah? If that works with your surname…similar to Noah and a lovely name.

Don't dismiss George -you both agree on it which is a start! It does not matter about your friend's boy. I am a grandparent and 2 of my 7 GC have the same name - no-one cares that these cousins share a name.

Call me a cow but I’d be pissed off if my best friend copied my child’s name. There are a million names out there. Use a bit of imagination.

Ah come on, George is the currently the 3rd most popular boys name in England and Wales.

If she was quibbling over like Peregrine or Julius I could see where you were coming from, but the thing with common names is that a lot of people like them (and use them!)

If you like and can’t use Alfie, what about Albie? A few celebrities seem to be using this at the moment. Alfie the cat won’t be here forever and it’s a distinction between them whilst he is.

@FirstFallopians i know, you’re completely right. I’d just be grumpy if it were me! X

Freddie, Finley, Henry, Teddy? All classic enough to tick your husbands preferences but “cool, suave” enough to meet your likes? All go with Cohen I think.

John or Frederick

If it’s Cohen, you can’t use Seth unless you’re an avid OC fan. 😂

I like Jude best from your list. Ezra is also cute. Agree with PP that Jonah is similar to some of the names you can’t use and might work.

My votes are for Seth, a lovely underused name and Jude.

& with the Seth Cohen OC reference new born children would know nothing about the OC series it’s irrelevant to them.

If you like Alfie, alternatives are Albert/Albie or Arthur/Artie?

Robin is quite similar to Rowan

Euan ?