Everyone hates my baby names!

[DinoNuggetsRUs]

I'm really struggling to find a name for our baby boy that my partner also likes. I steamrolled him with it last time as I found all his suggestions ridiculous and our first son is called Max, much to his disdain.

There are two names we both agree on, not my favourites but I really want one we've both chosen this time:

Sonny & Reid

I've googled these, looked at mumsnet and Reddit and it seems everyone thinks they're awful names.

Names I like which husband has said absolutely not to:

Samson (a compromise on Sonny, use Sonny as a nickname and have this on bc so he can go by Sam when he's older if he finds Sonny childish)
Luca
Rory
Charlie

Husband leans towards more American names which I'm not massively a fan of.

Any suggestions? Are the ones we agree on really that awful? Idek I'm getting so stressed with it as I'm feeling like a lot of his suggestions are just ridiculous.

Who cares what strangers in the internet think? It’s up to you and your partner only.

It's a nice name but our boy is more of a tsunami. But then again, I wouldn't have known that at the time!

Sonny and Reid aren’t names that fit my personal style but I know boys with those names and they sound good on them. I think the important thing is that they’re names you love and feel comfortable with - see if you feel good when you say them?

I love Luca, Rory and Charlie (and Max!)

Other ideas

Zachary / Zac
Finley / Finn
Leo
Sebastian / Seb
Dexter
Felix
Toby
Frank
Jasper
Asher
Hayden
George
Oscar

I know someone with a Sonny and every time she refers to him my brain assumes he's a toddler because it's such a childish nicknamey name. Yeah I know there was Sonny and Cher but it doesn't feel like a real name. So definitely don't use that one. Can you imagine being a grown man called Sonny, working in a bank or something?

I personally don't like his choices, they're very American.

I like Charlie 😊

Rory is nice.

As far as I'm concerned the person who has to go through pregnancy and labour gets final say on the name.

Would you consider Grayson with nickname Sonny?

Alternatives:

Austin - August (Augie), Indiana (Indie)
Maverick - well, Erik? Or Roderick which can shorten to Rowdy, v American.
Wyatt
Jenson
Bryson - Bryce?
Junior
Colson - Cole
Reid - I think it’s fine, lots of people have names that sound like other things (Mike, Miles)

What about Sammy / Samual rather than Sonny, which also gives option of Sam.

I love Max. I’m personally not keen on Sonny and Reid - because Sonny sounds like a generic nn (for any name really, after all he is your son) a bit like Buddy. And Reid might well get misspelt ( Reed and Read). But no, they aren’t terrible and won’t raise any eyebrows.

Of your husbands picks, I actually quite like Wyatt as it makes me think of Tudor Poet Thomas Wyatt , rather than Wyatt Earp, so it actually sounds quite elegant to me 🤣 Maverick is really cool too - but he’ll have to be a certain kind of boy/man to pull that off so I don’t think I’d risk it personally. I can’t really see any positives in the others.

Yours are nice enough (apart from Samson which is a bit big for a kid to live up to and what if hes balding when older🤣- do love Sam though and Sam and Max sound great).

If he likes American style names then maybe:
Max and Zack?
Max and Jared?
Max and Xander?
Max and Caleb?
Max and Bram?
Max and Evan?

Cameron is the only name mentioned that I like but I prefer more old fashioned, rather than modern names I suppose. But it doesn't matter what anyone thinks OP, go with what you love.

Maverick is one of my guilty pleasure names but would never name a baby that! I actually love Jenson and Charlie is lovely too

I like Sonny and Reid! Suggestions. Max and

Roman
Rudy
Flynn
Ellis
Leon
Fletcher
Dougie
Remy
Liam
Jude
Kit
Elliott
Archie
Jacob

I LOVE Sonny @DinoNuggetsRUs go for it ! And remind your husband you're the one who has to push him out!

This is the best list.

Sonny - you could use it as a nickname regardless of first name
Reid- surname, I don't see it working as a first name

Samson - fine
Luca - ok
Rory - ok
Charlie - like

Austin - fine
Maverick - dreadful
Wyatt - ok
Jenson - ok
Bryson - surname, I don't see it working as a first name
Junior - dreadful
Colson - look it up

Flynn - fine
Otis - ok, not my taste
Asher - ok
Asa - ok
Cameron - ok
Caleb - like
Micah - fine
Alec - like
Remy - ok

I don't know why you'd call your child Sonny or Junior. It's as if they don't have an actual name.
Give them a person's name.
Not Maverick.
Your last list was fine, I like all of them, particularly Caleb.

Well I absolutely love Sonny so I'd suggest you stick with that.

I like Max and Reid or Max and Sonny

Names inspired by American friends / colleagues’ kids:

Quinn
Finn
Bennett
Eli
Nico
Liam
Asher
Cooper
Jesse
Owen
Rowan

My ds name would receive hate on here, and a work colleague of my dad commented it sounds like the name of an American pornstar! I laughed, and all that matters is that you can your partner like the name.
I like Sonny and Reid, of the 2 I’d probably pick Reid.

I really don't like Sonny or Junior - your son is a person in his own right, he shouldn't be named according to his relationship with his father.

Harrison and Jackson are probably the nicest names you could abbreviate to Sonny though.

We chose our second's son name whilst in hospital after he was born going through the baby app to see what suited him!

We had Tristan as our first and we both loved the name. We didn't have a clue for our second. We then chose the one we both thought suited him when he was with us. Not how I would have planned it but now it makes no difference and he's nearly three. My third son was named after my Dad who died whilst I was pregnant with him. I know lots of people don't like that kind of thing but it suits him and he's his own person! There's no right or wrong with these things!

Rex

I do prefer your taste to your husband's but I can see it is problematic.

Of the ones he has suggested I actually like Robin or River best. I would find those easier to compromise on than the surname type ones. Max & Rob sound quite nice.

Other ideas:
Justin
Dylan
Patrick
Tristan
Joshua
Joseph/Joe

for names that are quite common in US

Jesse
Zachary (Zach)
Carter
Carlson
Dexter
Levi
Tommy (Thomas)
Reuben
Noah
Jake
Jackson