Boy name list - what do you think?

[deliwoman1]

We've got a long shortlist, sort of. I'm hoping one of these really grows on me because we can't seem to find any we both love and can use! DS will take both our surnames and one is quite long, so we're after a shortish name. Avoiding V names, B names for alliterative madness, and anything ending in 'orin.' Also a bit wary of anything too surname-sounding because he'll have enough of those!

Iven
Iver
Levin (Lev)
Linus
Lowen
Rohmer
Liev (Lee-ev, like Liev Schreiber)
Asa
Innes / Ennis
Ellis
Keir (probs not though thanks to Starmer🙄)
Rowe
Eugene (Gene)
Aneurin (exception to the 'rin' rule)
Orson
Silas
Lincoln (love Linc as a nn)
Irvin
Oren (Ren)
Ernest

What do you think? Middle name James or August (for my late dad) possibly, if either fits.

V names we like but can't use: Virgil, Vaughan. Otto is okay, but can't use it or Otis either. Ditto 'Eli' or 'Elias.' We're surrounded by boys, so it rules out a LOT. Even if we wanted a more traditional name! 😩

… and then at Christmas “the cattle are Lowen…the baby awakes.” 🎹🎶

Eugene and Ernest are the only typically ‘normal’ ones in my opinion that won’t get too many ‘how do you spell that what does it mean where is that from etc)
the rest aren’t my style personally but either way think of the kind of future it’ll give the kid. I have a very strange name and I was always mad at my mum for it 😂

Nico
Felix
Mars
Quinn
Saul
Moss
Huw
Zach
Bart
Wes
Kris
Ansel
Edgar
Bruce
Ian
Walt
Roy
Clouse
Colm
Enzo
Adam

Does Ernie make anyone else think this?

The only ones I like are

Asa
Ellis
Keir

I like the sound of
Ennis James

Pierce
Cody
Ralph
Toby
Orson
Rufus
Mac/Mack
Lucius
Eric
Kurt
Lance
Gene
Earl
Jude
Seth

... Makes me think "and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west." (Was it Benny Hill?).

I like Innes, Elis and Keir.

Many on your list (including Innes) have the surname vibe to me that you said you didn't want.

Out of your list, with adjacent names, I like:

Elijah
Ellis (maybe too surname?)
Innes
Ivor
Linus
Silas

I'd also possibly suggest:

August
Mads
Matias/Mattias/Mathias/Matthias
Nathaniel
Oisin
Rasmus
Thaddeus
Tobias

Devlin
Lex

Out of yours I love Lincoln and Orson

Rasmus, Thaddeus and Tobias I really like! Working with Rasmus, if op likes Eugene would Erasmus be an option? It’s slightly less nerdy,

Linus has had positive comments on here but I have to say it makes me think of both lino(leum)and Sinus. Silas does too a bit (as well as silage.)

Ooooh I like Mads.

Kier and James are excellent
Ellis is alright

The rest are awful sorry

I like Lincoln. Unusual, strong, nice sound to it. Lovely city

I like all those names. Think we have similar taste. Agree with other poster that Ivan is nicer than Iven.
Keiran or kerr instead of Keir?
How about Sylvan?
Magnus?

Innes is the only one I like. Or Gene. But not Eugene.

What about Levi?
Or Ray?

Like - Ivan (spelt this way), Ellis, Aneurin (nn Nye), Silas, Oren, Lincoln

Do you like
Ivor
Reid
Asher
Kai
Rhys
Aven
Soren nn Ren
Lawrence
Russell

A few suggestions which I think go with James August

Rowan
Logan
Lachlan
Lucas
Oliver
Corey
Jack
Ross
Finlay
Sean

From your list, I like -

Linus
Liev
Ellis
Eugene
Aneurin
Lincoln
Irvin

My favourites are Eugene, Aneurin, and Irvin.

Would you consider Ivo?

What kind of name is Asa? How would you pronounce that?

Asa or Silas would be great. Not really struck on any of the others.

Pronounced as “Acer” - like the tree. It’s Biblical, like similar but more popular Ezra. There’s been a few famous Asa’s too (depending on which generation you are) - for this generation there’s Actor Butterfield (Sex Education, Hugo etc) , for the older generation there was footballer Hartford or Historian/Author Briggs. Super cool name, just a shame there might be a few who mispronounce it as “Asser”.

Thanks everyone!

Now DP is on about how he likes Virgil best again 😩 DD’s name is Vada so …

This is so hard! It was easy with DD and now the name fits her so well. People do ask about it but generally remember ‘My Girl’ and/or love Star Wars 😂 so we get positive responses! Her nursery room manager loves it and is so thankful she’s got an uncommon name. Makes life easier for her, but bloody harder for us to choose for DS!

My favourites are Levin (I think of the character in Anna Karenina), Ellis and Ernest.