Hi,
I'm having my second son by c-section in a few days and still can't decide on a name!
My top two contenders are Everett and Evander. Middle name will be Danen and surname is a one syllable easy to pronounce fairly common simple name i.e. Lake, Cook, Lott etc.
My oldest has a basically made up name, 2 syllables, sounds similar to some common names but I can't write it as very outing as it doesn't really exist with it's spelling/pronunciation (in my defence he was a covid baby and it took me ages to name him as I was convinced he was going to be a girl!). Imagine something like Deo (pronounced dee-oh) or Matten (pronounced matt-en) i.e. weird but once people know how to say it easy enough and familiar sounds.
I like Everett, I tend to shorten names and like Ev, Rhett, Ever, Evi etc. I think I just really like E names at the moment. I like Emmett and Emerson too although Em just feels too feminine to me which puts me off. I also like Bennett but Ben feels way too common.
Evander was a contender for my first son (my siblings both also love it but it was vetoed for them by their husbands!), I love lots about it - happy shortening it to E, Van, Ev, Evan etc. I didn't know the boxer until I started looking at it (although had heard about the ear incident) and not sure how much I really care about that association. I think it's one that will fade easily and kids won't know it anyway, besides you never know what the next celebrity will be called and whether that will be a good or bad connection so it doesn't really put me off. I already smile and laugh good naturedly when people mix up my first born with a similar sounding name so can easily laugh and let it roll off me if people frequently mention the boxer reference I think.
Other names on my list (but don't like them enough to choose them I don't think) are Sethin, Asa, Efan, Tate, Rafe, Tyde.
Sorry this got long but if anyone has any thoughts on Everett/Evander or any other suggestions I might like I'd really appreciate it! Thanks