Desperately needing help...

[OnNaturesCourse]

We can not agree on names for our boy at all.

Our DCs all have non traditional names that are unlikely to be shortened (my preference is that they are called what we name them, not a shortened version..) and we'd like baby 4 to be of the same. Not too fussed about popularity/trend of the names but would like to avoid names where there is likely to be 2 or 3 in the class in years to come. We are based in Scotland.

Our lists currently are...

Mine :
Maverick
Jax
Luca
Dawson
Ace / Asa

DHs :
Dominic (know it's likely to be shortened)
Cole
Abel
Kaleb
Dexter

Other names we have considered are : Cruz, Jett, Phoenix, Ezra, Enzo, Jaxon, Leo...

Middle name is to be Theo.

Please chuck us some suggestions that we might like as I feel like this baby will be nameless for weeks once born!

Just as an aside, boys tend to get called a version of their surname by friends anyway....

In my experience that only happens if they have a very common name like Tom or Harry and need to use their surnames to be identified.

Don't call your child Maverick because of the meaning...
Otherwise, some nice ideas. Dominic and Luca are lovely.
Ranald is a lovely old Scottish name, as are Hector and Hunter. Cairn, Lewis, Dexter?

What meaning

I guess it can mean individualist or non conformist, but often the context is negative.
However, your choice. If you like the name, use it.

Oh really? No, it's across the board here. Maybe a regional thing.

I just think of Top Gun

There may be a situation with nominative determinism.

What are you going to do Op when/if the day comes that they want their names shortened.

All the names you’ve listed there can be abbreviated.

I’m trying to think of unshortenable untraditional names.

Clay. Zak. Duke. Bram. Kai.

Some great names, OP!

Maverick - not a fan, likely to be ‘mav’
Jax - not a fan, feels unfinished to me
Luca - love
Dawson - don’t like, feels very american
Ace / Asa - love asa, not ace

Dominic - will definitely be shortened
Cole - not a fan
Abel - too biblical for me
Kaleb - like it but definitely with a c not k
Dexter - will likely be dex

I also like Cruz, Phoenix and Ezra. Ezra seems to be getting really popular.

From your list, Asa is by far my favourite.

Good luck!

How do you pronounce Asa?

Ass-a? Like AXA?

Or Acer? Like Ava?

The Asa I met pronounced it Acer.

How do you pronounce Asa?

I've only heard it pronounced as Ah-sa (not Ay-sa)

I like the look of Asa but the pronunciation differences would definitely put me off.

There's alot of potential teasing at school with Ass-A or Arse-A

Idris
Reuben
Silas
Quentin
Beau
Kit
Townes
Tate

Dominic and Cole and are nicest for me.

Others..
Denby
Digby
Denham
Colin
Angus
Muick
Lachlan
Luke
Jock
Erik
Ben - if he is likely to be tall.

Ian, Adam, Neil or Niall

Luca, Dexter, and Dominic are nice.

Not keen on the rest.

Dexter might be a good compromise?

Ay-sa.

Long first A rhymes with hay.

Full name rhymes with Ava.

Blake
Grayson
Lochlan
Emmet

Rex
Max
Jude
Bram
Leif
Van
Kurt
Rieffe
Clay
Frank
Bryce
Finn
Reed
Grant
Vaughn
Joel
Dean
Pierce
Drew
Shane
Seth
Ross
Miles
Kit
Pax
Lev
Kai
Grant
Jay

Trent

Asa is pronounced Asha if you're Jewish or O-sa if you're Swedish. Just saying as you grouped it with Ace.

I like your names.

Colter-love this
Colt
Parker
Cash
Elijah/Eli- love this
Tate
Nate
Micah- love this
Avery
Cole
Grayson
Jude
Nolan
Cade
Quinn
Rafe
Sonny
Vince
Orson
Ryder
Ashton
Colton
Sawyer
Hudson-love this
Carter
Austin
Jace
Bodhi
Bryson
Easton
Riley

I like
Orson
Quentin
Austin

Maverick is awful, sorry, and likely to be shortened to the equally terrible ‘Mav’.

I like Ezra and Leo but appreciate you can’t call him Leo Theo.

Some Scottish or Gaelic names might appeal to you - Aran, Cathal, Adair, Seòras, Finn, Brodie, Logan.