Ashton or Carter for Boy? Or alternative similar suggestions please

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Me and DH are having trouble naming our son - I liked Ashton he doesn’t, he likes Carter but I’m not sold on it.

Therefore (frustratingly!), we may go back to the drawing board, I’m asking for help - what do you think of these names?

And also, does anyone have any other suggestions of one or two syllable names?

Thanks!

Anyone else remember Carter unstoppable sex machine band from the 90s? That's all I think of when I hear that name but it's a very niche reference.

I didn’t realise Cameron was Scottish and we are not Scottish! Which makes me feel a little weird using it or am I being silly?!

Ashton and carter are v American

Tbf both Jimbob and Fruitbat are 2 syllable names.

These threads always make me laugh as both my sons, my husband and my brother’s names are on here! My parents clearly like surnames as first names way back in the 80s!

OP, my eldest is Carter - my husband is Scottish and we don’t live in UK so no “chavvy” connotations alluded to above.

Also really like Ashton so I don’t think you can go wrong!

I quite like Carter but like Cooper I think it works better in American accents

Ashton I think is a bit more High School cheesy and not great anywhere

Cameron is quite nice, although I prefer Callum.

I quite like Walker, Harris is quite popular and that’s OK too. Austen?

Corin
Arran
Rowan
Lachlan
Blaise
Owen
Ivan
Joss
Joel
Luke
Jonah
Ronan
Frank
Jerome
Nathan
Struan
Zach (Zachary)

Might be others

Nah, it’s used quite widely

I love Ashton, not so fussed on Carter.

Jett
Kingston
Weston
Damian
Wade
Porter
Gage
Lincoln
Lewis
Harrison
Christian
Wesley
Reeve
Nathaniel
Hunter
Corbin
Edmund
Quentin
Camden
Fraser
David
Julian
Alfred

I like Carter personally... (And I don't like Benjamin)

Cole
Dexter
Conrad
Emrys
Griffith

Neither
try a first name

Cameron was very popular in the 1990s.
Babies called Cameron in England & Wales since 1996

In Scotland (not included in the graph) it was every other boy'sbaby names s name back then.

NRS Baby Names

They are both pretty awful choices unless you are in the US. In the UK they are both pretty chavy.

I’d get the names book out again and start by crossing off the awful ones first. You’ll be surprised how small your shortlist is after doing that.

This was also my first thought when I heard Carter. Showing my age as a 90s indie kid

Grainger
Kelly
Bailey
Linton
Carlyle
Desmond
Redmond
James
Ryder
Rider
Jordan
Duffy
Cadel
Atlas
Rohan

I really like Cameron and Callum. They were popular a while ago but not so heard of now.

I think we may be settled on Cameron 😊 after more thought I love it

we will give it another week or so to see if anything g else comes up but thank you for the suggestion on this one - still keep more coming if you have them please 😊

Oberon
Auberon
Brian
Barry
Lancelot
Galahad
Gavin
Tristan
Tomaltach
Tumelty
Timothy - Tim

Cameron is much nicer imo! Still fits your surname as a first name brief but is lovely as an actual name. I really like the nn Cam too.

We are also considering Nile, any thoughts??

Would be a good middle name for River

How about Niall?

Cameron or Niall are lovely :)

i like Niall but it it 'Nigh-ul' or 'Neel'?

I don’t like Niall, I prefer Nile - is this not the way to spell it? Isn’t Niall the Irish spelling?

I know a couple that have twins Curtis and Carter they are adorable!! ☺️ but Cameron is also a lovely name!