Help!! I cannot name my son!!

[Maero]

I’m having an awful time trying to choose my son’s name (he’s here already). In my list are Rowan, Roman, Rhys/Reece, Rian, Reagan, Mason, Jayden, Jamie and Corey. Problem is right now he suits Corey, but I’m also aware he won’t look cute forever and am conscious of choosing a strong name that will see him through his later years, which my daughters will. With a boy, I feel like I want his name to portray strength, handsome & cool, which is asking a lot. From searches I’ve realised I’m more drawn to soft names and gender neutral names for boys.

I’d love something unusual like my daughter’s name but with boys I just can’t seem to find that. As my daughter’s name is 3 syllables, I’d ideally like at least 2 or long sounding name eg Rhys.

can anyone share their thoughts on my list and perhaps share any other names they think I might love….

boys names are harrrrrrddddd!

Now there’s a good name

Caleb !

More neutral names

Adam
Eli
Jonah
Benjamin
Sebastian
Noah
Amos
Ethan

This is a real shame. Two of my friends (sisters) who grew up in Belfast were always told by their mum not to say each others name in public as it'd put them at risk as obviously Catholic names. This was in the 90s, I hoped things had moved on! There are so many gorgeous Irish names out there, it's sad you don't feel you can use them 😔

My grandsons middle name is Regan. I only know boy Regan.

What about Corson but Corey as a nickname for now?

Corson is not a child's name. Coarse.

What?!?

Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, @Theoldwoman . It's also a surname.

Corfield?

probably a little horror
Same goes for Irish names
charming

@JaneJeffer , an opinion, that's all. Irish Liam - Liam Neeson - Wikipedia, Mancunian Liam (List of Shameless (British TV series) characters - Wikipedia)

Corson is one of the most awful names I've heard on here.

Rowan is the only nice one.

Rowan is handsome and manly.
Others ..
Rex
Richard
Alistair

@Andoutcomethewolves auhhh it definitely has improved massively but a lot of Protestants wouldn’t call their child a very very Irish name eg Ciaran, Daithi, Ciara, etc. and while things are very different to the 90s, there is still improvement to be made. The area I’m from for example, people of one religion wouldn’t use the services of another just because they are the opposite (it’s mental and just pure nonsense).

Rowan, Corey and Reagan are apparently regarded as Irish and I’m actually the Protestant in our marriage, but I just like them. I’m very open minded unlike a lot of Protestants from here, having went to integrated schools 😅

Rowan.

Ah glad to hear things have improved a bit! My friends are Mairead and Caragh so I think quite obviously Catholic. They have some pretty horrible stories of growing up in Belfast.

I wouldn't say Corey, Rowan and Reagan are particularly Irish? Two of these are my cousins names and one my friend's son. We're all English!

I like Roman and Mason in your list.

If you like soft gender neutral, how about Casey ?

I like Roman and Mason in your list.

If you like soft gender neutral, how about Casey ?

If he suits Corey then why not give him that name. I wouldn’t say it’s childish or cute. Really not keen on Roman. Not sure why that name is popular all of a sudden. Theres quite a few chavvy sounding names on that list

I have an adult son, Rowan, who is amazing so that's my vote
He's 27, and has never met another and likes his name.

@cheesycheesy would you say there are all chavvy? I’m not a chavvy person (well at least I don’t think I am lol) so don’t want to label my son with that before he even has a chance to prove himself. Are there any non-chavvy names you could suggest?

@Maero "chavvy" is a terrible word and there was a thread a while ago about what it actually means and people were saying all sorts of different meanings - completely different ones that weren't even similar.
So it's impossible to say a name is "chavvy".

@Andoutcomethewolves , Corey and Regan/Reagan are Irish surnames.

@uncomfortablydumb60 You do 🥰 I actually didn’t put on my post that throughout my whole pregnancy when I thought about my baby, Rowan kept coming to my mind and in theatre when they asked me I said I really liked Rowan, but wasn’t certain. I first came across it in 2012 (when I met an elderly man who is a writer) and thought wow that’s such a cool name (it’s seems to be getting very popular now though according to online and this post). However, since he was born I’ve taken doubts. I’m not sure I like how the northern Irish say it. May I ask where you are from? It’s good to hear he likes his name, that is very important to me as I don’t like my name - felt it hindered me in life at times, which I wouldn’t want for my own children (even though my parents probably didn’t think that when they named me, they just liked the meaning and that it was unusual).