Stuck for baby boy names, our favourite just got vito’d by my mother!

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We are due our first baby - a baby boy in mid November but we are really struggling with names.
The middle name is going to be George after my dad.

Our top name was Archer, but when I told my mum, she quite angrily said it wasn’t a real name and I should be using Archie, as Archer sounds stupid. So it has put a spanner in the works and now we regret telling her our front runner.

The rest of our list includes:
Wilf
Charlie
Otis
Hugo
Seb (Sebastian)
Tobie (Toby)

We don’t want anything too out there but also don’t want anything too common. Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated.
Middle name George.
Surname starts with a W if that helps.

Thank you :)

Your baby your choice. Go with the name you love. Your mother got to name you, you get to name your child and that is how it should be.

Yup ignore your mother. I like all the names on your list so you really can't go wrong. Archer is a bit different to your other choices and I suspect you really want to use it but were too easily put off by the first negative comment.

Don't like Archie! What is is supposed to be short for - Archibald?? I don't think so.

You get to choose your baby’s name. Your mother has had her turn. Don’t discuss names with her or anyone other than the baby’s DF.

On your list I like Sebastian best.

What's it got to Do with your Mother

Ignore your Mum. Use Archer if that's your favourite.

I like Seb best from your list. Also really like Otis.

If you go for Toby do spell it properly. There are no points for creative spellings.

Other suggestions:

Ivo
Amos
Elliot
Judah
Blake
Riley

You'll regret not sticking with your choice. Tell no-one your name choice.
Archer is great.

Your mum doesnt get a veto

Call him Archer she will get used to it.
.When we named ds Conrad my mother said "Thats horrible" ffw 11 years she told me " I always liked the name Conrad its such a good strong name" it had just become her grandsons name whom she loved so the name became.normal and good in her mind.

Next time tell her names you like but are not "the one"

IMO out of your list Archer is by far the best

Also Archie is short for Archibald or Archer...

Wilf - very wet - and WW?! - just no.
Charlie - lovely but not unusual
Otis -pretentious and not unusual
Hugo - posh boy
Seb (Sebastian) - not unusual
Tobie (Toby) - lovely but not unusual and why on earth would you spell it wrong?!

Veto.

Vito is a boy's name.

There should be a health warning on POS packets -
DO NOT discuss possible name choices with anyone other than the other parent!

Don't let you Mum put you off - this is a choice for you and your partner, and if you like Archer - go for it.

Your mum doesn’t get to decide! Archer is fine and not made up. Can have nn Archie if you want. If you want other options….

Spencer
Asher
Fletcher
Vincent
Otto
Seth
Felix
Jasper
Rowan
Eric
Caleb
Sidney
Elio

Use Archer if you love it!

It doesn’t matter what we or your mother think.

Please stick to it if you both love it. You’ll regret it otherwise and resent her

I prefer Archer to Archie. Archie is a nickname, she can use it if she wants. Archer is a name in the style of Mason, Hunter etc (an occupational name).

And this is why you don't tell anyone the name until the baby is born and it's a fait accompli!

Go for Archie, Charlie or Seb. Not keen on Archer.

I love Hugo but I do think that it’s your baby, if you love Archer then go for that.

Next time don’t tell anyone!

No your mother does not get a veto unless it causes distress (eg the name of an abusive uncle).

So use Archer.

Or Victor/Vittorio if you want to use Vito…

That would make me use Archer more 😁 she doesn’t get a veto unfortunately for her.

Archer was on our list, love it! Archie was the thing that put us off. Otis was also on our list, I vote Otis.

Sorry I'm not a fan of Archer either, I just see a bow and arrow when I think of it. For me it was really important my parents liked thr names we chose but i get why others aren't as bothered. I do thi k they would grow to.love the nsne even if not keen to start with.

Love some of your other suggestions, especially Charlie. How about James, Alex, Henry, Tom.

Use Archer if you like it, and let her call him Archie if she must.
Don't use Tobie though. Spell it properly if you want to use it.

OP, if you want to call your baby Archer, then do so - it’s your baby. Your DM will come round to it - she’ll have to if she wants to see her DGS, and I can assure you that as a DGM, a desire to see your DGC massively outweighs any misgivings about their name! My stepdaughter has called her child a name that neither I nor my DH care for, but you know what? She’s not our daughter, and thankfully we weren’t asked before the baby arrived. It’s entirely up to you and your DH, OP.

Your choice but my favourite from your list is

Sebastian George followed by Hugo George.

I think Otis is really cool.
I also think it’s very important that your mother understands that she doesn’t get a vote. Not in the naming of your child and not in any of the other millions of parenting decisions you will make over the next 20 years. She can offer advice or an opinion, if you ask for it but, even if you asked for it, you aren’t obliged to take it. Get used to saying “thanks for the advice mum but actually we’re going to…..”

King?

King George has a nice sound to it.

If you love Archer go for it. Otherwise you will regret it and I can almost guarantee that in 12 Months time a neighbour or relative or whoever will use Archer and your mum will come out with “doesn’t it grow on you all the same isn’t it a nice name” and you’ll want to explode. I don’t love the name but it doesn’t matter what I think. Of the names on your list I’d personally go with Charlie or use George as the first name but I love old classic (boring) names.