Help us pick a boy name!!

[zcy9079]

Our baby boy was born in late December, and we’re still struggling to decide a name!
We live in the UK, but not local, so this is where we could really use some help. We’re not always sure which names might have certain associations we wouldn’t be aware of!!
Here’s current shortlist. How do you rank them and any associations with them?

Lawrence (does it come across too serious?)
Rhys
Arthur
Levi
Felix (cat?)

Thanks!

Felix - very good name.
Arthur
Levi
Rhys

I like them all in this order.

I like Rhys! Classic and not overused.

Felix is a well known brand of cat food in the UK. I really dislike it. I know one who goes by Fifi.

Arthur is overused

Lawrence - 2 spellings, will be shortened, look up Laurence Fox.
Rhys - 2 pronunciations- the Welsh one (good) and 'reece' (not good)
Arthur - very popular. Gets said as 'Arfur' by some. (Arthur popularity)
Levi - jeans and murderer
Felix - cat.

Rhys
Levi
Arthur
Clive
Lawrence

Lawrence - I like it. A doctor/Lawyer name.

Rhys - very common name with various spelling. I don’t like it, I find it boring.

Arthur - a bit boring, and a bit over used.

Levi - It’s up there with Tyler and Jayden. I don’t know how to say it politely, but it’s not a name I would use.

Felix - 100% a cat!

Out of your choices I would pick Laurence.

My favourite boys names are Nathaniel and Tristan, but you don’t have either on your list, so that probably doesn’t help!

I like Rhys! Classic and not overused. I know dozens of them. Mostly middle aged. I'm Welsh.

I like a pp's suggestion of Clive.

Thank you!😊

Thanks everyone — this has been really interesting to read!

I hadn’t realised Felix was so universally a cat (though that does make me smile). Arthur being overused is what I thought too and we try to avoid that! Levi clearly divides opinion too

Lots to mull over — appreciate all the honest thoughts!

Felix is definitely a 🐈! There’s a cartoon of Felix the cat and there’s the cat food 🐈‍⬛

Finlay could be a nice alternative

All nice names. Levi is my favourite, though seems a marmite type name!

Lawrence -boring
Rhys - decent but maybe popular depending on your area
Arthur - i know 2 cats called Arthur so can't see it as anything other than a cats name but that's just me
Levi - really unsure
Felix - cat food

Love Felix. Great name. Know a brilliant one who has not yet been targeted by cat insults. Never met a little Lawrence , Laurie is very cute

Little Arthur. It's a classic - love it.

What about Oliver?

Isaac
James
Tobias
Theodore / Theo
Ethan
Jack
Jacob

Congratulations on your little boy

Lawrence - I really like this, has a classical feel but is currently unusual. Laurie is a cool nickname

Rhys - i like this spelling best, but i find the name a bit dated to the 80s / early 90s

Arthur - a nixe name, but overdone in my area. I know so many under 3s named Arthur. Would make a lovely middle name though. Lawrence Arthur?

Levi - this is my least favourite

Felix - yes i think cat. Not a fan

Which goes best with your surname?

@zcy9079 , of the names on your list, Arthur is probably the most classic one.
Many of the Royal family have it as a middle name. (King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Louis...).

Felix is a very popular cat food brand but cats aside it's a good classic name.

I like all of them.

Lawrence is good, Laurie as a nickname
Rhys has current ACOTAR association but that will fade quickly.
Arthur, a classic
Levi, I'm Jewish and it means something specific to me (a particular tribe) but is enough in general use that I wouldn't be concerned about it
Felix, wouldn't worry about the cat thing, it's a lovely name and my first association would the meaning lucky

I like Rhys and Felix best.

Arther is OK but massively overused where I live. There's billions of them under the age of about 10.

Not sure about Levi, I dont hate it but I don't love it either.

Lawrence is a bit of a mouthful and you risk spelling confusion with Laurence. Laurie as a short version is awful, so that's my least favourite from your list.

Lawrence - My favourite. I don’t mind either spelling. Reminds of Lawrence Durrell and DH Lawrence.

Rhys - I would use only if I was Welsh (which I’m not).

Arthur - always sounds very boring and old fashioned to me, but now very popular of course.

Levi - I would use only if I was Jewish (which I’m not) but I also feel that way about names like Isaac and Reuben, which seem very widely popular these days.

Felix - cat.

Rhys is my top out of your list. Short classic Welsh name seen across all age groups and not just in wales. Really like Arthur too. Lawrence is my least favourite.

Yeah Felix is probably the most popular cat food here.

I only like Rhys from your list.

Felix is Feline

My favourite would be Rhys, but I think this works so well as a middle name.

What about alternatives like:

Lawson
Flynn
Alexander (xander)
Elias
Samuel
Jasper