I don’t think my baby will ever have a name

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Please help!

I have been a long time lurker but have signed up for some help. My baby boy is due in 6 weeks and we have no names. I have scrolled through thousands of names and I think they are now all becoming meaningless but it’s making me
panic about naming our little boy. Any names I do like, DH doesn’t and vice versa. We both want a name we both like.

DH likes Apollo and Dawson???
I like Jasper, Felix and August.
Both would like something less common (I know my choices are more popular at the moment but just giving an idea of sound / style I like)

Any suggestions are welcome - we probably won’t use the names I’ve given as we don’t agree on them but opinions on those welcome
too.

Thank you

My suggestions that might be a mid-way compromise between your styles:

Asher
Atlas
Cameron
Edison
Evander
Leon
Linus
Milo
Orson
Roman
Theo
Xander

Bruno

Really like Rafferty… I can imagine in years to come, a dashing young man, with charisma and hopefully a kind heart.

When my boy was born, it took ages to decide on even the most traditional of male names.

Even after it was all decided and settled on, it took even more time to get used to my “beautiful angel” (the first words I gasped when the midwife passed him to me !) being called the name we had chosen.

I guess it’s wise to make sure your child’s initials don’t make up an embarrassing situation
T ony
I an
T rotter … would show as TIT 😱

You and your H need to each write a list of ten names.

You each get to immediately veto five names. You are left with a list of ten names. You can then eliminate two each, leaving you with six names to work with.

Fwiw, I think Apollo and Dawson are ridiculous names. Sometimes first time fathers to be have less grasp of the reality of the baby than the mothers do, and the names they suggest all belong in the realm of fantasy fiction.

Xavier
Sebastian
Raphael
Adam
Joel
Rufus
Franklin
Kit (Christopher)
Jonty (Jonathan)
Bruno
Elias

Alternatives to both lists:
Caspian
Alaric
Fabian
Thaddeus
Fergus
Raphael
Julius
Nathaniel
Adam
Maximilian
Casper
Jonah

Hadrian
Wilfred
Oscar
Earnest
Godfrey
Cecil
Ralph

Tbf I love your choices (but also like Apollo). I’d think of

atticus
rowan
river
casper
darwin
archer
caspian
elio
magnus
loki
austen
orson
otto
atlas
cyrus
fletcher

How about

Caspar
Orson
Roman
Quentin
Raphael

I’ve got Euan and absolutely love it 🥰

My opinion is that a middle name should be one that honours or remembers an ancestor, perhaps a loved grandparent.

Arlo – modern, gentle, and stylish (feels like Felix/Jasper but trendier)
Otis – vintage-cool with a strong sound (Felix vibes but bolder)
Milo – soft, friendly, but modern like Dawson
Ezra – strong but gentle, works well with Apollo-style names
Leo – classic, bold, but warm
Atlas – mythological like Apollo, but also naturey like Jasper
Rowan – nature-inspired but modern and strong
Silas – slightly mythic, stylish, and softer than Apollo
Theo – classic and sweet but modern
Elio – similar vibe to Felix, but has that bold Apollo feel

August is too close to Augustus Gloop for me. You’ve got to think about how the name could be used to tease/bully a child in school.

I found boys' names so difficult. We chose Noah thinking it was normal but unpopular- how wrong could we be? Still loves his name though!
In 27 years of teaching, I have never met/taught anyone with one of your listed names.
Some possible suggestions...
Benediction
Fergus
Gregory
Hugo
Ivan
Joel
Jonah
Laurence
Miles
Tonics

Names we had were

Casper
Dexter
Harris
Declan
Teddy

Atlas or Leo

OP, my youngest was nearly a month old when we finally found a name we could agree on.
Now the name we did choose, although we both 'liked' it during my pregnancy neither of us loved it and it was dropped. We got desperate 3 weeks into baby being here and that was the only name we could agree on. It was 6 years ago now and my DP now really loves the name, it's a lovely name and my DC is exactly the same child they would be no matter what their name!
So you still have lots of time! We even asked the midwives to try and name DC for us we struggled that much!

I would swerve those Greek god type names - what if Apollo / Atlas / Caesar etc is tiny and bookish? That’s a hell of name to carry off. Get your DH to imagine introducing himself to a new group with the name. If he feels even a smidge of nervousness that’s your answer.

Boy names are hard. We ended up with 2 🙃. Ours are Oliver & Casper - obviously not bothered about popular names here 😅. I really like Xander now. Harrison is nice too but we know someone who used it.

I like Atticus, Monty and Asa at the moment

As you can’t decide they aren’t the right choices, look through a name book to see if there is anything you can agree on.

@Liljules , Beaux is dreadful. Beau is pretty bad, but Beaux is a plural adjective and risks being pronounced as Box.

Good grief

Drazik!
Uriah!
Kian!

Ah well each to their own aye!😁 you say tomato I say tomatoex!🤣🤣

Zander is generally Xander and an abbreviation of Alexander.