Help me narrow down my 5th son's name. Yes, 5th

[Duckyneedsaclean]

I have a (not very) shortlist, brothers have pretty classic names, starting J,D,A,C and probably want to avoid those initials unless I love the name.

Michael
Elijah/Eli
Levi
Ernest
Leo
Dominic
Francis
Gabriel
Miles/Milo
Vincent

@EmeraldShamrock000 , it never went away. Over-popular as a middle name.

The classic names are making a comeback, I like Michael but I'm biased as my ds is a Michael. It's not so common now and I had a lot of compliments on it, only issue is there are a lot of nicknames e.g Mike, Mickey, Mikey, I call ds Mickle Pickle. 😂
The there are other classics like Alexander, Nicholas, Anthony, James they are all quite flattering strong names.

Haven't read the whole thread.

Vincent is the standout name from your list! Lovely. Please not Leo - there are enough of them already.

I really love Vincent, Francis and Michael. Also Patrick.

Michael. Nice
Elijah/Eli. Not great
Levi. Nice
Ernest. NO
Leo. NICE
Dominic. NO
Francis. NO
Gabriel. NO WAY
Miles/Milo. Myles is good. Milo is for a dog
Vincent. No

Gavin
Isaac
seán
Tony

Quentin is the perfect name! Cool, classic and it means fifth.

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

If I had a fourth boy, I'd go off piste and not follow my others boys names ( old celtic). I'd go for something different

Quentin is dreadful.

Maybe I’m biased, but I know a lovely one so like the name. It also reminds me of the illustrator Quentin Blake.

I think you'd need to be an eccentric confirmed bachelor with an quirky personality, and bags of intellect and creative talent to get away with it.
Reality is a gently parented boy having a tantrum in Bentall's while Mummy and Daddy coo at him.

Gabriel, Miles, and Michael would be my top three.

Throwing Isaac in as a suggestion.
I like the previous suggestions of Samuel and Patrick too.

Agreed, it really stands out in a bad way on your otherwise lovely list.

I'm going to buck the trend and say Ernest! Ernie is so cool.

"Jacob, Charles (Charlie), Anthony and David"

I think Francis chimes best with the general tone of the other boys' names.

A Mike, Elijah, Levi ,Ernest or Vincent would be a bit odd.

I don't like Leo, Dominic, Gabriel or Miles. A wee bit precious.

Congratulations! I’ve always loved Elijah, it was on my list but I had girls.

Adding in another name, I love Sebastian (shortened Bash).

Congratulations. I've got 5 boys too. I love Michael and Gabriel.

So from your list:

I like Ernest but prefer Edward and Edmund.
personally not keen on Dominic, Eli, Levi or Leo.

Francis is ok but I prefer Franklin. I do like Frankie and Frank.
Miles is good but not Milo.
Vincent is good but not Vinnie
Gabriel is good but not Gabe!
I like Michael

Others that may fit with your existing (lovely ) names:

Samuel or Samson
Sebastian
Nicholas
Peter
Benjamin
Robert
Matthew
Ellis
Elliot