Boys names shortlist? Help me convince DH?

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We're going round and round and can't seem to find a boys name we really like. DS is due in a few weeks, though if his sense of timing is like his big sister's he could be here any day now so I'm getting a bit stressed about finding a name! With DD, we "knew" what her name would be by the 20 week scan! So I've ordered DH to give me his top 10 boys names by tonight and he's told me to do the same. So far it's been me suggesting names and him vetoing them/asking me if I'm really that riddled with hormones! So here's what I think might be my top 10 list - thoughts? Suggestions for similar? I want a 2 or preferably 3 syllable name to lengthen out our 1 syllable surname...

Matteo
Diego
Rafael
Aidan
Brendan
Samuel
Isaac
Benjamin
Sebastien
Xavier

btw, dh is currently flipping through a baby names book I gave him (Finally!) and commenting on picking something from the "Pirates Names" list...

It's really maddening when they just don't take it seriously isn'it it?

I like all yours except Aidan and Brendan. Why Matteo and Diego?

He's driving me mad! At least he's finally given me a list of 10 names, although I'm not sure how serious he was...

His list is:
Matthew
William
Benjamin
Cameron
Daniel
Alexander
Christopher
Samuel
David
Ethan

(I strongly suspect some of these were "fillers" to get him out of his responsibility to provide 10 names ;) )

Matteo/Diego/Rafael on my list as my maiden name is Italian and we gave DD an Italian/Spanish name, so would be a nod to my heritage & go well with hers...

isaac is fab, if ours had been a boy i'd have INSISTED that we name the baby isaac. but imogen it is!

You agree on Samuel and Benjamin so pick one of thme, no?

I like Aidan, Samuel and Xavier best from your list. Also quite like Isaac.

How about

Ethan
Joshua
Liam
Aaron
Dylan
Nathaniel
Gregory
Zachary
Reuben
Nicholas

X-posted before I saw your DH's list. So, you agree on Samuel and Benjamin! From his list I like

William
Daniel
Alexander
Christopher
Samuel
David
Ethan

Isaac, Rafael, Benjamin and Samuel are great. How about Jago instead of Diego? It's a Cornish version of Diego.