Boy name help!

[ravinraven216]

So it looks like we're having a boy. I had a huge list of girls names, but only a small handful for boys - most of the ones I like don't flow with our last name. Our top picks at the moment are James and Alastair, but I'm debating on which order. James has been my favorite boy's name for years. I'd probably use the NN Jamie. However, kids in DH's family has a lot of...unusual names, so I don't want our kid to feel like he got stuck with a boring name. Initials would also spell "JAB". 

Alastair would be more interesting, certainly, but I wonder if it is too pretentious. We would likely call him AJ, as Alastair doesn't really allow for any nicknames.

Other names under consideration (but I'm open to suggestions, too):
Ethan
Oliver
Vance (James Vance was a common name in my family for generations)

We have a short, but simple, German surname that starts with "B". 

Thanks!

[jmski]

I have a James nicknamed Jamie, so I vote for that one!

[Bubbles]

I love James. Ethan and Oliver are nice also. I don't like Vance or Alastair.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I love James, Oliver, and Alasdair/Alistair (prefer one of these two spellings).

I think either order would be fine, but prefer James in the fn spot because I'm not a fan of initial nns. I don't think the initials JAB are anything to be worried about.

[ashiscute]

I adore James nn Jamie. It's on our short list. I don't think the initials JAB are a big deal at all. I also love Oliver (on my short list as well. I like Alistair but I don't love the nn options.

[leahb12]

I love James and Oliver. Alistair is fine, just not for me. Also, James is not boring. It's a classic, strong name.