Not Settled and Looking for Additional Ideas

[kemdupuis]

Hey Ladies! Member of June '15 here. I haven't visited your board much, but know how awesome you all are at helping with names so I thought I'd give it a try.

DH and I are having a little boy and have been having a difficult time with settling on a name. Way back this fall, we were looking through a name book (at both boy and girl names) and I tossed out the name Beckett. We've been stuck on it since and can't seem to find other names to really even consider. The middle name will be McRae (family name) and we have a very French sounding last name that starts with D.

Any other suggestions? We thought about Parker for a little while but I feel like it is way too common. I'm a teacher and want to find something unique, yet still spell-able and pronounceable. Beckett McRae D..... Thoughts? Help? Advice?

[mags]

I personally cant stand Beckett. I am not fond of any trendy names. I'm sure you will get some love for it, but not from me. Parker falls in to the same category for me.

Isaac
Ian
Elliot
Henry

[Nittany]

Beckett is... Ok. I agree it's trendy and Not a name unwound use, but it's not the worst name I've ever heard.

Suggestions:
Theodore
Sebastian
Everett
Reid
Rowan
Oliver
Patrick
Colin
August
Calvin
Felix
Malcolm
Asher
Gideon
Graham
Ian
Jasper
Linus
Nolan
Quinn
Wesley

[lalamomma]

I like it better than Bennett simply because I don't love the name Ben. Otherwise its just okay, I don't hate it.

[bromios]

Not a huge fan of Beckett (although it is better than Bennett). Suggestions:
Benedict McRae DuFrenchname
Raphael McRae DuFrenchname
Justus McRae DuFrenchname
Sebastian McRae DuFrenchname
Elliot McRae DuFrenchname
Laurence McRae DuFrenchname
Philip McRae DuFrenchname
Harlan McRae DuFrenchname
Etienne McRae DuFrenchname
Carlisle McRae DuFrenchname
Orion McRae DuFrenchname
Edwin McRae DuFrenchname
Alexander McRae DuFrenchname

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Beckett and Bennett are both trendy, and I really don't like either one. I don't like Parker either, or really any of the ln as fn.

Atticus McRae
Archer McRae
Alexander McRae
Benedict McRae
Benjamin McRae
Colin McRae
Conall McRae
Conor McRae
Duncan McRae
Elliot McRae
Elias McRae
Frederick McRae
Felix McRae
Graeme McRae
Gabriel McRae
Henry McRae
Harlan McRae
Hamish McRae
Isaac McRae
Ivor McRae
Julian McRae
Louis McRae
Leo McRae
Leon McRae
Leopold McRae
Leander McRae
Luca McRae
Lucian McRae
Malcolm McRae
Milo McRae
Miles McRae
Niall McRae
Oliver McRae
Oscar McRae
Peter McRae
Patrick McRae
Ronan McRae
Rowan McRae
Rhys McRae
Seth McRae
Sebastian McRae
Seamus McRae
Tristan McRae
Theodore McRae
Yves McRae

[leahb12]

I'm also not a fan of Beckett. It's super trendy. Suggestions (I'm sure there are repeats):
Everett
Elliot
Benjamin
Atticus
Asher
Rowan
Oliver
Ellis
Connor
Quinn
Felix
Benedict
Finley

[billyhorrible]

I don't love Beckett, but I love Barrett (so I'm weird)

[Idani]

I really dislike Beckett and agree it's super trendy. The name also sounds like a law firm when paired with Mcrea and then your LN. It's like three surnames and odd.

[helenahhandbasket]

Beckett is just meh for me-- I actually much prefer Parker.

Other sugesstions
Cooper
Flynn
Thatcher
Barron
Alton
Vaughn
Drake
Burke

[Widget123]

Beckett still sounds too much like a last name for me to like as a first name. Other similar names like Bennett or Everett are okay with me though.

[squeakyduck]

Jan 26, 2015 8:27:46 GMT -5 Idani said:

I really dislike Beckett and agree it's super trendy. The name also sounds like a law firm when paired with Mcrea and then your LN. It's like three surnames and odd.

So much this. With a last name as a middle name, don't use a lastname-y name for the first name.