I need some help - boy names

[jessuh]

I'm second guessing our boy name choice the closer my EDD comes. I've never "loved" the name. It was really just the only name both of us agreed on. My husband is one of those that likes to shoot down everything I suggest, but doesn't give me any reasonable suggestions. The name is Garrett. MN will for sure be Scott and my last name goes with pretty much anything.

Names I love but have been shot down:
Miles
Malcolm
Rowan
Andrew
Desmond
Ezra
Henry
Dean
Hugh
Simon
Nicolas
Seamus

and he said he "likes" Arthur tonight, but he didn't seem too enthusiastic about it.

I keep reading the SS list in hopes that something will pop out at me and nothing. My daughter's name is Jillian but I am not really concerned with their names being matchy or anything.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I agree that Garrett is not great. Gareth would be so much better. Arthur is awesome too, and I love Scott. I love most the names on the vetoed list as well.

Archer Scott
Alistair Scott
Alexander Scott
Brendan Scott
Benedict Scott
Cian Scott
Cillian Scott
Ciaran Scott
Conall Scott
Cormac Scott
Duncan Scott
Eamonn Scott
Elliot Scott
Finnian Scott
Finnegan Scott
Graham Scott/Graeme Scott
Harlan Scott
Hamish Scott
Ivor Scott
Louis Scott
Lorcan Scott
Leo Scott
Milo Scott
Noel Scott
Niall Scott
Oliver Scott
Owain Scott
Orrin Scott
Patrick Scott
Peter Scott
Philip Scott
Ronan Scott
Rhys Scott
Sebastian Scott
Tristan Scott
Theodore Scott
Torin Scott
Theron Scott
Vincent Scott
Victor Scott

[jennby]

I love Rowan!

[AleWife]

Torin and Rhys are two of my favorites on that list.

[ashiscute]

I don't care for Garrett. It's a bit too surnamey for me. I love a lot of the names on your list that have been vetoed

What about Samuel, Gabriel, James, Rory, Julian?

[MauiBliss]

Rowan, Desmond and Miles are my favorites on your list. Arthur is also just fine and I do prefer it to Garrett. From Buttercup's list, Torin is a personal favorite of mine.

[Widget123]

I don't like Garrett, maybe give it some time (not that you have much time left) and then revisit your long list. Something will stick. Or maybe take a few names with you to the hospital and see which one suits your LO after they are born.

[Idani]

I think Garrett Scott is fine but Arthur Scott is better. You have a great list that he has shot down and my husband is the same so I feel your pain.

[michellina]

I agree that Arthur Scott sounds better. I totally feel your pain- my husband is insistent on using a particular name if it's a boy, that I've outwardly said I dislike many times. Yet he keeps insisting on it! It's driving me nuts.

[Stormtroopooper]

Ugh. I live with a giant vetoer. It's the worst. I don't love Garrett. What about Emmett, Elliot, or Everett?

[jessuh]

Feb 5, 2015 10:03:37 GMT -5 michellina said:

I agree that Arthur Scott sounds better. I totally feel your pain- my husband is insistent on using a particular name if it's a boy, that I've outwardly said I dislike many times. Yet he keeps insisting on it! It's driving me nuts.

To be fair, I've been pushing Miles on my husband for almost 4 years even though he insists he doesn't like it.


I have been trying out Arthur since he said he liked it and I'm coming to like it more and more. I also like pp's suggestion of Graham. I actually like most of the suggestions, but some he has vetoed in the past and some are the names of people we are close with (Everett and Gabriel, both of which I absolutely love, but they're off the table for sure).

I have a feeling I will go into labor with a few names in mind.. if I can get him to agree on more than just Garrett and Arthur.. and hopefully we will come home with a name we are both satisfied with

[gallumbits]

Darn, I really like a lot of your choices that have been shot down (esp. Miles and Desmond). Don't let that make you settle on a name you don't like.
Dreadpirate had a lot of great suggestions. Keep at your husband. Tell him those are off the table for you!