Boy name list: looking for opinions and other suggestions

[jazzra369]

Hey everybody,

Just found out I'm expecting another little boy. I feel like boy names are so much harder than girl names! Anyway, I thought I'd get opinions from you guys on my preliminary list. And also suggestions for other names that follow my style.

I'm not concerned at all if the name is in the top ten (first son's name is Ethan). What I am more concerned with is a name that will age well. I'm not into creative spellings.

Here's the list:

Oliver
Matthew
Emmett
Noah
Finn/Finnegan
Calvin
Mason
Kieran
Holden

Thanks.

[Deleted]

Oliver - keep. Classic
Matthew - Will age well, but a bit boring
Emmett - I like it. Prefer Elliott
Noah - Like it. Feels a little too expected with a brother named Ethan
Finn/Finnegan - ok, won't age as well
Calvin - like it, but not a fan of it with Ethan
Mason - toss. too trendy
Kieran - don't like with Ethan
Holden - toss

Elliott
Marcus
Oscar
Nathaniel
Henry
Andrew
Caleb

[cabbagecabbage]

Mason and all the Finn names are super trendy. I think they'll be pretty time stamped later.

I'd vote for Matthew, Noah, Oliver. They compliment Ethan without matching.

[Widget123]

Oliver- Keep
Matthew- Keep
Emmett- Toss, don't like with Ethan
Noah- Keep
Finn/Finnegan- Toss, trendy
Calvin- Keep
Mason- Toss, trendy
Kieran- Toss, NMS
Holden- Toss, NMS

Suggesting:
Oscar
Arthur
Nicholas
Christopher
Owen
Sebastian

[billyhorrible]

We have a very similar style. And I also have 2 boys, so I'll throw in some from my list for you too.

Oliver - keep (add Otis, August, Arthur, Theodore)

Matthew -keep (add Malcolm)

Emmett - toss. (I love the name, but don't like Ethan and Emmett together. Sub Barrett)

Noah - keep (add Nathaniel, Cole )

Finn/Finnegan - keep (add Felix, Finbar)

Calvin - toss (sub Callum, Conor)

Mason- toss (sub Desmond)

Kieran - toss (sub Cormac, Conrad)

Holden - keep (add Thatcher)

[cosmicav]

From your list, I think Oliver and Noah match best with Ethan, and are the most classic.

Here are some more ideas!

Thomas
James
Samuel
Gregory
Henry
Liam
Jeffrey
Peter

[jazzra369]

Thanks guys. So far Oliver is my favorite. I'm loving all these new ideas!

[bromios]

Oliver - It's a good name, so I'd say keep if you don't mind him being one of many
Matthew - Toss, boring.
Emmett - TOSS
Noah - Toss, boring.
Finnegan - KEEP!
Calvin - KEEP!
Mason - TOSS! Trendy McTrenderson!
Kieran - Toss, replace with Ciaran
Holden - TOSS

Add:
Adrian
Linus
Peter
Scott
Seth
Sebastian
Milo
Harlan
Graeme
Leo

[claud]

Oliver - Keep
Matthew - Keep - this one is my favorite
Emmett - Keep
Noah - Eh, probably toss. It's okay, but not great
Finn/Finnegan - Toss
Calvin - Toss
Mason - Toss
Kieran - Keep
Holden - Toss