Boy name help

[applemuffins]

So, DH and I are kind of stuck on a boy name. We have some we like Ok, but none we LOVE. Nothing sounds right yet. We had a girl name we agreed on and it felt so perfect, but found out it's a boy afterall. We have a DD already who is named Sera.phina. Our last name is a short, one syllable name that begins with W, along the lines of Wing. Some names we like:

Wyatt, but it goes horribly with our last name.
Derek
Oliver (DH not so much, and I have a hard time imagining it on a grown man and I also don't care for its meaning, but so far it's one of my top choices)
Dominic
DH really likes Maverick but I'm not sold. A bit too contemporary for my tastes
Adrian, but DH not a fan much.
Zachary and Elliot, but they're family names already so they are out
Benjamin is a maybe but I'm really eh on it. It's just so common, and DH wants the nickname Benji but I hate that
Evander was vetoed by DH
Harrison we both liked, but the meaning of it bothers me since it means Harry's son and that's totally not my DHs name. Stupid reason to not like, but rubs me the wrong way.
Preston- dh liked it a lot until he read the meaning of it. I was Meh on it

DH and I would really prefer a 3 syllable name, but 2 can be a possibility. 1 just doesn't sound good with our last name. I don't want anything too out there for a boy. Uncommon, but not strange, and not too formal sounding (ex Bartholomew or Montgomery). Preferably not in the top 20 or so. Can't start with S because that's too matchy with DD (otherwise Samuel would be an option). I've looked at so many name lists that I feel like I can't possibly hear anything new at this point, but maybe someone out there has something. Worth a try!

[Deleted]

Wyatt, Derek, Oliver, Dominic, Benjamin are all really solid names. Love, love, love Zachary, btw!

Not a fan of Maverick (has a "trying too hard" vibe).

Some ideas:

Evan (since you like Evander)
Everett
Jonathan
Leonardo
Stewart
Marcus
Xavier
Victor
Vincent
Bruce
Raymond
Arthur
Richard

[ottertails]

I like Derek, Oliver, Dominic, Adrian, and Harrison.

Ideas (I tried to place the more out there ones at the bottom):
Gabriel
Nathaniel
Theodore
Anthony
Julian
Elias
Damian
Timothy
Malachi
Abraham/Abram
Jeremy
Matteo
Donovan
Rafael/Raphael
Anderson/Anders
Tobias/Tobiah/Tobin
Gregory
Cillian/Killian (correct spelling/popular spelling in this case)
Fabian
Finnegan
Frederick
Dorian
Lucian
Dimitri
Alistair
Roderick
Alaric
Finnian
Andreas
Caspian
Leander
Ozias
Lysander
Casimir
Cassian
Rafferty
Gideon
Leopold/Leon/Leo
Orion
Remiel

[Widget123]

I like Dominic, Elliot, and Benjamin the most of the ones you listed.


Suggesting:
Oscar
Julian
Alexander
Nolan

[joy]

Not Maverick. Oh my god.

Dominic is wonderful!

[billyhorrible]

I love Oliver, Dominic, Adrian, and Harrison.

Other ideas:
Dorian
Everett
Theodore (may be too formal?)
Solomon
Alexander
Alistair

[seamonster]

Derek, Dominic, and Oliver are great names. Definite no on Maverick.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

My favorite is Evander, followed by Adrian. Please no to Maverick.

Suggesting Leander since Evander is out. And Benedict since you like Benjamin.

I absolutely ADORE Seraphina.

[applemuffins]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm definitely moving away from Maverick. I didn't care for it but you guys solidified it. My tops are currently Oliver and Dominic and we added Xavier to the list, but I think I prefer the other two. The only qualms DH has about Dominic is that it's the same name as the character from Fast and Furious. He's afraid people will think we named the kid after the movie character. That's the same reason he doesn't care for Derek; he doesn't want people to think he named the kid after Derek Jeter. He's so weird sometimes.

[brooklynesque]

Dominic FTW. Goes great with Seraphina, will look great on a resume someday, has at least one good nn (Dom) if you want to use it, and is well-known without being too popular. I don't think most people are going to think of F&F, and even less so in a few years.

[applemuffins]

Is Nico as a nickname for Dominic dumb? I love Niko itself, but don't find it acceptable as a first name. Then I saw George Lopez apparently named his son Dominic and he goes by Nico and I kind of love it.

[brooklynesque]

Jan 6, 2017 13:47:51 GMT -5 applemuffins said:

Is Nico as a nickname for Dominic dumb? I love Niko itself, but don't find it acceptable as a first name. Then I saw George Lopez apparently named his son Dominic and he goes by Nico and I kind of love it.

I think Nico works just fine as a nn for Dominic.

[billyhorrible]

Jan 6, 2017 13:47:51 GMT -5 applemuffins said:

Is Nico as a nickname for Dominic dumb? I love Niko itself, but don't find it acceptable as a first name. Then I saw George Lopez apparently named his son Dominic and he goes by Nico and I kind of love it.

Love Nico for Dominic.

[ottertails]

I think it makes a great nickname. It makes sense , not only because Nic is right there in the name, but there's also an Italian version of Dominic, Domenico.

[Deleted]

Jan 5, 2017 21:17:08 GMT -5 applemuffins said:

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm definitely moving away from Maverick. I didn't care for it but you guys solidified it. My tops are currently Oliver and Dominic and we added Xavier to the list, but I think I prefer the other two. The only qualms DH has about Dominic is that it's the same name as the character from Fast and Furious. He's afraid people will think we named the kid after the movie character. That's the same reason he doesn't care for Derek; he doesn't want people to think he named the kid after Derek Jeter. He's so weird sometimes.

He is way overthinking the Fast and Furious thing.  Dominic is a great name and I can't imagine anyone thinking it came from the movie.  Oliver and Xavier are wonderful too.

[queenbone]

Dominic/Nico is really great.