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The hubby is freaking we haven't bought anything yet (a diaper bag and a onsie at 26 weeks) - and I'm more concerned we have nothing as far as boy names go! (We've already got names for our first TWO girls!)
It's time for another thread with boy name suggestions!!
We like names 'off the beaten path' - but still spellable and pronounceable :)
Our short list right now:
Thile
Beckett
Chanson
Soren
Stratton
Nolan
Colson
We'd like to pair something with a family name - but hubby doesn't LOVE any of those options either. McClelland, Wayne, Whitfield.... McClelland will most likley win - and we don't care if it's used as first or middle. Example: 'McClelland Thile' or 'Thile McClelland' would still be called 'Thile' if that makes sense.
THANKS.
I don't have children, but a lot of my friends do. Here is a sample of what the boys ended up with: Emerson, Landon, Eyaston, Finn, Gabriel, Jaxon (really not a fan of that name....sorry), Henry, Nathaniel, Tennen, Harrison, and Jake.
How do you pronounce "Thile"? lol
Beckett is cool. (Beck is a family name in DH's family)
What about Callan? (Cal)
Are nicknames important to you?
We absolutely want names that go in French as well as in English.
Jeremy (although it doesn't go with our last name, which is crushing me cause it's my fave!!)
Nathan
Gabriel
Lately we've loved Antoine, but it's not good in English so we'll probably have to toss it.. Plus, when shortened, it's Tony and we're not fans..
So yeah, we don't plan on having more than 2 kids, so if they're two boys, it will be Nathan adn Gabriel.
I like Jacob as well, but it's waaayyy too popular right now, and growing up myself with a too popular name, I will not do this to my children.
I'm still 5+ years from babies, but I LOVE www.babynamewizard.com and talking about names!
These names aren't my 'style' but maybe they're yours?
Baden
Barton
Becklan
Lleyton
I tend to like very old-fashioned, traditional names. For boys I like Henry, Charles, James, Matthew, Jonah, Simon, William and Samuel.
@dana - me too, on the traditional names. I have always said Jack would be a great boy's name, and it's part of my brother's name too, but now so many people are named Jack (family friend, friend's new baby, my IL's DOG!) that I have to let it go. Maybe YOU can use Jack!
I really like Charlie.
Just a thought---about half of baby boys' names given today end with -n (especially -on, -en, -an). So even though all the names you listed are very off the beaten path in terms of the actual letters used, in terms of sound nearly all of them (5 of the 7) end with a very common sound for boys today. And just in case you didn't know, Chanson is the French word for "song" and I think that gives it a feminine connotation.
Here's a neat article on naming baby boys: http://www.babynamewizard.com/archives/2007/7/where-all-boys-end-up-nowadays
Chanson as in song? Would you pronounce it the french way? I think it's pretty though my husband has a french name and people don't have an easy time with it.
Loved and not using Geffen, Draigan, Pierce, Jagger, Lennon and Michale (sounds like mick-ale).
Well in English Chanson can sound cool.. But if he's ever to travel in French places or even eventually live in a French environment, I don't know if it's such a good idea..
@troubled: I get what you're saying. We live in a region where we use French and English every.single.day, and people who have names that don't go well in both languages have a hard time - they usually come up with easy nicknames and use it professionally as their regular name to avoid having to spell and explain all the time..
I looove Beckett. It's first on my list!
I also like Mason, Chase, Wilson, Walker, Elliott, Garrett, and Brady.
I like classic guy names...
Michael
Stephan
Nicholas
but for GIRLS I like names like Sullivan, Collins, Chloe, Riley, etc
Maybe you'd like some of these:
Burritt
Dainis
Zachariah (love that)
its funny to see how much names have transformed! some of these names just boggle my mind!
i dont have many ideas for boys but i do like colton...
!!!! I am so happy I stumbled across this post!! so i can share this webite--
GO TO NIMBLER.COM
This is how i named my son, it is amazing, u enter a few names you like and it compiles a list of a ton of names that are similar and will please you! I dont know how it works but it definitely does! I was embroiled in a battle with my FI, he wanted Chase and I hated it, i entered it on this website and came up with like 30 similar names that we both liked. I also have a very unique name so I couldnt have a john or a matt as my son. I am Storm and my FI is Wayne, so we needed a great name: our son is now Hudson Turner. (please dont steal it!) haha just kidding.
Burke is a family name that means a lot to me. And very surprisingly through a random conversation I found out C loves it! Didn't expect that one.
A friend of mine just had a baby named Kellan. Love that one too!
Melissa - I'm totally with you on Jack and I'm so bummed it's incredibly popular right now! I think we'll still use it though (well, technically Jackson) as it honors both my grandpa and J's stepdad. Two birds, one stone! 
Go figure the girl family names are also super popular right now too (Izabella and Zofia)! I think Claire and Grace are pretty high up there right now too. Boo!
Jilian - Boy names are so much harder than girl names and I have no idea why! I'm afraid I don't really have any suggestions for you. I'm pretty much relying on family names.
I wanted Seth, FI like Sen but now we are leaning towards Jake....not planning on having babies anytime soon though lol
Im dumb... I spelled the website wrong-- (its only been over a years-- sorry) lol
NYMBLER.COM
there we go! :)
Fi and I like Taegan (or Teagan) and Zsolt. Teagan/Taegan is Irish, and Zsolt is hungarian.
My best friend is due with a boy in two months, and they are naming him Odin. They are also into different baby names, and tossed around Elijah, Henrick, and Tobias for a while. :)
@stormala that is so cool! I can't wait to try that out :) :) thanks!
@gvsusara - Love those names. Finn was on our short list but it's getting WAY to popular.
@JeniRae - Thile is pronounce 'theelie', after Chris Thile the mandolin player for Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers. I LOVE Callan - unfortunately my mom's finaces name is Cal and that would just ruin it for me. I like Becklan a lot too - will have to run that by hubby.
@egb - This isn't really French but I saw the name Jacoby lately and though it was fun twist on Jacob.
@Melissabegins - Jack/Jackson is one of my all time favs.... just too popular.
@chelseamorning - I've noticed that trend too. I had a list yesterday and 5 ended in 'son'. Might also have something to do with me leaning towards Surnames as first names. Thanks for the info on Chanson and the article!
@tmarie - Jagger is an AWESOME name.
@Stormala - Can't wait to try out that site! btw - I love the name Hudson :)
@gocubbies - I wish my hubs liked my dad's middle name 'Wayne' because he's passed away and I would LOVE to carry on part of him. But no dice. I do LOVE Kellan.
@Miss Hunky - Cool names. We have a niece Teegen.
@az2wa - I like Thane. A lot. T would help us keep hubbys same initials which I think would be cool. I've always like Zane too - similar sound.
@Sulli301 - Thad was on our short list for a while but the more I said it with our last name the more I wasn't so sure. Plus it's almost TOO close to Todd (hubby) without being the same - which I sometimes think is weird.
Thanks to everyone! Great suggestions. I love hearing them all.
I have always liked the name Aiden. I also like Nicholi. However, if we were to have a son, i would probably let FI choose the name...within reason.
my SIL named her son Rowan and i think thats a cute name.
I have only decided on one name, and its incase i have a girl. Her name will be Raya. Pronounced Ry-ah. its from the name Raisa (Ry-isha) FI grandmothers name is raya, beautiful russian name.
I love talking baby names as well even though we are about 5 years out from starting a family.
I love more traditional names that are not used often anymore. I think my FI's name is my favorite, but we can't use it because he doesn't want a junior! His name is Franklin (nn Frank).
I love Italian boys names... what can I say, it's part of my heritage!
If lemon was a boy she would have been Matteo or Luca. We love Enzo too, but I used to date someone with that as part of his name so it was a total no go!
I whole heartedly agree with avoiding Jadyen, Bradyen, Cadyen etc. Every baby in the NICU or in the hospital seems to have some sort of variation thereof. I feel sorry for kindergartens in a few years!
that site suggested a middle name of Blaze - love that site! My kid's going to be a Gladiator.
I love random names as well. Stuff that you don't hear everyday.
Beckham, Finn, Jude, Asher, Adler, Arden, Yaeger, Sawyer, Braxton, Callum.
I love threads like this!!! :]
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