Need Boy Name Suggestions...Please!

Updated on October 08, 2010
K.F. asks from Minneapolis, MN
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A couple of weeks ago, I asked you all about a baby girl name my husband and I were going back and forth on, Isla Grace. We got some great advice/opinions/suggetions...now, since we don't know if we are having a boy or girl, and my due date is just two weeks away, I need to consider the fact it could be a boy! (For some reason I just think it is a girl, and we are excited for either, but I just keep thinking it isn't a boy...)Anyway, so we now we have no boy names at all that we really agree on. I havne't had the "Ah, that's it" moment with anything we come across.

We like to stick with Welsh/Irish/Scottish/English type names, our other kids are Owen and Bryn. We would like to stay away from anything that ends in and "n" only because it seems like it sounds better if we don't, but if the name we love comes to us and it does, not a big deal. We are just clueless!

We need some direction/suggestions, anything you all can offer would be great! I have re-read the baby name books we have ten times and still can't come up with "THE" name.

Thank you in advance!

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J.P.

answers from Boise on

I know that you said no N's, but for some reason that is all that is in my head. These are some of the ones that we considered - but had a girl.

Kellen, Declan, Finn (Finnigan for a full name), Liam (can use William for a full name).

Thought of some others - Cedric, Seamus, Ethan, Clifford, Martin, Henry, Frederick.

I don't know what you decided for a girl, but Gillian is a nice English name. Pronounced Jillian....but I am a bit biased. :)

Gillian

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J.H.

answers from Los Angeles on

I had an 'Ah HA' moment with the name Brett. I don't know any other Bretts, and it's a good strong name. I loved it.... you might too??

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M.H.

answers from Dallas on

There is a little boy in my daughter's preschool class named August and they call him Gus. He is the cutest thing!

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D.P.

answers from Detroit on

Finn
Henry
Emmet
Declan

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A.W.

answers from Kalamazoo on

My son is Grant. We don't know any other Grant's. Owen, Bryn and Grant sounds good! Grant is scottish for Great.

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S.H.

answers from Jacksonville on

I just read a book where one of the characters was Scottish and his name was Jeremiah.

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E.B.

answers from Duluth on

Personally I have always loved Aidan (Aiden) & would have used it but my sister got to it first. Brendan, Caine & Bryant are good strong Irish names too.

Congrats & good luck choosing.

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C.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

Hi there, I posted a similar request a few weeks ago and got 40 responses (see link below). My naming parameters were different from yours, but you still might see something you like in the responses I got. I agree, boys names are hard! I'm so indecisive, I've only narrowed down our boy and girl lists to about 4-5 each and now am just waiting to see what this baby looks like before picking. Good luck!

http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/7814673736992423937

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A.R.

answers from Madison on

I'm also trying to come up with a boy name for my #2 (i do know that it is a boy). My first son is named Declan James. I know you said you didn't want ending in "n" but it is a strong Irish name. I had only known one Declan (an adult) when we had our son 2 years ago. I have heard of a few more Declans since having ours, but I think it's still unique enough that you won't have 3 in the kid's class (as least I hope not!).
Good luck! I think boy's names are so hard!!

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M.!.

answers from Columbus on

We are in the same boat - preggo's with baby # 3 and I have NO clue what we am naming it. We too do not know the gender. Anyways, just wanted to share our list with ya! hehe.

Ian Cooper
Bently Morgan
Nicholai Michael

Good luck and Congratulations!

A.S.

answers from Detroit on

I'm a bit bias, but my son's name is Carson. : )

That's a good english name.

Also for a uni-sex name... It's also English... A. (that's mine) :)

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J.J.

answers from Minneapolis on

How about.....Colin?

Good Luck with your big decision!

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R.G.

answers from Washington DC on

Congratulations on your new addition to the family.

I don't really know why but I like these names:

Keith
Anthony
Hamilton
Ivan
Troy

Good Luck!

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M.A.

answers from San Francisco on

Never had boys, but always liked:
Elliott
Elias

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A.A.

answers from Chicago on

Caleb, Phinn, Beau, Rhys, Dane, Gabe, Carol, Landon, Rory, Griffin, Hugh, Rhett, Cass, Vaughn, Aaron, Augustine, and I love Curtis

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S.C.

answers from Minneapolis on

I'm of similar ethnic extraction, so names we our my family members have used are Lloyd, Russell, Whitney, Collin, and Brenton. My favorite baby name site is http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/. Under advanced search, you can search by origins. Good luck.

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M.K.

answers from Milwaukee on

How about Lincoln, that was one of my choices.
My oldest is Finn (he is 4 so we choose he name BEFORE the show Glee) Now I am horrified there will be Finn's everywhere, but I love the name. Another name I like is Gunner, a boy in Finn's class has that name and at first I was like what is his name? But it has really grown on me.
I also love David, I think it is a strong nice name. I also Patrick which goes very nicely with Owen...
Good Luck and Congrats!

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K.P.

answers from New York on

I love the name Padraic- very Irish!

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K.H.

answers from Minneapolis on

mix up daddy an gramps names-an keep in the family

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M.K.

answers from Los Angeles on

living in wales for 32 years - I know lots of welsh names
1. Gareth
2. Rhodri
3. Lloyd
4. Llyr (which if you are not welsh is pretty difficult to pronounce (like thlear)
5. Steffan
6. aled - pronounced ah led
7. carwyn
8. dafydd - the welsh version of David - pronounced DA fyth
9. Gavin
10 Geraint
11 huw - welsh version of hugh
12 ioan - welsh version of john
13 iago - welsh version of james
14 rhys
15 luc
16 rhydian
I can think of lots more - but I have to pick up my son from school!

kudos on owen and bryn - 2 good strong welsh names!

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T.C.

answers from Minneapolis on

We have a boy (chase) and a girl (sierra), now if sierra would have been a boy we would have used the name Easton. I love that name. It is not common but not to unique either. Good luck! Boys names are so hard.

S.J.

answers from St. Louis on

Ethan, Elliot, Emmette, Everette, Eli (I am a huge fan of "E" names!)
Ivan
Liam, Logan
Samuel (How can a little "Sam" not be cute! and it is manly enough too!)
Max
Connor (just sounds good with your other two kid's names!)

Remember, no matter what name you choose, your child will take on his/her own personality and his/her name will just "fit" and it will be just perfect.

K.I.

answers from Seattle on

Don't go with Wyatt...it is getting so popular! My son is named that and he already has 2 other Wyatt's in his Preschool class!

What about Ethan, or Cole?

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T.B.

answers from New York on

Congrats!!!!!
Connor, Sean, Shane, Cade, Kyle, Scott, Liam, Kent, Reece, Trevor, Tristian,
Vaughn, Maddox, Craig.....just a few Irish/Welsh names.

K.L.

answers from Cleveland on

I love, love, love the name Liam. I also love Finn and Connor.
Good luck!

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A.S.

answers from Odessa on

I love the name Wyatt. I was going to name my son that but the last name was wall and that was setting him up to have jokes made. I'm not sure were Wyatt is from but it flows with your other names, I think so anyway! Congratulations on your new one and best of luck with finding the perfect name!

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K.V.

answers from Madison on

My favorite boy name... Beau (Bo). Congratulations and good luck!

L.M.

answers from Dover on

I personally like Matthew James and Matthew Charles but here are some other ideas:

Aidan or Aiden
Quinn
Brandon
Justin Kyle

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G.G.

answers from Minneapolis on

How about Wade? That's my son's name (he's 2). We haven't ever run across any children with that name.

I also like Graeme, Mack, Brooks, Gus, Finn, Rhys.......

J.B.

answers from Houston on

A good friend of mine named her boy Ethan, which I like. I also like Jaxon, Dylan, Trynt a lot. If we have another boy we are going to name him Samuel, I LOVE that name, so just thought I would throw that in as well. Congrats, let us know what you have!!

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E.J.

answers from Milwaukee on

I've always liked Seamus and Phinneaus.

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S.R.

answers from McAllen on

I would've named my son Ethan or Elliot if the last name wasnt latino!
Ibrahim, Ely or Elijah (I know its hebrew I love the way it sounds)

congrats on the new baby!!
Good Luck!

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T.G.

answers from Milwaukee on

How about Liam? (lee - uhm)

L.S.

answers from Philadelphia on

I like Ethan, Connor, and Liam... Connor is good for a boy or a girl

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L.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

I like the Grant suggestion. However, one name I haven't seen listed yet, and a personal favorite of mine is Evan.

On a side note - stay away from Noah and Finn - Glee fans will pick those names out in a second! I don't think trendy names are a good idea, like in recent years how Edward and Bella have suddenly become popular baby names, lol!

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L.S.

answers from San Diego on

Hi K.,

I don't know how these names will fit in with your last name but here goes:

Alistar
Darcy
James
Andrew
Westly
Newland or Noland
Eric
James
William

Good luck!

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L.V.

answers from Sioux Falls on

I love Rhys (pronounced like Reece) and also like Gavin.

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G.T.

answers from Washington DC on

My son is Merwan. Not common at all. It's a Briton name, so Celtic also (like Welsh, Irish...).
It's the 12 century equivalent of Morgan and means "bright lake" or "wizard of the lake", from the fairy Morganna/Merwanna in the king's Arthur's legend.

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W.M.

answers from Bloomington on

My 6 week old boy we named Rowan.

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D.K.

answers from St. Cloud on

Ronan is an Irish boys name...but ends in an "n"

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K.R.

answers from Minneapolis on

You know, my theory is that the next super cool names will come from the not-too-distant past. Names of 50's kids (Susan, Betty, Judith, Carol, Joan, etc.) or 70's kids (Julie, Lisa, Andrea, Jennifer, Nicole, Heather, Melissa, Kimberly, Kelly, etc.). So you could consider those names. Seriously, nobody names their child Carol or Lisa anymore; your daughter could be unique!

But you want British names like Owen and Bryn.....what about Poppy, Julia, Charlotte, Imogen, Anne, Constance.....

Oops! I just re-read your request and you want BOY names! Okay, from the 50's: David, Charles, Richard, Paul. From the 70's: Reuben, Patrick, Shawn, Michael, Brian.

And what you really want: British names -- Aaron, Dominic, Callum, Declan, Toby, Reece/Rhys.

Good luck, and thanks for letting me go off on my 50's/70's tangent!

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D.D.

answers from Minneapolis on

What about Ronan? I also like Nolan... Good luck!!

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K.H.

answers from Washington DC on

When I was pregnant (3 times) I loved the names Joe (which my first born is called) , also liked Liam , Jack , Sam , Max & Noah. I then had 2 girls so couldn't use any of my other favourites.

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A.K.

answers from Minneapolis on

Here's a few we liked that we won't be using (having a GIRL!)
Avery
Ethan
Miles
Maverick
Mason
Thomas
Daniel

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