Since there was just a bunch of great responses to a request for a girl's name, I thought maybe people would have suggestions for a boy name. I'm due any day now (my due date was the 18th of November, but my first baby was born 2 weeks overdue) and my husband and I can't quite decide on a boy's name we both love. The 3 top choices are Aidan, Joseph and Miles, but I'm not head-over-heels in love with any of these names. Our 21 month son's name is Max Reilly and I think we'll stick with Reilly again for a middle name (it's a family name), but the last name is a mouthful and we need a relatively simple, strong first name to go with his last name.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Thanks for all of the suggestions for boy's names! We had our second son on December 3rd and after a few days of having him home with us we decided to name him Miles Reilly. He's very mellow, but strong and Miles seems to suit him very well. It's true that sometimes you just have to meet the baby before you name him.
How about Ethan Reilly or Owen Reilly, both of those are names that I liked when we were picking out names. Good luck choosing one you like. I hope this baby comes soon. C.
Hi-
I have an Aidan so I am partial to that. He lives up to his name which means fiery so be aware that names do define personalities...
What about Carson or Shea - they go well with Reilly?
Good luck!
We have an adorable neighbor names miles but it is spelled Myles. Something a little different to think about...
My son's name is Mateo. I love it, obviously, but I've always gotten great comments on his name. There's also the Italian way of spelling, Matteo. Good Luck, let us know what you choose!
What about :
Jackson (Jack) Reilly or
Cole Reilly
These were 2 of our names we didn't go with, we have Owen, Samuel (Sammy) and Isaac.
If my husband and I were to have a boy, which I am pregnant with a girl, we would have named him Lucas. It is such an adorable name, but can sound tough. Not too popular anymore. Lucas Reilly seems to flow well together. Good luck. I know how hard it is to come up with names!
Do you like Anson or Addison? Or maybe Jackson (Jack for short).
Good luck and I am sure you will find just the perfect name for your soon to be new bundle of joy!!!
God Bless!!
S. from Otsego (mother of 2)
Here are some suggestions I like:
Carter
Logan
Liam
Ian
Samuel
Hi, I am a single mother of a wonderful 21 month old boy. Personally I think you should go with Miles, it isn't a very common name and Aidan has become so popular and Joseph is also common, kind of an old fashion name.
The way I picked my son's name is I had given his father a list of names that I like and had him narrow it down to the ones that he liked and we just eliminated one by one and we went with Tyler. Hope this helps.
Thanks,
T.
If my husband and I have a boy for our second pregnancy we are going to name him Mason. Love that name!! Good luck in narrowing it down. You might want to have a couple of names in case he come out looking like Miles more so than Aiden or Joseph. You have to take into consideration kids picking on the name too.
Judson
James
That's all I've got. :)
Jack, Sam (Samuel), John, Ben? Maybe these have already been suggested. Good luck!
Marcus latin for defender hammer and warlike
Like: Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Reilly
Not too familiar with Irish names but here goes:
Shane as Shane Reilly
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), an American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called "the father of information theory".[1]
Shannon is famous for having founded information theory and both digital computer and digital circuit design theory when he was 21 years-old by way of a master's thesis published in 1937
Howard Reilly
Alex Reilly
Alexander Reilly
Rowan Reilly
Rylan Reilly
Good Luck,
Hope one of these helps!
We have one child and we "had" to name her after four deceased relatives so ended up with hyphenated middle name!
Alexa-Rae Al for Alvin Rae for Robert and Rachel
I personally like Austin. However, I am bias since that is my sons name.
Make sure to let us all know what you decide to name the little guy and I hope you go soon...
We are due in a month and have had issues too.
Our three year old's name is Jack (LOVE the name)
Our top two names right now are Max and Davis..
The name I really wanted but couldn't do becasue we already have a Bengamin in our family was Bennitt..
Bennitt Reily (super cute)
Good luck, thanks for asking the question I went through looking for names myself!
Ian was the first name that came to my mind -- and I see others have offered it as a suggestion too. Might help cut down on the cumbersomeness of your last name.
Here are some others:
Michael (though I think it is still probably a popular name)
Drew
Jared
Wyatt
enjoy....
I have loved the name Miles since I was a little girl. Goes back to that movie Uncle Buck, Macaulay Culkin was Miles.
Miles Reilly sounds good here's some more ideas
Quin Reilly
Afton Reilly
Parker Reilly
Nicholas Reilly
Reed Reilly
I like all 3 of your top choices. Ithink Aidan and Joseph are my top 2 of your 3.
Ian Reilly would sound good too and it's simple.
Vincenet Reilly isn't bad either, but it's longer, so it may not fit what you're looking for.
Lots of great names! I like Jude, my nephew is Judah. Also, we have an Elliot which we love! Its not overly common. Aidan is a popular name, I see it alot in the preschool age group right now. Callan is nice.
Make sure to tell us what you name you pick!
I agree w/ Jess. What about Reilly for the first name? I have a friend whose maiden name was Haley and she used that for her first girl's name and it's perfect.
Lots of names go w/ Reilly as a first name:
Reilly James (Reilly Seamus {Shamus}if you want really Irish)
Reilly Robert
Reilly Thomas
Reilly (whatever your husband's name is)
etc...
We had a tough time deciding on a name but here are some of our favorites, Josiah, Joshua, Parker, ashton, Blake, Jesse, and Noah. We went with Josiah.
We're awaiting no. 2 as well. How about Levi?
Have you thought of Justin or Jake? Jacob (Jake) Reilly? Or have you thought of Reilly for a first name?
I just had a baby boy in July. His name is Ethan. It's the only name we thought of for him and love it. When my daughter was born our boys name was Blake which I also love but some close friends of ours now have a Blake. They stole my name:) Good luck and I hope you go soon, the waiting is awful!!!
It's fun to read all the suggestions! K. - my first was born about 2 weeks past due date, but my second son came along about 4 weeks early, so be prepared!
I like these names
Sam (or Samuel)
Pete (Peter)
Charlie (Charles)
Mike or Michael
Ben
Aaron
Zack
Jake
Nick
Tommy (Thomas)
Danny
John
Brennen
Kyle
Mitch
Andrew
How about Jack or Joe? You could call him JR for short!Joe and Jack are strong and single syllables. Both would go well with Reilly.
