Struggling with names for baby boy

[Anonymous]

Aaron
Adrian
Timothy
Nathaniel
Patrick
Paul
Jonathan

I named mine one of these and considered all the rest.

[Anonymous]

Reuben
Abraham
Daniel
Ezra (I've read that's kind of trendy now, but I haven't personally seen it)
Raphael

[Anonymous]

Asaf
Yahli
Gilboa
Levi
Geffen
Nevo
Eshkol
Roee
Adriel
Bezalel
Asa
Carmel
Emmanuel
Erez

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm pregnant with my first child and it's a boy. I have a million and one girl names that I love, but I'm having a hard time coming up with boy names that excite me. I tend to like traditional names, though now that I'm considering giving one to an actual child, I'm wondering whether they're a bit of a cop out and I should try harder.

Names I like include:
Henry, Oliver, William, Samuel (all too popular), Thomas (dull?), Alfred (I think it's cool but my family hates it), Edwin (after my dad), Edward, Peter (won't work with last name).

Despite years of staunch opposition to surnames as first names, I find myself liking Gardner and Rivers (and other comparable names), though I can't commit because they feel pretentious. These types of names are a part of the naming culture I grew up in (from Charleston, SC) but I am not Southern old money or anything like that, so they feel a little... aspirational? almost ridiculous for the child of a lesbian, Jewish, left-wing academic and her partner.

So anyway, do you have any suggestions? Opinions? I'm definitely overthinking everything, but this feels important.

Ha! We are a straight, Christian right-wing academic couple and are pretty much deciding on the same names!

Ha! well, they are good names. Are there any others you're considering?

David, Joshua. We love every name you have considered and we simply can't decide. Due in 2 months.

[Anonymous]

^^Leaning towards Henry, Oliver, David.

[Anonymous]

Silas or Gideon.

[Anonymous]

Zeke
Felix
Calum
Mika
Jeremy
Noah
Miles
Jonathan

[Anonymous]

I love all your names! They're not boring, they're awesome.

[Anonymous]

Yes to Ezra! Great name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm pregnant with my first child and it's a boy. I have a million and one girl names that I love, but I'm having a hard time coming up with boy names that excite me. I tend to like traditional names, though now that I'm considering giving one to an actual child, I'm wondering whether they're a bit of a cop out and I should try harder.

Names I like include:
Henry, Oliver, William, Samuel (all too popular), Thomas (dull?), Alfred (I think it's cool but my family hates it), Edwin (after my dad), Edward, Peter (won't work with last name).

Despite years of staunch opposition to surnames as first names, I find myself liking Gardner and Rivers (and other comparable names), though I can't commit because they feel pretentious. These types of names are a part of the naming culture I grew up in (from Charleston, SC) but I am not Southern old money or anything like that, so they feel a little... aspirational? almost ridiculous for the child of a lesbian, Jewish, left-wing academic and her partner.

So anyway, do you have any suggestions? Opinions? I'm definitely overthinking everything, but this feels important.

Ha! We are a straight, Christian right-wing academic couple and are pretty much deciding on the same names!

HAHAH. ok.

[Anonymous]

If you like traditional and are Jewish go with Old Testament classics. They’re trendy now too.

Noah
Abe
Adam
Aaron
David
Levi
Jesse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thomas in not dull. Timeless classic, which is not currently over used.

I also like Isaac and Joel.

Totally with you on Thomas, but I don’t like Isaac or Joel.

[Anonymous]

I have a Thomas. We call him Tommy, Tom, Thomas. He's 6.

[Anonymous]

Nicholas
Grant
Gavin
Daniel
Neil
Paul
Ames
Van
Theodore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Asher
Augustus (Gus)
Samson
McCarthy
Jamison

I named my cat one of these. Perfect pet names IMO.

What about John or George?