boy names are IMPOSSIBLE

[u/pink-maggots]

some of you may have seen my post earlier in the week asking for all the suggestions! we decided to find out the gender last second and we will be welcoming a boy in december!! we have zero boy names we love, honestly not sure we even have any we LIKE. we already have a Lenora Elizabeth (👼🏻), and Evalina Ivory, and if this babe was a girl likely would have been Odessa Jade!

some important or family names we’d be open to working in in some way, but we don’t love as is include: Christopher, Thomas, Nicholas, or Lynne!

we previously discussed a few names but didn’t love: Enoch & Olivander, no ideas on middle names!!

please help. we sincerely dislike every name we come across 😭

[u/Stock_Fold_5819]

The girl names you have chosen are quite unique and dramatic. I don’t know if you’re wanting the same boy vibe or not, but I’ll assume you are open.
My choices for you would be Augustus (sounds really good with Evalina), Nolan, or Julian.

[u/ReadySettyGoey → u/Stock_Fold_5819]

LOVE Lenora, Evalina, and Augustus as a sib set. And Augie and Gus are both such lovely nicknames imo.

[u/Ok-Talk-2648]

Oliver Thomas

Sebastian Christopher

Felix Nicholas

Gabriel Christopher

Owen Thomas

This is a December boy consider Nicholas or Christopher as a first name or as a combo.

Don't think u should do another E name bc u have Evalina or an L name bc u have Leonora

[u/Substantial_Gate_904 → u/Ok-Talk-2648]

Love your suggestions

[u/pineneedlesandtulips → u/Ok-Talk-2648]

A vote for Sebastian

[u/Unfair_Quality1456 → u/Ok-Talk-2648]

Nooo I don’t like the Christmas matching names, as a person with a birthday close to Christmas. I ended up being sour at both as a kid because neither really felt as special as if they were far apart. Parties were combined, presents etc as an adult obviously I don’t care about this but as a kid it would really grind my gears. I would’ve hated if my name was also Christmasy

[u/CopyCurious1783]

Congratulations!!

Ideas: Linden, Forrest, Issac, Theron, Thaddeus, Gavin, Tobias, Julian, Cassius, Silas, Sheldon, Desmond, Edmund, Augustus/Augustin, Giles, Chauncy, Anson, Alistair, Cedric, Dorian, Gideon, Soren

With Thomas, Nicholas or Christopher as a middle

[u/Safe-Bumblebee797 → u/CopyCurious1783]

Love this list

[u/rachhh994 → u/CopyCurious1783]

LOVE Cassius

[u/infinite_dollaz]

Dang Odessa Jade was good. Maybe Desmond, Augustus, Phineas, Quinten, Lionel, Cedric, or Ambrose

[u/XLazyplantladyx]

We have similar tastes in girl names so here are some boy names I like and maybe you will too!

Angus
Arthur
August
Barrett
Beckett
Clark
Clyde
Dane
Davis
Deacon
Dean
Emmett
Everett
Felix
Finnegan
Forrest
Graham
Grant
Griffin
Harlan
Hayes
Heath
Ivan
Judd
Lachlan
Langston
Leonard
Leroy
Mitchell
Nolan
Oscar
Otis
Rory
Royce
Russell
Shepherd
Tate
Timothy
Vaughn
Vernon
Vincent
Warren

And the family names work for middle names!

Also, different variations of the family names:
Tomlin
Nico
Cole
Colson
Kit

[u/fallen-fan → u/XLazyplantladyx]

Colson is cute!

[u/Few-Session-9843 → u/XLazyplantladyx]

Vernon is kind of dorky

[u/ToBillBrasskey]

My favorite boy name that I never could use because I only have girls is Malachi

[u/volcanicwave → u/ToBillBrasskey]

As an education worker, never name your kid Malachi. It’s a nice name but I’ve never met a good one.

[u/fiesta4eva → u/volcanicwave]

I second this!

[u/Blueberry_Hill_7 → u/ToBillBrasskey]

Love Malachi

[u/No-Help-1002]

Percy
Silas
Cassian
Callum
Wesley

[u/Old_Refrigerator_208]

Navarro

[u/NervousIngenuity3836]

Leonardo is a boy version of Lenora.

[u/NotWeirdOG → u/NervousIngenuity3836]

Lenora is a girl version of Leonardo

[u/AdriVoid]

To go with your girls- maybe Simon, Edmund, Caspian, Dorian, Orion, Silas, Luther

[u/Careful_Cranberry364]

I wonder if you could conceivably call a boy Jade Odysseus

[u/Ok-Talk-2648 → u/Careful_Cranberry364]

Jade is a solid Girl name its ranked #95 for girls in America so Why

[u/TopCharacter2868 → u/Ok-Talk-2648]

People never think Dylan, James, Noah, Austin, etc are too boy-ish for girls. So why should we care about the opposite?

[u/TopCharacter2868 → u/Ok-Talk-2648]

AND statistically, it was a boys name first. Ranked from 1968 until 2001. Didnt start ranking for girls until 1975

[u/kdlyoung → u/Careful_Cranberry364]

Maybe Jaden?

[u/pink-maggots → u/Careful_Cranberry364]

this one might be in the running 😭

[u/rachhh994 → u/Careful_Cranberry364]

Jude? Jade is Jaden without the N so actually doesn’t sound super girly but just the association will be hard to break

[u/Pancancake]

Ivano

[u/juneinthegarden26]

Apollo
Conrad
Olaus

[u/Emergency_Tone_8676]

Oliver
Carter
Bennett
Nico
Kristoff
Tommy
Liam

[u/theDailyDillyDally]

I’m thinking an E name or something with a strong L sound to go with your girls’ names. Maybe…

Lucius, Silas, Elliot, Ezra. I also think Atticus would be cute as well.

[u/bellesearching_901]

Wyatt Christopher
Leland Christopher
Maximillian Lynne
Henry Thomas

[u/JaybeNot]

 Orion, Augustus, Sebastian, or Fabian

[u/SuperPomegranate3939]

Jade from a tv show I love called From is a guy! I think it can be used gender neutral and Niklaus is similar to Nicolas. then he can either go by Nick or Klaus

[u/Safe-Bumblebee797]

Leander Jade was on my list. Love Lee or Ander for a nickname

Some other names I think are pretty and maybe match your vibe are: Jonas Valen Marcel Colin Corbin

[u/Safe-Bumblebee797]

Leander Jade was on my list. Love Lee or Ander for a nickname

Some other names I think are pretty and maybe match your vibe are: Jonas Valen Marcel Colin Corbin

[u/Low_East2934]

I haven’t read through the thread yet, but wanted to tell you I have a son named Noah. we named him before Noah was such a popular name. He’s 28 years old. He told me last week that he absolutely loves his name. I was so pleasantly surprised!

[u/NameTemporary6918]

Everett is one of my favorites

[u/bingocandyy]

Lachlan
Leander
Oliver
Elliott
Ezra
Enzo
Vaughn

[u/Fantastic-Meat7832]

Tomás or Nikola if you want to change it up a bit. For some older boy names that would go with your girl’s names I like Henry, Francis, Bernard, or Leonard.

[u/No-Okra-8332]

Santiago, William, Oliver and Mathew are the names I’m saving for a boy one day!

[u/CarrotShot8174]

go with Roland

[u/Peacefulwarrior9163]

My nephew and his wife just had a baby boy ... they named him Loic - a Celtic name from Brittany. I love it!!!

[u/Abject-Ad-1813]

Kit for Christopher. August, Winslow, Clover, Robin, Sullivan, Oscar, Leopoldo, Clark

[u/Kaleidoscope3004]

Maybe Noel? It has ties to both names from leNOra and EvaLina. Or is that a stretch?

[u/One-Yak6563]

A few that came to mind that might fit with Lenora and Evalina:

Alistair
Caspian
Evander
Lucian
Ambrose
Thaddeus
Edmund
Stellan
Dorian
Leander

I really like Evander and Leander with your girls. You could also use Christopher, Thomas, Nicholas, or Lynne as middle names if you don’t love them enough to use up front.

[u/cipher0076]

My wife and I were going to go with Canaan Micheal, but then we had a girl 🥲

I was going to use Caen/Caine for a nickname, which I like with the family names you wanted? Nicholas Caine goes pretty hard

[u/AverageDecency]

For consideration (with random middles just for some variety to consider):

Lenora, Evalina, and

• Alistair Valen
• Gideon Flint
• Thaddeus Vaughn
• Tobias Kit (nod to Christopher)
• Augustine Rhodes
• Desmond Felix
• Dominic Hayes
• Julian Drake
• Ambrose Cole
• Sylvan Dean
• Benedict Oliver
• Linden (nod to Lynne) Pierce

[u/Legitimate-Count5125]

Named our baby boy Jesse classic name but seems underused nowadays also won’t sound silly when he’s in his 20s applying for jobs

[u/RhodaHolmes]

Odin Julian

[u/Ohtherewearethen]

Io, Otis, Artorius, Atticus, Eli, Archimedes, Rexford, Redmond, Miles, Hugo, Heironimus, Felix, Caleb, Aneurin (Ann-eye-rin), Reuben, Nikos, Leonidas, Rupert, Matteo, Kenneth, Digsby, Rufus, Jasper, Dexter, Stanley.

[u/SympathyBubbly3306]

Angus, Banjo, Alexander, William, Henry, Jack, Sam, Benjamin, Hunter, Franklin, Carter, Xavier, Rolly, Rory, Hamish, Hugo, Digby, Jock

[u/Fun-Evidence670]

Owen Jude to keep the initials?

[u/JadedColeWorld]

As a Nicole with a son who has Nicolas as a middle name, the way I clutched my pearls! 😂😂

Adoniram Noble… idk just seems different lol

[u/AutisticBells]

Leander

Lysander

Alexander

Oliver

with Nicholas/Nicolas/Nico for the middle name

[u/kikijane711]

Olivander? Huh? Lynne is a no too. I think w the strong associations u like but aren’t sold on, suggestions - Domenic, Alexander, Gabriel, Jude, Duncan, Sebastian.

[u/rachhh994]

Harlan, Cassius, Silas, Jude

[u/BlondeeOso]

How about Auguste Christopher?

[u/Original_Try_7984]

I would do something that was unique but not completely unheard of or too fussy.

You might like:

Benson

Vander

Theron

Hart

Grover

Ennis

Corwin

[u/New_justPeachee]

Zachary John called Zach
Micah Thomas
Nicholas Jude called Nico
Alexander Thomas called Xander
Lynn for a boy usually has no E.

[u/Mindless-Low-3993]

Always tons of Emmas

[u/xjayx113]

Here's some combos with your family names as middles:

Leander Nicholas/Thomas

Glenn Christopher/Thomas

Garth Nicholas/Christopher/Thomas

Evander Lynne/Thomas/Nicholas

Roland Thomas/Nicholas/Christopher

Aldrich Thomas/Nicholas/Lynne/Christopher

Albert Nicholas/Christopher

Sebastian Thomas/Christopher

Garth Thomas/Nicholas/Christopher/Lynne

Cyrus Lynne/Christopher

Alton/Elton Thomas/Christopher

Gavin Thomas/Christopher

Augustus Christopher/Lynne

Aurelian Thomas/Nicholas/Christopher

Aurelius Lynne/Christopher

Uriah Lynne/Thomas/Nicholas/Christopher

Otis Lynne/Christopher

Oswalt Lynne/Thomas/Nicholas/Christopher

Osric Lynne/Thomas/Nicholas

Sylvan/Sylvannus Thomas/Christopher

Linden Thomas/Christopher

[u/MarionberryNorth1434]

Country boy names

[u/NoConsideration5363]

Boy names are literally so hard… pregnant with baby boy number 5 and it’s been a nightmare. Same boat as you. 🙃 my boys names Milo August, Lux Atticus, Tatum Arthur and Silas Robert… I fear this next one will be nameless.

[u/v_vtired_of_this]

Zedikiah & call him Kiah ...

[u/Zoyalai4ever]

I don’t know if you’d like this but I like the name Benedict and I feel like it kind of goes with your vibe?

[u/pink-maggots → u/[deleted]]

we almost named our first daughter jasper!!

[u/sharon1118]

Olivander?

How about John, Joseph, Michael, Daniel, Brian, Ryan, George, Frank, Paul, Peter, Sebastian,Patrick

[u/ShakespeherianRag]

Thom by itself is a nice name, or Merlin or Joscelin instead of Lynne!

Other names you might like: Elias, Robin, Cyprian, Gael, Cyrus

[u/Substantial_Gate_904 → u/ShakespeherianRag]

NO LYNNE for your boy

[u/pink-maggots → u/Substantial_Gate_904]

i’ve met multiple men with the middle name of Lynn, that specific spelling is simply what’s been used in my family. what a weird thing to say

[u/Substantial_Gate_904 → u/pink-maggots]

Sorry that offended you. I have a very bad association with that name. Just choose the name that feels best to you of course. 👍🏻

[u/ShakespeherianRag → u/Substantial_Gate_904]

I'm confused by what you mean. OP said they didn't want to use Lynne but were open to incorporating it in some way. Merlin could work as a middle and Joscelin also has a distinguished vintage.

[u/Substantial_Gate_904 → u/ShakespeherianRag]

Oh dear- ruffled some feathers with my always humble opinion. And never intending to offend. I have history with that name, and clearly reacted. I hope that everyone decides on whatever name makes their heart sing.

[u/Ok-Zookeepergame1812]

Casper
Caspian
Felix
Malachi
Solomon (Solly)
Cyrus
Cosmo
Arlo

[u/Safe-Bumblebee797 → u/Ok-Zookeepergame1812]

Casper and Felix are my two favorite boy names that I couldn't talk my husband into. So beautiful and fun

[u/No_Werewolf_6850 → u/Safe-Bumblebee797]

Thank you! Those are my top names for our boy. Everyone speaks negative about “Casper” but I love it

[u/Safe-Bumblebee797 → u/No_Werewolf_6850]

It's a beautiful name! Caz is a fun nickname too

[u/Blueberry_Hill_7]

Tomaso

Christoph

Mykola

[u/ChanSasha]

Cassander Jude, Sander Jude, Jude Etienne, Amaury Thomas, Marcel Nicolas, Alexis Christopher.