Ideas?

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

We just found out we're having a boy. Another one. This will be our third. My husband and I had a HORRIBLE time picking out the name of last. It's so hard for us to find something we like, let alone agree on. Our last name is short so we're looking for a first name that's a little bit longer. With our two sons, we have a Christian and Alexander. We don't shorten their names because then it would be too common--Chris and Alex.

This time we want something that is not an everyday common name, yet something that can easily be prounounced. I like the name Anderson, while my husband said there's a news guy on cable with that first name, and our exact last name as well. My husband likes the name Harrison. I'm not so sure about that one. Anyways, Where do you get your inspiration? The online lists of baby names are not any help--always listing the most popular/common. Are there any unusual websites out there? Or does anyone have an ideas or have heard of any interesting boy names?

TIA!

Comments

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I definitely prefer Harrison to Anderson. Anderson is way too surnamey, also two boys with A and one with C would annoy me.

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

That's true--I didn't think of the whole first letter thing. I think with Harrison I just didn't like the nickname Harry. But I like Harris.

Thanks!

[anapology.livejournal.com]

hmm.. but you don't give the other boys nicknames so it would be easy to stick to Harrison rather than Harry.

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

My oldest son hates to be called chris for short, although my youngest sometimes refers to himself as Alex. I don't like the name Harry, but if others were to shorten the nickname, I'd prefer Harris.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I always loved Anders, and Leander as alternatives to Anderson. Sadly, since this is now my last name, those 2 options are out for me.

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

I like Leander, but it's too close to Alexander.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Longer names that fit with your style:

Benjamin
Cameron
Harrison
Jackson
Jeremiah
Malcolm
Nathanial/Nathan
Sebastian
Timothy
William
Zachariah/Zachary

Babynames.com is a decent website, for a name database. Probably a good place to start.

http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html
^^ This site lets you type in a name and see a graph of it's popularity over the years.

[rose-thomason.livejournal.com]

Cool--thanks so much!!

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

I'm such a dork--that was me, I forgot to sign out of my other account!

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Dominic
Donovan
Theodore
Kenneth
Cedric
Elliot

[isoldereverie.livejournal.com]

Did you try www.nymbler.com ? You can put in your sons names and see what it suggests. I love that site and the Baby Name Wizard book.

Just a few suggestions:
Garrison
Zachary
Ellison
Jackson
Kenneth
Lincoln?
Mitchell
Samuel
Sebastian

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

Landon
Henry
George
Forrest
Phillip
Quentin
Benjamin
Emmett
Ambrose

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

Harrison > Anderson. But then again, I already know a Harrison. He gets called "Harry" though.
I went to nymbler.com and used your sons names & Harrison and Anderson for inspiration and here's what came out:
Benjamin
Anthony
Nathaniel
Reuben
Vaughn
Lawrence
Dexter
Clayton
Nicholas
Jefferson
Mitchell
Sterling
Marshall
Byron
Frederick
Grant
Emmett
Andrew
Spencer
Miles
Lincoln
Thornton
Alan
Quentin
Davis
Reid
Nathan
...it goes on and on

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

That's awesome, thanks!

[godmod.livejournal.com]

I like Harrison! Harris is a cute nickname.

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I think Harrison is ok. I know people have already givin you a ton of suggestions, but I think that William would sound really nice with your other names. It is also an easy to use as a "full" name. People named Christoper are going to get called Chris. But people don't immediately shorten William to Willy, Bill or Liam.

Good Luck!

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

first, i adore Harrison. I'm going to name one of my sons that (hopefully I have one).

other names that are interesting and not really common:
-Sterling
-Bennett
-Conlon/Conlan
-Gideon
-Dempsey
-Quentin

good luck! :D

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

I hope you have a son! Harrison is still at the top of our list, but my husband doesn't want to settle on anything yet.

I love those--especially Conlan, Sterling, and Bennett!

Thanx!

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'll check out the website too!

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i don't really like Harrison much, to be honest. Anderson, i like... does he mean Anderson Cooper? lol.

names i like that may fit with your other children:
William
Bennett
Beckett
Zachary
Spencer
Nathaniel

[rosesramblings.livejournal.com]

Yep, how'd you guess :)

I like all those names you suggested--and even ran those by him the other day and he said "Nope." I especially like Nathaniel. But, I guess we have to agree even if i'm the one pushing the huge baby out of my body, lol.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

damn lol. sounds like when i was pregnant, we could not agree on ANYTHING!

here's a list of other names i like:
Brooks
Landon
Porter
Reid
Atherton
Ambrose
Blaine
Breck/Breckin
Dalton
Davis
Garrett
Jamison/Jameson

I <3 Anderson Cooper!

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I love Bennett. I also love Barrett, but SO's best friend's son is Barrett (nn Bear, which I think is uber-adorable.)

And of your names below, I also like Jameson, but I could never name a child that, because it happens to be the name of the whiskey I use in Car Bombs and Irish Coffee.

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the name Christian, so that's awesome. I don't love Harrison, or really much of anything ending in -son, especially since I think they would sound trendier than the two names you already have. But what do I know?

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

Christian and a variant of Alexander [Alexis] are both on my list, haha!

Other names I like, although most of these have already been suggested

Leander
Nicholas
Benjamin
Edward
Julian
Nathaniel/Nathan
Theodore