I hate boy names

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

I love my son, I am excited to be 21 weeks pregnant with another little boy. I HATE naming boys. Girl names are easy, if we had a girl she would have been Amelia Grace, but we cannot find boy names that we love to save our lives.

It took us forever to name our now 2 year old son, Nicholas Cael, who day to day goes by his middle name of Cael (pronounced Kale, like the vegetable). And it is now taking us forever to agree on a name for the boy on the way.

We both kind of like Isaac or Jacob, he prefers Isaac, I prefer Jacob (mainly because I associate Isaac with the devil child from when I taught preschool Sunday school, and that child was evil and mean and horrible and he was only 3), but we cannot find a middle name that we love the way we loved the name Cael. We vaguely can agree on Isaac Dai (websites vary on pronunciation of Day or Die, we prefer Day for pronunciation), but again, neither of us are in love with the name.

Unfortunately it's not even a matter of agreeing on names, I can't even find a name that I love myself to convince my husband of, it's like I see all boys names and go "meh".

and for the fun of it and something happy in this post

pictures of my boys

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[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

Luca Mason
Hunter James
Lorenzo Gael (Guy-el)
Spencer Matteo
Jacob Nico
Isaac Reid

[lissalynn.livejournal.com]

I hate the name Isaac because I think of the kid in Children of the Corn tbh.

I do like Jacob.

If you like "Day" as a name, what about Daylon? It's a variation of Dylan I've always liked. (Can also be spelled Dalon, Daylen, etc.).

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

cute! don't go with Isaac if you have a bad association...
however, when you see your newborn son and if you choose to go with Isaac- you'll have a whole new feeling about the name

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Gosh, I have so much trouble with boy names, too! I have a girl name picked out, but I'm not even pregnant yet so we still have time. I just can't find one that I'm like "OMG THAT IS IT!" that fits all of my criteria (and then to get my husband to go "YES!").

I really like Isaac and I think it goes fabulously with Nicholas Cael. Honestly, I like Isaac a lot more than Jacob--but that's just me. I adore the nn Ike for Isaac!

Suggestions:

Wesley
Aaron
Emmett
Everett
Samuel
Rhys
Declan
Silas
Oren
Zachary
Reid
Dean
Simon
Henry
Malcolm
Levi
Julian
Grant
Gabriel
Nolan
Sterling
Patrick
Jude
Ian
Dominic
Gavin
Marcus
Roman
Carter
Theodore

I could go on forever... :-)

And if you like the name Dai/Day, you could do Dayton, Dale, Dalton, Damien, Dane, or David.

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

I do kind of like Gael, but it's a bit too close to Cael for my taste :)

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

If we were going to go with Dai we would stick with the spelling, it is a Welsh form of David, which is my husband's brothers name, so we kind of like the family association without using the same name, but having the association isn't a requirement for choosing a name.

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

I have no doubt that I would, and I do kind of like the name, it is just finding a middle name that I LOVE to go with it that we are struggling with.

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

I think part of the problem is that a) we know a lot of people, and b) our hobby involves people going by alternate names (SCA) so most of our friends have two names, and between the two names it rules out like half of your list because I don't want to name a child "after" somebody who is just a casual friend.

If we were going to go with Dai we would stick with the spelling, it is a Welsh form of David, which is my husband's brothers name, so we kind of like the family association without using the same name, but having the association isn't a requirement for choosing a name.

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I thought the same but I put it there cause its a Fave of mine

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I also noticed your name is Tara so what about the name Taran Dai?

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I like Dai! I think it's cool. Would you continue the middle name being used tradition? Dai would be a nice first name!

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

If we were to go with an unusual name that we both loved yes it would be the middle name. We both believe it is important for future professional/etc purposes that the child have a more "traditional" first name they can use if they choose for professional life. If my son Cael chooses to go by Cael forever so be it, but if somewhere in life he wants a "normal" name, he has the option of going by Nicholas or Nick.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

First, your boys are adorable!

I actually really like Jacob Dai (Day). Lots of naming potential in that combo (Jacob, Dai, Jake, JD, etc).

[bratty-lil-fae.livejournal.com]

Thanks, the 2 year old is well aware of the fact, he is a completely ham :P

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest Dai! Jacob or Isaac Dai are both nicely.
Other nature-y names: Forrest, Ocean, Cyprus, Fog, Gray, Oak, Oz, Clay, Leif, Oren, Finch, Birch, Flint, Ash, Spruce, Meir, Fox, Cedar, Lake.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Ooh, and Esau!

[alyssa22.livejournal.com]

If you like the Zac sound, how about Zachary?

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

what about Isaiah?

[sweetest-asylum.livejournal.com]

i ONLY think of Malachi when i think children of the corn

[sweetest-asylum.livejournal.com]

Jacob Kai
Rigel Issac


i'm not a parent so excuse me but wow...in utero pic.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

First name suggestions:
Zechariah/Zachariah
Malachi
Gideon
Xavier
Alexander
Andrew
Benjamin
Nathaniel
Harrison
Benedict

Middle name suggestions:
Caius/Gaius
Cash
Cade
Kai
Zane
Knox
Blaise
Bram
Vaughn
Zeke
Reid

Some combos:
Zechariah Blaise, Zachariah Zane, Malachi Knox, Gideon Cade, Xavier Kai, Alexander Cash, Andrew Vaughn, Benjamin Knox, Nathaniel Caius, Harrison Blaise, Benedict Gaius

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I adore Caius lol

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to throw it out there that I too have an issue picking boy names. I don't necessarly hate any, I'm just "Yeah, that's a name" when I see/hear a name. Not to mention that most names I could even think of that I might like, I'm like, "Oh well that's so-and-so's name". Plus, I watch a lot of sports, so I can't use a lot of names b/c my family will assume I got it from a certain player. So it's a good thing I'm not in a position to be naming children right now, LOL :).