Help picking a boy's name...

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Hello, I just found out that our second child will be another boy and need some help picking his name.  I have a few general ideas, I'll place them behind a cut so I don't take up your friend's page.  :-)

I am very picky about names, based on 2 things:  Meaning and Syllables.  I feel those are very important when making the right name.  

For instance, my first son's name is Madison(please don't flame me) we named him that because we found out the original meaning is "son of a great soldier" or "son of a warrior".   My husband is in the army, and he really liked that name for obvious reasons.  We picked this out without knowing that it was a popular girl's name...oh well.  We really like it, based on it's original meaning, not it's current popularity for girls(no offense to anyone who has or has decided to named their daughter this).

Anywho...Madison's full name is Madison Henry Lentz.  If you break down the syllables, it goes 3-2-1, so it has a nice flow to it.  Henry was my husband's great grandfather's name, so that is why we picked it.  We will probably pick another family name for the middle name, so I don't need help there.

I am thinking of going with a 2 syllable name for this baby, and have it end with an "n".  As opposed to having my children have names matching with an obvious first letter, I thought a subtle matching last letter would be nicer.  

Example:
Nathan Daniel Lentz (2-2-1)  or Madison and Nathan--but not that name, that is just an example.  

Any ideas?  The only other name I could think of that ends with an "n" and has 2 syllables is Jordan, but I don't really like that.  Please, if you know the meanings behind names, that would help.  I don't really like generic names...but you could just give me ideas and I can look up the meanings later.

Thank you for your help.  :-)

Comments

[imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com]

Brandon?

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Aidan sounds nice, but I don't think I want to use it if it is really popular. I wish it weren't.. :-/

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

I won't flame you because to me Madison is a boys name! It just sucks that your son will be growing up with soo many female Madison's as peers. I knew a male Madison growing up, his younger brother was Sheridan... I actually loved them as a sib-set.

I can think of tons of 2-syl boys names that end in "n":
Weston
Tyson
Tristan
Trenton
Simon
Rylan
Ryan
Preston
Owen
Nolan
Evan
Dylan
Damon
Brendan
Ashton
Austin

.... there's a few. If you want more I really reccomend this site:
http://www.selectsmart.com
you can find just the names you're looking for quite easily :)!

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

sorry, this is a bit easier:
http://www.selectsmart.com/NAMES/

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll have to think about this..for some reason, names are so hard for me to pick out. :-)

[lastcastle.livejournal.com]

For name meanings, a really accurate site (with A LOT of names) is Behind the Name, www.behindthename.com
Some two-syllable names ending in N:
boys:
Eamon "rich protector"
Brian "high, noble"
Ryan "Little king"
Aaron "exalted"
Alan "little rock" or "handsome"
Brendan "prince"
Brennan "prince"
Simon "hearkening" or "listening"
Devon "little black one"
Evan "god is gracious"
Owen "born from the yew tree"
Leon "lion"
Declan
Duncan "brown warrior"
Lachlan "land of the lochs"
Ian "god is gracious"
Rowan "little red one"
Stefan "crown"
Tristan "sad"
Colin, either "whelp" or "victory of the people" depending on the derivation
Calvin "bald"
Gavin "white hawk"
Martin "male"

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Thank you for all your hard work. I really appreciate it. It's so hard for me to pick names. :-)

[paper-daisies.livejournal.com]

I love Madison as a boys name! In fact it was a boys name first and it also happens to be on my list for baby #4 (due in Sept.) as well! =)

Oh, and I *adore* the name Tristan. If I didn't have a cousin and niece named that I'd so use it. ;)

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Sometimes it gets old when people try to tell us that Madison is a girl's name...lol. ;-)

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Actually, even Ashley and Stacey were originally boy's names too. It's so funny how people like to change things around isn't it? I was actually thinking of Morgan for this kid, but I thought people might think we are weird. Plus, the hubby isn't too thrilled about that one either...sigh.

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Spencer and Tyler? Really? I was pretty upset when Taylor got switched to girls...but now Tyler..goodness.

I really like classic names for girls, like Ruth, Rose, Grace, etc. and strong, masculine names for boys, hence Madison. I mean, how much more masculine can I name get with "son" at the end of it? I am waiting for Jefferson to become the top girl's name next..lol.

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the rambling..I really know what you mean. A lot of people are just too close minded to understand. I think with girls, they just want to keep expanding the names because, well women are picky. I mean, it is pretty sad we are starting to use words for names now, like "Meadow", "Rain", or "Destiny". I have never heard of a word used for a boy...but I'm sure it's out there. :-/

behindthename.com

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I only picked the ones that seemed to have more meaningful meanings. BTW, I searched for *n for male names which gave me all the names ending in N then I looked at the 2 syllable ones. If you want to see the rest of the list, you can search for that too. There are tons that relate to towns and stuff if you decide the meaning isn't as important.

Aaron- most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted"

Aiden/Aidan (probably too popular)- earlier forms of the name meant "fire"

Austin- from Augustus which means Means "great" or "venerable"

Baldwin- Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and wine "friend"

Carson- Gaelic surname of unknown meaning

Collin- derived from Nicholas which means "victory of the people"

Corbin- raven (usually used for dark-headed children)

Darwin- dear friend

Declan- unknown

Dragen- "precious"

Edwin- rich/blessed friend

Ethan- solid, enduring

Fallon- leader

Godwin/Goodwin- friend of God (don't know if you are religious or not)

Griffin- possibly lord,prince

Jabin- perceptive

Johan- German form of John- "God is gracious"

Keven- composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"

Lucian/Lucien- related to Lucius- "light"

Martin- related to the god Mars- "male"

Mattan/Matthan- "gift"

Melvin- "counsel friend"

Nolan- "descendent of Nuallan". The name Nuallan means "champion" or "chariot fighter"

Oden/Odin- "inspiration, rage, frenzy"

Paxton- unknown

Reuben/Ruben- "behold, a son"

Stephen/Steven/Stefan/Steffen- crown

Tobin- related to Tobias- "God is good"

Torin- chief

Re: behindthename.com

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for listing those. I'll have to think about it some more...it takes me awhile to pick the right name! :-)

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Don't have any useful suggestions except the ones other people suggested. I really like Kieran. I especially like Cieran!

When in July are you due? My birthday was June 30th so I always root for people to be born then!!

[smileygoldfish.livejournal.com]

hey, that's when my brother is getting married! Okay, it might be a popular marriage day, being that its in June, but oh well.

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

July 3rd. ;-)

I was kind of hoping the baby would be born on July 4th, hehe.

[peasblossom.livejournal.com]

i think of all of the ideas posted Nolan is really great

Nolan .... Lentz i dunno, i just like it

[army-wife51b.livejournal.com]

Nolan sounds pretty good. I have to run all these by the hubby though. He said he gets to pick the first name...lol. :-)

[sherball.livejournal.com]

Ok here's what I came up with.. not sure if some are repeats..

Jackson
Simon
Samson
Logan

Good Luck!

[cerabellum.livejournal.com]

I am a fan of Simon. That is, of course, because I have a Simon. ;)

We're pregnant with #2 as well and having THE hardest time coming up with a boy name (we don't know if it's a boy or a girl).