Looking for suggestions--L Names for Boys

[gatta-melata.livejournal.com]

This community is much too fun!! I've wasted so much time now going through old entries looking for names--I shouldn't say wasted, because it's been very helpful.

This is my dilemma. Another three weeks till we find out boy or girl, so no rush, but I'm happily obsessing. :) For a while I was convinced I was having a girl, and I still may be. But my husband is sure it's a boy--because a) we can't settle on a boy's name, and b) my sister in law is due with a boy a month and a half before us, so we'll get no hand me downs if it's a boy :) I'll of course be very happy either way!
But while I have girl's names so ready to go, no worries on that front, boys names have proven much harder.

I really want the name (or the nn) to begin with an L. At first I was going to go with Alexander, with the nickname Lex, but I'm waffling on that because one of my best friend's named her son Alexander (she stole it! :P :) and also because well--Lex has very specific meaning to me, almost too specific, and so I think I want something similar but fresh and new too.

Looking through all the entries here, we've come up with a couple other possibilities, but I'd love any other suggestions you have (and/or opinions favorites out of this list)

So our ideas are:

Lucien (nn Luca)
Lev

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Comments

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Lenox or Lennox

[mandyjalo.livejournal.com]

Lance
Lane
Liam
Lars(on)
Landon
Levi
Lincoln
Lucas/Luke

[sarahjewel.livejournal.com]

Lincoln, Lance, Lars, Leon.
Laith ("Lion" in Arabic)
Lakota, Lamar, Landry, Langston, Lazarus.

[sarahjewel.livejournal.com]

Oops, posted too early. haha

I also wanted to add in Leif, Lexington (for the Lex NN), and Lyndon.

[gatta-melata.livejournal.com]

I do like those! (Especially because they have the L, e, and X all in there :)

Husband isn't so crazy about them, though, but I will keep working on him *G*

thanks!

[gatta-melata.livejournal.com]

Thank you for all the suggestions! I'll run-em by my husband and see what he says... way too many names get nixed that way!

[gatta-melata.livejournal.com]

I had just stumble upon Laith--it's very pretty, isn't it? And I really like the meaning.

thanks for the suggestions!

[gatta-melata.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, I love that you suggested Lexington! I've been trying for *so* long to convince my husband of this one. I think it's such a cool name, and not a common one at all.

I hadn't heard of Lyndon before--I like it too, but Lyn seems like a kind of feminine nn. I really want a good built in nn.

[sarahjewel.livejournal.com]

Lyndon B Johnson was a president. :D

[sarahjewel.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think Laith is a fantastic name. :)

[infernosgirl.livejournal.com]

I love Landon!

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

happy to help! Lenox is on my long list, even though there are no current plans for a baby #2... hehe.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

I've also seen it as Lathe!

[iluvpomeranians.livejournal.com]

My friend gave her son the middle name of Luke. Not sure if you like that, but its a suggestion. I like Lucien though.

[glowing-dragon.livejournal.com]

Luke, Lucas, Lucius
Landon
Lee
Lenny / Leonard
Lonnie

I dunno...

[levismommy.livejournal.com]

LEVI (lee-vie) like the jeans lol.

hehe. Thats my sons name, I love it!

[levismommy.livejournal.com]

Oh and I also new a Lafe in high school.

[bouncepogo.livejournal.com]

I like Levi better than Lev, personally, and you can use Lev as a nickname I guess.

What about London?

[mcmommy.livejournal.com]

Lucien reminds me of Lucifer = devil. No.

Laramie. I love Laramie.

[sherball.livejournal.com]

Liam or William (nn Liam)
Logan
Lance
Landon
Lucas (nn Luke)


I'm sure there are more, but that's all I could come up with. Favorite is Liam.. LOVE this name, hubby won't agree to it tho.

[pinkslit.livejournal.com]

another nn for alexander is "sasha" (i believe it's used mostly in russia). i think it sounds nice for a boy...not so much for a girl though

[zante.livejournal.com]

My fathers' name is plain Lex, I love it.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Liam
Liev
Lincoln
Leo

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

Lachlan
Luke
& Liam has always been a favorite