Softer names

[mocro]

It's funny you mention Harley as a not soft name as I think it's very soft!

My favourite "soft" name is Gabriel. So gentle and musical yet still strong, love it.

Ahh, Gabriel! I love it. How had I forgotten to add it to the list? It's so wonderful.

[sparrowfinch]

I really tend to prefer soft boys names and harder girls' names, so I love a lot of these names.

Sylvan
Alistair
Adrian
Milo
James
Jem
Seaton
West
Sherwood
William
Eamon
Theo
Quentin
Simon
Silas
Sidney
Sterling
Jasper
Jones

[notcinnamon]

Silas, Micah, Seth, Ezra, Dashiell, Seldon, Gabriel, Phinneas, Tristan, Christian, Holden, Kendall, Ashton, Aaron, Josiah

[bellababy]

Leo
Aaron
Ari
Joshua
Noah
Ethan

[stripedsocks]

I love Gabriel and Ezra too... just hadn't thought of them as soft! LOL

Other ones some might think soft:
Linden
Angel - I love both the English and Spanish pronunciations - I was shocked it was in the US top hundred for boys!
Menashe, Menachem
Peregrine
Gareth
Quinlan

[lori johnson]

"Metrodude" names ["distinctly male" names with "a touch of the feminine"] ...

Adrian / Aidan / Alexis / Anderson / Ash / Ashton / Austin / Avery / Balthazar / Barnaby / Beech / Birch / Blaise / Blake / Brady / Branch / Brandon / Braxton / Braden / Brendan / Brennan / Brian / Brock / Brody / Brooks / Bryson / Cade / Caden / Cale / Caleb / Calvin / Camden / Cameron / Carson / Carter / Cash / Cerulean / Chance / Chase / Christian / Clayton / Cody / Cohen / Colby / Cole / Colin / Colton / Connor / Cooper / Corbin / Corey / Crane / Crispin / Dakota / Dalton / Damian / Dane / Dante / Davis / Dawson / Dax / Declan / Derrick / Devin / Dexter / Dylan / Donovan / Drew / Dustin / Easton / Elliot / Emilio / Enzo / Evan / Ewan / Fabian / Felix / Finn / Frost / Fyfe / Garrett / Gavin / Graham / Grant / Gray / Grayson / Griffin / Harrison / Hayden / Hendrix / Holden / Houston / Huck / Hudson / Hugo / Hunter / Indio / Indigo / Ivan / Jace / Jackson / Jagger / Jason / Jasper / Jax / Jaden / Jaylen / Jefferson / Jeremy / Jex / Joaquin / Jordan / Julian / Justice / Justin / Kai / Keegan / Kian / Kier / Kingston / Kyle / Kyler / Laird / Landon / Lane / Leif / Lennon / Liam / Lincoln / Logan / Lorcan / Luca / Lukas / Maddox / Magnus / Malik / Marcus / Mason / Max / Maxwell / Micah / Miles / Milo / Morgan / Nolan / Oak / Omar / Orson / Oscar / Owen / Oz / Parker / Peyton / Preston / Quintin / Quinn / Rafael / Rafe / Raul / Remy / Roman / Rowan / Rylan / Sawyer / Sean / Sebastian / Shane / Silas / Skyler / Smith / Taj / Tanner / Tate / Tennyson / Track / Travis / Trent / Trenton / Trevor / Trey / Trig / Trip / Tristan / Troy / Tucker / Ty / Tyler / Tyson / Wesley / Weston / Wyatt / Xander / Xavier / Zane / Zeno / Zion

... source: "Beyond Ava & Aiden" book [2009] by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran.