Good times Charlie / Happy little Harry (Laid back, nice guy names!)

[leosma]

I'm trying to come up with some laid back, nice guy names. I LOVE Harry, but DH won't budge on it. He suggested Charlie, which I like, but I just KNOW there are some less common names with the same easy, classic feel that I'm just not thinking of. Can you help?

I need at least two syllables as last name is only one.
Big brother is Leo. Author names are a plus.

Others I've suggested, but that DH doesn't like:
Oliver
Grover
Walter
Silas

Others DH has suggested, but are just too nicknamey for me:
Sonny
Buddy

Thanks for ideas!

[blake123]

Both are gorgeous names, DH & I LOVE Harry too but already in the family, as is Oliver.....We like Charlie too but its getting more common as a girls name and i worry that it won't seem such a strong boyish name down the track?

What about Max or Sam? (or the longer versions of these...maybe a little common for what you are after though?)

Sorry i am all out but look foward to seeing others feedback about your names too, have fun! :-)

[saracita00]

I had a great-uncle named Chet (Chester?) and he was always so happy-go-lucky. I think that might fit in with your old-fashioned, easygoing names.

[leosma]

Max and Sam are nice, but too short. Chester is kind of awesome! Hadn't thought of it before. Thanks!

[backtomyroots]

If your not concerned about popularity Jack would be cute! (London or Kerouac)

Some other options would be...
Lewis (Carrol or C.S)
Earnest (hemingway)
Edgar (allan poe)
George (orwell)

[sillysheila]

To me, the quintessential laid-back guys' name is Jack. And Leo and Jack? Adorable.

Barney
Harvey
Pete
Dave
Wes
Joey
Andy
Max
Liam
Rhys

[kimberlym]

My favorite boys' name has always been Jack, and seems to fit the bill here. I'm sure curious to see what others suggest as I'm longing for a name with a similar vibe, but since we already have a Jillian, Jack is out for us.

[thetxbelle]

You could use Harold or Harrison (Harry Truman was a Harrison)

Here are a bunch first names of silent film stars
Rudolph
Ronald
William
Wallace
Richard
Francis <3
Clive
Conrad
Charles
Irving
William
Clarence
Reginald
Wallace (though Wallace Beery was sort of mean )
Frank
Lawrence
Vincent (Loooove this name)
Rex
Maurice
Roy (my husband is inexplicably fond of this name)
Raymond (very popular apparently)
Percy
Clark
Guy
Arthur
Reed
Glenn
Lloyd
Sid

And a bunch more http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...eason#mw-pages

[leosma]

I do love Jack, but I am not crazy about how popular it is, and it doesn't really sound that great with our one syllable last name.
It seems like so many of these relaxed classics are one syllable names:Gus, George, Jack, Sam.... :/

[leosma]

Wow, great list! I think I like Arthur, and oh how I love Harry! I've suggest Harrison, but DH just can't get past associating the name with Hair. What's wrong with him??