First names that go with Smith

[liz h]

My husband and I are looking for a name to go with the last name Smith. Since Smith is a really common last name we're looking for a less common first name. Here are some of our picks, we're looking for opinions please!

Weston Smith
Bruce Smith (Bruce is my Dad's name)
Alden Smith (my Dad's middle name)
Walker Smith
Edison Smith
Emmet Smith

We're open to all kinds of suggestions!

Thanks,
Liz

[auroradawn]

In my opinion, Smith is a wonderfully versatile surname that can take almost any unusual name you choose to throw at it! There are two things I'd try to avoid: single-syllable names (since Smith is one syllable) and names that end in S (since that makes the first and last name run together when spoken aloud.) Bruce falls into both of those categories, so it would be the one I'd take off your list. There are always exceptions to the rules, though, especially if you find a name you both love.
From your list, my favorites are Alden and Edison.
Other unusual suggestions from my "likes" list:

Barnaby
Crispin
Edmund
Ezekiel
Dermot
Hezekiah
Solomon
Turlough

Best wishes! These may be a little "far out" for your taste, but I'm sure others will have suggestions, and I've always wished that the parents of my friend James Smith had had a little more imagination--even though James is one of my all-time favorites!

[chelseamae]

My favorites from you list are Bruce, Alden and Edison. Although I'm afraid that Bruce Smith clashes a bit with the repetative S sound

A few suggestions that I think you might like:

Walden
Warren
Dougray
Carmichael
Conrad
Tate
Leon
Leonard
Byron
Turner
Harvey

[kyemsma]

How about Elliot, Everett or Bennett?

[liz h]

Thanks! Ezekiel is actually another name we have been sort of kicking around. My husband's name is Dan, and there are sooo many Dan Smiths out there. I was in a store the other day and the clerk was trying to look up our rewards number and he laughed when I told him the name to look up. . .

[a]

Not Emmet Smith, he's the football player. My favorite from your list is Alden.

[liz h]

Everett and Bennett are both nice too! Also like Carmichael - that gives a lot of options for nicknames. Loving the suggestions, thanks!

[liz h]

Not Emmet Smith, he's the football player. My favorite from your list is Alden.

Good point, I thought that sounded kind of familiar!

[megladonization]

Edison and Alden are my two favorites

[myrtle]

Weston and Walker are my favorites from your list.

How about...?
Asher Smith
Greyson Smith
Rowan Smith
Preston Smith
Emerson Smith
Gideon Smith
Whitman Smith
Landon Smith
Hunter Smith
Hudson Smith
Malcolm Smith

My husband says Bruce Smith is a football player (hall of famer), too!