Matthew? Murray? M name -help!!!

[jilliang]

Hello Nameberries! I posted a couple of months ago -- expecting baby #2 in mid-May (brother to Sally Rose) -- we are going with an "M" name in memory of my mom, Marilyn. When I posted back in December, I was stuck between Max and Matthew.. you were all so helpful! I was rooting for Max (or Mack/Mac), but my husband is not on board... for a while we were going to go with Matthew, but I'm still not feeling 100%. The problem is, I do like Matthew: it's strong, classic, sensible -but so very ordinary.... should we go for it anyway? I don't want to choose an inferior name just because it's NOT Matthew. Right now we like Murray... in fact, it grows on me more and more everyday. I like it because it's sweet and not very popular, but I'm also wondering if Matthew is a better name in the long-run (even though it's ordinary).... thoughts? suggestions? What are some of your favorite M names??

[cupcakelove888]

Hmmm... well. I'm not big on surname names, and Murray seems to remind me of Meg Murry from "A Wrinkle in Time." I'm sorry I prefer Matthew. However, if you are worried about ordinariness, what about Matthias or Matteo? I love those names. Other M names I adore...

Maxwell
Miles
Malcolm *you could use nn Mac *
Marco
Micah
Mason

Good luck! I hope I helped.

[mischa]

Matthew has never been a favourite name of mine and I'm not sure why. There's nothing wrong with this Biblical classic but I find it overused and ordinary. Sorry but I don't really care for Murray. Sally Rose has a vintage feel so here are some other suggestions for "M" names.

Maurice
Marcus
Marshall
Mitchell
Martin
Marius
Merlin
Miles/Milo
Montgomery
Moses
Murphy
Miller
Myron
Morse
Monroe
Montague
Maitland
Mabon
Magnus/Manus
Mannix
Manton
Marcel
Marriner
Marlin/Marlon
Marlowe
Maynard
Merrill
Merit/Merritt
Milborough
Milburn
Mortimer
Murtagh

[kyemsma]

Matthias was my first thought for you!

[whit32]

My favorite m names are Matthias, Micah (nn Mick), Malachi (nn Mal or Chi), and Malcolm (nn Mal). Matthew is still a great choice though. Good luck!

[lo]

Matthias is the obvious choice! I also love Miles.

I love "M" names including Matthew but since I have a Mark already they are off limits for me. Have you considered Mark or Marcus? There aren't very many little Marks anymore. Mine is 6 and we haven't met any. Mark is also very close to Marilyn.

[ashthedreamer]

I love Matthew and Murray! I would probably just use Matthew Murray or Murray Matthew, lol. I love the alliteration and I wouldn't want to give either name up! I love the classic Matthew with the more classic Sally Rose... I think Murray has a more modern feeling that doesn't flow as well with Sally. I really love Max/Maxwell, too bad that didn't work out!

What about:
Micah
Morgan
Marcus
Miller
Mercer
Magnus
Mackenzie (largely gone to the girls, I'm afraid, but I've only ever met boy Mackenzies and I think Mac, Max, or even Ken are such cool nicknames for this!)
Marius
Marley
Merritt
McKinley (love the nns Mac/Max or even Lee/Leo!)
Milo/Milos/Miles
Moses/Moshe (while I think Moses would work better with Sally, I've always had a soft spot for the very-Hebrew Moshe! I think it's adorable)

Good luck!

[ericaraneamazing]

I like Murray better than Matthew by a long run! (:
Some of my favorite M names are, Milo, Mattias, Murphy, Marshall, Maverick (:

[thetxbelle]

I would consider Marcel over Murray, it's french but easily prn in English, it's not too stylish in France right now but since Marion Cotillard just used it for her baby maybe it will become hip in the US?

[cbuxton]

I tend to agree that while Matthew is a sensible solid name, there's nothing very exciting about it. As others have suggested, my first thought was Matthias. I'm not taken with Murray but would probably prefer it over Matthew.

Other M names that spring to mind are Marcus, Mitchell, Milton and Murphy. Good luck with it!