Need serious help with a Boy name...

We are expecting a baby boy in March. My husband and I have a ton of girl names we love, but we cannot decide on boy name to save our lives!! It's actually a major chore lately.

Things to consider:
We have a long and very Jewish last name, starts with a W so no W names.
We don't want anything too common
I am Hispanic and bilingual and would like the name the reflect some of this (not a deal breaker, it would just be nice)

Names on each of our lists so you have an idea of our styles:

Husband - top picks:
Everly ( after Everly Brothers)
I worry that the poor child will spends its life correcting people calling him Beverly! At the same time I love that it's special to my husband.
Sydney
Adlai

My top picks:
Elliot
Rio - my husband thinks it's too short??
Gideon
Atticus

BTW, we both used to love the name Lucas, but its become way too popular.

Please help, it becomes an argument each time we discuss names for our baby boy!!

Thank you!!!

A few ideas

Samuel Atticus
Rio Sebastian
Easton Philip (one of the Everly brothers was a Phil if I recall)
Gabriel Marco
Jude Sebastian
Richard Atticus nn Rico
Carlos Xavier

nonamebaby wrote:We are expecting a baby boy in March. My husband and I have a ton of girl names we love, but we cannot decide on boy name to save our lives!! It's actually a major chore lately.

Things to consider:
We have a long and very Jewish last name, starts with a W so no W names.
We don't want anything too common
I am Hispanic and bilingual and would like the name the reflect some of this (not a deal breaker, it would just be nice)

Names on each of our lists so you have an idea of our styles:

Husband - top picks:
Everly ( after Everly Brothers)
I worry that the poor child will spends its life correcting people calling him Beverly! At the same time I love that it's special to my husband.
Sydney
Adlai

My top picks:
Elliot
Rio - my husband thinks it's too short??
Gideon
Atticus

BTW, we both used to love the name Lucas, but its become way too popular.

Please help, it becomes an argument each time we discuss names for our baby boy!!

Thank you!!!

Honestly, your husband's choices all sound very feminine to me, with Everleigh being Cam Gigandet's (Twilight) baby, Sydney being my female cousin, and Adlai reminding me of the comfy classic, Adelaide. Your names, on the other hand, are decidedly boy, if not in the conventional way. Atticus is my favorite of your choices.

Let me see if I can suggest some other possibilities:

Abram
Asher
Cohen
Ezra
Herschel
James
Levi
Mattias
Orly
Raphael
Reuben
Tobias

Adan
Efren
Elian
Isaias
Matias
Rafael
Ruben

As you can see, there is some overlap between the Hebrew and Spanish names I have provided. One of these would likely suit your needs, perhaps? Also, your husband's choices of Everly and Sidney (this is the masculine - as opposed to unisex - spelling) could be great middle names for your little one!

Gideon is my favourite!

Hi there!

Everly ( after Everly Brothers): I agree with Lemon that this sounds very feminine. I think of it as a trendy name that has gone to the girls.

You and your husband may like:

Everett
Evander

Sydney: Sydney is a very trendy girls' names these days...

You and your husband may like:

Simon
Samson
Silas

Adlai: I think of Adlai Stevenson and Adelaide.

You and your husband may like:

Arlo
Abram
Atticus
Leo


Elliot: I think this is a great name. Everett would encompass Elliot's length and ending sound, while allowing him to name the baby after the Everly Brothers.

Leo
Elias

Rio: I think it's cool, but I'm not sure about it with your last name.

Gideon: I love this name!

Gabriel
Abraham
Benjamin
Ezra
Isaac
Micah
Nathaniel
Raphael (spelled Rafael, it could honor your heritage)
Simon
Samson
Samuel
Tobias

Atticus: I love this name!

August
Augustin
Barnaby
Conrad
Cassius
Dashiell
Felix
Hugo
Jasper
Milo
Phineas
Roman
Silas
Xavier

Names that remind me of Lucas:

similar sound:

Elias
Atticus
Jasper
Jude
Nicholas
Phineas
Silas
Tobias

Names that have Lucas' feel to me:

Archer
Bennett
Conrad
Harrison
Kellan
Miles
Pierce
Reed
Truman
Wilson

Good luck! :-)

I agree with the othr posters all your hubbys picks and Elliot sound very fem to me. Rio is on our name list for boys too but I go back and forth because i do think its too short. i love Atticus and Gideon.

jacjac wrote:Gideon is my favourite!

Me, too, and I love another poster's suggestion of Gabriel. Your dh's choices are way too feminine.

I am also in the boat of thinking your husband's choices are quite feminine (at least in the USA).

What about:
Luca
Jonah
Lewis
Maxwell/ Maxfield
Graham
Milo
Liam
Truman
Elias
Elijah
Isaac
Francis
Forrest
Felix
Rhys
Alessandro
Anders
Dmitry
Enzo
Javier
Xavier
Lachlan
Leon
Santiago

I've only heard Everly as a girls name, nickname is Evie.