HELP! We can't come up with a name for our 4th.

We never had difficulty with the other three, (Karson, Everett and Hadlee), but we are having such a hard time naming our soon to be son. The middle name will most likely be a family name of Robert or William. Here are some that we are considering, but please feel free to add any thoughts or ideas............. We don't want anything close to being common (hate hearing so many Karson's already, but it was a combo of our first names), and I really like strong masculine names.

Callum (husband is warming up to this one)
Pierce
Tate (loved this one, then someone at husband's work used it last month)
Jude
Dane (haven't read good reviews on this one)
Levi (worried about it being too trendy soon)
Creed (LOVE this, but be honest, do you only think of the band?)
Miles
Breckin
Penn (this is part of my maiden name)
Bodhi
Abram (abe) or (bram)

Callum - an absolute classic.
Pierce - it just sounds a little violent to me ...
Tate - I am not a fan.
Jude - I adore.
Dane - the sound of this one doesn't grab me, and I'm afraid I am reminded of the dog breed.
Levi - this does seem to be becoming trendy ...
Creed - I dislike the trend for unsubtly religious word names, such as Trinity, Destiny and Heaven, and unfortunately this reminds me of them.
Miles - I have never been a fan of this one, but a lot of people see to like it.
Breckin - I am not enamoured with this one.
Penn - this seems strange to my British ears ... like a biro?
Bodhi - seems open to teasing; body?
Abram - I quite like it.

My favourites are by far Callum and Jude - both are lovely!

How about :
August
Duke
Cormac
Chad
Charles
Edmond (although too close to Everett, I think)
Dashiell.

I hope I helped!

Callum- classical and goes with lots of mns
Pierce- think of a weapon when I hear it which might not be the best for a baby
Tate- reminds me of a Tater Tot
Jude- classy and stylish
Dane- I think of the dog unfortunately
Levi- not one of my favorites but if you like it, I don't have a solid reason to counter it
Creed- sorry, it's the band for me
Miles- Nice
Breckin- have never heard of it and not sure I like the sound of it
Penn- it's okay
Bodhi- same as Breckin
Abram- rings well

Favorites are Callum, Jude and Abram

First of all, I'd dump these as they definitely seem to be rising up the charts:

Callum
Levi
Miles
Breckin
Bodhi

I think these would go the best, stylistically, with your other kids' names:

Pierce
Tate
Dane
Creed
Penn

Callum - not my favorite. I like Malcolm better.
Pierce - is great and think would work well with your other childrens names.
Tate - I like it better as a middle name or a nn for Tatum which is a girls name. It does work though.
Jude - it sounds nice with your childrens names.
Dane - I like it but not with your childrens names. What about Drake or Devin?
Levi - I like your other names better.
Creed - I actually think of a character ( his real name too) off of the show The Office (in the US). I like it!
Miles - works well but I like some of your other names better with your childrens names.
Breckin - Hmm, I'm neutral. It reminds of Berkeley or Beckett. I really like Berkeley and think it would work well all though it does have the "lee" ending like Hadlee. Burke and Brooks are nice names too. Brooks would work.
Penn - neutral.
Bodhi - I love the meaning of this name a LOT. However Bodhi does remind me of Brodie, which I don't like. I do think Bodhi sounds good with your other childrens names but it's a different style. That doesn't really matter though.
Abram -I can also see this one working.

My favorites - Pierce, Jude, Creed, Bodhi, and Abram.

I love the Twinkle's suggestion of Cormac!

My suggestions with Karson, Everett, and Hadlee -

Brooks
Malcolm
Devin
Drake
Declan - I like it better than Callum.
Julian
Porter
Quinn

[quote="karilynn"]We never had difficulty with the other three, (Karson, Everett and Hadlee), but we are having such a hard time naming our soon to be son. The middle name will most likely be a family name of Robert or William. Here are some that we are considering, but please feel free to add any thoughts or ideas............. We don't want anything close to being common (hate hearing so many Karson's already, but it was a combo of our first names), and I really like strong masculine names.

Callum: I really love this name, but it feels a bit close to Karson to me. (K sound, two syllables...)

Pierce: I think this is very handsome!

Tate (loved this one, then someone at husband's work used it last month): I prefer some of your other names, but I do think it's handsome.

Jude: I really love this with your children's names!

Dane (haven't read good reviews on this one): I'm not personally a Dane fan. (I'm sorry!) :-(

Levi (worried about it being too trendy soon): Levi is sadly now 100% Palin-related to me now, which may be either a good, bad, or neutral connection for you.

Creed (LOVE this, but be honest, do you only think of the band?): I prefer some of your other options. (I think of the band, and worry about "Creep" teasing.)

Miles: I really love this name!

Breckin: I'm neutral on this one, but I really like Beckett. (I think that Breckin reminds me of "broken.")

Penn (this is part of my maiden name): I think this is nice....

Bodhi: I can't see this with your children's names.

Abram (abe) or (bram): I can't see Abram with your children's names, either (I love it, though!), and think some of your other choices work much better with Everett, Karson, and Hadley.

My favorites from your list with your children's names are Jude, Miles, Pierce, and Penn. I really love these names! :-)

Everett, Karson, Hadlee, and:

Blaise
Declan
Finnian (Finn is becoming popular, though)
Rafferty (kind of close to Everett, though)
Reed/Reid
Shepherd
Sullivan
Vaughn

Good luck! :-)

Thank you for all of your input. I have actually thought of many of the same suggestions that you made, but most my husband has shot down. You have at least helped me narrow the list I have some more and hopefully more will come up before this baby is born in Feb.

karilynn wrote:Thank you for all of your input. I have actually thought of many of the same suggestions that you made, but most my husband has shot down. You have at least helped me narrow the list I have some more and hopefully more will come up before this baby is born in Feb.

I'm glad we were able to help you out. Good luck! :-)

Good luck! And don't forget to let us know your decision :)

I like Jude & Miles. what about Julian?

Good luck :)

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