Congrats, Beagles!

Some names of my friends’ sons that I like:

Eli

Henry

Tyler

Ryan

Ethan

Manning Eliot or Eliot Manning

Hagen Wallace

Maybe DH wants you to have a DH Junior or at least have his name as the middle name. Another option is to use your mother's maiden name or your grandmother's on either side's maiden name. I would have definitely done that if DH had agreed.

Well, since you are open to more names, I will throw out a couple others that are special, to me anyway. Parker and Barrett. I’m not sure you dig having a name that is too close to your last name by first letter or if that even matters to you. DGD’s Bf is Logan which I like and a very good friend Bennett. Second DGD now has a Bf named Will. Not sure if it is short for William.

How about Silas? Or Charles? (As in Schulz, the creator of the most famous beagle ever.)

I have a city stroller, hiking stroller and portable. For hiking I went with a bob revolution but the Thule off road is a very nice looking stroller!!

I think you’re supposed to keep them off really bumpy paths until they have head control? Not sure. I got some attachments for the Bob so I could put his bucket infant car seat right on the Bob.

I like Bennett and Will and Charles! Will run by DH! I asked him if he wanted a Jr. which would've been fine w/ me, I like his name, but he didn't like that either. He wants a name that stands out to him (but not a "weird" name) and apparently no name on earth fits the bill.

Thanks Robo. I really like the look of the Thule off-road. We'll try to steer clear of bumps or maybe I'll put him in a baby wrap if we do bumpy paths. There are some very hilly areas where we walk that he'll have to go in a wrap carrier anyway I think. At least I got good practice pushing a buggy because Molly Beagle had to go in a stroller sometimes on walks before her surgery when she used to get tired!

Oooooh, I like Bennett. It can be Ben for short. It's just unusual enough but not quirky and questionable.

Friend's grandchildren's names that I like: Cole and Trent. These are current.

Friend's names for one of their boys: Travis. He is now 30.

Niece's son, he is now 10: Cody. Her DH wanted a name that would sound good on the ball field. "Cody Y----- is now up to bat!"

Another friend named her son Max because that was the maximum amount of children they wanted. Just the one!

I am not keen on the juniors. I have a friend and I always have to ask, who? When she says Ed, it can be either husband or son. Sometimes she says Eddie for the son, but not always.

It will be interesting to see how popular the new royal baby's name will become! I have a feeling it will be a girl though.

ETA: Thank you Beagles for giving us such a fun distraction.

When I was pregnant with our first we had the hardest time with boy names, but no problem, I was sure I was having a girl. In those days (ancient times) you did not have an ultrasound unless medically needed and I didn't need one until I was in pre-term labor. And thankfully we were able to come up with a boy's name on the spot because he was born the next day. I wanted Drew, but a 2 syllable name. So, he is Andrew but always, always called Drew. My second boy, I found the name in a baby name book and had never heard of it. Named him Devin and then I met so many Devins both male and female. People often mis-spell it and he hates that. But I still like the name.

Boy names I like from my preschool teaching days: Ross, Owen, David, Caleb, Carson, Derek

Randomly throwing in: Calvin.

Ross makes me think of Poldark, and I love that character. I also like Evan and Thomas. Such fun thinking of boy names.

Congratulations! As a recently retired elementary school teacher...please no more Braydens, Haydens, or Jaydens....spelled every way under the sun...or Riley, had more girl Rileys than boys - spelled every which way. Had a student named Ocean - not good...I’m in the traditional camp ...best wishes to you and your family!

Oh I like Ross as well. Strong man name! I also read all the Poldark books and loved them all.

I’ll also throw in Flynn. I know other names close to that were thrown out. I knew a Flynn in high school and I thought he was just sooo cool.

Ross makes me think of Ross from Friends so that's a definite no! I like Evan a lot. And Flynn. and Devin. Will see what DH thinks. Calvin makes me think of Calvin and Hobbes a bit!

Fortunately we have time. It's funny, we agreed instantly on a girl's name (Hallie) but cannot agree on a boy's name so of course we end up having a boy, LOL!

My youngest is 28 and named Kyler Evan and Tyler was a common name at that time but I didnt want a real common name so I went through the alphabet and found that I liked it with a k instead. Of course I have to introduce him all the time as Kyler with a k! I see the name more now but he hasnt come across anyone else with the same name.

My son is Devin. Sueb also has a Devin. I think it's aged well now that he's an adult. I also considered Evan and Ethan but my last name begins with the soft TH so I couldn't do Ethan.

That’s weird — how do you know I have a Devin? I still like his name a lot. He seems happy with it too! Only issue is that a lot of people spell it Devon.

My grandson is Reid. I like it. I do genealogy research for people so I see lots of wonderful old names. I like tradition.

I think it's easier if the name has a sort of a starting point, rather than something random that you like the sound of. Otherwise there are too many choices!

PS One of my fave baby name books had chapters based on the car you drove. So, like, boy names for "Volvo owners" might have been Henry, Oliver, etc. Sort of staid, simple, reliable names. It was a funny concept. I guess we should have name my DS "Rover"!

Sueb, you posted it not too long ago.

Toby and Sue - my DDIL is named Devon but I've often wondered if that's the usual spelling for a girl? I know a fellow named Devin but a neighbor has a DD named Devan. And for some reason the 'on' looks more masculine to me.

Devon is expecting her first in a few weeks and I know that she and my son are leaning toward a non-gender specific name for their daughter. They've mentioned a few to me but I haven't made any comments about them.

I had never really heard of the name Devin until about 25 years ago when I worked with a man named Kevin (another name that’s nice!) and he mentioned his son Devin. I asked about the name and he said it was a combination of his and his wife Deb’s name. So that’s how the name got planted in my head.

I named DD after the coolest girl in my middle school. That’s not weird, right?

Oh let’s name him something that fits your lifestyle, Worden Walker. Hehe

“I named DD after the coolest girl in my middle school. That’s not weird, right?”

haha!

I (we) named our daughter because I liked the name of my favorite (at the time) actor’s wife. My husband still thinks she’s named after his favorite model of an automobile.

Lots of ways to spell Devin, but in Chicago "Devon" is pronounced "deVON", as in the Avenue. (We use it to identify the strangers in our midst, who always say "DEVin Avenue")

Devin is actually an old Irish surname meaning "poet".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_(name)

Okay confession time, my youngest name was influenced by a tennis player. I wasn't into tennis, just like her name. Interestingly enough, I liked the nickname she was called, yet that nickname never stuck with my DD.

I like classic British/Irish boy names. Distinguished, but not too pretentious. Here are some of my favorites:

Anthony

Carden

Cooper

Elliott

Holden

James (no Jim/Jimmy, just James)

Lachlan

Landon

Miles

Nigel

Phineas/Phin

Pierson/Pierce

Read/Reed

Reese

Ronan

Shaw

Shay/Shea

Tanner

Tristan

William/Wil

Whatever you end up choosing will be the perfect name!

My friend named her son Joseph Henry, and I always thought that was such a lovely, old-fashioned sounding name. That baby is college aged now, and never became Joe or Joey. Still Joseph.

Oh, and whenever I see Devon, I instantly think of the lovely county in England by that name.

I am loving all these name suggestions! I keep sending names to DH and he hasn't outright rejected some of them so slight progress (maybe!) He's been busy sending me articles about chemicals in diapers and evidence-based labor practices rather than picking out names, which is so much less fun. And my MIL is off shopping for baby stuff we don't want (which is very thoughtful of her none-the-less)!

Hahaha! Girl brain/boy brain. God bless MIL.

Sorry, but you need to find a kind/polite way to stop the MIL or you will be overrun with stuff you don't want for the next 18 years.

My MIL would buy all kinds of cutesy holiday themed stuff, which I was never going to display or use. It took a few years, but she finally realized the stuff was not wanted or used.

If I ever had a child, I planned to name him or her Jarvis. That was my grandmother's (my most favorite person on ever) maiden name. People thought I was nuts so maybe it's good I never had children. :) Another boy's name I like is Colton.

chispa I told MIL we didn't want some of the things she mentioned she was getting and I invited her to come w/ us to a book sale to build a library for the baby so everyone is happy. She's generally doesn't give me any stuff for the house unless I specifically ask for it so hopefully it'll be OK.

I think Jarvis is a nice name for a boy, maybe not so much for a girl! Colton is nice too!

Just wanted to add Peter to the list of possibilities for a classic name.

Beagles!!!

I am so very happy for you! Your life is about to change in the very best way.

DH pronounced our son Jamison in the delivery room. We had agreed on Nicholas prior but I had wanted Jamison due to an Irish GGF. Not because of the whiskey...

Son was called Jamie or just J as a young child but now is only Jamison. Our last name is a 3 syllable starts with B. Several young friends have since named their boys and girls after our son.

Best to you!

So happy I snuck back on here tonight!

So glad this thread resurfaced - Congratulations, again!

With DD2, I was ahead of the future trend of her name. The delivery doctor was not my regular OB-GYN, and when I told him the name, he said, and I quote "(name! NAME!) That's a horrible name for a girl! I hope you give her a feminine middle name because she's going to want to change it! My college roommate was named (NAME!)." I kid you not. While he was sewing up my episiotomy. About 10 yrs ago, I was with DD2 at the hospital and ran into him and my OB-GYN... and I told him the story and said I hoped his bedside manner had changed for the better. Also told him it wasn't such a bad name after all, since it has been in the top 20 since. (I have no idea if it is now.)

I love more traditional names. DGS goes to Montessori school, and I don't know how to pronounce half of his class.

It is interesting to see how names change in popularity over the years. My daughter helped her cousin with a birthday party for a 4 year old. When she came home all she could talk about was the names of the children - she said it sounded like characters from a soap opera.

Thanks Allison! I'm sure your DD's name is lovely! I would not have been happy with that delivery doctor!

I think some of the things people name their kids today is crazy. Although, a lot of people would probably say that about Finley (which I still hope I can wear my husband down on!)

Congratulations! A new baby to celebrate!

I think it's a great name. It's unique without being out there and without sounding made up.

My dear grandaddy's name. It's perfect. :-)

Sorry for the bad angle on the photo, but this was our Finley. A deeply loving, devoted and kind man. Handsome too!

Oh Ida, he was handsome. And his name suits him, he looks like a Finley. I'm really hoping my husband will get used to it. He said he doesn't hate it, like most of the other names I've suggested, so we're one step closer. He hasn't come up with any names yet, just vetoed all mine. We agreed in one second on a girl's name, so of course this baby is a boy!

You know, Fin is a very handsome name and a natural nickname for Finley. Might your husband warm up to Fin?

beagles, what was the girl's name that you both liked?

I told my husband when he was vetoing all names that he’d better come up with his own list darn fast.

Happy belated incipient mother’s day!

I also had suggested Finn as a name but I guess that's a character in some recent movie (Star Wars?) and my husband is afraid people will think we named the baby after the Star Wars movie.

We both wanted Hallie for a girl. My husband suggested we name the boy Hale Lee but I vetoed that, LOL.

Thanks robo! Hopefully Emmett got you something nice for Mother's Day :)

Hale Lee... well, it's creative!

But Finn (the Star Wars character) is a reluctant hero and rather good-looking.