Another name thread!

After 5 boys, we are SO out of boy names! I will truly be excited if this little bean is a boy, but we are just totally blanking on the whole name thing. I know we've got a lot of time - I'm only 9 weeks, but I thought I'd throw it out there and see if you guys have any brilliant ideas.
We like very classic, very 'boy' names. Somehow, they have all ended up two syllables, that can be shortened to a one syllable, 4 letter name.

Matthew=Matt
William=Will
Nathan=Nate
Andrew=Drew
Jacob=Jake

The only name I can think of is Jackson=Jack, and I really like this name. However, we would have Jake and Jack at the end, only 18 months apart. DH doesn't like the whole Jake/Jack thing. We also sort of like Zachary or Benjamin, but they don't quite meet our 'criteria'. Any ideas?

(P.S. if it's a girl, we have no problems! We've got 10 years worth of girl names to choose from! )

 

Hmm... how about:

Curtis - Curt
Michael - Mike
Jeffrey - Jeff
Douglas - Doug
Marcus - Mark

that's about all i can think of so far...

 

David-Dave
Daniel- Dan
Tyler- Ty

I'll keep thinking....

 

Lucas - Luke
Thomas - Tom
Robert - Rob
Steven - Steve

 

I was going to say

david=dave
daniel=dan

but I see someone else thought of them

bradley-brad
donald=don
steven=steve
peter=pete
victor=vic
allen=al
christian=chris
edward=ed
patrick=pat
thomas=tom
samuel=sam
franklin=frank
fredrick=fred
raymond=ray
russell=russ
rodrick=rod
carlton=carl
Lukas=luke

 

You've gotten some good suggestions.

My own suggestion would be Colton - Cole.

I like the name Jackson but I know LOTS of little boys named Jack and that's fine but I agree about the Jake/Jack thing.

Of the pps' suggestions, I also like Bradley - Brad and Jeffrey - Jeff.

I'll continue to think on this one.

 

Some of the names I thought of are already mentioned.

Here's a couple more:
Walter - Walt
Clemens- Clem
Kenton - Kent
Kirkwell or Kirkwood- Kirk
Whitman - Whit

 

If Rebecca was going to be a boy, we were going to call him Luke. You could have Lucas and call him Luke.

David=Dave
Peter=Pete
Michael=Mike

 

I'm partial to thomas - but you might find yourself calling him Tommy, it is so cute for a little boy. He can grow into Tom. Lucas - Luke I like also. Or how about Rowan = Ro

 

Well we have the same taste in boys names ... so

Daniel = Dan
Samuel = Sam
Elijah = Eli
David = Dave
Joseph = Joe

All my boys first or middle names, you already have an Andrew and ruled out Benjamin - I don't think Ezra would work for you.

 

I love all the strong masculine names you have for your kids. I think the name Lucas....Luke would fit in well. Good luck and keep us posted!

 

QUOTE(allgood2000 @ Oct 30 2008, 10:16 PM) [snapback]1049790[/snapback]
The only name I can think of is Jackson=Jack, and I really like this name. However, we would have Jake and Jack at the end, only 18 months apart. DH doesn't like the whole Jake/Jack thing. We also sort of like Zachary or Benjamin, but they don't quite meet our 'criteria'. Any ideas?

QUOTE(mama23boys @ Oct 31 2008, 05:48 AM) [snapback]1049964[/snapback]
Lucas - Luke

I like the Jackson/Jack idea, but understand the confusion with Jake too! I do like Zachary/Zach(k) and Lucas/Luke ideas!! Or Alexander/Alex.

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(P.S. if it's a girl, we have no problems! We've got 10 years worth of girl names to choose from! )

I can totally 100% understand that one!! I NEVER thought I would be able to use the name Megan (the top on my list of abt 20 girls' names that I love). But sure enough we finally did!

 

Since I totally think I'm having a girl, I'll share my boy name with you. I can't beleive I'm doing this!

Henry - Hank

Of course, I live in Texas, I could see how that'd be a little too "southern" for some folks...

 

I was thinking Michael.

 

Samuel--Sam

Thats my personal favorite

 

QUOTE(mama23boys @ Oct 31 2008, 12:48 PM) [snapback]1049964[/snapback]
Lucas - Luke


This was my only thought also. That's funny b/c we felt that way with the girls. We have had boy names picked out for the longest time and struggled on a girl name this time around. We didn't realize until AFTER we had Olivia that all of our girls' first names have 6 letters and their middle names all have 5 letters. So, I guess if we did have anymore, we'd have to follow that trend...lol!

 

Lucas/Luke
Samuel/Sam
Thomas/Tom
Robert/Rob or Robby
Joshua/Josh
Jonas/Jonah
Micah

 

Michael is really my favorite boy name and can be shortened to Mike.

Thomas- Tom
Daniel - Dan
Patrick - Pat

Timothy (I know 3)- Tim

Kevin (but no short name really)

 

Nicholas-Nick
Lucas-Luke
Markus-Mark