What do you think of these boys' names? Be brutally honest!?

Question

My husband and I have already decided what our first daughter is going to be called. Now we're trying to come up with some boys' names. Here are a few we've discussed recently. Since some are mine and some are his, I know they may seem like vastly different styles, but I'd appreciate your honest feedback on the names:

Franklin

Miles

Marlowe

Frederick

Diego

Kenneth

Julius

Ewan

Arthur

Jeremy

Edward

Tavish

Thanks!

(Oh, and if it helps, the last name is similar to Grey.)

Answer 1

i just recently met a great guy named landon!! what a pretty name!! (for a guy lol) but you say it just like brandon but with an L! i like it because it's so different! Oh and i love the name blake!! hope this helps!! ~Hilary!  

Answer 2

Franklin ---> eww no

Miles --> pretty GOOD

Marlowe ---> no

Frederick --> no

Diego --> meh (a bit like a dog)

Kenneth --> no

Julius --> YEH pretty gud

Ewan --> ??

Arthur --> nope

Jeremy --> no

Edward --> LOVE (bcuz of twilight lol)

Tavish --> alternate... i LIKE

so basically i like Miles, Julius, Edward and Tavish, but dont like the rest

hope it helps =D

Answer 3

Franklin is great in my opinion the nickname Frank is awesome.

Miles is cute

Marlowe is awesome

Frederick is the same as Franklin to me, Fred is awesome

Edward is probably my favorite - love Ed, Eddie and Ted :)

Answer 4

Franklin - Reminds me of the turtle.

Miles - Like It

Marlowe - No, yuck

Frederick - Not unless your a future King

Diego - NO

Kenneth - Like it

Julius - Not how I'd spell it.

Ewan - Again not how I'd spell it.

Arthur - LOVE IT

Jeremy - Nice

Edward- Nice

Tavish - NO

Answer 5

Miles, Ewan, Marlowe, Edward are brill (:

Answer 6

I like Franklin, Myles (with a y) , Fredrick , Jeremy,& Edward.

You can actually pair those names and get a nice name like;

Franklin Myles (Grey) or Fredrick Edward (Grey) , Jeremy Myles (Grey)

Its up to you.  

Answer 7

Franklin- Very cute, and will age well. He can go by Frankie as a baby/child and Frank when he's older.

Miles- Love love love!

Marlowe- Not crazy about it. Reminds me of the wine. But at least you're using it on the right gender.

Diego- Don't care for it.

Kenneth- Nice.

Julius- Don't care for.

Ewan- Very nice.

Arthur- Don't care for.

Jeremy- Don't care for. I prefer Jeffrey.

Edward- Nice.

Tavish- Yuck.

Answer 8

Franklin - is a supermarket where i live so no i dont like it

Miles - no it sounds nerdy

Marlowe - sounds to feminine to me

Frederick - no it sounds s****.

Diego - no it sounds like a dog ro a tiger

Kenneth - no because it sounds geeky

Julius - look at kenneth

Ewan - hahah the only person i know with this name is special needs, and a nerd

Arthur - no because it s a cartoon aarvark

Jeremy - no because i knew this guy named jeremy and he abused his wife and he was like super morebedly obese

Edward - the only one on your list that i like, its nice

Tavish - is not a name so no

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Answer 9

Miles,Ewan, and Edward are my favs...

Answer 10

I do not care for any of these boys names at all. If I had to pick I think it would be Jememy.

Answer 11

very much love franklin and ewan ...they're both cool sounding....

frederick is just eccentric as you can make different nicknames from it : fred, eric, derick, ric, red...and that's awesome

kenneth and jeremy is just too commom...

i hate julius and marlowe, those names just sound pompous...

and why tavish????

Answer 12

Well, I would spell Miles with a Y (in order to keep it from getting confused with the word, plus I've only ever known Myleses, not Mileses.) So Myles is one I like.

I also like Kenneth and Arthur.

My favorite is Jeremy.  I will always like this name.  I know it's common, but I can't help it.  I just like it.

Good luck!

Answer 13

The only thing I would like would be Jeremy Edward.

Answer 14

Franklin is really ugly

Miles is okay

marlowe ugly

fredrick really ugly

diego really ugly

kenneth okay

julius love it

ewan ugly

arthur really ugly

jeremy okay

edward okay

travish really ugly  

Answer 15

I like Jeremy, Edward, Miles and Frederick.  Another name that I like that isn't on the list that is different but not weird is Dane.

Answer 16

I like: Franklin, Julius, and Kenneth.

Answer 17

Franklin-Could get teased

Miles-Very cute though more suits an older child (which he will obviously grow into)

Marlowe-I don't like it myself

Frederick-Not in his generation

Diego-Love it! Not too popular and very cute

Kenneth-Old school. Only suits older men.

Julius-I'm so sorry but it sounds rather g*y.

Ewan-Quite nice, though doesn't suit Grey

Arthur-Quite a posh name, not my thing

Jeremy-I have never liked this name, I think it sounds kind of dorky

Edward-Too old, not for his generation

Tavish-Never heard this name before, I quite like it myself, sounds good with Grey

Answer 18

Anything that is traditional and not overused is great. From your list, I like: Franklin, Miles, Frederick, Arthur, and Edward.

Answer 19

Franklin- don't like it.

Miles- this is good.

Marlowe- don't like it

Frederick- I don't like the nickname Fred.

Diego- Reminds me of Go Diego Go. And San Diego. A whales v****a.

Kenneth- Okay I guess.

Julius- Don't like it. love Julian though.

Ewan- sounds like someone who is saying Evan weirdly.

Arthur-reminds me of the aardvark thing.

Jeremy- good name. I like it.

Edward- reminds me of edward from twilight. and the nickname ed reminds me of a 50 yr old bald guy.

Tavish- sounds like lavish.

Answer 20

Franklin - very cute, not sure about Frank as a nickname though, that turns me off the name.

Miles - I like Miles, but it makes me think of a

Marlowe - VERY cute, love it, my fave on your list.

Frederick - adorable, Freddie is a very cute nickname while he's little, then he can decide if he wants to be Fred or not.

Diego - Reminds me of "Go Diego Go", The show on nick jr featuring Dora the explorer's cousin.

Kenneth - Don't like it at all. It's a horrible old name that doesnt need to be re-visited

Julius - Not inlove with it, I do like Julian though.

Ewan - Don't like it, too over done.

Arthur - I like Archie better.

Jeremy - Don't like it at all sorry.

Edward - I really like it, the nickname Ned sounds really good.

Tavish - Hate it sorry.

These are just my opinions, good luck :)

Answer 21

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Answer 22

Hi Emmy Jo! It's very interesting to finally see your taste in baby names because I've seen your responses before and found them very helpful.

Wow, I like a lot of these names.

Franklin - I love Franklin itself, but the name Frank just seems too heavy for a kid. Franky is more of a girls' name to me. So I don't really like the nickname options... but I like Franklin.

Edward, Arthur, Frederick and Kenneth - these are definitely old-fashioned. I've seen a lot of people taking girls' names back to the early 20th century, but not so much with boys' names. My favorites of the bunch are Kenneth and Frederick.  Kenneth by association, and Frederick because it reminds me of the "cool name" Dominic but it has better nickname potential with Fred or Freddie.

Marlowe, Tavish - I grouped these together because they're both really out there lol. Both have nice sounds. My only qualm is that the nickname for Marlowe would be Mari ... which is definitely a girls' name. Not that Marlowe necessarily needs a nickname, it's already two syllables. Either way I don't think Tavish goes as well with Grey as Marlowe does.

Diego - I really love the name Diego! It has a great sound to me. But I think a lot of people would question its validity on a 100% Caucasian person.

Miles, Ewan, Jeremy, Julius - These are my favorites... I think any one of them would be great! Julius and Miles are the coolest, Jeremy is most classic/common, Ewan is most unheard of. Actually, I'm surprised that Ewan isn't most popular. I kind of hope that you use it because it isn't even in the top 1000 since 1880 lol! Oh, and Jeremy can always be twisted into "germy" if you're concerned about teasing.

Good luck with selecting the perfect name!! Or more like good luck with everything after you've selected the name... the name is probably the easiest and funnest part lol.

ETA: Have you thought about spelling Ewan like Euan? It seems to be the main spelling - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euan

Answer 23

miles and jeremy i also like eric

Answer 24

Franklin- I don't really care for. Its more of a surname, and doesn't sound pleasant to the ear.

Miles- I quite like it. I picture a layed back counrty boy.

Marlowe- I dislike. I know a girl named this.

Frederick- Dislike. Outdated and ugly.

Julius- Sounds a little too feminine.

Ewan- Unpleasant sounding.

Arthur- I really dislike. It reminds me of a braniac.

Jeremy- Reminds me of a girraffe.

Edward- Cute! by far your best name. Eddie is a cute nickname.

Tavish- Not a fan of.

Answer 25

I like Jeremy Kenneth and Miles

Answer 26

Oooh, brutally honest is something I do well, lol

Franklin - Nope, reminds me of one of the American presidents and seems a bit old fashioned

Miles - I really, really dislike this name

Marlowe - Seems a bit odd, but could work as a middle name

Frederick - Too old fashioned

Diego - LOVE IT!!! One of my absolute favourites!

Kenneth - Too old fashioned

Julius - Don't like this, but LOVE Julian!

Ewan - Really dont' like this name

Arthur - Too old fashioned

Jeremy - This name isn't bad, not bad at all

Edward - Not a fan, too old fashioned

Tavish - Rhymes with Lavish, hmm, not liking it.  What about the variants of Tavis or Travis?  They're a bit better!

Good luck anyway...

Some names you may like that are my favourites are:

Blake, Braedon, Colton, Dakota, Dante, Denver, Elliot, Ethan, Gabriel, Hamish, Hunter, Jacob, Jonah, Kieran, Liam, Malakai, Noah, Patrick, Sebastian and Tyler

Just some suggestions, but out of yours my favourite is Diego - awesome name!

Answer 27

ii like jeremy....Jeremy Grey sound cute  

Answer 28

I love Marlowe and Ewan. Have you thought of Tavrern instead of Tavish?

Answer 29

i'm not really keen on any of them sorry- If you call him Franklin then you can call him Frankie which is a super cute name :)

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Answer 30

Miles,Marlowe,Frederick,Diego,Kenneth,Ju... and Tavish should all be scrapped. That leaves Franklin,Arthur,Jeremy and

Edward to choose from. I myself would pick Franklin and shorten it to

Frank in everyday life. Of course,that's just my opinion.

Answer 31

Franklin - the turtle

Miles - miles of terrible name

Marlowe - marshmallow

Frederick - icky

Diego - a tiger

Kenneth - bleh

Julius - jules

Ewan - ewwwwww

Arthur - cartoon

Jeremy - not bad

Edward - love it

Tavish - blaaaaah