Favorite Boy Name

[ckay87]

Graham is an AWESOME name! It says to me...very handsome, charming, European gentleman. Much better than other, cutesy names.

Middle names are a complete non-issue. You'll use it on the birth announcement, birth certificate, perhaps a few other legal documents and perhaps he'll use it as a piece of trivia in a "get-to-know-you" session or something.

 

[Scurvy]

How is "Jaxton" supposed to be pronounced?

I've been assuming it would sound like the way Toni Braxton pronounces her last name, just with a J instead of Br. That's the only thing that would make sense with the spelling, which I guess doesn't necessarily mean much given the way some names are spelled and pronounced.

 

[traviesojmt]

I voted Graham Miller. I tend to believe in fairly traditional first names. I have a John Nicholas, which I still think I screwed up. We call him Nicholas, because my husband is also John. If I had to do it again, I would name him what I intended to call him. Saves a lot of grief later.

I also don't mind last names as middle names. We did that for our DD. My DD is Lauren Gentry. She is named after my DH's grandmother who he absolutely adored. Her first name was Ruby and I didn't want to name her that, so I moved on to her maiden name.

My only advice (which I realize you said you didn't want) is that if you chose to go with a name with an unusual spelling, prepare yourself now. Do not get mad at EVERYONE ELSE who then will misspell it at school or have to ask 10 times how to spell it. I like Jackson but not a fan of Jaxton.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Wait...your dad was Alexander Graham? Bell?

No Bell. Dad, Grandpa, and GG were all Alexandar Graham (Dad still is). Dad was the first one born in America. None of them have a middle name, BTW. I got a new name rather than Alex the 4th.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Folks here would pronounce Graham Gram.

Not here Grayum would be correct.

 

[Hannathy]

My only advice (which I realize you said you didn't want) is that if you chose to go with a name with an unusual spelling, prepare yourself now. Do not get mad at EVERYONE ELSE who then will misspell it at school or have to ask 10 times how to spell it. I like Jackson (probably because I like Grey's Anatomy) but not a fan of Jaxton.

Agree AND if you go with Jaxton I hope you like the name Jack because I would take odds right now that when he gets to middle school and is in Scouts or on a team that guys who shorten everything anyway will not say Jaxton they will shorten it to Jax which will become Jack to the casual ear and stick. And being a guy he will live with it rather than correct everyone.
And that will stick thru high school and college and probably beyond.

 

[AKL_Megs]

I like Grayson Kristopher; I think it rolls off the tongue the nicest, and sounds sophisticated enough for a professional male, yet, cute enough for a little boy. However, I don't like how the "K" in Kristopher looks after the "Grayson". I think Grayson Christopher looks nicer. But I understand if it is a family name, and it's easy enough to say, "Christopher with a K".

I do not like Jaxton. You will be setting your son up for a lifetime of the annoyance of spelling (and respelling, "Was that J-a-X-t-o-n?") his name for everyone. Annoying once you get to adulthood and can't even order a pizza without giving your name, let alone making professional and business calls.

 

[mickeyboat]

I do not like Jaxton. You will be setting your son up for a lifetime of the annoyance of spelling (and respelling, "Was that J-a-X-t-o-n?") his name for everyone. Annoying once you get to adulthood and can't even order a pizza without giving your name.

Realy give this some thought. I have spent my entire life spelling my name for people and telling them how to pronounce it. You should have seen my maiden name, too! When we order pizza, I give one of my kids' names.

I especially enjoy the comment "that's an interesting name." How are you supposed to respond to that?

Denae

 

[bedogged]

Graham is my last name - I was Graham cracker all through school. Oddly enough, we think "that"Graham may be a distant relative. Dad's name is Alexander, btw lol

Honestly, I would go with Alexander as the first name with any of your choices for his middle name.

 

[hulagirl87]

I voted for Grayson. I think it's a good name. Though when I say it with a middle name, like Kristopher, it comes out sounding like "Grace and Kristopher" I don't know. I'm weird. Though I'm not a fan of changing a spelling of a common name, it's clearly your decision. Happy baby naming!

 

[HeWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Who am I to give advice on names?

 

[spacemountainmom]

I wouldn't name my kid any of those names. We have a weird "have to spell it all the time" last name and my first name is unique so I KNOW it gets old really fast. My two kids have very traditional names that people still manage to screw up.

I know a kid named Greyson (a boy) and he gets very irritated because quite a few people try calling him Grace for short. He gets so mad and tells them that his name is Greyson. He's a 7th grader now and his parents have said that they wish they would have named him something else.

 

[POPCITY]

They all sound effeminate to me. I went with Graham, as the least of three evils, but I picture Graham as a short balding history professor type.

 

[Peanut Giggleface]

They all sound effeminate to me. I went with Graham, as the least of three evils, but I picture Graham as a short balding history professor type.

Isn't it funny how different people's perspectives are? I picture Graham as the handsome huntsman from Once Upon a Time.

 

[Minnesota!]

Isn't it funny how different people's perspectives are? I picture Graham as the handsome huntsman from Once Upon a Time.

lol I picture Graham as the dad from "Just the 10 Of Us". Fat, bald, loud.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

I like I do not like Jaxton. You will be setting your son up for a lifetime of the annoyance of spelling (and respelling, "Was that J-a-X-t-o-n?") his name for everyone. Annoying once you get to adulthood and can't even order a pizza without giving your name, let alone making professional and business calls.

Realy give this some thought. I have spent my entire life spelling my name for people and telling them how to pronounce it. You should have seen my maiden name, too! When we order pizza, I give one of my kids' names.

I especially enjoy the comment "that's an interesting name." How are you supposed to respond to that?

Denae

I wouldn't name my kid any of those names. We have a weird "have to spell it all the time" last name and my first name is unique so I KNOW it gets old really fast. My two kids have very traditional names that people still manage to screw up.

I must concur with the other posters. Those with common names just don't realize how much of a pain in the rump it is to have an uncommon first name. As a Gina (which isn't even my "real" name....its a short form of my longer given name.....that in itself causes its own issues) I routinely get Geena, Jeanna, Sheena and more than once, even Jyna (talk about making it wayyyyy harder than it needs to be). I have a bizzarely spelled and prounced surname (thanks to my wonderful husband) and then to top it all off, the street we live on is a normally-pronounced word spelled oddly. So if I'm not spelling my first name, or my last name, its the address .

I vowed my child (who will bear the brunt of his strange surname for the rest of his life) would have a commonly spelled, commonly pronounced first name so as to avoid the need to spell, pronounce or (worst of all) clarify the gender every time someone reads it. Unique comes at a price.

I voted Graham Miller. Simply because there would be no gender clarification needed, and most people would know how to spell both. And this is not a criticism, OP. I just think its helpful for you to "know" why someone chose one over the other.

Grayson might have been another acceptable pick if Kristopher didn't start with the K.

 

[Aneille]

I voted Graham Miller.

I didn't pick Jaxton because I don't love the name or the way it is spelled. It is too close to Jackson but it isn't.

I didn't pick Grayson Kristopher because I am not a huge fan of the name Grayson(its okay but don't love it) but I don't like Christopher spelled with a "K".

I am not against unusual or unique names, my kids all have unusual names. I do like names that are spelled how people would expect them to be spelled though. Its a pet peeve of mine.

I went against that rule with my 3rd child. He has an unusual name(never heard anyone else with it) with a strange spelling. But my DH really loved the name as did I. I had many concerns about the spelling. His name is spelled incorrectly all the time and people call him the wrong name all the time. I do love his name though. But everything that I thought would be wrong with the name.... is.

If my my son decides to go by his middle name when he is older I would totally understand! My kids all have easy to spell and say middle names and 2 out of the 4 very popular names for their ages.

 

[pigletgirl]

None. I can't imagine an adult being named any of those.

 

[Ceila]

Who am I to give advice on names?

I voted for Graham, since it's the only one spelled normally. Honestly, the "kr8iv" spellings of names nowadays reminds me of the inventive spelling that is used by young elementary students as they are learning how to spell. I just looks like the parents didn't know or care to spell the names correctly. And, the poor kids spend the rest of their lives correcting everyone who tries to write their names.

 

[luvthemouse71]

I say Graham, it's the least cutesy/ pretentious sounding out of the three, but I'm not too crazy about that one either.

I like traditional names for boys. A little girl can get away with a trendy name better, but even then it's hilarious when there's 9 girls named Emily in the same class.

And spelling Christopher with a K just makes the parent look one of two things 1) overly trendy or 2) uneducated.

I get the sneaking suspicion the OP will ask this to be closed any minute now, lol.