Thought I could get some opinions on boy names. I want something that's not trendy, not spelled weird and easily pronounceable. Here are my favorites so far:

Domenic (would call him Nico as a child)
Samuel (my husband's FAVORITE boy name)
Dawson (means son of David)
Cooper
Joseph
Andrew
Ryan

Any thoughts on any of these???

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Jo - I don't really like Domenic. I like the others. What about Joseph Andrew? or Samuel Joseph?

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Jo~I LOVE Andrew. Cole's name would have been Andrew Joseph but my cousin had a baby first & used Andrew so we went with Cole Joseph since that's DH's middle name. I like Ryan too.

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I'm voting for Samuel. I really, REALLY wanted a Sam, but DH doesn't like it. It's a great name... not "different" sounding, but you never see any of them out there.

I like Dominic, but I think it seems strange w/ the "e" (Domenic.) JMO-- I know you didn't want anything different, and I'm just letting you know b/c I've never see it that way before.

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Jo - I was also thinking - I don't remember what your last name is. If it's not something that's obviously a last name, then if you picked Cooper, it's possible that people in school might not know which is his first name and which is his last name. I have a friend whose last name is Cooper and the first thinkgs she's picked for her twins are so "different" that I'n not sure if people will know which is their first and which is their last name.

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You have picked some really nice names.

Domenic (would call him Nico as a child) - I like the name but I honestly have never seen it spelled that way either I really like the name.
Samuel (my husband's FAVORITE boy name) - This is my favorite too
Dawson (means son of David)
Cooper - I like the name but I know someone and the kid really gets teased for his name the kids call hime Cooper pooper
Joseph
Andrew - I really like this one too
Ryan - This name is used a lot for a girl now I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

Hmmm, you girls have given me lots to think of already. As for the Domenic, I'm not sure I've really ever seen it spelled so it's possible that I am adding an -e instead of the -i. I love this name b/c it is Italian and has a cute nickname. I have a Nico in my class and he is the cutest little Italian boy. Now that I am looking at the name I think it IS Dominic. My student is Nicolo.

I really like Samuel, but my DH had a beloved pet named Sammy and I don't want to have to tell our child he was named after a dog.

Our last name is Broome (sounds just like the sweeper), so we need a multi-syllable first name.

We also both like Lucas and Mason. I like Emerson, but DH not so much.

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Kelly- Joseph Andrew was our first name to settle on and then we started thinking of new names. We'll probably come back to that one again before time is up.

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I have also heard the name Emerson used a girl a few times too. I think it is so hard to find a boys name. Joseph Andrew sounds really good together and it goes with your last name really well too.

Oooh..I love Joseph Andrew Broome! What a great name!

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Jo-a lot depends on how popular of a name you are want or don't want. Joseph and Andrew are probably in all of the top 10 lists. I think the name Dominic is really cute and you don't hear it too much. I personally have always loved the name Ryan. Emerson is a very popular girls name now too. Choosing a name is SO hard, but you will know which one is right for you

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My vote is for Samuel Dawson Broome. I like all of the others, but LOVE Samuel. I like that is cute for a little guy and still masculine for an adult.

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OooOOoooo....my vote is with Kristy on this one! Samuel Dawson Broome sounds so nice together. It has a good ring to it!

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I love Dawson or Cooper. I have a nephew named Samuel and a student named Samuel but they are both kind of bratty, so I used to love that name, now I am not so sure about it

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Also, make sure to keep in mind the nicknames, since that is what kids usually end up going by. Do you like Joe? Sam? etc.; and think about when he writes his name, or it is called out in class:
Joe Broome
Sam Broome
Dom(or Nico?) Broome (FYI: My friend's son is Dominic, and everyone calls him Dom)
and so on


Personally, I really like the nickname Niko/Nico, like you said, and I think Dominic Broome and Nico Broome both sound great. I say don't worry TOO much about the sound of the full name, b/c you seldom will call him that (except when he is in trouble, probably.)
Sometimes, for no reason, I'll call the boys their full names ("Joel Kieran" and "Evan Matisse") just b/c I think it is a bit disappointing that we spent all that time trying to figure out their names, then never really use them!

Honestly, all the names you chose are really nice sounding, so no matter what, your kid is gonna have a decent name! (And I LOVE Samuel Dawson. Very classy.)

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I love Samuel (Sam) and Dominic (Nico)! Samuel was one of our top names for Jack!

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