You’ve stopped at the supermarket for some eggs. As you examine the contents of each carton one by one, the friendly lady next to you — also hunting for the perfect dozen — strikes up a conversation. At one point she mentions that she’s pregnant, and that she and her partner are trying to find a baby name:
We would like a boy name that sounds good with the name Callista (his older sister). His middle name is probably going to be William.
“Do you have any suggestions?”
You’re a name-lover, and you could potentially give her dozens of suggestions on the spot. But you’ve found a good carton, so you only have time to give her five helpful suggestions before heading off.
But here’s the fun part: Instead of blurting out the first five names you come up with (which is what you’d be forced to do in real life) you get to press a magical “pause” button, brainstorm for a bit, and then “unpause” the scenario to offer her the best five names you can think of.
Here are a few things to keep in mind as you brainstorm:
- Be independent. Decide on your five names before looking at anyone else’s five names.
- Be sincere. Would you honestly suggest these particular baby names out loud to a stranger in public?
- Five names only! All names beyond the first five in your comment will be either deleted or replaced with nonsense words.
Finally, here’s the request again:
We would like a boy name that sounds good with the name Callista (his older sister). His middle name is probably going to be William.
Which five baby names are you going to suggest?
Jeremy, Alexander, Nathaniel, Frederic, Hugh.
Alexander
Philip
Zeno
Castor
Thomas
Hector
Lucian
Orlando
Theodore
Xavier
John
Priam
Atlas
Maximus
Lucas
Troy
Reid
Bennett
Dominic
Grant
Alexander
Maximilian
Nicholas
Sylvester
Victor
Ethan
Zachary
Caleb
Ryan
Isaac
Leander
Romeo
Paris
Ambrose
Sylvan
Carter
Henry
Justin
Maxwell
Peter
George
Henry
Milo
Sebastian
Tilden
Alexander
Roman
Adrian
Nicolai
Basil
Alexander
Baird
Horatio
Ian
Xavier
Xander
Sebastian
Benjamin
Nicholas
Maximillian
Anders
Grant
Thatcher
Theo
Zane
Zander
Beau
Sebastian
Gannon
Leonardo
Atticus
Jupiter
Orion
Tobias
Zander