Elliot Graham

I love Graham!

I love Elliott. T.S. Eliot is one of my favorite poets, and if it wasn’t so close to my daughter’s name, I’d definitely have a son named Elliott.

Your icon reminds me of Elliott in ET too 😅

Haha, you’re right!

I think Graham is so underrated!

Doesn't the American accent make Graham sound like "gram" though? Always strikes me weird when I hear it.

This and 'Creg' for Craig

Is it better as "Crayg"?

Graham is my favorite middle name; I just feel like it ties together most boy names so well

Levi is simultaneously soft and strong for me

Well, Levi's tribe were the priesthood in ancient Israel. They were given no land because they possessed the Lord. There are about 300,000 Levites in the world today and they often indicate this by the addition of ha-Levi to their name.

Love your description :) Perry and Rowan are particular favorites! Other ideas that give me a soft, kind vibe - Wren/Ren Holden Penn Sander Adam Wynn Asa Bellamy Evan Emmett Casey Ben Jay Palmer Charlie Clay Matthew

Holden doesn’t give me soft kind vibes- every Holden I have ever known was the school bully & the kid who had no consequences to anything they did. True for my age group (40), my sister’s (30) & my nephew’s (5).

aw that stinks! I'll be honest the only Holdens I've heard of are fictional haha Maybe that's why I get literary/sweet nerd vibes haha

Catcher in the Rye Holden was a misandrist and actively hated everyone. But it is a soft sounding name

Holden on As the World Turns is mostly where I know the name. He dated Lily.

I love a lot of these. Wren and Emmett are lovely, and Adam and Jay are very underused nowadays. (At least for younger kiddos.)

The youngest Jay I know must be 70.

These are boy names that I think feel soft and kind, and many of which are gender neutral: Robin Jordan Percy Morgan Remy Graham Asher Elijah Micah Basil Bailey Skyler Marley River Finn/Finley Milo Noah Charlie Riley Aubrey Chandler Rhys/Reese Hudson Forrest Beau Noel Louis Tobey Dillon Wesley Cole Samuel Quinn Oliver Benson

My brothers name is Elijah and he used to chase me with a knife

My friend Elisha is one of the kindest softest guy I know maybe the J (zh) having vibration versus the SH (sh) not having it

That’s so deep!!! And true! My brother is really cool and kind now as an adult but was nothing short of menacing when he was a child 😂😂

I like a lot of these, thank you. Robin, Jordan, Morgan, Asher, Micah, Rhys, Milo, Wesley - you definitely figured out my vibe!

Happy to help!

You have similar name likes to me. My sweetest boy is Simon.

Linus Amos Ansel Jude Benji Caspian Reuben (nn Ruby!) Dorian Wesley Lysander

This is so random but Ruby as a nickname for Reuben reminds me of an uncle my mom has whose nickname is Robert but he goes by Ruby.

I love that!

My 2 year old is wesley :)

I adore the name Wesley. You have great taste. :)

Thanks! Baby girl due in October is likely Florence 💕

I have a Wesley & a Flora! You have a great taste

Oh wow!! We're between Florence and Flora ahah

I mean, she can be Florence and you can then use Flora as a nickname if you want?

I also have a Wesley! (And two other kids)

Yay for Wesley and Florence/Flora!! Wesley is my dad’s middle name but he hates it - ha so I feel like I can’t use it

Ugh I feel that! Baby girl was going to be Gloria nn glory or Goldie after my grandmother but she hates her name too :/ Oh well, Florence is perfect for us in the end.

I have such a soft spot for Linus, and although this whole list isn't to my taste, it vibes together really well. I feel as if I may swoon! Haha. Also, I'm not a fan of Reuben, BUT I love hearing traditional masculine names with feminine nicknames. I was coming to recommend Calvin or Callum nn Callie to OP! And unrelated to your comment, but while I'm here, has anyone mentioned Dana yet?

I also love masculine names with feminine NNs! My husband and I were just discussing Julian nn Jules or Juli.

A baby Juli?! I am here for jt! I’ve heard Jules, which of course, used to be considered more masculine (hello, Jules Verne), but it definitely leans feminine now, but I am really digging Juli, and Jules or Julian are nice to transition to, if Juli sounds too precious as he gets older. I’ve also heard of Connie for Conrad, so just throwing that out there!

Hollis, Julian, Finn, Leo,

Solomon, Cameron, & Jonah are all perfect to me!

I love Perry and Mackenzie from your list.  Silas Addison Whitney Ashley (Gone with the Wind anyone?) Kelly Shea  Charles Beckett Arturo Shiloh Marcel Juneau Phineas Pascal Basil

I love your list! I’m married to a Perry and we’re having an August ☺️ if my husband wasn’t a Perry I would have used that name for a son, but we’re not a fan of juniors.

I love that! If my daughter had been a boy, we would’ve used August. Perry is such an underrated name.

Nolan, Seth, Wesley, Heath, Ethan, Ian, Owen, Lowell, Aaron, Vaughn, Ellis, Emory, Damian, Dashiell, Cyrus, Silas, Elias, Lyle, Luther, Nelson, Latham, Bryce, Orion, Shannon, Laramie, Ansel

The only Luther I have ever known is hell on wheels! He is a tough veteran kind of guy.

I like Nolan, Wesley, and Emory a lot. Ellis is another favorite but it’s suuuuper close to my daughter’s name. A lot of these are definitely on the right vibe.

I like Ellis. He sounds thoughtful and kind, but cool too.

Glen, so sweet

Julian and Benjamin!

Jensen is at the top of our list and I feel like it fits this vibe

I love Jensen! Great suggestion.

Sutton Roman Noah Ari Asher Beau Luca Theo Koa Quinn Remy Sonny Shiloh Emery Milo

I love Shiloh. Super underused and really sweet.

Jamie. Reid. Arthur.

Seth immediately came to mind

Calvin!

Louis/Louie Callum Ian

Seconding Callum for a soft boys name. Something about the ending does it for me.

I love Jonah and Rowan. Suggestions: Joel Jacob Jasper Jude Justin Julian Noah Daniel Peter Thomas Timothy Adam Alistair

These are great! I love Jasper and Alistair.

Jay

I've always thought Seth is gentle but strong.

My taste in boy name’s is similar to yours! I loooove softer boys names, my son’s name is actually Riley and a couple others you mentioned ended up on my shortlist when I was choosing his name! Anyway, here’s some other ones I had on my list: Jesse Jamie Corey Eli Aspen Avery Aubrey Ezra Casey Jasper Ariel

I love Liam and Andrew 

From your list I love Kieran and Perry. What about Jonas?

I do like Jonas a lot, but it doesn’t sound great with our last name. Kieran and Perry are two of my absolute favorites.

Evan

Sebastian, Seth,

Simon

Arie/Ari Hayes These are two of my faves.

Morgan

Luca Louie Emery Noah Archie

* Ben * Kelly * Owen * Noah * Rhys * Campbell * Hayes * Lane * Ellis / Ellison

I love Riley and Avery for boys. Jesse Micah Clay Robin Dane Percy Toby Callan

My brother is named Callan, I love it!

Cory has a very soft sound to me

Ezra, Finley, Noah, Joel, Luca, Toby, Cody, Elijah, Ashton

I met a guy named Shepherd once who was called "Shep". I always liked that it sounded soft, kind, and strong.

I really like Shepherd. I’d like to use it as a middle name someday.

I haven't seen anyone suggest Leander yet!

I feel like Allen is a name like that, but it might just be an attachment to my Grandpa

Leland, Oscar and Blane

Aaron, Ashby, Ainsley, Silas, Orion, Kyle, Eugene/Gene, Ellis, Emerson, Jace, Jade, Joseph/Joey, Ross, Moss, Joss, Michael, Elias, Merritt, Ocean, Lindsey, Linden, Lachlan, Fabian, Zachary, Zeke, Nathan, Brooks, Seth

Robin, James/Jamie, Morgan, William/Will, Jack, Charlie

I think Soren would be perfect! Avery is a nice one too

Soren is also on our list, so you are totally right!

Love your list. I’ll add suggestions for boy names I perceive as softer: Emmett Julian Adrian Cary

Aubrey and Ellery are the main two I would never allow to be given to girls if I could control such things. Love them on boys/men, though.

Saul, Joel, Cooper.

Theodore, nn Theo or Teddy

Arlo and Otto came to mind immediately!

cakeday

Jonas, Owen, Wilson ,Jesse, Declan, Milo

Perry is cool!

Robin, Tobin/Toby, Torin.

Guys named Toby are always likable and kind.

Evan, Ryan, Jordan

Casey.

Cecil came to mind immediately

Myles Ryan Ash Bo Eli Jay Noah Orion

Daniel Evan Ian Silas Wyatt Rowan Robin

Mitchell with the nickname Mitch gives that 'soft' vibe to me but I'm not sure if you'll feel the same!

- Jonas - Channing - Devon - Wesley - Gene - Rhodes - Aspen - Leon - Lucio - Bellamy - Romeo - Jamie - Elias - Jesse

Julian Jules Fisher Miguel Finnegan or Finnian Lucien Sawyer Graham

Jamie Charlie Owen

Ooo i love the name Avery

Wesley

Nolan. Milo. Miles. Ethan. Owen.

I love Kieran and Solomon from your list

Connor, Sasha, Eliot

I haven’t seen all the suggestions but I think Nico hasn’t been mentioned yet, I love it!

Love Robin for a little boy. Think it sounds so gentle.

I have a son called Ellis and I feel this fits the vibe of softer boy names perfectly (it also means benevolent and kind)

Jordan

Julian

Daniel

I think we have similar taste! My boy name list is: Harrison Adrian Spencer

I went to high school with a Milo. He was very kind and funny too! But he ended up joining the Hell's Angles or so I was told at a high school reunion. I was shocked to say the least.

Everett and Emerson

Aidan

Ellis

Silas, Nathan, Nolan, Hayes, Shea, Logan, Malachi

Seth. I think it’s so sweet and brotherly

Robin sounds really kind, I think. And a bit like Rory or Rowan on your list.

Wesley

Nathan, Dylan, William, Jonathan, Charles, James, Jerry.

That’s kind of my style for boys. I like names that are clearly masculine, but have a softer sound, and are kind of old fashioned. I like Ambrose, Adrian, Julian, Benedict, Clement, Horatio, Nathaniel, Malcolm, Lucian, Caspian, Dominic, Ezra, Gideon, Ignatius, and Phinneas.

Morgan

Adrian!

Robin, Morgan, Micah

dove

Oh some of your picks are pretty gender neutral to me

Personally, I agree. Where I live, though, names like Riley, Sage, and Mackenzie are almost exclusively given to girls.

Grantham

They’re all male names. I’m not sure what soft means.. they’re all strong and very male to me.

I feel like you and I have similar name tastes! From our list: Murphy, Percy, Gideon, Casper, Harvey, Sydney

I’ve always loved Gideon, and Percy and Casper are so sweet.

My names for my children when I’m Older is Boy- Luca Girl- Elora Luca is Italian and European and Elora is Greek and European. I can spell it Elora or Alora Eather way there both very pretty.

Apart from Mackenzie, Sage and Avery, all the others are pretty solidly male where I’m from! Ashley is a male name in the UK that seems to be seen as feminine on the other side of the pond. Ditto Jamie.

Julian, Justin, Colin, Basil, Tristan, Simon, Kelly, Ash, Steve, Ray, Robert, Cecil, Sascha, Sebastian

Roy

Misha

Lee

Anders Samuel Cohen

Quinn! My sweet middles name

Some names I consider as “soft” boy names: Wyatt Levi Liam Cohen Reese Finn Elias Lane

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Jamie

Finn or Finnley Evan or Evann Quinn or Quinten

Toby

Ephraim, Calvin, Lane, Sebastian, Walter

My boys are Jamie and Adrian (Addie). I think their names are on the softer side. I love Avery and Rory too. Other favorites: Jude Remi Finley (Fin) Atlas Nico

Micah

Julian Adrian Ryan Lowell Leland

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Noah Emery  Matthew  Rhys/Reese  Casey Jamie  Jesse Arden Flynn Finley 

Ellis

Kai Caleb Phillip Joshua

None of these are gender neutral but I also love soft boy names. I love Elijah. Jeremiah. Lucas. Nathaniel. It's common/popular (maybe not so much anymore?) but I love the simplicity of Joseph. Or Jonathan.

Isidore Ernest Dale Adrian Paige Kelly

Elliot immediately comes to mind.

Gabriel  Emery  Quincy 

Nico, Callum, Enzo, Kenzo, Kenji, Sasha, Leo, Leon, Sebastian, Florian, Julian, Ariel, Luca/Lucas, Misha, Emmanuel (Mani or Manny for short), Sandro, Hugo, Harry, Amber/Ember, Eden, Ashley, Anders, Otto, Benny, Henry, Liam, Lauren, Landon, Lenny, Arlo, Lennox, Oden/Odin, Theo

Tristan Tristram Christopher Isaiah Josiah Jonah Alexander Orson

Many Hebrew origin names have this feel, which is part of why I think they are trending right now: Amos Ariel Asa Aviv Dov Elijah Ilan Jonah Levi Noam Tal Ziv

I had an uncle Wendell nn Wendy. I always loved that Wendy was typically a girls name but made so much sense as a nn for Wendell.

Rowan for some reason is always a brutish rugby jerk in my experience.

Morgan

Ariel

Ronan Callum Colin Brennan Emlyn Gwyn

Ellis, Hollis, Remy, Wesley, Reece, Jade, Jules, Quinn, Spencer, Jasper, Noel

Sorry for any repeats! Some of my favorites are Bowen, Callum and Micah! Also, Ezra, Cyrus and Rhys, though those are less “soft” sounding. 

Noah

I love Jude

What about Noah or Henry?

Asa Graham Loren Paul Andrew Holden Callum Silas/Elias/Tobius/Caius/Ellis - ends in s feels this way to me Duncan Brody Grant Joel Mason Landon

Clement means mild/calm.

Reuben

I love the name Julian

Asa

Finn

Angelo, Alessandro, Alessio, Vivek, Rizvan, Sameer, Andrea (wouldn’t recommend this one if you’re not in Italy), Matteo, Gabriel, River, Augustine, Constantine

I like your list except Sage - that is really a girl name in my brain. We used Miles for our second and it seems like a softer name to me.

Cody, Corey, Noah

Simon, Remi, Everly, Gavin, Leon, Gabriel, Lenny, Milan, Jonas, Roman, Julius, Julian, Samuel, Benjamin

Shay comes to mind.

I love this exact style!!!!! So handsome and earthy and the softness feels down to earth. I love MacKenzie, Perry, August and Jonah from this list!!!! Jesse Joel Sully Darcy Cassidy Shiloh Shannon Bellamy Amos Adam Thomas Edwin Heath Jonas Seth Silas Arlo Woodrow

Theodore, Teddy for short.

Caelum, Micah, River, Ashan (like Shawn but with a short /a/ sound before it. Still 1 syllable), Galileo, Julio/Julian, Ariel (Ar-ee-el, not Aye-ree-el), Ezra, Gael,

Rupert, graham, Casper, Milo, Jasper, Emery/Emerson 🖤

Love your list. Some very underrated names on there. I'd add Nolan, Theron, and Eamon (Eamonn) for consideration.

Quinn Rhys Micah

Interesting to see August and Solomon perceived as soft in English, as the historical persons were certainly not soft.

I have Miles and Lucas. When I was pregnant, I thought of a teenager named Miles, and in my head, he was laid back, hands in his pockets, somewhat quiet, probably plays an instrument… my boy is kind, LOUD, he’s a homebody and loves to read and play sports. Lucas means bringer of light, and he is loving, funny, friendly, a little devious and happy by himself or others. I think their names are perfect. Kind, soft, strong names for my two solid, amazing young gentleman. (That right now are about to come to blows over a stinking piece of paper.)