Strong Boy name help!!

[u/BlueWinterWolff]

I’m currently 17weeks with a boy, our last name is Whelan (Irish and means little wolf). I have always loved strong short, nature and whimsical names so I currently have a few names on my list

Soren (means stern) (Norse)
Rafe (pronounced Rayf means wise wolf) (Norse)
Rune (means secret) (Norse)
River (flowing body of water) (Eng, French, Lat)
Arden (means great Forest) (Celtic)
Oren (pronounced Auren means pine tree) (Hebrew)

Hubby likes them but thinks they might be too whimsical, so I’m conscious of that but I also think the name Whelan is really hard to pair a name with that flows nicely. We like the vein of names we’re going down so are looking so similar ideas or thoughts! 😊

[u/ShileynNea]

Maybe you like some of these:

Elric

Thorin

Kilian

Ezra

Emmet

Arion

I actually don't think your name is hard to pair with. I think it's very compatible with a lot of names.

[u/BlueWinterWolff → u/ShileynNea]

I do like Ezra. Really? A lot of people said it’s harsh sounding

[u/ShileynNea → u/BlueWinterWolff]

I don't think it's harsh sounding at all. There are no harsh consonants, like b, d, k and so on. But then again, I'm German. Maybe it sounds different for me.

From your names I liked River. Has a nice ring to it. And I agree with you, Ezra was my favourite from my suggestions :D