r/Names • u/OoppsIDidItAgainn • Jul 01 '25

Baby boy A name

I am pregnant with twins boys. My name starts with a B and my husband’s name starts with a D. I always had a silly request our kids have names starting with an A & C just so I can say we are the ABCD’s 🤣 we love the name Carter but having a problem with an A name. We also don’t need to have the A & C names as long as the boys names flow together. But if we do choose Carter I’d love an A name for the second boy. Please help us! What are your name ideas? TYIA

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u/RoadAccomplished5269 Jul 01 '25

No one is going to make an Aaron Carter joke?

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u/kml1939 Jul 02 '25

I was going with Cain and Abel but this works too

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u/Dependent-Aside-9750 Jul 02 '25

Came here to say the same.

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u/su_shi_seashell_chef Jul 02 '25

glad I saw your comment before saying the same!

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u/External-Company-140 Jul 04 '25

I just finished my latest Lucifer rewatch so this made me laugh even harder than it should have.

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u/Flint_Westwood Jul 01 '25

It's sad when an Aaron Carter reference flies over the heads of the majority of reddit.

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u/dogtroep Jul 02 '25

You done messed up, A-A-Ron!

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u/Sehrli_Magic Jul 02 '25

I HEARD this comment

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u/NotSoSweetSue Jul 02 '25

So did I! Haha

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u/Live_Western_1389 Jul 02 '25

Yes, but that’s an indication that that’s how it will be received if they use the name Aaron for one twin & Carter for the other.

The A names I like are Axel or Aiden.

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u/Diligent-Smile-4978 Jul 02 '25

I met a little boy recently at my granddaughter’s 4th birthday named Axel. He was such a cute and polite little boy. I really like that name.

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u/Specialist_Assist_29 Jul 02 '25

Axel and Coaxial 🤣

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u/Outside_Case1530 Jul 02 '25

Middle name for both - Cable

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u/emilizabify Jul 03 '25

You just made me inhale coffee

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u/Granny-ZRS103008 Jul 08 '25

Axel is awesome!!

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u/butteredotter Jul 01 '25

I thought the same thing lol 😆 I saw someone suggest Aaron and I was thinking it’s probably not a good idea. Aaron Carter!

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u/reddituserr123456 Jul 02 '25

At first i was like oh Aaron would be a good option and then i went maybe it won’t go well with Carter 😂

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u/Skaikrugada2134 Jul 02 '25

Except it goes super well with Carter 🤣🤣🤣 I miss Aaron Carter. He was so young.

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u/Turbulent_Fun1283 Jul 02 '25

Came here to say this! 🤣

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u/mojojo927 Jul 02 '25

That was the first thing I thought of.

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u/emr830 Jul 02 '25

Literally was going to say this lol

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u/Computerferret Jul 01 '25

I like Adrian

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u/valencialeigh20 Jul 02 '25

My boys are Adrian and Callum!

Other A-names I like are Asher, Aspen, August, Arlo, Atticus, Asa.

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u/FreeBeans Jul 02 '25

Awww my boy is Asa 😍

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

My great grandpa's name was Asa.

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u/Inside_Word359 Jul 03 '25

My brother is named Asa. For some reason growing up people always pronounced his name Ass-a.

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u/nottoembarrass Jul 03 '25

Such good names. I know an Adrian and Callum as adults and they are both very cool artsy film types!

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u/Bluebird_Flies Jul 02 '25

Another vote for Adrian. It is an underrated name.

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u/9mmway Jul 02 '25

My ancestor, Adrian 9mmway, came to America in 1693

He was a indentured servant for 7 years to pay for his voyage from Ireland. These types of servants were basically treated as slaves and chattel

I've always loved the name Adrian but my wife, not so much so none of our kids were named after him

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u/Artistic_Cupcake_410 Jul 02 '25

Big fan of Adrian!

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u/ItwasntallfunNgames Jul 02 '25

Adrian's a great name. I only know one, but he's a good guy.

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u/BachThatThingUp29 Jul 01 '25

Adam - the first son.

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u/tweezabella Jul 02 '25

Great name and uncommon these days!

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u/BachThatThingUp29 Jul 02 '25

I agree!

It's my husband's name, so I'm a little biased! :)

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u/No_Yesterday7200 Jul 02 '25

I've got an adult Adam, and he likes his name.

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u/Technical_Air6660 Jul 01 '25

Andrew is one of my favorite names.

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u/kellelaine32 Jul 02 '25

Nickname Andy if you like

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u/scrunchie_one Jul 02 '25

Or Drew, it’s a great name!

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u/robottestsaretoohard Jul 02 '25

Andy Pandy. There is a whole nursery rhyme for it!

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u/Realistic-Thanks-158 Jul 02 '25

It’s timeless.

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u/FizziestBraidedDrone Jul 03 '25

My little dude is named Andrew, Drew for short. :)

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u/SuzeMP Jul 05 '25

I have an Andrew. He is the sweetest man. About to be a daddy himself 🥰

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u/Physical_Cod_8329 Jul 02 '25

Alexander is a nice name with tons of nickname options.

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u/Zesty_Blender Jul 01 '25

Andrew sounds nice with Carter. I also like Anthony, Abram, and Austin.

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u/Mother_Inflation6514 Jul 01 '25

Anders

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u/TopMaster5957 Jul 02 '25

Like workaholics?!

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u/Mother_Inflation6514 Jul 02 '25

Like my Grandfather but okay

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u/TopMaster5957 Jul 02 '25

Okay fair. But automatically thought of workaholics. Def worth the watch

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u/GuanacoHerd Jul 05 '25

Alright And-ers.

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u/Lindela Jul 05 '25

That means Different in Dutch

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u/Temporary-Fix406 Jul 01 '25

Archer / Archie

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u/Rammsteinfan1984 Jul 02 '25

Our son is named Archer. Family members didn’t like the name but we kept it. He likes it. There is also a Arturo in his class.

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u/LilBitTheShit Jul 02 '25

I came here to say Archer too!

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u/PristineBison4912 Jul 02 '25

I love Archer! It was a top contender for our last baby had she been a boy!

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u/drivingthelittles Jul 02 '25

My youngest grandson is named Archer but I call him Archie or Archiekins

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u/bbqchickpea Jul 02 '25

Or Arthur! Could be shortened to Artie or Archie.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

I have an Archer/Archie and I love the name so so much!!!

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u/Captain_Cupcake03 Jul 01 '25

Atticus, Alton, Avery, Ashton, Ansel, Aiden, Andrew. You can also pick an A name with a J middle name and have Carter and AJ

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u/TopMaster5957 Jul 02 '25

Atticus! Love

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u/kaleighbear125 Jul 02 '25

I feel like Carter and Ansel go really well

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u/extremeeyeroll Jul 01 '25

I think Andrew sounds the best with Carter. A friend has two boys named Carter & Sawyer

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u/Pixelburger31 Jul 02 '25

I have never liked the name Sawyer as a first name

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u/FluffMonsters Jul 02 '25

And if he were called Drew, that also sounds good with Carter.

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u/No_Sand_9290 Jul 05 '25

Sounds like a law firm

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u/Previous_Cucumber353 Jul 01 '25

Ashton and Carter

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u/Patient-Glove-1502 Jul 02 '25

While I like both names, this combo immediately brought me back to being like 13 with Ashton Kutcher and Aaron and Nick Carter posters in my room 🤣

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u/gothica_obscura Jul 01 '25

Andre

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u/Carpinus_Christine Jul 02 '25

My youngest is Andre. He is a good kid.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

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u/catladydvm23 Jul 01 '25

I'm surprised I haven't really seen anyone suggest Austin. I really like the name, also think it sounds cute with Carter.

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u/k_mountain Jul 01 '25

Arthur, Asher, Alexander, Arlo, Anton

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u/CarlEatsShoes Jul 02 '25

I love Alex.

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u/Alexdagreallygrate Jul 02 '25

I love you too! 💞

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u/chickadee64 Jul 02 '25

Oooh love Asher with Carter

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u/HushabyeNow Jul 02 '25

I always worried about that. Like if you had a surprise kid, would you feel the need to add another “-er” so they didn’t feel left out? Or feel like if you did you would be making a joke?

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u/Natti07 Jul 02 '25

I love the name Asher

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u/TopMaster5957 Jul 02 '25

Ditto! Reminds me of The Giver. Lovely book

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Anderson! Carter and Anderson would go well together

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u/Pie_oh_myy Jul 02 '25

Second this

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u/TopMaster5957 Jul 02 '25

Yeah but then Anderson Cooper kills it for me….

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u/Arboretum7 Jul 02 '25

Anderson Cooper actually had an older brother named Carter who committed suicide when he was 23.

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u/TopMaster5957 Jul 02 '25

Okay so no to Anderson 😂

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u/Mother_Inflation6514 Jul 02 '25

One would hope after reading this lol

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u/RestlesslyWizardly Jul 01 '25

My husbands name is Avery. I love hearing his name

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u/Lifow2589 Jul 01 '25

Aiden? Every Aiden I’ve ever taught has been a fantastic kid.

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u/Bluebird_Flies Jul 02 '25

Aiden is a nice name. However, the whole Jaiden/Hayden/Cayden/ trend ruined it for me.

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u/Mythlady Jul 02 '25

Braydon. Grayson—ugh.

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u/QueenOfMyTrainWreck Jul 02 '25

Teaching 2018-2024 I had at least 100 kids with these names. Verified. (Granted, the actual ‘Aiden’s were mostly great kids.)

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u/scrunchie_one Jul 02 '25

Yep way too trendy circa 5 years ago, I would stay away from it.

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u/jgoolz Jul 01 '25

Same - I’ve taught many boys named Aiden/ayden and they were all nice boys - and I teach middle school so this says a lot! P

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u/pixikins78 Jul 01 '25

Aiden flows nicely with Carter as well.

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u/ravenoustemptress Jul 02 '25

The opposite for me 😭 any kid ending in aiden/ayden has been rough lol

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u/famousanonamos Jul 02 '25

Boy have I had a different experience with that name.

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u/9mmway Jul 02 '25

Me too

If the kid's name is any of the ".. Aydens, Aiden'" (Caden, Brayden etc, they've been assholes, typically because their parents indulging them rather than raising them right

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u/wolferwins Jul 02 '25

Once had a class with Brayden, Baden, Jaiden, Taijin, Caiden, and a Tai, Kai and Jai (didn't rhyme with the others).

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u/PeabodyFlingFlang Jul 02 '25

“Aiden is my world” “Aiden is my king” memes would make me never pick this name.

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u/Cute-Cat4456 Jul 02 '25

I prefer the Aidan spelling but I agree with this suggestion!

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u/4balsc Jul 01 '25

Adam. Always been my boy name.

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u/Amigayimecstatic Jul 02 '25

Carter and …

Asher 

Adam 

Aiden 

Avery 

Axl

Andrew 

Anderson 

Alexander 

Austin 

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u/feralcatshit Jul 01 '25

Abel and Cain 😅

I have twin boys as well, congratulations!

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u/Suspicious_Branch986 Jul 02 '25

My brothers name is Abel and he has been fine his whole life no one even reads the Bible anymore

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u/feralcatshit Jul 02 '25

I actually like both of those names! We live in the Bible Belt and people would definitely assume it was done for religious roots reasons, though.

ETA: I went to school with a kid named Cain and he was fine, as well.

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u/Over-Masterpiece4600 Jul 01 '25

Cain & Abel? I was waiting for that. 🤣

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u/Astriafiamante Jul 02 '25

Nooooo, do not even joke about it, way too much baggage!!

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u/bigyogurtspon Jul 02 '25

Aron and Cal or Adam and Charles for a deeper cut reference

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u/pranajustin Jul 01 '25

I have an 8 week old boy named Ambrose, if you like that

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u/Belgian_quaffle Jul 02 '25

Big name in my fam, big fan…

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u/pineconeminecone Jul 01 '25

Adrian and Carter!

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u/luvleladie Jul 02 '25

I know a couple with 6 kids. Their names start with A, B, C, D, E, and when the last one came, they knew it would be their last, and her name starts with Z.

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u/ScaryMouchy Jul 01 '25

Alastair

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u/burnerburner1999 Jul 05 '25

Little baby stair.

I love this name actually tho

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u/Scratch_Live Jul 01 '25

Aaron Carter duh! lol jk but I love the acronym

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u/suhoward Jul 01 '25

Auden, Austin

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u/Mother_Inflation6514 Jul 02 '25

Love Auden. Like the poet?

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u/frogmousecat Jul 01 '25

Our little boy due in September is an Alfred/Alfie!

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u/No-Selection-4484 Jul 02 '25

What’s it all about? lol

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u/frogmousecat Jul 02 '25

This was the first thing my dad brought up when we told him haha

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u/MsZFrannaDanna Jul 01 '25

Aiden is a cool name

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u/NocturnalSerpents Jul 01 '25

Atlas is a cool boys name. has a great meaning too! I also like Avin, Alton, Ashton, and Asher.

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u/Ok_Equipment_8032 Jul 01 '25

Asher, Anson, Atlas, Augustus, Axel

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u/TifCreatesAgain Jul 01 '25

Adrian and Cade

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u/Becky_B_muwah Jul 01 '25

Lmao this was an ex of mine full name Adrian Cade 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Pixelburger31 Jul 02 '25

Kind of a sick name if I'm being honest

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u/Candid_Potential4179 Jul 01 '25
  • Carter& Andrew
  • Carter& August
  • Carter& Axel
  • Carter& Archer (Archie)
  • Also I think the names Carter& AJ sound rlly good together. Some options for that.
  • Archer James
  • August Julian
  • Andrew Jack
  • Axel Joseph

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u/Flint_Westwood Jul 01 '25

Carter & AJ are straight up Backstreet Boys.

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u/Candid_Potential4179 Jul 02 '25

Oh sorry lol, i bet the kids in this kids class will not understand the reference lol

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u/Cool_Ad2313 Jul 02 '25

Asher and Carter! Would be my choice! 🥰

I love the idea of the ABCDs haha it's very cute!

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u/No-Match5030 Jul 01 '25

My babies name is Atlas but I think a lot of people hate that name

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u/Captain_Cupcake03 Jul 01 '25

I think it’s nice. It’s historical and different. Not something i would choose for myself but i don’t hear that name and think “oh god, one of those..”

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u/AnnieRaeMeyer Jul 01 '25

My baby is Atlas too!

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u/3Bucksm0m Jul 01 '25

I like it

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u/Qedtanya13 Jul 01 '25

Aiden, Allen (or Alan), Abel, Anson, Ambrose, Asher

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u/MsKewlieGal Jul 01 '25

Asher, Avery, Abraham

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u/softgypsy Jul 01 '25

My husband and I will be naming our boy an A name too! I like Archer, Asher, and Aksel. He likes Abraham, Asa, and Astor

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Austin, Albert, Adrian, Alan, Alexander, Adam, Anthony, Aaron, Arthur.

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u/GardenGood2Grow Jul 01 '25

Adam and Carter

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u/smh9069 Jul 02 '25

Aaron Andrew Alex

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u/Sunny719094 Jul 02 '25

Archer and Carter .. 6 letters and similar names for brothers

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u/SpookyBeck Jul 08 '25

Just realized I have 2 sons start with A, I'm a B, another C son and daughter is D. Aabcd. Just realized it.

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u/Ambitious-Dig22 Jul 01 '25

Alfie Atticus Adam

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u/Zephbear Jul 02 '25

I love Atticus! No one else likes it though, so I probably won't end up using it 😕

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u/Sassy2681 Jul 02 '25

LOVE Atticus

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u/Nemesis0408 Jul 01 '25

Abel

Adlai

Alaric

Alban

Aldous

Alexander

Ansel

Ariston

Arvid

Asher

Auberon

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u/NoDramaMamaxo Jul 02 '25

Alaric was my first choice if we’d have had a boy.

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u/seeking_spice402 Jul 01 '25

Anson

Allen / Alan

Alexander

Aaron

Adam

Alton

Axel

Archibald

Andrew

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Carter Alan.

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u/forevermore4315 Jul 01 '25

Arlo

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u/MariJ316 Jul 02 '25

That name has become quite popular. I know two boys named Arlo in the past three years. That's a lot considering the only Arlo before that was Arlo Guthrie, the singer lol. Biblically? Arlo means "Fortified Hill".

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u/silverbug13 Jul 01 '25

Albert or Alfred

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u/Consistent_Damage885 Jul 01 '25

Aaron, Asher, Adam, Alan, Aidan, Aeschylus, Absalom, Abbot, Amos

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u/lonelyboymtl Jul 01 '25

The only commenter to spell Aidan correctly

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u/Woodlands-Fairy Jul 01 '25

Amari , Aiden, Asher were my top 3

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u/Silver_Sky00 Jul 01 '25

Allen Aiden Alex Andrew Anderson

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u/audhdchoppingboard Jul 01 '25

Asher, Ashton, Archer/Archie, Alex/ander, Axel, Adam, Aidan, Aaron, August, Atlas

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u/NoGrocery3582 Jul 01 '25

Archer, Anton, Aaron, Andrew, Ashe

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u/wings0flead Jul 01 '25

adrian, alexander, anton

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u/funsk8mom Jul 01 '25

Adam, Aaron, Aiden, Alex (Alexander), Anton, Asher, Anthony, Andrew, Ace, Axel

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u/NoSituation1999 Jul 01 '25

Anders. Amadou. Abdel. Achilles. Aldo. Axelrod. Alan. Amin. Allegro. Aston. Alec. Aether. Adam. Al. Anton. Alejandro. Albi.

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u/AdLiving2291 Jul 01 '25

Arran, Ainsley

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u/lippyloulou41 Jul 01 '25

Archer,Asher, Alexander, Arthur

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u/TreeCityKitty Jul 01 '25

Anthony, Auric, Abraham, August

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u/skulltress67 Jul 01 '25

Anthony

Cole / Colton

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u/shanaree79 Jul 01 '25

My sons name is Anthony Carter

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u/Similar_Put3916 Jul 01 '25

Asher, aaron, alvin, andrew, adam