Claudia writes:
My husband and I are expecting our first baby, a boy, in July and although we found a lot of girls names that we liked, we found it very hard to find any boy’s names. We both really like Konrad as a middle name. Konrad is a German name meaning “brave and honest advisor” and we were surprised to find that it is a longer version of Kurt (his name).
As for first names, here are the top 5 choices so far:
- Abraham – Hebrew, “father of multitudes”. Nicknames could be Abie, Bram or Hammy.
- Henry – English or German, “estate ruler”. Nickname could be Hank.
- Lawrence – English or Latin, “from the place of laurel trees” also Home of the Kansas Jayhawks! (where I went to school) Nicknames could be Lawry or Lars.
- Leonard – German, “brave lion”. Nicknames could be Leo, Leno or Lenny.
- Truman – English, “loyal one”. No nicknames.
_____ Konrad Beal?????
Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks for your help on this.
My favorite is Henry Konrad Beal. Let’s put a poll to the right to see what everyone else likes best! [Poll closed; see results below.]
Poll results (189 votes total):
Abraham: 22 votes, roughly 12%
Henry: 65 votes, roughly 34%
Lawrence: 45 votes, roughly 24%
Leonard: 25 votes, roughly 13%
Truman: 32 votes, roughly 17%
Name update! Claudia writes:
Henry Konrad Beal was born July 17th, 2009 and we couldn’t be happier with the name choice. It fits him perfect.
I voted for Lawrence – mostly because I love Lars!
I voted for Lawrence — I also LOVE Lars and I went to University of Kansas in Lawrence : )
I agree with the previous posters – Lawrence. I think it works best with both the middle and last, and Lars is a great nickname.
How about calling him Lars? Lars Konrad is equally strong, I like.
I’m with everyone else – Lawrence is greatly underused (only 427 in popularity for 2008). I like Leonard second (621 but Leonardo is 170). I also like the idea of just using Lars (not in top 1000)! Good job, everyone. :)
Henry’s my number 1 with Lawrence a close second!
Henry Konrad flows best for me followed by Abraham Konrad :) good luck with your choice :)
I voted for Abraham… I’m loving that name lately and Abe/Abie is such a great nickname.
I don’t know if you’re looking for more suggestions, but one that came to mind (triggered obviously by Truman) is one of my new favorites and I so wish I was having another boy to use it…
Truett -English, “little, honest”
I think Truett is a very cool name.
Out of your five options, I like Lawrence too, or just Lars Konrad Beal. Henry would be my second choice.
Other name suggestions:
Adam
Zachariah or Zachary (nn Zach)
Isaiah
Caleb
Nathaniel or Nathan (nn Nate)
Thank you everyone for your comments. I too went to the U. of Kansas which is why Lawrence was an option in the first place. Although people thought I was crazy to have Truman as an option (that’s the name of Missouri’s mascot).
Leo Konrad Beal is quite hansome. Can’t wait to see what you finally decide.
I love the middle name Konrad. It works with everything. There are a lot of Lawrences in my family, A LOT. And we considered it for a minute for baby 2, but couldn’t come up with a nickname that wasn’t Larry. That killed it for us.
I love all of your choices! We have a 9-year-old Henry and boy #2 was going to be Charles Truman, and furthermore, my friends call me Lars! How’s that? LOL
Lawrence is a great name, even without the school connection. I say go for it!
Ironic that you like the name Truman, given that you went to KU and over in Missouri at MU their mascot is Truman the Tiger. : )
Maybe now you’ll have second thoughts, haha.
I really like Henry, but that name sticks out as being much more common then the other choices. Lawrence I could get behind if I didn’t already know the most obnoxious person in the world with that name… so I vote Henry.