See the results of this poll: 3 Perfect Boy Names!!!
Respondents: 93 (This poll is closed)
- Elijah John Cruise : 18 (17%)
- Theodore John Cruise : 50 (47%)
- Oliver John Cruise: 39 (36%)
I chose [name]Theodore[/name] [name]John[/name] [name]Cruise[/name] because the long first name and short middle and last names sounds perfect to me [name]Oliver[/name] [name]John[/name] [name]Cruise[/name] also sounds great for the same reasons (also with the same “er/or” ending as [name]Theodore[/name] which sounds so good), but [name]Oliver[/name] just seems slightly too popular, plus I just [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]. [name]Elijah[/name] [name]John[/name] is a great name, but the two “J” sounds make it slightly difficult to pronounce for me. All great names though – you really can’t go wrong.
1 [name]Theodore[/name] [name]John[/name] - handsome and distinguished.
2 [name]Oliver[/name] [name]John[/name] - love this combo too!
3 [name]Elijah[/name] [name]John[/name] - two “juh” sounds are not ideal. [name]Elton[/name] [name]John[/name] just named his second son [name]Elijah[/name] as well.
[name]Just[/name] looked at SSA.gov and based off popularity ratings I am thinking of eliminating [name]Elijah[/name] :(. I did not realize the major differences in the name usage in [name]America[/name]. [name]Both[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] are easily out of the top 50 ([name]Theodore[/name] in the #200’s and [name]Oliver[/name] at around #80 in [name]America[/name]) compared to [name]Elijah[/name] (Which is at #13)! I really don’t want to give my baby a name that multiple kids in his class will have.
[name]Theodore[/name] is the best. It’s stylishly vintage, not too popular and was scads of great nicknames. [name]Oliver[/name] is great, too! [name]Elijah[/name] is waaay too popular and doesn’t flow as well.
Wow – I didn’t realize [name]Oliver[/name] was around #80!! Allow me to take back what I said about it being popular, then. My mistake. In my mind, that’s not popular, but I know some others would think it is. And I never would have guessed that [name]Elijah[/name] was more popular than [name]Oliver[/name]! Very interesting. I should look at that data more frequently, I guess! 
I still prefer [name]Theodore[/name] over [name]Oliver[/name], just because I have such a name crush on [name]Theodore[/name] at the moment and DH has said absolutely not, so I’m nursing my wounds by encouraging other people who are able to use it.
They’re all very handsome, but I too voted for [name]Theodore[/name]. It sounds wonderful with [name]John[/name] & with [name]Cruise[/name], and it’s so handsome. If your husband still doesn’t like it, [name]Oliver[/name] is a wonderful second choice.
My husband still doesn’t like the name [name]Theodore[/name] HOWEVER he said he will consider it if: I include a second middle name that includes a family name that I despise. I am beginning to think that it is the best solution since I clearly love [name]Theodore[/name] and he was so heartbroken when I said I hated his family name that I may just include it. No one ever hears the second middle name, right?
if you’re in the US, a lot of forms don’t even allow a second middle name. So definitely.
I am in the US so second middle names are not generally accepted. It can create problems… I know my husband (who has 2 middle names) has had to either fill out the middle name section and squish his two names in, or else just put the initials C.W.
Is [name]John[/name] a family name? What about just including his family name as the regular middle name? I guess that’s not a good option since you don’t like it, but is it really that bad? I love the idea of a family name in the middle, even if it’s way out there or doesn’t sound like a name. I’m a fan of that tradition. [name]Just[/name] a thought, since you’re “getting” [name]Theodore[/name] … don’t want to cause more drama!
I know, I know… I wish I could just suck it up and use the middle name as the one and only, but I DESPISE it… What do you think? The family name is: Winkle. I just see endless teasing possibilities there…
I have to agree with you. Your husband really wants to pass it on? Does he have the name?
Yes, it is his second middle name. It is the only family name he wants to pass on because it was his mother’s maiden name & she was an only child. If we do not use it the name will die… but I would love for the name to NOT get passed on as I think it is awful. I don’t know what to do. He keeps stating that no other name matters to him which I cannot understand.
My side has wonderful family names to pass on, such as [name]Coolidge[/name] (we are related to the president). I am just frustrated that this [name]ONE[/name] name is the only name he wants to work with.
Hmmm … you’re right, that is a very unfortunate name. BUT as the middle name, most bully-types will never know it. You could even put W. on anything that other kids might see if ti comes down to that. If it really means a lot to your husband to pass it on, it seems like a must, BUT I’m just realizing that you said your husband has two middles and his second middle initial is W – I assume that’s Winkle? In which case, it would make perfect sense for your son to be [name]Theodore[/name] [name]John[/name] Winkle. Sorry for throwing a wrench in the works. I’m not used to two middle names, and neither is my husband, so if I suggested putting a name he liked or a family name as a second middle it would be the equivalent of not even using it, which is why I suggested using it as the sole middle. But that is clearly not at all the case here – it seems like the family tradition to pass along two middles with W. as the second middle. Sorry about that. I should have paid closer attention!
If you really don’t want to use it, you could float the idea of possibly naming a future daughter Periwinkle … unless you hate that name. Maybe convince him there are ways to honor without using the actual name?
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]John[/name] by a mile!
I love the family tradition of two middle names… I just wish his family name was different. I want to be fair to my husband, but I also must point out that I took his last name and all of our children have his last name. I would like to compromise and have him pick the last 2 names and I pick out the first 2, but in order to do that I must get over the fact that I would have a son with the middle name Winkle.
You’d have a son with the SECOND middle name Winkle. I really wouldn’t worry about it. I mean, most people won’t even know his first middle name, let alone his second. [name]How[/name] many of your husband’s friends know his second middle name? I guess close ones will when he gets older if he puts it on his driver’s license, but he can just tell them it’s a family name, and kids are pretty much beyond serious teasing/bullying at that point anyway. And he doesn’t even have to put it on his driver’s license probably. It’s a pretty awful name, but in my mind, it gets a decent amount of respect because it’s a family name – it’s not like he’s just picking it out of the blue. “It’s a family name” excuses a lot of pretty horrid names. Who knows – maybe your son will like it! Or like that he was part of the tradition at least.
I have the answer! Move to AUSTRALIA 
I have never even met or heard of an [name]Elijah[/name] of any age. Here [name]Oliver[/name] is a Top 10 name.