33 weeks and no name

Help!! I am 33 weeks pregnant and we are getting nowhere with finding a boys name for our little guy. Our daughter is [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]. Middle name will be [name_m]John[/name_m] (family name), last name is common, 3 syllables, ends in -son. We are looking for something that, like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], is recognizable, pronounceable, not a weird spelling, a “real” name, not super common. Maybe we are being too picky?!? lol. I feel like I’ve looked at name lists over and over and nothing sticks out! Some names we like but aren’t usable are: [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Landon[/name_u], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u]

I like [name_m]Dawson[/name_m]/Lawson but hubby isn’t too wild and neither of us are sure if they sound ok with our -son last name. Thanks in advance!!

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What about: Gabriel John, nn Gabe

Tessa and Gabe would be a fitting sibling set.

Other thoughts: Levi, Tobias, Micah, Owen. I want to say Jude also, but Jude John doesn’t really work.

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Congrats! Here are a couple of suggestions. How about:

:black_small_square:︎Crispin
:black_small_square:︎Dominic
:black_small_square:︎Nico
:black_small_square:︎Julius/Jules
:black_small_square:︎Anthony
:black_small_square:︎Eric

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Don’t worry, there’s still time!

Tessa is a great name, I can see why you’re struggling to find something that ticks all the same boxes.

Names like [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Landon[/name_u], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_m]Dawson[/name_m]…

Miles
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Levin[/name_m]
[name_m]Dawsey[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]

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Tessa is so so pretty!! For her brother how about:

Emmett
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Elmer[/name_m]

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Darwin [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Layton[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]

Perhaps…
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

Something will click soon :slight_smile:

Congratulations!

I absolutely love the name [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], it’s one of my personal favourites!

Here are some suggestions for your baby boy
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]

Congratulations again and I hope I could be of help, and I wish you all the best!

Good luck!

Sorry for repeats! I love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] by the way.

Anderson
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Greyson[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u]
[name_u]Maddox[/name_u]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryder[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryker[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

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Sorry for any repeats:

Griffin (I think this would be a great alternative to [name_m]Gavin[/name_m]!)
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Dermott[/name_m]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]

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What about …
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]!
And agree that I’d stay away from -son FN if LN ends in -son.

Patrick
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]

Good luck

Tessa [name_f]Christine[/name_f] a a gorgeous name! We also have a son name and it can be disheartening because some of my big time loves just sound so repetitive.

We also have a girl [name_u]Blake[/name_u] and a brother set at daycare [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] and [name_u]Logan[/name_u] and they are so sweet!

I will suggest
[name_u]Miller[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Garnet[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] - similar to [name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] - feels similar to [name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Layton[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] - close to [name_m]Lawson[/name_m] ( I love the author [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] [name_m]Lawson[/name_m])

My favourite With [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f] is the classic [name_m]Joel[/name_m] or [name_u]George[/name_u] and [name_m]Dalton[/name_m]. Best of luck !!

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What about…
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”
[name_u]Callahan[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_u]Levi[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u] or [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]”
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]

Hope this helps!

Maybe [name_u]Liam[/name_u]. Short, simple and nice. Best of luck to you and your growing family.

Graham
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Trent[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]

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I admit I couldn’t keep up with all the suggestions… so some of these (maybe all) are repeats.

Darwin
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

I agree I would shy from son ending names but I do think an/en/in could work!

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t worry, there’s still time to think of a name. [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is very pretty!

How about…

[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Cooper[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
Elliot

Thank you all for your suggestions!! We have lots of names to go through :slight_smile:

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Your daughter’s name is quite unusual so I’d pick something outside the top 100 for your son. Many of these suggestions are lovely but many are far more popular than their siblings name