4 boys and looking for fresh ideas

Boy Names
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Hello all! We are expecting our 6th baby and will not be finding out gender. We have several girl names but need some fresh boy name ideas. With most names on our list, it seems we’ve either used it or considered it so many times that it feels “wore out.” As you can see, our trend is traditional and Biblical/Catholic. Our kids’ names are:

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (early miscarriage, gender unknown)
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] ([name_u]Charlie[/name_u])

[name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to throw out first and middle name combinations, too. Thanks for your help!

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[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
Malacai
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]/[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]

Combos:
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

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Sorry if any of these repeat a child’s name/are super similar:

[name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]/[name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_u]Jericho[/name_u], [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_m]Amos[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Jared[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jethro[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m]/[name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_m]Mark[/name_m], [name_m]Matthias[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_m]Tobiah[/name_m]/[name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]

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Have you seen the Catholic naming website https://sanctanomina.net? It’s awesome for finding new/old names with religious significance!

At the risk of repeating all the names mentioned above, I’ll just mention one that came to mind: [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]. It might make a great middle name given that you’ve put more “modern” Catholic names in the middle spot.

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Names that instantly came to my mind. Sorry for repeats.

First names:
Franklin (nn Frank)
Arthur
Harrison (nn Harry)
Michael
Richard
George

Middle names:
Clarence
Lawrence
Bernard
Thomas
Christopher
Matthew
Nicholas
Nathaniel

I really like Franklin Thomas.

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[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

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What about:

[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m] [name_m]Silas[/name_m]

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I like the previous poster’s idea about [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]. In honor of our current Pope:

[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

or

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]. I really like [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] means “the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] remembered”

I love that you named your little angel [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. Such a lovely idea.

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I could see [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], or [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] with your other kids.

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Thanks for typing up such a long list of ideas! Our maybe list includes [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], and [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] so I enjoyed seeing them pop up on your list as well. :slight_smile: I like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] from your combos. I wouldn’t have originally considered [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] that much but [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] sounds very nice, too. Thanks for getting me thinking!

I see you are getting married in [name_f]October[/name_f]! Congratulations and happy planning!

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Thanks for typing up this nice list! I like [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], and [name_m]Mark[/name_m]. :slight_smile: Now you also have me thinking about [name_m]Judah[/name_m]/[name_u]Jude[/name_u]. I think I’ll add that to our list to consider. Thanks!

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Thanks for taking the time to type this huge list! We have [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], and [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] on our maybe list so I enjoyed seeing them on yours. Now also thinking about [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]. I like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m], and [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]. I wasn’t considering [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] but it sounds very nice with [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]. Thanks for getting me thinking!

I see you are getting married in [name_f]October[/name_f]. Congratulations and happy planning!

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Thank you, oftenoverseas! I have been on that site but forgot about it. Thanks, I’ll check it out again. I don’t think I really even realized we had such a pattern with the Biblical names first and more current saint names for the middle name. This will help when considering what names blend well with the others. I’m glad you mentioned that. Thanks again for your help!

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Thank you, river_dweller! I like [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Clarence[/name_m], and [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] and all of those are family names! I’ve often thought about [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] for a middle name. Sounds nice with so many names. [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is a great combination! Thanks for your help!

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Thanks, felicitysmoak! I like [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] but my husband isn’t as much of a fan. Sweet name. [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is a nice combination! Thanks for your help!

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Thanks, neeeea! I like [name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]. One of my young nephews is [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], very cute! Thanks for some creative new combinations!

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Thank you, wintersage! [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] does go together very well! [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is definitely in the top three so far (and growing as I see it recommended so many times in these replies).

Thank you for your kind words about [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. We thought of it when considering the lovely name combinations of the saints, like St. [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] Vianney. It is so nice to hear our kids talk about their sibling by name and choosing a name was very healing for us. :slight_smile:

Thanks again for your help!

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Thank you, ccmrath! Funny! Our of all of the names we’ve considered so far, [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] are in the top three. :slight_smile: [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to hear you think they go well with our other family names. [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] is a nice, strong name as well! Thanks, again!

P.S. [name_u]Love[/name_u] your [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] combination. We have, as you likely noticed, a [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] as well.

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You had tried to post to princessshannon’s ideas twice and both got caught behind the spam filter. I approved the first attempt and deleted the other one (just to let you know what I did).

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Some ideas:
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]/[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]

[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]