A brother for Jacob

What do you think would make a nice sibling set as a brother to [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]? But also not be super expected (like not [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] & [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] & [name_u]Michael[/name_u])?

And also not too “old” sounding or too out there as my husband won’t go for that.

Thank you for any ideas!

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]? Or is that too similar, [name_m]Callum[/name_m]… [name_f]My[/name_f] husband would say don’t do another J he says that every time lol. [name_u]Michael[/name_u] I like, be ready for mike and mikey… [name_m]David[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] I like. [name_m]Abel[/name_m] & [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] could be good. [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] is the kind of name that fits in well with nearly anything, [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] is another nice pairing. [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], I actually like it with [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] & [name_m]Basil[/name_m] too… [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] is just really nice I think some of the nicest names go well, [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m] :slight_smile: hope this helps a bit. Congrats!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]

[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]

Would [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] be odd with a last name that also ends in -tt?

[name_m]Connor[/name_m] is my favorite but I can’t use it. I also like [name_u]Evan[/name_u] but can’t use that. Same with [name_m]Adam[/name_m].

Considering [name_m]Grant[/name_m]. I think it’s a solid name but I’m not sure it thrills me.

Thoughts on [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Evan[/name_u]?

And would something like [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] & [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] or [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] & [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] have an overly religious feel for a family that is not religious?

Suggestions for a brother of [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]:
Biblical: [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Ruben[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m]
Biblical and Popular: [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u]
Popular: [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

[name_f]My[/name_f] answers to your questions in above post:
I think anything ending in -t with a -tt last name can work though it really depends on the fn and ln. For example I wouldn’t then also choose names with a similar letter count or syllable #, or similar letters.
I personally love [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] - always have - I think it could work with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m].

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Davey[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]

Thanks all.

[name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_u]Logan[/name_u] are considerations.

I like [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] & [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] but have those in the family already.