My husband and I do not yet have any children but if we have a girl in the future, her name will almost certainly be [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and we plan on having more than one child so I’m wondering what great sibling names there are out there. Our last name is [name_m]German[/name_m] and sounds like “Heck-uh-lee” so I feel like any name or nickname ending in “ee” is out but maybe I’m wrong. Another thing I’m struggling with is that if we had two or more boys, almost all of my nn ideas are one syllable and to list them together sounds so sharp, harsh or abrupt. Are there any pairings you like? Any names that might fit our style?
His list:
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] nn [name_u]Mal[/name_u]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
My list:
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (I’d love [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] for a nn but I feel like we’d have to use [name_m]Fritz[/name_m], which I like)
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Cadmus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cas[/name_m] (sounds like Caz)
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Oz[/name_m]?)
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m] (L names too matchy?)
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Baz[/name_m]
[name_m]Christoph[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] (I really don’t like the name [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], and he thinks the overt christian themes are pretty heavy for a child to bear, but I’m absolutely crazy for the nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and this is the only way I can think to get it… also, is [name_m]Christoph[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] pretentious?)
Guilty pleasures:
Montag nn Tag
[name_m]Remus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bo[/name_u] (he had a childhood dog named [name_m]Beau[/name_m] so that’s out)
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m] (we have such negative connotations with [name_m]Ed[/name_m] and [name_m]Eddie[/name_m] that we can’t risk him preferring that to [name_m]Ned[/name_m])
Is this all too much info? it seems like a hopeless pursuit. What are your thoughts?