So I just wanted to let you know that I am in fact expecting another boy! He will be a brother to [name]Lorcan[/name] [name]Caleb[/name].
As I’ve said before, we had decided his name would be [name]Findlay[/name]. This is still fine, but…we’re not in love with it, the way we are with [name]Lorcan[/name] and [name]Greer[/name] (our choice had this baby been a girl). [name]Don[/name]'t get me wrong, [name]Findlay[/name] is a great name, and if we really don’t fall in love with anything else, [name]Findlay[/name] will be it. However, it just still seems slightly ‘wrong’ for us, and it’s hard to pinpoint why - maybe it feels a little flimsy and trendy compared to our other choices. So, I just wanted to throw this out there one last time, just in case we find ‘The One’! Here is a list of names we either really like, but aren’t quite perfect, or that we want to capture the feel of:
[name]Alec[/name] (seems incomplete)
[name]Hank[/name] (too familiar compared to our other choices)
[name]Henry[/name] (too popular compared to our other choices)
[name]Toby[/name] (too popular compared to our other choices)
[name]Oscar[/name] (don’t want to use another name ending in an ‘r’ or an ‘n’)
[name]Cedric[/name] (right feel, but wrong sound, somehow)
[name]Everett[/name] (right level of popularity, feels clumsy to say)
[name]Phineas[/name] (diastrous with our surname)
We’d ideally like to avoid another surname name (like [name]Greer[/name]), would like it to be unusual but solid, not beginning with an L or G, or ending with an N or R, and are very open to non-Celtic names now as we are feeling maybe such an obvious theme isn’t great.
As I say, it doesn’t matter if we’ve exhausted everything - we’ll just use [name]Findlay[/name]. I just wanted to make sure. [name]Even[/name] if nothing works with [name]Lorcan[/name], I still think it was worth choosing, as we love it so much. [name]Just[/name] wish I could feel as pleased with my second son’s name! Thanks for everyone’s help with this.
Here are some names I think fit well with [name]Lorcan[/name] and [name]Greer[/name]:
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Brody[/name]/[name]Brodie[/name]
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Brent[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Tierney[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Seamus[/name]
[name]Cody[/name]
They aren’t my style so let me know if there are any you like. If they are all wrong I’ll have another go for you!
[name]Cormac[/name] would make a nice sibling for [name]Lorcan[/name].
Others:
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Fintan[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]- I really think you can go with another name ending in r, especially because [name]Greer[/name] it only only syllable and doesnt have the familiar -er ending.
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Taliesin[/name]
[name]Rhodri[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Ciaran[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]- Again, I dont think you should count out all names ending in n.
[name]Desmond[/name]
We are actually quite keen on the idea of a name ending in y, as you have suggested a few times above, but haven’t found the right one yet. [name]Do[/name] any others come to mind? Thanks for your reply
Some Irish/Gaelic names that end in “Y”…unfortunately most of them are surnames that you want to avoid.
[name]Tierney[/name]
Phelimy
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Kerry[/name]
[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Clancy[/name]
[name]Derry[/name]
[name]Clooney[/name]/[name]Cluny[/name]
[name]Flannery[/name] (usually for a girl but I think it could be unisex)
[name]Connelly[/name]
[name]Connery[/name]
[name]Murphy[/name]
[name]Murray[/name]
Fahey
[name]Casey[/name]
[name]Finnegan[/name]
Other names that may work well with [name]Lorcan[/name] [name]Caleb[/name]…
[name]Alistair[/name] (I know it ends in an “R” but I think it’s a great pairing with [name]Lorcan[/name]. Scottish for [name]Alexander[/name])
[name]Simon[/name] (ends in “on” not “an”)
[name]Clive[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] (instead of [name]Hank[/name] or [name]Henry[/name])
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Sidney[/name]
[name]Nigel[/name]
[name]Rowland[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Chauncey[/name]
[name]Ramsey[/name]
[name]Brice[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name]
[name]Earnest[/name]
[name]Royce[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Eames[/name]
[name]Talbot[/name]
[name]Ross[/name]
[name]Macaulay[/name]
[name]Keane[/name]
[name]Jarvis[/name]
[name]Humphrey[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Baird[/name]
[name]Dewey[/name]
Wondering if something like [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Archie[/name] might work? Something cute and complimentary. Or do I have to be completely committed to all celtic names now? I like [name]Henry[/name] a lot, buy would it stand out terribly?
[name]Lorcan[/name] and [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Greer[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name] and [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Greer[/name]
Would any others be better? Classic but slightly quirky…
I don’t think either [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Archie[/name] stand out from [name]Lorcan[/name] and [name]Greer[/name]. Either would work - I really like [name]Archie[/name] as a brother to [name]Lorcan[/name]. I also liked pp’s suggestion of [name]Wesley[/name].
[name]Lorcan[/name], [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Greer[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name], [name]Wesley[/name] and [name]Greer[/name]
I think either [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Archie[/name] would work well with [name]Greer[/name] and [name]Lorcan[/name]. [name]Archer[/name] “[name]Archie[/name]” would e even better.
I had to comment on [name]Alec[/name] - I love this name (especially because it’s in my family tree). I don’t think it’s incomplete, but that’s just me. My other thoughts were [name]Alistair[/name] (but it ends in r), and [name]Angus[/name]. I also loved the suggestion of [name]Archie[/name]. (What can I say? I love A names!)
When I hear [name]Lorcan[/name], it reminds me of [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Garcia[/name] [name]Lorca[/name], the writer. For [name]Lorcan[/name]'s sib, what about a writer or artist’s name? Consider:
I really like the sound of [name]Lorcan[/name], [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Greer[/name], but I am concerned that after giving my first son such an unusual name, people will find it strange that my second son would have such a comparatively popular and familiar name - i.e. I’m worried that they will seem not to ‘go together’! Is there a slightly quirkier, alternate version of [name]Henry[/name], or something similar but less popular that would suit? Maybe a quirky take on a classic? xx