We had a difficult time deciding on our first boy’s name, so this time around is even harder!
Big brother’s name is [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m].
I’d like to find a name that is similar to [name_m]Miles[/name_m] – something classic with a little history, not super popular.
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] honors my husband’s late grandfather so I would love to be able to reference one of my grandparents in the middle name of this baby. A few family names are [name_u]Gary[/name_u], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Albert[/name_m], & [name_m]Louis[/name_m].
A few names we like, but aren’t 100% on are [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], & [name_u]Finley[/name_u].
Of the names on your lists, I really like [name_u]Theo[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] with [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is darling (I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]) but it’s quite popular (No. 29 in the U.S. last year, if that’s where you’re located).
Some other classic suggestions paired with potential middle names (and their variations) from your list:
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] or [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Albert[/name_m] or [name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m] [name_u]Gary[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u] [name_u]Gary[/name_u] or [name_u]Owen[/name_u] [name_m]Gareth[/name_m] (also pretty popular, but I like it with [name_m]Miles[/name_m])
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] [name_m]Louis[/name_m] or [name_u]Tristan[/name_u] [name_m]Albus[/name_m]
I like the sound of the following best:
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
I love [name_u]Theo[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u], but I also think [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Finley[/name_u] are great with [name_m]Miles[/name_m]. I actually know young brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Miles[/name_m]. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] seems like the obvious choice to me, but I think [name_u]Theo[/name_u] or [name_u]Finley[/name_u] would be less expected maybe.
Another thought is using [name_u]Gray[/name_u] as a spin on [name_u]Gary[/name_u], plus another honor name in the middle.
Okay - I’m gonna have to go with [name_m]Henry[/name_m] on this one… you can probably tell from my signature that I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] those names together, but I may be a little biased.
Good luck naming! All of your choices sound great!
I love the suggestion above of [name_u]Theo[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] would also sound great with [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m].
Other suggestions:
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Gary[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] [name_m]Albert[/name_m] or [name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m]