Baby boy due in 3 weeks. Help!

My husband and I are expecting our 3rd child in 3 weeks. We have 2 daughters already, [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Evie[/name] ([name]Evangeline[/name]), and naming them was pretty easy, but boy names are HARD for us to agree on. The last name is pretty common, starts with H, and is one syllable. We want the middle name to be a family name, either [name]Daniel[/name], [name]Anthony[/name], or [name]Jeffrey[/name]. The first name…all we have agreed on so far is [name]Leo[/name] (not short for anything) or [name]Nate[/name] (NN for either [name]Nathaniel[/name] or [name]Nathan[/name], undecided). What do you think sounds best on it’s own and with his sisters’ names? Any other suggestions are welcome although apparently we are both picky! He tends toward last name first names which I really [name]DO[/name] NOT like and he says all of my choices are too biblical. Help!

I really love [name]Nathan[/name] [name]Daniel[/name] I think not only does it sound harmonious on it’s own but it works very well with his sisters names! Good luck!!

I would say [name]Nathan[/name] [name]Daniel[/name] or [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] works with the sisters well.

Hmmm… I really like [name]Nathaniel[/name] for you. Maybe [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]?

Other options:

[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] &… [name]Theodore[/name] or just [name]Theo[/name] (why not? it made front page nameberry today :D)
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] &… [name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] &… [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] &… [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] &… [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] &… [name]Louis[/name]

Not a fan of [name]Nate[/name] but really love [name]Nathan[/name]. [name]Jeffrey[/name] would be cute for a middle name.

I like both names [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]Leo[/name]. I noticed that [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name] have an “AN” in common and [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]LEO[/name] have a shared “EO”. Here are some other suggestions.

[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Peter[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Simon[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Silas[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]August[/name]/[name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Benedict[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Boniface[/name]

I think out of the three you listed [name]Nathaniel[/name] goes best with your girls names. I would say that cuts out [name]Daniel[/name] as an option for a middle name :slight_smile: Either [name]Jeffrey[/name] or [name]Anthony[/name] sounds pleasant to me though.

[name]How[/name] about [name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] as a compromise? If not then I would love [name]Leo[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] or [name]Leo[/name] [name]Anthony[/name].

[name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name] are both long, formal names. I think your son should have an equally formal name, which you could shorten like [name]Evie[/name] if you so chose. If you prefer biblical names and he likes something surnamey, here are some possible compromises:

[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] nn [name]Nico[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Samson[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Bond[/name] (there was a St [name]Bond[/name])
[name]Colman[/name] (ditto, a saint)
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Leander[/name] (sounds like a surname, means “lion man,” could be a source for [name]Leo[/name])
[name]Alden[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name] (a saint, and a last name)
[name]Bryant[/name]
[name]Davis[/name] (surname, first name meaning “[name]David[/name]'s son”-- could honor the family [name]David[/name])
[name]Jefferson[/name] (ditto-- honors family [name]Jeffrey[/name])
[name]Palmer[/name] (last name; means “pilgrim”-- old medieval religious name)
Stratton (just sounds cool)

Most would pair with [name]Anthony[/name] or [name]David[/name] very well.

Aw, [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]Leo[/name] are both in my top 5, and [name]Anthony[/name] is a middle I’ve loved for a while now. So I’m partial to [name]Leo[/name] [name]Anthony[/name].
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] is too much N, [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Daniel[/name] is too much rhyme, [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] is a good fit, but [name]Leo[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] is still better imo. [name]Nathan[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]/[name]Daniel[/name] is too much N, and [name]Nathan[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] is lacking.

I think [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name], and [name]Leo[/name] are the best as a combo.

I like [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Nate[/name].

I think [name]Nathaniel[/name] fits the best with [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name]. I love [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] the most, but [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name] also sounds fine.

Obviously with that first name you eliminate the other mn option, but as a family name the -aniel ending for [name]Nate[/name] would still be in there to honor [name]Daniel[/name] which would be nice. Good luck! =]

[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Jeffery[/name] is my favorite!

Thanks everyone! I definitely agree that [name]Anthony[/name] and [name]Daniel[/name] don’t work as MN for [name]Nathaniel[/name]. Strangely, I actually kind of see [name]Nathaniel[/name] as a combination of those 2 names. I think my top 3 right now are:

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Jeffrey[/name]

It’s just so hard! All 3 have pros and cons, and none of them are exactly right.