Baby boy name ideas to match sister Cecily

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,

[name_m]Just[/name_m] found out I’m expecting in [name_u]January[/name_u]. We don’t know the sex yet but I’ve a hunch it’s a boy–and besides that I’ve had a second girl name picked out for awhile–but I’m struggling with boy names. We have a lot of time, but thought I’d solicit the board for some initial ideas. Criteria:

  • Our style is classic names (i.e. not new, invented or trendy) that have been used historically but aren’t super popular at the moment. We also lilt toward more British-style names than American.
  • We do two middle names.
  • Would be great to get some ideas that go well with our daughter’s name which is [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_u]March[/name_u].
  • Our last name is two syllables and starts with an M.
  • For context, our girl choice at this point is: [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

Thanks for the help – much appreciated!

Your girl names arevery pretty!

[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]

I love your girl names. They are recognizable, but still unique. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] these will help :slight_smile:

[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustin[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] “[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gunnar[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Patton[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Kaius[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u] “[name_u]Wally[/name_u]”
[name_m]Whittaker[/name_m] “Whitt”

Thanks all! That’s what we’re going for – recognizable but still unique.
These are some good ideas. [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] and [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] were already on my list, but not sure if they’re too out there for me. I do love the nn [name_u]Dash[/name_u], though. You really can’t go wrong with that. And I think it meshes well with [name_f]Cecily[/name_f].

Thanks again!

oh I love [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] :slight_smile: [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] is very pretty as well

[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Justin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]

[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
Revere
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Barthelemy[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Abbott[/name_u]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
Hathaway
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
Emrhys

Good luck!

You guys are definitely hitting on some names that we’ve considered before. [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]), [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] and [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] were all on our list before we knew DD was a D.

[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] I love but I’m worried it’s too hipster-y (we live in [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u] so this is a RL concern lol). [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] has been on DH and my list for ages–we love it but the beef I have with it is that it’s so short and I’m not sure how it sounds with [name_f]Cecily[/name_f].

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] I think sounds great with [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] and I love the name [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]. It might be too soft for DH’s tastes, though.

Anyway thanks again – I’ll probably pop back on here after we find out the sex to solicit some more concrete advice :slight_smile: