Baby brother help! Southern/Vintage/Irish :)

Hey y’all!

We have a 1.5 year old named [name_f]Flora[/name_f] Jo; we absolutely adore her name! Looking for name for baby brother!

[name_f]My[/name_f] husband has [name_u]Irish[/name_u] heritage (our last is very similar to McEgan and plays fiddle in his [name_u]Irish[/name_u] band). I am southern, thus the double barrel for [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u], and we live in [name_f]Alabama[/name_f]!

Sooooo we are STUCK on boys names for her brother. I love whimsical, vintage, and southern! And my husband wants it to jive with an [name_u]Irish[/name_u] last name. So that’s a long list of requirements! :joy:

Not truly requirements though, we are very open to lots of names! Any and all ideas for a brother for [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]? :smiling_face: Would love to know what y’all think sounds like a good pairing! Thank you!

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Might not totally be your vibe but [name_m]Ewan[/name_m] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] came to mind first.

[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]

Beau/Bo for middle would be a cute connection to [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]. [name_u]Or[/name_u] flip it and do something like [name_u]Beau[/name_u] [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] which I personally LOVE with [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u].

Aw, [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]!

[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] and…

[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] ‘Finn’
[name_u]Brody[/name_u]
[name_u]Tiernan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]

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[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] and:

[name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_u]Harlan[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_m]Brandon[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] / [name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]

Greetings fellow Alabamian :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

[name_m]Cillian[/name_m] or [name_u]Killian[/name_u]
[name_u]Brody[/name_u], could have nickname [name_u]Bo[/name_u]!
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]!
[name_u]Layton[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m] or [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m]

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Rafferty is my fave for you!

Otherwise:

Cormac
Rory (maybe not with Flora - close sounds - but if you wanted very matchy, you could add a hyphenated second to Rory)
Patrick
Finn (or a longer version of Finn)
Callum
Lorcan
Tiernan

Surnames as a first name are big in the south so what about an [name_u]Irish[/name_u] surname as a first name?

[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Callahan[/name_u] “Cal” (Cal feels very cool guy/gentleman)
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u] (this feels especially southern to me!)
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u] (southern gentleman)

[name_u]Everett[/name_u] “Rhett” isn’t [name_u]Irish[/name_u] but also feels southern gentleman to me

[name_u]Grady[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] sound wonderful; southern, a bit vintage, definitely [name_u]Irish[/name_u]! [name_f]My[/name_f] family is southern as well and we have a lot of folks who go by their middle names so even [name_u]Grady[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] “Rhett” would check all your boxes as well. [name_u]Rhett[/name_u] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]!

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[name_u]Abbott[/name_u]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_m]Brien[/name_m]
[name_u]Corben[/name_u]
[name_u]Denny[/name_u]
[name_u]Freddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenney[/name_m]
[name_m]Pryce[/name_m]

Oh my gosh, I absolutely adore Flora Jo! So sweet and precious!

Some names that come to mind for me are -

Flora Jo and ….
Finn
Phineas
Beau
Kit
Finnegan
Ian
Flynn
Quinn
Rowan
Seamus
Jasper
Bellamy
Huck
Devereux
Hugh
Sawyer
Rhett
Oliver
Patrick

Congratulations on baby boy! :blue_heart:

Here are a few suggestions:

If you want shorter middles to pair with sis:

[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] Mc____
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] [name_u]Beau[/name_u] (or Bo) Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] Mc____
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] [name_m]Luke[/name_m] Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Brogan[/name_u] [name_u]Jett[/name_u] Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] Mc____

Others:

[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Carson[/name_u] [name_m]Donahue[/name_m] Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Rhett[/name_u] [name_m]Caolan[/name_m] Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Walker[/name_u] [name_u]Beau[/name_u] Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Cashel[/name_m] [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] Mc____
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Declan[/name_u] [name_u]Dean[/name_u] Mc____
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_u]Glenn[/name_u] Mc____

A couple alliterative options if you would want that:
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Faolan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Mc____
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] [name_u]Jett[/name_u] Mc____
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m] Mc___
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] & Fion [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Mc____

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps! :slight_smile:

[name_u]Rory[/name_u] came to mind! I feel like it ticks most/all of your boxes :grin:
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_u]Clyde[/name_u]

Congratulations on your baby boy :tada:

Firstly [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] is fabulous and I love reading your question I had such brilliant imagery coming to mind so I really hope I can find a selection of names that meet the criteria!

Please count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] and…

[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Montgomery[/name_u]
[name_m]Conall[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_f]Winsome[/name_f]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_u]Murray[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

Tommy / Thomas Lee
Joshua James
Alfie James
Jack Wyatt
Beau Alexander
James Avery
Emmett David / David Emmett
John Paul
Bohdi Rain
Billy Rex
Henry Lee
Carter Ray

I think another double barrel would be stunning. I was trying to focus on southern more than Irish since their has already been so many fun Irish suggestions!

[name_u]Nolan[/name_u] does it for me! It seems to fit both [name_u]Irish[/name_u] and southern vibes perfectly

[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u] Séamus
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] [name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u] [name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_m]Cormac[/name_m]