Baby coming any minute and need to decide! Care to vote?

All of the middle names below are family names except for [name]William[/name]. I just like [name]William[/name]. :slight_smile: H unfortunately doesn’t so it’s probably not a contender… but below is our official list.

[name]Baby[/name] is coming VERY soon so we really need to pick. THANK YOU for all of your feedback so far and I promise, this is my final post on the subject. Last name is [name]Cecil[/name]. :slight_smile:

Thanks!

R.

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Wilson[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Harper[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] Vanderbilt
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Wilson[/name]

[name]Archer[/name] Vanderbilt [name]Cecil[/name] sounds like a cool fellow! I also like [name]Harper[/name] [name]Wilson[/name] in spite of the 2-2-2 syllable thing. And [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] is nice. [name]Harper[/name] [name]William[/name] would be good too, although I think you might like [name]Archer[/name] the best! Good luck!

[name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] is my favorite!

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name] is so handsome! My second choice is [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name].

[name]Harper[/name] is by far my favorite! While it’s skyrocketed for girls, it’s also climbing for boys and I think it’s so charming. I find it hard to believe a [name]Harper[/name] would have problems with it. [name]Harper[/name] [name]Wilson[/name] sounds quite surnamey to me, although lovely. Would you consider [name]Harper[/name] [name]Reid[/name] or [name]Harper[/name] [name]William[/name]? I think those would be lovely, too. If you decide not to go for [name]Harper[/name] as a FN, [name]William[/name] [name]Harper[/name] is my favorite.

Good luck!

I prefer [name]William[/name] for the first name, because your ln, [name]Cecil[/name], is frequently a fn. I think choosing a fn that is frequently a ln, like [name]Harper[/name] or [name]Archer[/name], would cause confusion in attendance lists at school and staff lists at work (I’m picturing e.g. “[name]Cecil[/name], [name]Harper[/name]”). Whereas a more obvious fn like [name]William[/name] (or perhaps later, [name]Bill[/name]?) will reduce confusion for your son’s teachers and coworkers.

My favorites are [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] and [name]William[/name] [name]Harper[/name]. My only other comment is that I don’t think [name]Reid[/name] flows well as a middle name with a last name [name]Cecil[/name].

I am voting for [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name], but honestly [name]William[/name] [name]Cecil[/name] sounds better than [name]Archer[/name] [name]Cecil[/name] in my opinion, I think that [name]Wilson[/name] emphasises the ‘c’ factor in [name]Cecil[/name] so I would avoid, [name]Harper[/name] [name]Cecil[/name] is okay but … [name]Archer[/name] Vanderbilt [name]Cecil[/name] is a substantial name, rather grand, a nice choice.

I agree with the pp that [name]Reid[/name] does not flow well with [name]Cecil[/name] (with the repeated long E). Also “[name]Wilson[/name] [name]Cecil[/name]” with the triple S sound is a borderline tongue-twister and not the best flow. I also think that a definite first-namey name is best with [name]Cecil[/name] to avoid confusion over which is his first and last name. Therefore, I vote for [name]William[/name] [name]Harper[/name] [name]Cecil[/name]; although, my favorites would be [name]William[/name] Vanderbilt [name]Cecil[/name] and [name]William[/name] [name]Archer[/name] [name]Cecil[/name].

[name]William[/name] [name]Harper[/name] or [name]William[/name] [name]Archer[/name], but since you said [name]William[/name] is probably out I like [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] or [name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name].

william harper or archer reid :slight_smile:

I would vote [name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name]

I vote [name]William[/name] [name]Reid[/name]…and call him [name]Reid[/name]!

I also love [name]William[/name], but since your husband doesn’t like it, I won’t vote for that one. [name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name] has a great feel, flow, and sound. But I think I like [name]Archer[/name] Vanderbuilt [name]Cecil[/name] the best. The others just seem a bit short with your last name. What great family names you have!! I’m jealous! :slight_smile:

Hm, well all six are really lovely, you can’t go wrong! My favourite would have to be [name]Archer[/name] Vanderbilt [name]Cecil[/name], though. Such a charming name! I also adore [name]Harper[/name] [name]Wilson[/name], so I vote for either of those two. :slight_smile: Good luck!

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name] is my favourite :slight_smile:

I like [name]Archer[/name] [name]Wilson[/name] [name]Cecil[/name] the best. :slight_smile:

I love [name]Archer[/name] [name]Reid[/name]. Best of luck to you and your expanding family :slight_smile:

I love [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] or [name]William[/name] [name]Archer[/name]. Please don’t use [name]Harper[/name]. There are tons of little girl Harpers now.