So, nameberry hunters, I have a problem. I’ve posted about it before, but I’m so torn about it and I can’t make a decision, so help a wishy-washy girl out?
My fiancee and I are trying to have a baby and I already have one son, [name]Liam[/name] [name]Anthony[/name], (prev. relationship), so this will be OUR first.
We know the middle name will be [name]Robert[/name] (fiancee’s middle and future f-i-l’s first) and our last name is [name]Ritter[/name]. But we can’t pick a first name to go with it. We plan on having a large family (5-7 kids), and I’m a name-a-phile so I know what I want for the most part but this name is driving me nuts! I’d love your help and opinions with this first name, but feel free to comment on my name list! Thanks!!
Boys:
[name]Liam[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] (exists) -[name]Anthony[/name] is his father’s mn
_____ [name]Robert[/name] - [name]Robert[/name] is his father’s mn and gf’s fn
[name]Micah[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - [name]Scott[/name] is his paternal gm’s maiden name
[name]Patrick[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] - [name]Patrick[/name] is his maternal gm’s fn ([name]Patrice[/name]) and [name]Thomas[/name] is his maternal ggf’s fn
Girls:
[name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Rose[/name] nn [name]Kat[/name] or [name]Kit[/name] - [name]Kathryn[/name] is her maternal ggm’s fn and [name]Rose[/name] is my mn (which is also from family)
[name]Juliette[/name] [name]Claire[/name] - [name]Claire[/name] is her paternal ggm’s fn
[name]Evelynn[/name] [name]Joy[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name] - [name]Joy[/name] is her paternal gm’s fn ([name]Joyce[/name])
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Vivianne[/name] - [name]Vivianne[/name] is her maternal ggm’s fn (it is pronounce vi-vee-ann)
Bomina [name]Alyse[/name] nn [name]Mina[/name] - Bomina is her maternal gggm’s fn (my great-grandmother was Rom aka [name]Gypsy[/name]. it is pronounced [name]Beau[/name]-mee-nuh)
[name]Liam[/name] and [name]Patrick[/name] are Celtic so they go well together. However, [name]Patrick[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] isn’t ideal for flow. [name]How[/name] about [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Robert[/name] [name]Ritter[/name]? [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Thomas[/name] enough to use it in the first spot? [name]Micah[/name] is Biblical but I don’t think it’s a big deal to mix Bible names with Celtic names like [name]Liam[/name]. From your list, I think [name]Micah[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] is the best of the two (leaving out the middle names: [name]Micah[/name] is better than [name]Patrick[/name] with your surname). Have you considered [name]Micah[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Ritter[/name]?
Ok now to _______[name]Robert[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] (lots of t’s so I would avoid another name with a pronounced “t” in it as well as “r” and “er” endings)
[name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Rose[/name] nn [name]Kat[/name] or [name]Kit[/name] - [name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Rose[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] is too heavy on the r’s
[name]Juliette[/name] [name]Claire[/name] - A pretty combo.
[name]Evelynn[/name] [name]Joy[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name] - I prefer the [name]Evelyn[/name] spelling but the flow is fine.
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Vivianne[/name] - [name]Aria[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] is difficult to say with the repetitive ri’s
Bomina [name]Alyse[/name] nn [name]Mina[/name] - While I appreciate honoring your [name]Roma[/name] heritage, this name would be very different in style to [name]Liam[/name]. What would you call any other daughters? Something equally exotic and rare?
I think [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Joy[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] is lovely and has the best flow as a combo. In second place is [name]Juliette[/name] [name]Claire[/name] [name]Ritter[/name].
I love the idea of using family names. For me, meaning always trumps style.
_____ [name]Robert[/name] - [name]Robert[/name] is his father’s mn and gf’s fn- nice in the middle, and it’s very classic so you can go a bit more unusual with the first if you’d like.
[name]Micah[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - [name]Scott[/name] is his paternal gm’s maiden name- I love [name]Micah[/name], and I like that [name]Scott[/name] is a family name, but [name]Micah[/name] [name]Scott[/name] sounds a lot like [name]Michael[/name] [name]Scott[/name], [name]Steve[/name] Carell’s character from the Office.
[name]Patrick[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] - [name]Patrick[/name] is his maternal gm’s fn ([name]Patrice[/name]) and [name]Thomas[/name] is his maternal ggf’s fn- Two family names are great, and this is a very nice combo. I prefer [name]Micah[/name] to [name]Patrick[/name], but that’s just a personal opinion.
Girls:
[name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Rose[/name] nn [name]Kat[/name] or [name]Kit[/name] - I’ve never been wild about the [name]Kathryn[/name] spelling, but if it’s family I guess it’s alright. I find [name]Rose[/name] a little bland in the middle spot, especially with a very common, classic first like [name]Kathryn[/name]. Would you consider [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosanna[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Rosa[/name], etc.? Or maybe a [name]Rose[/name]- name first and [name]Kathryn[/name] in the middle?
[name]Juliette[/name] [name]Claire[/name] - Beautiful! Very French, but I like it.
[name]Evelynn[/name] [name]Joy[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name] - I also much prefer the [name]Evelyn[/name] spelling. [name]Evie[/name] is a cute nickname.
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Vivianne[/name] - I agree with [name]Mischa[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Ritter[/name] is a bit difficult to say. I do like the name, though- maybe [name]Ariadne[/name] (ah-ree-AHD-nee) with [name]Aria[/name] as a nickname? I do like [name]Vivianne[/name] in the middle.
Bomina [name]Alyse[/name] nn [name]Mina[/name] - I much prefer the [name]Elise[/name] spelling, or [name]Alice[/name]- I’m not quite sure which one [name]Alyse[/name] is. Bomina sounds quite clunky to me. I like just [name]Mina[/name]- I think [name]Mina[/name] is very underrated and I don’t know why people don’t use it more often! [name]Boheme[/name] is also an option if you want to draw from the “[name]Bo[/name]” part. Or you could do [name]Bo[/name]/[name]Beau[/name]/[name]Bodhi[/name]/[name]Boaz[/name] for a boy.
Thanks!!
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