Name suggestions for a brother to [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_f]Lea[/name_f] please! I’m completely stumped!
We love short names and husband likes [name_m]Liam[/name_m] but I’m not 100% feeling it. It feels like a combination of [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_f]Lea[/name_f]. Any suggestions would be most welcome!! Thank you very much!
Is it pronounced as Lee-a or Lay-a?
[name_m]Welcome[/name_m] to Nameberry!
I agree that [name_m]Liam[/name_m] is a bit too close to both [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_f]Lea[/name_f].
[name_m]Kai[/name_m]
[name_m]Max[/name_m]
[name_m]Sam[/name_m]
[name_m]Cal[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Van[/name_m]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyle[/name_m]
[name_m]Dean[/name_m]
[name_m]Seth[/name_m]
[name_m]Beau[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Drew[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nico[/name_m]
[name_m]Theo[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Remy[/name_m]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m] is for sure basically a combo of [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_f]Lea[/name_f], too close infortunately.
More ideas:
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m]
[name_m]Ira[/name_m]
[name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Elian[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Seth[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
Sorry for any repeats!
[name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_m]Seth[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Micah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m] (this one is my favorite!)
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Max[/name_m]
[name_m]Alex[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]
Top choices: I really like [name_m]Arlo[/name_m] or [name_m]Otto[/name_m] for this set! [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] would work too. I like the “o” ending because then they all have different ending sounds.
Other ideas:
[name_m]Avi[/name_m]
[name_m]Rio[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rio[/name_m]
[name_m]Kai[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Crew[/name_m]
[name_m]Remy[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Jay[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_f]Lea[/name_f] & …
[name_m]Kai[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_f]Rooney[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Jove[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowley[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_f]Lea[/name_f] and…
[name_m]Ray[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Roy[/name_m]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m]
[name_m]Jay[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Grady[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ellis[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
Sorry for any repeats!
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Noel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Kai[/name_m]
[name_m]Max[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Ray[/name_m]
[name_m]Gus[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Lev[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Jay[/name_m]
[name_m]Win[/name_m]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
how about
Ted
Cliff
Colt
Dru
Clay
Todd
Ben
Edie
Art
Len
Don
Dom
I would say that yes, [name_m]Liam[/name_m] feels a lot like a combination of [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_f]Lea[/name_f].
Some other boy names you might like, that are still short but the sounds aren’t so similar -
[name_m]Max[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Jory[/name_m]
[name_m]Billy[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Julien[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
It’s Lee-uh! Thank you!
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] 
We also love short, 1-2 syllable names for our kids. We have a [name_m]Reid[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] and [name_m]Wes[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m].
I agree with other posts about [name_m]Liam[/name_m] being a combo of the first two siblings. I think it may have also been the most popular name in the US two or three years ago. I only mention because some people actively try to avoid that, and others prefer it!
Maybe instead you might like some of these (trying to not give you repeats)…
[name_m]Reid[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Augie[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfie[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m] is way too close…
Are you trying to stick to another 3-letter name?
[name_m]Max[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Ren[/name_m]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Sam[/name_m]
[name_m]Dax[/name_m]
[name_m]Beau[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Dane[/name_m]
Good luck!
Unfortunately, [name_m]Liam[/name_m] is definitely a combination of [name_f]Lea[/name_f] and [name_m]Ian[/name_m]. The good thing is, your husband knows the sounds he likes! So you might look for a name that has the “ia” sound, but a different number of syllables. [name_m]Or[/name_m] a name with a strong long E sound
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rio[/name_m] (still a bit close, though)
[name_f]Lyric[/name_f]
[name_m]Esias[/name_m] (eh-SEE-us) / [name_m]Isaias[/name_m] (ee-sah-EE-ahs)
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m] (but it contains “/ [name_m]Tiago[/name_m]
Ian”)
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Florian[/name_m]
[name_m]Matias[/name_m] (mah-TEE-ahs)
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] (contains Lea)
[name_m]Meridian[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierre[/name_m]
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m] / [name_m]Iago[/name_m] / [name_m]Yago[/name_m] / [name_m]Tiago[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiarnan[/name_m]
[name_m]Valiant[/name_m]
[name_m]Viator[/name_m] (VEE-ah-tor)
[name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_m]Ed[/name_m]
[name_m]Sam[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] / [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
[name_m]Reed[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Ash[/name_m]
[name_m]Jed[/name_m]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
[name_m]Oak[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jon[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m] does sound a little too close but here’s some options!
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_f]Quinn[/name_f]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] (if you don’t mind having a lea and a luke)
[name_m]Max[/name_m]
With [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_f]Lea[/name_f] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m], there are clearly some sounds you really like in names, so I’ll try to find some that might appeal but aren’t so similar to your current two as [name_m]Liam[/name_m] is.
How about,
[name_m]Luca[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Eliot[/name_m]
[name_m]Ellis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m], Elric
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Nels[/name_m]
Bit (too much?) of a style change but I also thought of:
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_m]Sully[/name_m]
I hope I’ve avoided repeats!