Brother for Nixon

[name]Hi[/name] - we need some help with name choices for our second son, due in [name]August[/name]. My first son’s name is [name]Nixon[/name] [name]Connolly[/name] P. - [name]Nixon[/name] was inspiration from a watch company and [name]Connolly[/name] was my husband’s great-grandmother’s maiden name. Since we chose [name]Nixon[/name] for our first, we’d like to find something a little unique for the second, but not totally off the wall. The middle names were considering are [name]Patrick[/name] (after my husband’s middle name) or [name]Martin[/name] (my grandmother’s maiden name). We don’t really have any other family names to choose from - lots of Johns and Josephs…

Any suggestions?

[name]Nixon[/name] is a great name! It’s cool, unique, strong, and sophisticated.

In my opinion, these names all have a similar feeling to [name]Nixon[/name]:

[name]Clark[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Nash[/name] [name]Martin[/name]/[name]Nash[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Maddox[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]/ [name]Maddox[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Max[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]/ [name]Max[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]/[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Patrick[/name] ([name]Nixon[/name] & [name]Lincoln[/name] might be a little too presidential)
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]/ [name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]/ [name]Jude[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Paxton[/name] - not the best with either mn
[name]Ross[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]/ [name]Ross[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Martin[/name]/[name]Everett[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Nilson[/name] [name]Patrick[/name] (might sound a little too close to [name]Nixon[/name])

[name]Nixon[/name] [name]Connelly[/name] is wonderful! [name]Do[/name] you want to use another surname-y name? Also, does having two names ending in -en bother you? I like [name]Nixon[/name] and [name]Colton[/name] together, but the repetitive -en bothers some. I quite like [name]Patrick[/name] as a middle name and think it parallels [name]Connelly[/name] nicely as both are Irish. Here are some possible first names for [name]Nixon[/name]'s brother:

[name]Carter[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Hendrix[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Garret[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Tavish[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Fletcher[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Davis[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name] [name]Martin[/name]
[name]Bronson[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Harlan[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Brody[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Beacon[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]

hope that helps!

Thanks for the suggestions! I ran them by my husband, but we couldn’t agree on anything…still searching for the perfect name.

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Sumner[/name]
Sucker
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Quinton[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Calahan[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name]
[name]Findlay[/name]
[name]Fintan[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Alden[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Edison[/name]
Witman
Witmer

So, the baby’s due in 6 days and we still haven’t decided on a name…does anyone have more suggestions? My husband & I couldn’t really agree on anything that’s already been posted, so I’m in search of more ideas.

Thanks!

[name]How[/name] about [name]Emmett[/name] or [name]Everett[/name]? Those are my two favorites but hubby won’t agree to them.

I think [name]Nixon[/name] and [name]Everett[/name] are cute.

ideas-
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Shepherd[/name]
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Dermot[/name]
[name]Baylor[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Haskell[/name]
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Clancy[/name]
[name]Brock[/name]
[name]Crosby[/name]
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
[name]Hunter[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Holt[/name]
[name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Tanner[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]

[name]Donovan[/name]
Lorimer
[name]Schuyler[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Chapin[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Lowry[/name]
[name]Tennyson[/name]
[name]Hayes[/name]
[name]Miller[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Jameson[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Lowell[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name] / [name]Graydon[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Easton[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name]
[name]Keir[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Romney[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Jefferson[/name]
[name]Quincey[/name]
[name]Byron[/name]
[name]Raleigh[/name]
[name]Hart[/name]
[name]Guthrie[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Cullen[/name]
[name]Farrell[/name]
[name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Brice[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Wylie[/name]
[name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Egan[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Locke[/name]
[name]Thane[/name]
[name]Laird[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Nelson[/name]

Unfortunately, [name]Everett[/name] has a bad association with me, and my husband won’t go for [name]Emmett[/name], which I liked…