Brother for Pax Andrew

Boy Names
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Hi, again, I SO appreciated all the love and help with the girls’ name list earlier that I’m back for more. I’m newly pregnant with our second and distracting myself from first-trimester anxiety by going through our name ideas. My husband’s family seems to ONLY make boys (like in 4 generations, only 3 of the 17 people born into the family are girls…) so I’m mentally preparing - and excited! - for another boy.

Our son is Pax. If you don’t want to pop into the Girls Name forum for a full recap, the girls names we’ve gravitated toward are short, feminine, vintage, little-used: Flora, Clea, Viola, Maeva, Georgia…

One sort-of hard thing about Pax is that it can go well with trendy, short, modern-badass, mavericky names that I don’t generally gravitate toward. So here is what is currently in the running:

Lane - family name on DH’s side, we both like it a lot
George - another family name, but we did already honor this branch of the family…
Kit - it was recommended as a girl option, too, which we also like, but is it a tongue-twister with our last name? Also, we don’t like Christopher, so it would just be Kit…
Wilder - a long love, if maybe a tad trendy. Is naming one kid “peace” and one “wilder” asking for trouble? In fairness, our Pax is SUPER CHILL so any kid would be wilder…
Davenport - family name
Revels - family name
Mariner - a family name wayyyyy up my side

Other names in the family tree: Peter, Francis, Jerry, Leslie, Clarence, lots of Biblical Thomases, Samuels, Davids, etc. Royden, Creighton, Taft, Lorenzo (maybe Laurence? I like Ren/Wren…), Eason, Winslow, Cader, Lilley, Allen, Fidelis

Thoughts? New ideas paired with any of these? Combos I’m not seeing? Please halp.

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[name_u]Pax[/name_u] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] is such a wonderful name!

From your options, I really like [name_u]Lane[/name_u]. [name_u]Lane[/name_u] [name_m]Davenport[/name_m] or [name_u]Lane[/name_u] [name_u]George[/name_u] would be lovely.

I also think [name_u]Mariner[/name_u] and [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] are fantastic! [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_u]George[/name_u] [name_u]Mariner[/name_u] would be cool!

Names inspired by your family names:

[name_u]Perry[/name_u] (from [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and Jerry)
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] (from Francis)
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] (inspired by Jerry)
[name_u]Carey[/name_u] (inspired by Clarence)
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] (inspired by Clarence)
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] (inspired by [name_u]Winslow[/name_u] and Creighton)
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] (inspired by [name_u]Francis[/name_u] and Fidelis)
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] (inspired by [name_u]Clarence[/name_u] and Leslie)
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] (inspired by Samuel)
[name_u]Porter[/name_u] (inspired by Davenport)

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I think the best pairing on your list is [name_u]Lane[/name_u] [name_m]Davenport[/name_m]! It fits so well with [name_u]Pax[/name_u] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] and is a good tribute to your DH’s side of the family. [name_u]Lane[/name_u] [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] would also be a thrilling choice (I find the irony of peace and wild delightful).

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I really love Revels and [name_u]Mariner[/name_u]. I like [name_u]Lane[/name_u] and [name_u]Wilder[/name_u]. [name_u]An[/name_u] alternative to [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] that I love even more is Wildes. Also really love Cader. Cader Wildes or Cader Revels would be cool. Also love [name_u]Mariner[/name_u] Revels.

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Thanks!! I hadn’t thought of any of these inspiration options, but [name_u]Jem[/name_u] out of [name_u]Jerry[/name_u] has particular promise! I really like [name_u]Jem[/name_u]. I like [name_m]Felix[/name_m], too, but one -x name might be enough haha.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] MIL took Cader and made [name_u]Cade[/name_u] my brother-in-law’s middle name. [name_u]Will[/name_u] give it and Wildes a second look… Thanks for the input!

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[name_m]Taft[/name_m] Revels
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_m]Davenport[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_u]Mariner[/name_u]

I honestly like a lot of them

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Really liking [name_u]Lane[/name_u] and [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] next to big bro [name_u]Pax[/name_u]! Good luck