Brother for Roman & Maya

Hello everyone.

My husband and I are expecting baby #3 in August. We have a little boy called [name_m]Roman[/name_m] who’s 6 and a half and a little girl called [name_f]Maya[/name_f] who just turned 3. We know it’s going to be a boy, and we’re having a hard time finding a name that fits both Roman and Maya.

My husband loves the name [name_m]Enzo[/name_m], but I’m not 100% sure about it.
I love the name [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], but my sister-in-law named her daughter [name_f]Thea[/name_f], and I think it sounds too familiar.
I also liked [name_m]Henry[/name_m], but our last name is Harding and I don’t think it matches well.

Does anybody have any recommendations?

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Congratulations on #3.

Firstly, I don’t feel like [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] & [name_f]Thea[/name_f] are too similar, though I suppose it does depend on how they are being pronounced. I’m saying mat-TEH-oh, and THEE-uh, so no repetition or anything there at all. [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] is lovely, and would be a great addition to [name_m]Roman[/name_m] & [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. I also actually quite like the alliteration of [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_m]Harding[/name_m] and think it could work well.

Further suggestions…
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m]
[name_m]Mattias[/name_m] / [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]

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[name_m]Matteo[/name_m] doesn’t seem too close to [name_f]Thea[/name_f] at all! If anything [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] would seem closer.
The strong -m in [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] makes me lean towards [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] for #3, but [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] would also be sweet! I think [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_m]Harding[/name_m] is alliterative with the repeated h-r but doable.

Other names for [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and Maya’s brother:
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]

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I think, from your list, that [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] sounds most like the brother to [name_m]Roman[/name_m] & [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. I love [name_u]Henry[/name_u], but it doesn’t feel like it fits with the others.

Ideas:

[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Julien[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Steven[/name_m]

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[name_m]Enzo[/name_m] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] are handsome. How about [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]? [name_u]Ezra[/name_u] would be super nice with [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. Not the biggest fan of [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], but its not too similar to [name_f]Thea[/name_f] imo.

[name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_f]Maya[/name_f] +

[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
Bram/Abram
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_u]Pierce[/name_u]

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[name_u]Julian[/name_u] is the first name that comes to mind as fitting well. Other suggestions…

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]

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Thank you for your suggestions. I actually love [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] & [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], I am going to suggest this to the hubby.

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[name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] are such a dreamy set!!

[name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_f]Maya[/name_f] and…

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Thiago[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Luis[/name_m] /Louie
[name_m]Carlos[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]

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I adore [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f], separately and together! I like [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] with your kids’ names, and [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], but if these aren’t right for one reason or another then how about:

[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Oskar[/name_m]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]

I think my favourites with [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] are [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] and [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], because I like the M in each name (I think it creates quite a nice, subtle theme), and also Sebastian/Bastian, [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Lucien[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u] & [name_m]Phineas[/name_m].

Good luck with your decision!

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[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]

[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]

[name_u]Basil[/name_u]

[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]

[name_m]Brantley[/name_m]

[name_m]Caden[/name_m]

[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]

[name_u]Elijah[/name_u]

[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]

[name_m]Felix[/name_m]

[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]

[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]

[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]

[name_u]Leo[/name_u]

[name_u]Levi[/name_u]

[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]

[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]

[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]

[name_u]Theo[/name_u]

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m]

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I love [name_m]Elio[/name_m]… Such a dreamy name.

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I do like the repeating of the M in the names, but [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] reminds me of The Fairly OddParents. If you have any other suggestions with an M, that would be great.

Ambrose
Malachi
Bram
Callum
Tristram
Dominic
Bellamy
Emrys
Joachim
Maksim / Maxim
Adam
Emmanuel
Damon

Something ending in M might be a good balance, seeing as you’ve got Roman in the middle, and Maya at the beginning…?

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I like @Sunniva suggestion of [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]. [name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_f]Maya[/name_f] and [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] make a lovely sibling set! [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] also suits [name_m]Roman[/name_m] & [name_f]Maya[/name_f].

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] and [name_m]Maxim[/name_m] are great too but I don’t generally love repeated initials; if you don’t mind though then I think they’re fantastic.

Otherwise, how about:

[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
Arnhem
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] (perhaps not ideal considering it starts with R)
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]

Hmm, that was harder than I thought. I can’t really think of any others beyond the ones already mentioned by @sunniva!

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In my opinion [name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_f]Maya[/name_f], and [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] is actually a very cohesive set. I’ve thought the name [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] and names like it such as [name_m]Renzo[/name_m], [name_m]Enzio[/name_m], and [name_m]Ezio[/name_m] are very handsome

[name_m]Jorge[/name_m] (based off the other children you named I would guess you had a latin background? or at the very least romance speaking)
Dimitrie
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Louie[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonid[/name_m]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]
[name_m]Phelan[/name_m]
[name_m]Pacome[/name_m]
[name_u]Pascoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Paolo[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Gustave[/name_m]
[name_m]Aren[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexandre[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Basile[/name_m]
[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_m]Aubin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ricardo[/name_m]
[name_u]Gio[/name_u]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_u]Noam[/name_u]
[name_m]Immanuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_f]Azra[/name_f]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Yakov[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Olivier[/name_m]
[name_u]Mars[/name_u]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinton[/name_m]
[name_m]Saladin[/name_m]
[name_m]Emeric[/name_m]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_m]Thadeo[/name_m]
[name_m]Marsden[/name_m]
[name_m]Leano[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_f]Rumer[/name_f]
[name_u]Norris[/name_u]
[name_m]Ysidor[/name_m]
[name_m]Isador[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Nole[/name_m]
[name_m]Branwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Vasili[/name_m]
[name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_m]Eames[/name_m]
[name_m]Javi[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m]
[name_m]Almus[/name_m]
[name_m]Mikkel[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Darius[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastien[/name_m]
[name_m]Silvio[/name_m]
[name_m]Cristian[/name_m]
[name_m]Eero[/name_m]
[name_m]Julen[/name_m]
[name_m]Leandre[/name_m]
[name_m]Lev[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_u]Matti[/name_u]
[name_m]Mauro[/name_m]
[name_m]Sandro[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Theon[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristen[/name_u]
[name_m]Stellen[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m] // [name_m]Wil[/name_m] or [name_u]Will[/name_u] for short
[name_m]Viggo[/name_m] or alternate spelling [name_m]Vigo[/name_m]

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I like [name_m]Teodoro[/name_m], nn [name_m]Teo[/name_m]. [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_m]Teo[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f].

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I love the sound of [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_m]Harding[/name_m]! I’m not a personal fan of [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] or [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], but I think both work well with [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] and are not too close to [name_f]Thea[/name_f]. (Also because [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] are ancient civilizations, I tried to find some names that played into that subtle theme)

Sorry for any repeats:

[name_u]Cyprus[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Rio[/name_u]
Benin
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Oslo[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]

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Roman, Maya and Orlando
Roberto
Armando
Valentino
Luca
Andrea
Alessandro
Francesco
Cristiano
Cosimo
Sebastiano
Giuliano
Gianni
Giorgio
Fabio
Enzo
Enrico

I think something Italian!!

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[name_m]Roman[/name_m] & [name_f]Maya[/name_f] are great together! [name_f]My[/name_f] first thoughts were [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] and [name_u]Julian[/name_u]. [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] isn’t bad, but feels very decidedly Italian, whereas [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] feel more international.

[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] or [name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] would be great!

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[name_m]Rio[/name_m] made me think of [name_m]Lio[/name_m]… Do you think these three fit together?