My wife and I have two boys, [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] and [name_m]Travis[/name_m] [name_m]Joshua[/name_m]. We are having another boy and we don’t really have a clue what to name him. Some ideas have been [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Jason[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], and [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]. None seem right though. Our other boys’ names came very easily, and we have never second guessed either. We do like Biblical names, but we feel like having two Biblical names and one that isn’t won’t sound as good when their names are together. Maybe we are over thinking that. We also like names that aren’t as popular. Although [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is a fairly popular name, where we live there is only one other [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] his age. And our [name_m]Travis[/name_m] is the only [name_m]Travis[/name_m] his age. Middle name for our new guy is going to be [name_m]Jake[/name_m]. Any ideas?
What about:
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Cole[/name_m])
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Bram[/name_m])
I wouldn’t worry too much about [name_m]Travis[/name_m] being the only one without a biblical name. [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] isn’t obviously biblical (like, there are lots of other [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] associations and it’s pretty popular) and [name_m]Travis[/name_m] has a biblical middle name.
[name_m]Jake[/name_m] is sweet - [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] is biblical, if you like that? If not, some others (I’ve tried not to double up):
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] (Although would sound weird with [name_m]Jake[/name_m])
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Zaccheus[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m] or [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]… I love when people give their children normal names. I’d want to meet a little [name_m]Travis[/name_m] or [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] any day over a kid named [name_u]Neptune[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you live in the South? [name_m]Travis[/name_m] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] feel very Southern to me. I don’t notice that one name is Biblical and the other is not. Because of that, and the fact that [name_m]Travis[/name_m]'s middle name is [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], I don’t think you should sweat using another Biblical name. I would do something like:
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
I feel like there are a lot of good ideas I’m missing.
Yeah like others have said, I wouldn’t worry about the Biblical names thing because when I hear the name [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] I don’t even automatically think of the Bible.
Working off your ideas that haven’t quite grabbed you and your wife, what about:
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m] (might get the nickname JJ, don’t know if that would appeal to you or not)
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
Good luck!
I also get a southern vibe from [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] and [name_m]Travis[/name_m]. What a great set of boys! [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Cooper[/name_m], [name_m]Travis[/name_m] [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], and…
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
The first name that came to mind was [name_m]Foster[/name_m]. I like [name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m].
Others:
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Carleton[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m]