Brother for William

Boy Names
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I’m currently almost 15 weeks pregnant (we don’t know gender yet) and I’m starting to get a list together of potential names. [name_f]My[/name_f] son who is almost 6 is named [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “last name” III. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband was dead set on passing down his name so thinking of other boy names during my first pregnancy was unnecessary. We call my son [name_u]Liam[/name_u] as a nickname because there are enough Billys and Bills in the family.

No boy name is really standing out to me. I have a short list of names I like but none of them I’m crazy about.

[name_f]My[/name_f] list of first names are as follows: [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_u]Oliver[/name_u], [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] (but my best friend used it), [name_u]Declan[/name_u], [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_u]Callum[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_u]Archer[/name_u], [name_u]Dillon[/name_u] and [name_m]Zane[/name_m]

Middle names I’m considering are [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_u]Robert[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u] or [name_u]Lane[/name_u].

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From your list I really like [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] & [name_u]Callum[/name_u] for a brother to [name_u]William[/name_u] “Liam”

Maybe:
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Julien[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Greyson[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]

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Oliver, Callum + Arthur (Ollie, Cal, Artie?) are my favourites with William “Liam”. James or Lawrence would be a lovely middle for all 3, but I also like Callum Robert

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Oliver Lawrence :heart_eyes:

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I’ll suggest

[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Marlon[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_u]William[/name_u] nn [name_u]Liam[/name_u] is so handsome!

Here are my thoughts on what you’ve got so far:

Graham-I prefer [name_m]Graeme[/name_m], even though [name_m]Graham[/name_m] is probably more common. [name_m]Graeme[/name_m] looks prettier (I mean that in a masculine way!) to me. Either way, it’s a sweet solid name that works great w/William.

Oliver-Cute & quirky & classic. [name_m]Way[/name_m] way popular, but maybe that doesn’t bother you. The natural nn of [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] is adorable too.

Nolan-Your best friend has great taste! I love [name_u]Nolan[/name_u]. Too bad you can’t use it.

Declan-I like this a lot too. It’s my nephew’s name. It’s kind, sporty, smart, simple but not too over done. I like the nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m] if you’re into that.

Colin-This is nice too, but it feels like a slightly less fresh version of [name_u]Declan[/name_u]. Not sure why. It’s not dated or anything…just similar in style but not as sparkly.

Callum-I really like this one. It’s a good balance of soft & gentle yet masculine & has the fun sporty nn of [name_u]Cal[/name_u].

Everett-This is nice. It doesn’t excite me as much as some of the others, but I like it. Maybe it’s because I’m so over ‘Ev’ names for girls.

Bennett-That’s a good solid name. I prefer [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] though. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like Ben/Benny? They may be somewhat unavoidable.

Arthur-Charming & quirky & classic. Slightly nerdy (though in a cute way!) next to [name_u]Liam[/name_u], but not a deal breaker.

Archer-I don’t know. I like [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] more. Feels more classic & less trendy.

Dillon-This is a little bit rhyme-y w/William. I strongly prefer [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]. Feels more classic that way.

Zane-This one doesn’t excite me. I like the way it looks w/the ‘Z’, but the sound feels lacking.

A few more ideas-

[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]

[name_u]Asher[/name_u]

[name_u]Brennan[/name_u]

[name_u]Casey[/name_u]

[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]

[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]

[name_u]Finn[/name_u]

[name_u]Holden[/name_u]

[name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]

[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]

[name_u]Owen[/name_u]

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]

[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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I like [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_u]Callum[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], and [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] off your list! Those are all really nice.

[name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Callum[/name_u] [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], and [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_u]Robert[/name_u] are all great!

Other ideas…
[name_m]Garret[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Gunner[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_m]Dyson[/name_m]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]

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I LOVE [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] together!! And [name_u]Liam[/name_u] & [name_u]Rhett[/name_u] sound so good together. [name_f]My[/name_f] second preference would be [name_u]Archer[/name_u] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] (Liam & Archie)

Other suggestions:
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Dane[/name_u] [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Owen[/name_u] [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Jethro[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] (or [name_m]Jethro[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] “JJ”)
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (love the sound of [name_u]Liam[/name_u] & [name_u]Beau[/name_u] together!)
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Davis[/name_u] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m] “Liam” and [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]

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Warmest congratulations, @emmillose! May I suggest an equivalent “core classic” sibling set of William and John with equivalent modern short forms of Liam and Jack?