My friend is pregnant with her first child and it’s a boy. Before she got pregnant/married, her favourite names for boys were Henry, William and Finn. She cannot use Henry as someone else in her family has used that name.
William and Finn are still both available to use. However, she feels as though both names don’t work with her surname, which is McMillan. She feels like Finn McMillan and and William McMillan both sound like as though there are too many L’s, M’s and N’s in their names.
Her husband likes both names and says she is overthinking it. I agree with him. She still feels unsure so I said I would ask on here for her.
Do you think Finn and William work well with the surname McMillan? Middle name will likely be Peter or Frederick after her and her husband’s fathers.
Also, she wants to know if you guys had any other suggestions for boys names that she might like?
I feel like [name_u]William[/name_u] McMillan is a little too much, but [name_u]Finn[/name_u] McMillan sounds and looks very nice! Maybe your friend could try [name_u]Finley[/name_u] with NN [name_u]Finn[/name_u] if she’s worried about too many N’s
I agree with the previous poster, Finn is fine but William sounds a bit awkward.
If they’re going to call William “Will”, I think Will McMillan works though!
I agree, I think [name_u]William[/name_u] McMillan is definitely too much M and L, it sounds like a tongue twister to me. But [name_u]Finn[/name_u] McMillan is ok. Having the same endings would normally bother me but I think the difference in syllables makes it sound good and the same endings kind of pulls the name together.
I think both work fine. [name_u]William[/name_u] is a little more repetitive than [name_u]Finn[/name_u] in terms of sound but [name_u]William[/name_u] is such a solid classic that I think it isn’t too noticeable and works just fine. Both lovely choices!
I don’t mind either, but I agree that [name_u]Finn[/name_u] is less L heavy than [name_u]William[/name_u] (and [name_u]Will[/name_u] McMillan is a bit rhymey if you’re trying to avoid that).
All of those names have traditional vibes to me, so does she like other names like [name_u]Oliver[/name_u], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u], [name_u]George[/name_u], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], etc?
I would go with something like Findlay/Finley with the surname and nn him [name_u]Finn[/name_u]. [name_m]Findlay[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] or [name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is great!
I think they sound fine - quite cool actually. [name_u]Finn[/name_u] sounds best but the classic vibe of [name_u]William[/name_u] means it doesn’t sound too outlandish
She has good taste. I think [name_u]Finn[/name_u] would be fine, and wouldn’t suggest she use [name_u]Finley[/name_u] or [name_u]Finlay[/name_u] just because of the last name if she prefers [name_u]Finn[/name_u] (which is an awesome name). [name_u]William[/name_u] makes the full name a bit hard to say, but [name_u]Liam[/name_u] works very well and is a also terrific. Other suggestions similar to the three she likes: [name_u]Jack[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_u]George[/name_u], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_u]Leo[/name_u], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], [name_u]Edward[/name_u], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m].
Great names! I think [name_u]William[/name_u] could potentially be a mouthful with the surname. I think [name_u]Finn[/name_u] flows well. I like the suggestion of [name_u]Finley[/name_u]. Here are some other possibilities: