So we’ve always said if we have a boy (currently two girls) he’d be called [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]. The trouble is it’s been on the back burner for so long it now feels stale to me. Husband still loves it though. The [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] stays as it’s an honour name. What other options are there instead of [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] that I should consider?
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] was on our shortlist with [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] but then my husband nixed it.
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]August[/name_m] nn [name_m]Auggie[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
[name_m]Malakai[/name_m]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
How about [name_m]Albie[/name_m]?
[name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Alex[/name_m]
[name_m]Alonzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Joey[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Freddie[/name_m]
[name_m]Finlay[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Charlie[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
I’m no where close to having kids but I get where you’re coming from. I’ve loved [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (nn Theo) since I was little but in recent years with how much it’s being used it takes some of the spark out of it for me
If you don’t mind me asking but what are your daughters’ names? You don’t have to share them or even names you like. I’m just more curious who [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] would’ve been the brother to to get a bit of a vibe for your name style
Because for me names like
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] + [name_m]Alfie[/name_m]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] + [name_m]Alfie[/name_m]
[name_f]Dixie[/name_f] + [name_m]Alfie[/name_m]
They all have a different aesthetic if that makes sense
Maybe [name_m]Alwyn[/name_m] or [name_m]Alcott[/name_m]?
[name_m]Albie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Elias[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] / [name_m]Ralphie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawrence[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] / [name_m]Laurie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jesse[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
I’m the opposite. Have my [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] but now not sure on our girl name!
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] and [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] feel very similar in style to [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] to me. Also [name_f]Ollie[/name_f], but this is helped by the fact that my two nephews are Ol!ver & Alfr3d nn Olli3 and Alf!e. I’m also a big, big fan of [name_f]Avery[/name_f] as a substitute for Alfred/Alfie - he’s a [name_m]French[/name_m] variant of [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] and I will always and forever be a huge fan of this name. I actually think my little nephew looks more like an [name_f]Avery[/name_f] than an [name_m]Alfie[/name_m], but go figure 
[name_m]Or[/name_m] maybe something else classic but nicknamey, like:
[name_m]Charlie[/name_m]
[name_m]Sam[/name_m]
[name_m]Walt[/name_m]
[name_m]Artie[/name_m]
[name_f]Georgie[/name_f]?
You could always use full names if you want, but if you were going to use [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] on a birth certificate… something like [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] or [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] feels just find to me.
Good luck!
I’m sorry that you’re having second thoughts about your son’s name. Perhaps doing a list of all the reasons you love [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] will help you!
If that doesn’t work, based on [name_m]Alfie[/name_m], you may like:
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Spencer[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jesse[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Camden[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] or [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] or [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Perry[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Laurie[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] or [name_m]Dash[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jem[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocky[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Quince[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Joss[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Buddy[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
I had [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] [name_m]Ives[/name_m] on my list. Maybe [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] would also work?
Their names are [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
Ooh [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] and [name_m]Ted[/name_m] sound so good together! Mm that combo has freshened up [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] for me again I think. They’d sound great as brothers.
Congratulations! 
Eleanor Ann and Xanthe Jane are stunning 
If I’m very honest, I think Alexander is a perfect match. It has the royal, classical vibe of Eleanor and the ancient Greek/ mythological vibe of Xanthe. Alfie is a lovely name, but it feels a bit nicknamey next to his sisters grand names.
I’m thinking:
Arthur
Anthony
Alaric
Alasdair
Aurelion
Atlas
August
Atticus
Caius
Cornelius
Cassander
Evander
Leander
Lysander
Magnus
Maximus
Oleander
Ralph
Sonder
Theodore
[name_f]Love[/name_f] their names! I never would have thought of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] as sister names but they look and sound so good together!
Brother name ideas for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_m]Ackerley[/name_m]
[name_m]Acklee[/name_m]
[name_m]Adalfo[/name_m]
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_m]Aelfric[/name_m]
[name_m]Aksel[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] / [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Alden[/name_m]
[name_m]Alder[/name_m]
[name_m]Aldrich[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexei[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexey[/name_m]
[name_m]Alford[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Allen[/name_m]
[name_m]Alpheus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlen[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_f]Artemis[/name_f]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Arvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Auberon[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
Calden
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Conan[/name_m] / Conen
[name_m]Dansby[/name_m]
[name_m]Finley[/name_m] / [name_m]Finley[/name_m]
[name_f]Florens[/name_f]
[name_f]Frankie[/name_f]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] / [name_m]Fredrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Hadden[/name_m]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Hartley[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_f]Marlen[/name_f]
[name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m]
Rennan
[name_m]Theron[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m]
I love [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]. [name_m]Freddie[/name_m] would make a good nickname. [name_m]Freddie[/name_m] is similar in feel to [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] makes for good sibset with [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f].
I love Frederick/Freddie too. It’s one of my favourites but some very close family friends have a little Fred/Freddie who is a good playmate for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] so doesn’t really feel useable unfortunately. In another scenario it would be my go to name
Oh no! [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] would have been perfect! [name_m]Freddie[/name_m] is one of your favorites, which other names pull at you the most?
I like a lot of the top 20/30 UK boys names but as a teacher do not like using really popular names 
Names on a tentative list so far are
[name_m]Alfie[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
Ted/Teddy
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (middle only)
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] (honour name)
I love [name_m]Claude[/name_m] and husband hates it
Names we like but can’t use- [name_m]Freddie[/name_m], [name_m]Nickolas[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m].
We live in NZ so the top Uk names aren’t all the same as the top NZ ones but we frequently visit the UK for several months at a time and may move there in the future so it’s something I’m mindful of.