So my boyfriend and I were talking about baby names last night, though we are not expecting any babies currently. Boyfriend is dead set on his family name (his grandfathers name) [name_u]Francis[/name_u] being used if we were ever to expect a boy someday. This makes it difficult because I really do not care for the name at all, let alone coming up with anything that sounds masculine enough to off set [name_u]Francis[/name_u].
He is also a fan of [name_m]John[/name_m], his father and paternal grandfathers name. Well, my ex boyfriend who I was with for seven years before my current boyfriend, was named [name_m]John[/name_m]. I really don’t want to name my someday child that. It’s just a bit weird for me.
Here are my list of names I do like, and I’ve ** family names that need/prefer to be used. What do you guys think? Any help arranging a great name combo with the last name [name_m]Burgess[/name_m] would be appreciated.
Girls:
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]** ([name_f]My[/name_f] grandmothers name)
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] ** ([name_m]Both[/name_m] of our mothers middle name is [name_u]Jean[/name_u], but I don’t care for it. I like [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] better, but alas, he likes [name_u]Jean[/name_u].)
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]** (Family name on his side, but we both don’t really like it)
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]Morris[/name_m] ** [name_f]My[/name_f] grandfathers name
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]** His grandfathers name
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]** [name_f]My[/name_f] uncle, who suddenly passed away 3 yrs ago
[name_m]John[/name_m]** His father and grandfathers name/[name_f]My[/name_f] ex’s name
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
I wouldn’t use a name that I didn’t like, nor would I attempt to force a name onto my partner if he disliked it. Strongly suggest a name your boyfriend hates and then tell him that you feel the same about [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_u]Francis[/name_u]. There are just too many names out there, and you have a nice list to choose from if you decide to honor a relative. I love [name_f]Gretel[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m].
I don’t really like the name [name_u]Francis[/name_u], but the I do love the adorable nickname [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]. [name_m]Franco[/name_m] and [name_m]Franken[/name_m] are a couple of nice variants that are useable. With [name_m]John[/name_m] I understand your predicament; to honor his father and grandfather you could always use a variant like [name_u]Jean[/name_u] {double!}, [name_m]Sean[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Johan[/name_m], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Ewan[/name_m], [name_u]Jan[/name_u], or [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]. But since [name_m]John[/name_m] makes you uncomfortable, I don’t think you should use it. Some middles for [name_u]Francis[/name_u] {I strongly recommend Germanic choices}: [name_m]Ivan[/name_m], [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_m]Cillian[/name_m], [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], [name_m]Kurt[/name_m], [name_m]Bruno[/name_m], [name_m]Knute[/name_m] and [name_m]Maxen[/name_m]/[name_m]Macsen[/name_m]. Combo ideas:
Could you perhaps use [name_m]Frank[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Francis[/name_u], since you don’t seem too keen?
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] - a little Mad Men, but I like it
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
I really love [name_u]Francis[/name_u]! I think of [name_u]Francis[/name_u] as a strong traditional and classic name. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite of your list would be [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] or [name_u]Reid[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]. I love it together!
Some of your family names that sound great with [name_u]Francis[/name_u] are:
I’ve also seen a Mom with a little [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_u]Owen[/name_u] on here. They used the nn [name_m]Franco[/name_m]. I think this is adorable!
