Father to be looking for advice

Boy Names
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All - been a lurker for sometime now :slight_smile:

My DW and I are expecting our b/g twins w/i the next few weeks and have yet to come to an agreement on names - thus the post.

The boy is the one who we are having the most trouble with as I would love to name him in honor of my father who is no longer with us.

Cloyce was his first and [name]Gayle[/name] was his middle.

[name]Just[/name] looking for suggestions as we’ve not really come up w/any besides [name]Cayce[/name] (case).

Really looking for some guidance and advice.

[name]TIA[/name]!

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If you mix up the letters from Cloyce and [name]Gayle[/name], you can get:

[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Cale[/name]
[name]Clay[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Lee[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name]

What about using Cloyce as his middle name?

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[name]Clyde[/name] is awfully close to Cloyce. It would make a good first or middle name. [name]Gale[/name] (I think this spelling is the most masculine) would also be good.

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[name]Clive[/name] or [name]Royce[/name] are similar to Cloyce. Otherwise, you could use his initials. What name are you going with for your daughter? It would help to know what your style is to make other suggestions.

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Girl names that are in the running as of now:

[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Bryna[/name]
[name]Siena[/name]

We’ll be using “[name]Todd[/name]” as his middle name and “[name]Rose[/name]” as her middle name.

You guys have already gotten leaps and bounds above what we could do LOL :slight_smile:

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[name]How[/name] do you two feel about using initials as a nickname? I knew a guy who had a family name for a first name (I believe it was Cleophas, or something similiar) so he went by CT (his first and middle initials. You could do the same thing with Cloyce [name]Todd[/name].

BTW, I used to have [name]Ember[/name] [name]Rose[/name] on my girls list. [name]Love[/name] that combo!

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I like the idea of mixing up the letters and/or using parts of the names. Maybe you could do a take on [name]Gayle[/name] in the fn spot and go [name]Gabriel[/name]. Also, I would like to add the name [name]Coy[/name] to pp list. It’s somewhat unusual but usable.

Good luck!

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If you’re willing to negotiate on using [name]Rose[/name], you could use [name]Abigail[/name] in the middle for a girl (or, in fact, just [name]Gail[/name]/[name]Gayle[/name]). Or [name]Joyce[/name], [name]Chloe[/name] or [name]Clover[/name].

Another suggestion to honour a Cloyce could be the fairly-soundalike [name]Klaus[/name] (KLOWS, not like [name]Santa[/name] CLAWS). Because of the Father [name]Christmas[/name] connection it might not be the best choice for a first name in an English-speaking country, but it would work in the middle if you were willing to replace [name]Todd[/name].

Good luck!
[name]Auburn[/name]

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What about [name]Galen[/name]?

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[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Clay[/name] [name]Todd[/name]
[name]Clayton[/name] [name]Todd[/name]
[name]Nagel[/name] [name]Todd[/name] (same meaning as Cloyce)

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I love the name [name]Cole[/name] for your boy, it is a very strong masculine name and is very close to Cloyce.

For your girl I love [name]Ember[/name] [name]Rose[/name], a very pretty combo.

Also [name]Cole[/name] and [name]Ember[/name] go so well as a sibset together! [name]Both[/name] have fire connotations…

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You guys are great! So many suggestion, we are still processing…them all :smiley:

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[name]Just[/name] want to say on behalf of nameberry, welcome! We always wish more dads would join in the conversation.

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Hear, hear I love to get a male’s perspective on names.

rollo :slight_smile:

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[name]Just[/name] an update…n00bies aren’t here yet but just wanted to let you guys know that [name]Colby[/name] [name]Todd[/name] and [name]Ember[/name] [name]Rose[/name] are out in front.

Are those cemented in stone? No, but they are a in a very strong 1st right now.

Thanks again!