First name for middles Robin Gray?

minxtruck · June 21, 2021, 9:13am

We’ll be TTC later this year and are hopeful that we’ll be blessed with 1-2 children over the next couple of years. We have a few family members we would love to honour, so I really don’t want to ‘hold back’ any important honour names just in case we only have one child, or one of each sex.

For a boy, and if we go with two middle names, I’d really like to use:

[name_u]Robin[/name_u] - SOs name
[name_u]Gray[/name_u] - to honour my father, [name_u]Garry[/name_u]

I’ve got [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] on my list at the moment, but I’m not 100% sold on [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]. Likewise with [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u].

So, I’d love some ideas for a first name for the middles [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]. Either from my list below, or something you think I would like!

[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_u]Anderson[/name_u], [name_m]Ansel[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], [name_m]Benoit[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_m]Finneas[/name_m], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Jago[/name_m], [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_u]Rafa[/name_u], [name_m]Rollo[/name_m], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m], [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]

Note: Because it’s an honour name, we’re not interested in the spelling [name_u]Grey[/name_u], as nice as it is!

LouC · June 21, 2021, 11:46am

Such lovely names

I really like [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]

And from the rest of your list, lots of good options but my favourites are…

[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Finneas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Jago[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]

[name_f]My[/name_f] ideas…

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]

planetnames · June 21, 2021, 1:37pm

[name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] is a lovely name!

From your list I love [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Claude[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], and [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u].

More ideas:

[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Mika[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Albie[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Misha[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Jesper[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Howie[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]

auroradawn · June 21, 2021, 2:12pm

[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] stood out to me from your list. I like the flow, and I like the contrast between the more solid, serious [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] and light, cheerful [name_u]Robin[/name_u].

From other suggestions, I like [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] (could also do Barnaby), [name_u]Elisha[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] and [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] Maybe an alternative to [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]? [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] is surprisingly lovely here.
Also, I love [name_u]Robin[/name_u] on a boy.

ceilidh_rooney · June 21, 2021, 4:57pm

Theodore Robin Gray is stunning! I think it has fantastic flow, and feels like the perfect balance between buttoned-up and down-to-earth. Elliott Robin Gray has a nice sound to it too.
From your list, I love Simon Robin Gray and Hugo Robin Gray as well, all of the names on your long list are charming though!

Greyblue · June 21, 2021, 6:29pm

[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] or [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] would be wonderful

[name_u]Remy[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]

minxtruck · June 22, 2021, 9:02pm

@LouC Thank you! I do like the name [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], but one of my niece’s best buddies is a [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] so it might be confusing for her to have friend and cousin Nates! I like [name_u]Amos[/name_u] too, but it reminds my SO of an acronym in his workplace so he’s already vetoed that one. Same with [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], which he said he didn’t like when we were naming our kittens. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] though and I don’t know how I left it off my list of fave names!

@planetnames Thanks [name_f]Etta[/name_f]! [name_u]Love[/name_u] loads of your suggestions… [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u], [name_u]Mika[/name_u] (though prefer [name_u]Micah[/name_u] spelling), [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_u]Timothy[/name_u]. [name_m]Albie[/name_m] too, but it’s a family cat name unfortunately!!

@auroradawn Thank you, I am warming to [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] too. [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] is great, and [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] used to be on my list but I haven’t been loving it as much lately. Maybe it’s time for a revival!

@ceilidh_rooney Thank you! Yes, I might have to keep [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] on my list for now thanks to all the nice feedback. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though it’s on my list, I think SO will veto [name_m]Simon[/name_m]. I said I could imagine him as a [name_m]Simon[/name_m] once (it would suit him) and he was like “what? eww!”

@Greyblue Aww [name_u]Remy[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] is super cute! I like [name_u]Toby[/name_u] and [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] too and I actually have the surname Tovey in my family tree which I think is a cute mix between [name_u]Toby[/name_u] and Harvey… so maybe Tovey [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] would be cute? Can’t use [name_u]Jem[/name_u] (ex-bf) or [name_m]Felix[/name_m] (too similar to my name), but [name_m]Louis[/name_m] and [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] are lovely.

ceilidh_rooney · June 22, 2021, 10:23pm

I think SO will veto Simon

Aww, that’s too bad! I just love Simon, I think it’s such a handsome name, so intellectual and soft but strong at the same time. You’ve got lots of other great names to pick from though, I’m sure the baby will wind up with a very handsome name no matter what!

isisciara · June 23, 2021, 12:04am

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] is beautiful. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] names.

[name_m]Artemas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] / [name_m]Luka[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Sacha[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]

minxtruck · June 23, 2021, 12:20am

Thanks everyone. I’ve added [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] “Sasha” (or maybe [name_u]Sacha[/name_u] - tbc) to my list as it honours SOs sister [name_u]Alex[/name_u], and also gives me the chance to use my all-time favourite boys name, [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], as a nickname.