My wife and I are about to have our first. [name]Don[/name]'t know the gender yet thought. I think we’re about set on a girl name if it’s a girl, but we haven’t agreed on a boy’s name. Wanted to bounce these ideas off you, and hear some thoughts, since you guys seem pretty knowledgeable after perusing these forums. Our last name is [name]Watson[/name].
Girl name we’re 90% sure of: [name]Aria[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
Boy name ideas: I like [name]William[/name], my wife likes [name]Jacob[/name], and [name]Peter[/name] is a family name we’re considering using. These are the combinations of those 3 names we’ve talked about.
[name]William[/name] [name]Peter[/name] (I like the alliteration here)
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] (I don’t like the “PJ” prospect here, but my wife doesn’t care)
[name]Jacob[/name] [name]William[/name]
Let me hear your thoughts or other suggestions. I’m not a particular fan of the last-names-as-first-names trend that seems to be going around, though I’m open to hearing some. Thanks!
I think all three are very nice, classic boys names.
Of your options, I prefer [name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] [name]Watson[/name]. It feels a bit fresher to me than the other two, as both [name]William[/name] and [name]Jacob[/name] seem to get more use.
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Faith[/name] is a lovely choice for a beautiful little girl, stunning!
For the boys I like [name]William[/name] [name]Peter[/name] (I may be having a blonde moment, but what alliteration?) and [name]Jacob[/name] [name]William[/name]. Im not to keen on the flow of [name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] because they both have 2 syllables along with a 2 syllable surname, I dunno, it just doesn’t sound right.
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Faith[/name] is very pretty. My only issue with it is that over the years I’ve noticed it sounds a bit like a question with some accents. Not an issue, just one of those little things.
[name]William[/name] [name]Peter[/name] would be my choice of the three you all are considering.
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] sounds nice, but the PJ initials would throw me off.
[name]Jacob[/name] [name]William[/name] is also nice, but extremely popular.
I love [name]Peter[/name], but [name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] [name]Watson[/name] is a little dull.
[name]Peter[/name] [name]William[/name] would be my pick. [name]Peter[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Watson[/name] rolls off the tongue, I really like it!
Alliteration is when multiple words have first letters or syllables that sound the same. In this case: [name]William[/name] [name]Watson[/name]. I just think it’s a great sounding name combination. I think it’s important to have a first and last name that flow well together when said out loud.
I told my wife I do like [name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name], but I do not like the prospect of the “PJ” nickname. I guess I have to decide if it’s worth the risk.
If it’s a girl, and we do go with [name]Aria[/name] [name]Faith[/name], we like the nickname possibility of [name]Ari[/name].
Of the three choices, [name]Peter[/name] is used far less frequently than either [name]William[/name] (top 5) or [name]Jacob[/name] (#1 name for >10 years). I think it’s the most directly comparable to [name]Aria[/name], which again is popular but not a megahit like [name]Sophia[/name] or [name]Isabella[/name].
I too agree that pairing [name]Peter[/name], [name]William[/name], or [name]Jacob[/name] (all 2-syllable names) with [name]Watson[/name] means ideally the middle name would be longer, for flow/meter.
You can be slightly more daring in the middle spot too:
I love [name]Peter[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Watson[/name] as well! [name]Jacob[/name] is nice, but tops the charts right now as the #1 boys’ name (in [name]America[/name])–plus your little [name]Jake[/name] would have lots of friends named [name]Jack[/name], which is so close. [name]William[/name] [name]Watson[/name] is sweet (I love the alliteration), but [name]William[/name] is ranked at #3; I feel like I know so many [name]Wills[/name]. [name]Peter[/name] is fresh, but classic. There are nice Jacobs and [name]Williams[/name] from literature, but I love [name]Peter[/name] from the Chronicles of [name]Narnia[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] Rabbit and [name]Peter[/name] [name]Pan[/name]!
If you were to go with [name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] (which I think is nice, too), I don’t think that other people would call him PJ if you didn’t. Most people won’t know his middle name right off the bat, so you could just say, “This is [name]Peter[/name].” Most family members will probably follow your lead (if they’re like mine, anyway).
Other [name]Peter[/name] ideas:
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Graham[/name] or [name]Peter[/name] [name]Grant[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Faith[/name] is a nice choice. My vote goes to [name]Peter[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] for a boy. [name]William[/name] and [name]Jacob[/name] (while great names) would fall flat next to a sister named [name]Aria[/name]. [name]Peter[/name] is more unusual and stands out like [name]Aria[/name]. You really can’t go wrong with any of these names though.