[name]Archer[/name] is my mom’s maiden name and my brother’s middle name. I wanted to use it as a first name for a little boy or at least a middle name. BUT my brother is claiming it and even my mom is saying he should be able to use it over me since it is his middle name. UGH! But i’m not one to upset the peace- so it seems I must let go of [name]Archer[/name], my [name]Archie[/name] 
Any ideas on a good name to make the separation easier? haha
If you want something that sounds similar, how about [name]Asher[/name]? If you want a related occupational name, how about [name]Fletcher[/name] (arrow maker)? If honoring family is most important, how about looking around for a grandmother’s or great-grandmother’s maiden name, or using a variation of a family first name?
If your brother only wants to use [name]Archer[/name] as a middle, you could still use [name]Archie[/name]. If he wants [name]Archer[/name] as a first, that won’t work
Best wishes!
Anyone???
I dont think [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Asher[/name] would work very well either, as cousins.
is your brother having a baby? what if he never even has a little boy? aww stinky situation!
Kind of agree with mom. I don’t think you should use it as a fn but I don’t see why you can’t still use it as a mn. If bro names a child Archer___, there’s nothing wrong with your child being ___[name]Archer[/name]
You could reference mom’s name, that’s what I plan to do with mine. Mom doesn’t like her fn and her maiden ([name]Henry[/name]) is OK but NMS. Some [name]Archer[/name] related names:
[name]Bow[/name]/[name]Beau[/name]
[name]Bowman[/name]
Bowyer- person who makes bows
[name]Arrow[/name]
[name]Fletcher[/name]- person who makes arrows
[name]Artemis[/name]
[name]Apollo[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] (Hood)
[name]Orion[/name]
I agree with nat108. It’s a family name, so I don’t see why you can’t use it as middle name if your brother uses it up front.
[name]How[/name] about a name with arc- in it somewhere?
[name]Arcadia[/name] / [name]Arcadie[/name]
[name]Arcelia[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Archibald[/name]
[name]March[/name]
I am going to go against the grain and say that no one can claim find on a name if they are not currently pregnant. So if you have a son before he does them I say use [name]Archer[/name]. Jmho.
No my brother is not having a baby. He is single and I dont know if he will ever have kids. I am married and want to start TTC [name]May[/name] 2013. But he is my older brother, it is his middle name, he wants to use it, and I would never think of arguing that “you may never even have kids” that would hurt his feelings so bad. Not worth it in the long run- even if no one gets to use it. Which lets face it, even if he has kids, and even if he has a boy for that matter, how likely is it that his wife will let him pick? Especially a name that requires a specific taste. So there may never be an [name]Archer[/name] but apparently that doesn’t mean I can steal it lol! What about Aero (if i can talk my husband into it- which is unlikely!)
I disagree in this case. You don’t want to cause family drama and if she does use [name]Archer[/name], she could end up being “hated”
However, I agree it should be okay to use as a middle.
I want to agree with christeacher. I have a brother ([name]Eric[/name]) whose middle name is [name]Christian[/name]. When my other brothers ([name]Mark[/name]) son was born, he and his wife used [name]Christian[/name] for their sons middle name, as well. Nine months later, [name]Eric[/name] and his wife had their first son, and he became [name]Eric[/name] [name]Christian[/name] as well, and goes by [name]Christian[/name]. No one consulted anyone else during this situation, and it has been fine. I don’t think it’s really anyone’s business but yours and your husbands what you choose to name your child, but you do need to have some tact. Good luck, I hope you can still use [name]Archer[/name]!
I don’t understand why you can’t use [name]Archer[/name] as a middle name. It’s your mom’s maiden name, and you have just as much right to it as your brother does. [name]Just[/name] because [name]Archer[/name] is his middle name doesn’t make the name more “his,” and it doesn’t mean that you would be “stealing” the name. It is so silly when people get possessive over family names. It reminds me of squirrels fighting over an acorn.
That said, [name]Arrow[/name] would be a good alternative to [name]Archer[/name] if you want to keep the theme. [name]Fletcher[/name] is a good suggestion too.
If you are preggo and your brother is claiming it out of the blue, use it. If not don’t.
I think whoever has the first child has dibs on the name. However, I wouldn’t want to upset the family peace.
So some names that make me think of [name]Archer[/name]:
[name]Arrow[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Atlas[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Foster[/name]
[name]Bowen[/name]
[name]Boston[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]
[name]Fielder[/name]
Adler
[name]Fletcher[/name]
[name]Calder[/name]
[name]Sutton[/name]
I think you could find a slew of occupational names you may like.
[name]Ah[/name]! I forgot one of my favorite names… [name]Thatcher[/name]!