We have no idea what we are having but we are completely lost with names… we only have a few and we aren’t really SUPER sold on any of them… Our current son’s name is [name]Kael[/name] [name]Charles[/name]… I love that I can nickname him KC which I use daily… looking for names that are unique but not unheard of…our current contenders are…
~Boys~
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] (hubs doesn’t like because he thinks of a chipmunk so it has been put in the mn category… I [name]LOVE[/name] it because my grandfather’s name was [name]Thaddeus[/name] and went by [name]Teddy[/name] as a boy and [name]Ted[/name] as an adult…would love to have my own little [name]Teddy[/name])
[name]Desmond[/name] (my current fav)
[name]Calloway[/name]
~Girls~
[name]Olive[/name] (currently in the first spot but I am not super into it because my son’s name is [name]Kael[/name]… it will sound like I am raising a salad)
[name]Lane[/name] (my grandmother’s maiden name)
[name]Delaney[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] this one but my husband isn’t really into it…)
Also, I am TERRIBLE with middle names! My son’s middle name is a HUGE name in my husbands family so it was a given (although I am not really a fan of it :P) HELP!!
Why not [name]Thaddeus[/name] instead of [name]Theodore[/name]? [name]Will[/name] that help break the chipmunk connection? And if you’re worried about [name]Olive[/name], what about [name]Olivine[/name]?
I like [name]Thaddeus[/name] (hate the nickname [name]Thad[/name]) but my grandfather hated his name… so naming my son [name]Theodore[/name] would be honoring him without him rolling over in his grave
Would it sound all that terrible to introduce my kids as [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Olive[/name]? I think it would be… but would people think the same thing? The worst part is that I am a chef so people assume I named my son after food already!
The names you have listed remind me of the following names in sound or style…
BOY SUGGESTIONS
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Brett[/name]
[name]Emmons[/name]
[name]Leland[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
Also, I like [name]Theodore[/name], and I think your husband’s chipmunk association would wear off fast as he began to associate the name with his son. If you love it, try referring to your baby as [name]Theodore[/name] for a while to start breaking him in.
GIRL SUGGESTIONS
[name]Olivette[/name]/Oliviette (and if you love just [name]Olive[/name], go with it…who cares if it sounds salady? There could be worse associations! )
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
I like [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Desmond[/name] or [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Rhys[/name] best of these options. [name]Both[/name] [name]Desmond[/name] and [name]Rhys[/name] meet [name]Kael[/name] (at least its [name]Cael[/name] ancestor) on a Celtic level. [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Rhett[/name] seem stylistically really different to me (Irish/modern vs. Southern vintage). I find [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Calloway[/name] a lot of hard C and L sounds. I don’t know your husband, but if he doesn’t like it (i.e. [name]Theodore[/name], since he probably won’t ever get past the chipmunks), then I agree the middle is best. [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Thaddeus[/name], or [name]Rhys[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] work fine! Alternatively, have you considered just [name]Theo[/name]? You could still use [name]Teddy[/name] as a nickname. [name]Theo[/name] [name]Desmond[/name]? [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Theo[/name]? Or even [name]Theo[/name]'s Euro cousin [name]Teo[/name] (tay-oh)?
I think [name]Kael[/name] works best with a modern, surnamey or Irish brother. What about:
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Eamon[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Tiernan[/name] [name]Calloway[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Ciaran[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] (maybe the hard C is too themey even without the L? I think it works fine!)
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Flynn[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Rhys[/name] (nn [name]Sully[/name] or [name]Van[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Rafferty[/name] [name]Desmond[/name] (nn [name]Rafe[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Trevor[/name] [name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Banning[/name] [name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Beacon[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Garrett[/name] [name]Desmond[/name] or [name]Barrett[/name] [name]Desmond[/name] (nn [name]Bear[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Rory[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Leo[/name] [name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Dash[/name])
As for girls, [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] with a chef mother would be a no-no for me! Sorry the husband is on board with [name]Delaney[/name]; I think it would go nicely with [name]Kael[/name], and honor [name]Lane[/name] perfectly!! But I really, really like [name]Lane[/name] on its own, too. [name]Kael[/name] and [name]Lane[/name] are a nice pair. [name]Lane[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] would be gorgeous! Style-wise, you like both modern surnames ([name]Delaney[/name]) and vintage picks ([name]Olive[/name]), so my recommendations will be a little scattered, haha (and some of my middle name suggestions are just things that sound good).
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Thea[/name] [name]Delaney[/name] (honors [name]Thaddeus[/name] and [name]Lane[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Lana[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] (I think [name]Lana[/name] is a pretty way to honor [name]Lane[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Auden[/name] [name]Theone[/name] (another [name]Thaddeus[/name] honoree prn Thee-oh-nee, I believe) or [name]Audra[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Aria[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Larkin[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] (nn [name]Lark[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Leighton[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Marin[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Elise[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Shea[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Winslow[/name] [name]Lane[/name] (nn [name]Winnie[/name] or [name]Lola[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Harper[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Piper[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name] ([name]Dorothy[/name] or [name]Dorothea[/name] would honor like [name]Theodore[/name])
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Greer[/name] [name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Kael[/name] and [name]Briar[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
As a fellow lover of [name]Lane[/name] and [name]Delaney[/name], I think you may also like:
[name]Della[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name] (prn. the same as [name]Delaney[/name], just without the D. I know nameberry says differently, but I’ve heard Greek people say it this way, so I think it goes either way)
[name]Laina[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
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