Please help name my son! Surname is a common 2 syllable name. We do not live in the US, so US trends are not a strong consideration. Big brother is [name_m]Ian[/name_m], which was chosen in part for it’s simplicity and resistance to large swings in popularity. Looking for something similar for #2, without using the -ian, -in endings because it may sound too similar to big brother.
Which is your favorite among [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m] (US pronounciation), and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]? Something else?
Oscar and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] are my favourites.
You might like [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_u]George[/name_u] or [name_u]Evan[/name_u]
I really like [name_m]Graham[/name_m]! [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] have a similar vibe but don’t share any sounds, which always feels like a good combination for sibling names to me. (I wonder whether [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_u]Theo[/name_u] would sound too similar, despite both being great names.) [name_f]My[/name_f] next favourite from your list is classic, handsome, smooth-but-wearable [name_u]James[/name_u].
A few others that come to mind:
Linden
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] ([name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] sound great together to me!)
Ian is such a great name! It’s one I recommend all the time
Out of your list I think that James fits really well. My second choice would be Henry.
Other suggestions…
Ian and Thomas
Ian and Scott
Ian and Lewis
Ian and Weston
Ian and Davis
Ian and Gregory
Ian and Bennett
Ian and Casper
Ian and Maverick
Ian and Milo
Ian and Rhett
Ian and Franklin
Ian and Tobias
Ian and Hank
Ian and Jack
Ian and Otto
Ian and Ezra
From the list you’ve got already I do really like [name_u]Theo[/name_u] & [name_m]Henry[/name_m] such lovely names that work well with [name_m]Ian[/name_m].
You’ve had a few suggestions from the berries so count any repeats as me being in agreement with them
