I’m having a very difficult time landing on a name for my second son. With my first son I picked a name immediately with no regrets - but this time around is proving much more difficult. Originally we had settled on [name_m]Archer[/name_m] (we’ve even told some close friends and family this name) but I’m having second thoughts. Below is my list of pros and cons for the name [name_m]Archer[/name_m], along with some other names I like. The middle name will most likely be [name_m]Robert[/name_m], after my grandfather that passed early this year.
Pros:
Outside the SSA Top 100
Not Unisex
First Name ends in the same letter that the second name starts with (this sounds kind of strange, but my first son’s name has the same pattern so I think it’s kind of cool - it’s not intentional)
First Name and Middle Name have the same number of letters (also true for my first son, also not intentional - just think it’s cool :))
Cons:
I don’t love the nickname [name_m]Archie[/name_m] and I’ve already had some family members referring to him as this
Some days I love the name, other days I don’t
Cartoon association - my husband likes this, I’m not a huge fan
I’m not a huge fan of [name_m]Archer[/name_m], simply because most people would shorten it to [name_m]Archie[/name_m]. Perhaps you could use [name_m]Arch[/name_m] or even [name_u]Ari[/name_u] as a nickname? I’d think that if you establish a nickname that he uses regularly, family and friends would be more inclined to use that nickname.
Here are a few other names that immediately came to mind and meet your first/middle name criteria from your pros for [name_m]Archer[/name_m].
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
Thanks for the suggestions! [name_u]Ari[/name_u] - is a cute nickname, hadn’t thought of that one. I like [name_m]Arch[/name_m] - much better than [name_m]Archie[/name_m].
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is super cute, unfortunately the first syllable in our last name is Spur. Thanks for the other suggestions - I like [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] and [name_m]Declan[/name_m].
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_m]Archer[/name_m] better than some of the other names on our list? That’s the one name I keep going back to, for some reason I just can’t seem to commit.
I absolutely adore several of the names on your list. My favorites are [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]Bowen[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], and [name_u]Jude[/name_u].
What is your first son’s name?
I know you mentioned wanting to honor your grandfather by using [name_m]Robert[/name_m].
What about [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] or [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]?
I love [name_u]Jude[/name_u] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m] from your list! [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] are lovely combos too.
I think [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bo[/name_u] is kinda cool since Archers use a bow and you seem to like [name_u]Bo[/name_u]/[name_u]Beau[/name_u] better than [name_m]Archie[/name_m].
I also like [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] & [name_m]Holden[/name_m] from your list.
Maybe you would like:
[name_m]Gregor[/name_m]/[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u] or [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Turner[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]/[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
I like [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]! I agree on [name_m]Archie[/name_m], I can’t stand that as a nickname. [name_m]Arch[/name_m]/[name_u]Ari[/name_u] are great suggestions, but if your family is already referring to him as [name_m]Archie[/name_m] that will not stop once baby arrives.
I think these have an excellent flow:
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
I personally am not a fan of R doubles, so [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], and [name_u]Rory[/name_u] would be out for me if you want to do a tribute name [name_m]Robert[/name_m].
What about these?
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Braxton[/name_m]
My first son’s name is [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] - we call him [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]. Middle Name is my husbands first name. Thanks again for taking the time to respond. Lots of great suggestions. I might do another post with a poll
