My baby is due in two weeks and we are having an awful time coming up with a name. We are looking for something that isn’t plain (no [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Daniel[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Jon[/name], etc), but that is still familiar (i.e. no strange spelling, strange sounding names). Also, we are looking for a strong name that would look good on a business card. Our last name is [name]Harris[/name] and we like the middle name [name]Bennett[/name], which is also a family name. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
With a name as lovely but understated as [name]Harris[/name], you have many options. [name]Bennett[/name] is a beautiful middle.
As [name]Bennett[/name] & [name]Harris[/name] are both 2-syllable names, I think you should select a 3-syllable first name for optimal meter. Something with a few vowel sounds to smooth out all those consonants would be ideal.
Your taste in names sounds pretty similar to mine. Something slightly unusual, still useable, with a somewhat familiar sound, but definitely not boring. That’s how I describe it. Maybe I could suggest a few names from my own list?
[name]Cain[/name]: I love this biblical name. The negative acts associated with it don’t bother me in the slightest, although I suppose that’s because I’m not strictly religious. It does have a familiar sound to me, but is certainly not something you hear very often, if ever.
[name]Casper[/name]: There’s a “friendly ghost” association. So what? I used to hate this name, and now I absolutely love it. The sound and everything about it. Besides, I assume that my children’s generation won’t even know who [name]Casper[/name] the Friendly Ghost is. And this name has a few different, but legitimate, spellings such as [name]Caspar[/name] and [name]Kaspar[/name]. I can’t really explain why it’s amazing. It’s a name you either love or hate upon first hearing it. I also suppose it helps me that I met a teenage “[name]Caspar[/name]” while on vacation this past year.
[name]Vincent[/name]: Classic, without being overused and boring. “[name]Vince[/name]” is a nice nn, too.
[name]Lawrence[/name]: This name has a preppy feel to it, imo. I like that it’s familiar, but not common. I’ve only ever known one [name]Lawrence[/name] and no one ever called him by his first name, which I thought was a shame.
So there’s a few. [name]Hope[/name] it helps! (: Good luck.