Help! No name for baby boy due any day

Boy Names
1

DS1 is [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name], and DH and I are really struggling to come up with a name for DS2, who is due any day now.

My favorite is [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name], but as our surname is ‘[name]Perry[/name]’ DH is worried about the initials LAP.
2nd fave: [name]Milo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] (same problem - initials MAP, although potentially fewer teasing opportunities)
3rd: [name]Max[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - not crazy about [name]Max[/name], seems quite common, and MAP initials again.
4th [name]Arlo[/name] - no MN chosen for this name!

I don’t mind [name]Benjamin[/name] as a MN but DH isn’t keen, also [name]Leo[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] doesn’t sound as nice as [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]!
Any suggestions for a three or four syllable MN, or even a new first name that complements our shortlist above, would be hugely appreciated!

PS: I should also add that another option - Leo Maximilian - has been veto’d because of the LMP - last menstrual period - connotation!

2

I like [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Milo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name].

I don’t like [name]Max[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]. It has two x’s close to each other; I don’t like the repetition of the sound so close.

[name]Arlo[/name] is a great name, but seems a bit less cultured than [name]Oscar[/name].

What about [name]Hugo[/name] or [name]Calvin[/name]?

3

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] is gorgeous! I really don’t think MAP or LAP are really a big deal. I also think [name]Leo[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] is very handsome.

Since [name]Leo[/name] is your #1 I’ll give you a 3-4 syllable middle for you:

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name]/[name]Barnabus[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Gulliver[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Evander[/name]

Or a new first name you may love whose initials don’t make things you might not like:

[name]Theo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – TAP
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – OAP
[name]August[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – AAP
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – HAP
[name]Cyrus[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – [name]CAP[/name]
[name]Remy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – RAP
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – RAP
[name]Zane[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – ZAP
[name]Zeke[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – ZAP
[name]Dante[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] – DAP

4

Go with [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] or [name]Milo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]! I don’t think the initials are a bg deal – I would have never put that together if you hadn’t pointed it out. Plus, neither LAP or MAP are terribly offensive; just normal words (it’s not like STD or PMS, you know?).

5

[name]Oscar[/name] and [name]Louis[/name] (Loo-ee).

6

With [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name], I would choose…

1 [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
2 [name]Milo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
3 [name]Arlo[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]

7

[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]

8

I think you’re thinking too much about the initials. Unless it’s something really offensive like ASS, then I wouldn’t base your decision on that. I think [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Arlo[/name] are adorable with [name]Oscar[/name].

9

Another vote for [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]! I don’t think LAP are bad initials at all.

I like the names [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Arlo[/name], but they don’t seem as ‘strong’ as [name]Oscar[/name].

[name]Max[/name] doesn’t flow well with [name]Alexander[/name].

What about [name]Magnus[/name]? [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Perry[/name]?
[name]Magnus[/name] means ‘greatest’.

[name]Arthur[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Perry[/name] would also be nice! (I like the double a)

10

I also think you can go with [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] or [name]Milo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] without giving a second thought to the initials. I don’t think it will be an issue.

Other possible first names

[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Viggo[/name]
[name]Edwin[/name]
[name]Piers[/name]

3 and 4 syllable middle names:

[name]Bartholomew[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]

11

Thanks for all the feedback so far. Another option is [name]Leo[/name] [name]Raphael[/name], although DH thinks [name]Raphael[/name] is a bit ‘pretentious’. Please keep the thoughts coming!

12

I think they are all pretty perfect choices, apart from [name]Arlo[/name], which I don’t like with [name]Oscar[/name].

I think [name]Milo[/name] would get my vote over [name]Max[/name] and [name]Leo[/name], which are both so common in the UK.

Other ideas…
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Rafferty[/name]

New FN ideas…
[name]Jake[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Shay[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Theo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Troy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Bay[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Rory[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Callum[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Brody[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Blake[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Samson[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]