Help! Rose and Clara’s brother. Back to the drawing board

We seriously cannot find a name we love! We were happy with [name_m]Jack[/name_m], until someone pointed out the titanic thing with sister [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. My husband like [name_u]James[/name_u] but only if we call him [name_m]Jim[/name_m], and I can’t do that. I like [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_u]Max[/name_u] and [name_m]Zach[/name_m], but my husband doesnt. The other name we loved was [name_m]Cliff[/name_m], but that seems too matchy with sister [name_f]Clara[/name_f]! Other names we’ve considered:
[name_m]Hans[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] (my husbands name)
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] (can’t use because of our last name)

We like short, strong, easy to pronounce names.

So… any suggestions?

I like [name_m]Hans[/name_m], [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]! [name_m]Hans[/name_m] is a bit more obscure compared to your girls’ names however. [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] would fit in great. [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] is pretty interesting though it feels more out of place imo.

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u]

[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]/[name_m]Kurtis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_m]Alby[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jake[/name_m]

I vote for [name_m]Conrad[/name_m]!

Other ideas that go with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f]:
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Alonzo[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] (this works)
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]

If you love [name_m]Jack[/name_m], I suggest you still use it. The connection to The Titanic didn’t register with me until you mentioned it although maybe others have a different perception, but by the time your [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is school-age, I don’t think people will think of that.

Off your list [name_u]Dean[/name_u] and [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] would be my favorite

Other ideas

[name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], & _______

[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m] “[name_m]Mack[/name_m]”
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] “[name_m]Kip[/name_m]”
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]/[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]/[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]/[name_u]August[/name_u] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]/[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]

[name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]

[name_m]Aaron[/name_m] is quite popular but always a strong choice i think. [name_m]Lemuel[/name_m] is a nice alternative to samuel which is wildly overused. [name_m]Hector[/name_m] is a name i really like. [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] also good.

[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] is a less used name I think has promise
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] is another less common but classic name.
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] is nice because the nickname is [name_m]Ace[/name_m].
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] is growing in popularity…a nice Biblical choice.

Old timey classics due for revival include [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] and [name_m]Floyd[/name_m].

I love [name_u]Max[/name_u] with [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. Since that won’t work, what about another classic name–[name_m]Charles[/name_m] ([name_u]Charlie[/name_u]) or [name_m]Henry[/name_m]?

I immediately thought [name_m]Henry[/name_m] with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f]–what about a [name_m]Henry[/name_m] called [name_m]Hank[/name_m], or just [name_m]Hank[/name_m]?

What about [name_m]Jake[/name_m], instead of [name_m]Jack[/name_m]?
I like [name_u]Dean[/name_u], too bad you can’t use it…

Other ideas:
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Dan[/name_m])
[name_m]Jeff[/name_m]
[name_m]Chad[/name_m]
[name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Greg[/name_m]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]
[name_m]Dave[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Clint[/name_m]
[name_m]Chuck[/name_m]

I would use [name_m]Jack[/name_m]! It’s an amazing classic name. Besides that, your kids names will be [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_m]Jack[/name_m] not just [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I would have never remembered of Titanic, but that’s not an awful association, in my opinion. Those names are beautiful and timeless. [name_f]Every[/name_f] name has an association. [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] & [name_m]Jack[/name_m] create a perfect set!
If you really don’t want to consider [name_m]Jack[/name_m] anymore, the previous posters made many spectacular suggestion. From your list, my favorite is [name_m]Conrad[/name_m]. I really like [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] &…

[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], Percy, [name_u]Alex[/name_u], etc.