We aren’t due until [name]October[/name], however I feel very unsettled since my partner announced he’s no longer “feeling” our previous boys name choice of [name]Miles[/name]. We’re both really happy with our girl’s name choice: [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. My partner feels that there is no reason to spend much time thinking about it yet because we’ll have the ultrasound and find out the sex, next week. He says that if we need to find a boys name then, we can and have lots of time. However, I thought as soon as they told us the sex we could start referring to the “bump” by name (at least privately). I’m also concerned if they get it “wrong” and then we’ll just end up using a name we both “like enough” ([name]Matthew[/name]). Help!!!
My partner likes really classic (and what I feel are a little boring and overused) names such as [name]Michael[/name] and [name]Matthew[/name].
I prefer names that have history but feel fresh such as [name]Simon[/name], [name]Felix[/name] or [name]Jasper[/name].
At the same time, I know that there is the potential for us to find a name we both like, as when we found [name]Adelaide[/name] we were both smitten.
So please send me your suggestions! Thanks!
First, you can’t worry so much about the “what if they get the sex wrong”, “what if we don’t like the name”, “what if…”, “what if…”. Some of those things are just outside your control, and as much as that sucks, we’ve got to learn to live with it.
That being said, there’s nothing to say you can’t be prepared with two names, just in case (but don’t fret over it!).
[name]Leo[/name] ([name]Leonard[/name], [name]Leonardo[/name])
[name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name]/e
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Anton[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Nelson[/name]
[name]Orrin[/name]/[name]Oren[/name]
[name]Harmon[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name]/[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Giles[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Emile[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]/t
[name]Ephraim[/name]/[name]Efrem[/name]/[name]Efram[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Percival[/name]
My firsts thoughts for you were [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name]. I love your ideas of [name]Felix[/name], [name]Jasper[/name] and [name]Simon[/name]. Not so keen on [name]Michael[/name] or [name]Matthew[/name] just because they feel dated and overused. Have you thought about [name]Milo[/name] instead of [name]Miles[/name]? [name]Milo[/name] has always been at the top of my list, but for some reason [name]Miles[/name] never had the same spark. Anyway, some other ideas:
[name]Julian[/name] - classic, but also sort of fresh
[name]Samson[/name]
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Damon[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Christian[/name]
Malachai
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Ned[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
Congrats! I absolutely adore the name [name]Adelaide[/name]. Now for an alternative to [name]Miles[/name] how about:
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Tobin[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Stefan[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Neil[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Bryant[/name]
[name]Grey[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Trent[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]
thanks for the suggestions! I really appreciate each of your time and energy helping us find the perfect name. I like quite a few, especially [name]Julian[/name], but we shall see what my partner thinks!
[name]Adelaide[/name] is lovely! Congratulations on picking a girl’s name, now here are some names you might like if it is a boy…
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name], [name]Cole[/name]
[name]Colin[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name], [name]Colm[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Montgomery[/name], [name]Monty[/name]
Phineaus, [name]Finnian[/name], Finnick, [name]Findlay[/name], [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Edward[/name], [name]Edmund[/name]/[name]Edmond[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name], [name]Abram[/name], [name]Abe[/name]/[name]Bram[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Lucien[/name]/[name]Lucian[/name]
[name]Langley[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name], [name]Noel[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]August[/name]/[name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Niles[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
I have nothing to add sorry, just wanted to say, I saw your post title and thought “[name]Jasper[/name]”. When I clicked on it,you already said you liked it! [name]Fate[/name]?! Lol
What about using something close to [name]Matthew[/name] or [name]Michael[/name], but a little different? The first name I thought of was [name]Matthias[/name]. Or something pretty traditional, but not so common, like [name]Philip[/name] or [name]Stephen[/name]. Other suggestions are:
[name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Edmond[/name]
[name]Gilbert[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
After I posted the above, I thought of [name]George[/name] because I think [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]George[/name] work well together.