Help w middle name and boys name

General Name Discussion
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OK, so I think I’ve finally settled on a girl’s name! The more I look at the list, the more I think [name]Zoe[/name] is my favorite. I like that it’s kind of spunky and cute, but not too cutesy, and goes well with our last name (2 syllables, starts with M). I also think it’s cute that we could call her “[name]Zuzu[/name]” when she’s little (My husband and I played [name]George[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] [name]Bailey[/name] in “It’s a Wonderful Life” onstage, so it has special meaning).

So now I have to pick a middle name. I’m partial to [name]Zoe[/name] [name]Elise[/name], but would it be weird if we have a close friend who has a young daughter named [name]Elise[/name]? What do you think? Also open to other suggestions!

[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Alexa[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Katrina[/name] (possible nn “Zoekat”)
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Kyla[/name] (possible nn “[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Ky[/name]”)
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Skye[/name]

The boys names I’m still narrowing down (we’re adopting, so it could be a boy or girl, we won’t know), but here are some front runners. [name]Do[/name] any of them stand out more than others to you?

[name]Toby[/name] [name]Jax[/name] ([name]Toby[/name] would formally be [name]Tobias[/name], but functionally called [name]Toby[/name])
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Christian[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Kylan[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Bryson[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Levi[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Kylan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Devlyn[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Keary[/name]
[name]Brendan[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Brendan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Bryce[/name]

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I really like [name]Zoe[/name] [name]Elise[/name] and the nn [name]ZuZu[/name] is so cute! I think it would be okay to use [name]Elise[/name] in the middle spot.

Here’s your boy names I like:

[name]Toby[/name] [name]Jax[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Brendan[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Brendan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Jude[/name]

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[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Elise[/name] is beautiful! It’s highly unlikely you’ll refer to her as “[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Elise[/name]” in public very often (if ever), so the middle name shouldn’t matter. If it does, your friend should be pleased you have such good taste!

These are my favorite boys’ names from your list:

[name]Toby[/name] [name]Christian[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Brendan[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Brendan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Bryce[/name]

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Brendan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] are my top two favorites.

Congrats and good luck on the adoption!