Help! We got cold feet on Avery...

DH and I decided on [name]Avery[/name] [name]Robert[/name] for our second son but got cold feet. The more we said the name, the more we realized it doesn’t sound good with our last name that rhymes with Key. Back to square one.

[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] were our final two. Should we use [name]Elliot[/name] or look for something new? I’m open to all suggestions. My first son’s name is [name]Morgan[/name], so unisex names aren’t an issue. We sort of prefer them. Nothing ending in a long e sound, please!

I think [name]Elliot[/name] Key sounds great, and works very well with [name]Morgan[/name]. That’s too bad about [name]Avery[/name]–I was going to tell you to go for it, but I agree, [name]Avery[/name] Key doesn’t sound the best. :frowning: What about [name]Spencer[/name] instead? I think [name]Morgan[/name] and [name]Spencer[/name] work very well together, and [name]Spencer[/name] [name]Robert[/name] is adorable.

I love [name]Elliot[/name], and although [name]Avery[/name] is a great name it does sound rhymey with your last.

I think [name]Elliot[/name] goes very well with [name]Morgan[/name]. Other names you might like: [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Tristan[/name].

[name]Elliot[/name] is one of my favs so that would be my vote. I personally don’t think [name]Avery[/name] Key sounds bad at all. I also love suggestion of [name]Spencer[/name]. Another of my favorites.

Aw, it’s such a shame that [name]Avery[/name] Key doesn’t work because I love [name]Morgan[/name] & [name]Avery[/name] together. [name]Elliot[/name] Key sounds gorgeous though and I do like [name]Morgan[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] together. What about [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Avery[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key?

I love [name]Ash[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Spencer[/name]!

Other ideas…
[name]Addison[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key
[name]Louis[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key
[name]Dylan[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key
[name]Leighton[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Robert[/name] Key

I think [name]Avery[/name] Key sounds fine

[name]Elliot[/name] and all [name]El[/name]- names are way too popular because of the “[name]Ellie[/name]” fad

Suggestions
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]

Thanks everyone. I think we may go with [name]Elliot[/name]. [name]Just[/name] in case, what do you think of [name]Sawyer[/name]?

We like [name]Spencer[/name], but since we’re Criminal Minds fans don’t want our family and friends thinking the next baby will be named Hotch or [name]Prentiss[/name].

[name]Elliot[/name] is good. [name]Sawyer[/name] I think has particular connotations due to the character on Lost, but by the time your child is in 7th grade, no one will remember that.

I might also suggest [name]Jonas[/name] or [name]Brent[/name].

I love [name]Sawyer[/name], it feels similar to [name]Avery[/name].

Never watched Lost so no idea about that association. I just think of [name]Tom[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]. [name]Morgan[/name] makes me think of Capt. [name]Morgan[/name] (Sir [name]Henry[/name] [name]Morgan[/name], not the booze). So [name]Morgan[/name] & [name]Sawyer[/name] sound great together, like adventurers

[name]Love[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name], actually more than [name]Elliot[/name]. Another, similar idea: [name]Sayer[/name].

I like [name]Elliot[/name] much more than [name]Avery[/name] for a boy!

I think [name]Elliot[/name] or [name]Sawyer[/name] would sound great with [name]Morgan[/name]. I like [name]Morgan[/name] on boys but I know a girl morgan so would be kind of weird for me to use. I see her a lot. I also like the suggestion of [name]Hayden[/name]. It sounds really good with [name]Morgan[/name], in my opinion! Good luck!

Sorry that I am only now responding. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and suggestions. DH and I are really loving [name]Sawyer[/name] and that might be what we go with. My concern is pronunciation. DH and I pronounce it similar to soy-yer instead of saw-yer. Which do you think we would get most often?