First time posting and I need help! I have 3 DD’s – [name]Juliana[/name], [name]Katrina[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name]. I can come up with a zillion girls’ names for #4 but am stuck on a boy’s first name. As I’m desperately hoping for a boy this time, I’m kind of obsessing until our February ultrasound.
Criteria:
At least 3 syllables - middle name is a one-syllable family name
Good nickname potential (all 3 girls go by a n/n)
No long-I sound (clashes with our last name)
Not terribly popular or a rising star
Some I’ve considered: [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Elliott[/name]. I also like [name]Calvin[/name] and [name]Ezra[/name] (although they’re only 2 syllables). But so far nothing really grabs me.
Thanks for the suggestions! We actually have nephews [name]Gabe[/name] and [name]Cam[/name] ([name]Camden[/name] – a little too close to [name]Cameron[/name]) and a close family friend named [name]Nathaniel[/name]. So those are off the list. And DH nixes [name]Sebastian[/name] every time I mention it. But I love, love, [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Archie[/name]! I’ll have to run that one by him. And [name]Oliver[/name] keeps making it to the short list, too. I prefer [name]Lev[/name] as a nn over [name]Ollie[/name], but I’m not sure that works. I ran across [name]Thaddeus[/name] today, too. ???
Thanks again – I hope there are more suggestions. I am so stuck! I’m finding that there aren’t as many names that meet my criteria as I had once thought.
3 syllable boy name to go with [name]Juliana[/name], [name]Katrina[/name], and [name]Genevieve[/name]…
[name]Abraham[/name] nn [name]Bram[/name] or [name]Abe[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Caspian[/name] nn [name]Ian[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name] nn [name]Nico[/name]
[name]Eliot[/name] nn [name]Leo[/name] or [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Evander[/name] nn [name]Evan[/name] or [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name] nn [name]Greg[/name] or [name]Rory[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] nn [name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name]