Help with possible second middle name

Boy Names
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Okay, so some of you may remember my last post in this section about our current top boy combo, [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]. My husband and I are still very happy with the name and would still love to use it someday. For some reason, the combo seems like it is lacking something…maybe it’s just because the names themselves are relatively short or because we had originally been considering using 2 middle names for sons, to match my husband, who has 2 middles (and yes, I know people have some very strong opinions on all related topics of that).

So…we’ve been toying with some possible other names to tag on. Here’s what we’ve got.

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m]

*[name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] all honor DH’s late grandfather, whom he was very close to. His first name was [name_m]Charles[/name_m] and middle was [name_m]Leroy[/name_m]. He went by [name_m]Chuck[/name_m] to most people, but neither of us like that. I’m not usually a fan of nicknames on the birth certificate, but I think that [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is sweet and still fits the bill.

*[name_m]Robert[/name_m] honors one of my grandfathers. A few of my younger cousins have it as their middle name already, but I still really like it.

*[name_m]John[/name_m] is another grandfather of mine…a step-grandfather, not that that matters. He has been battling cancer and I know this would mean a lot to him. There’s the slight issue that he married [name_m]Robert[/name_m]'s (above) wife, my grandmother. [name_m]John[/name_m] is a common enough name that I think we might be able to get away with it, but I’m not sure.

*[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] we both just really like.
*[name_m]Peter[/name_m] is another name we like and relates to my maiden name. I may want to use my maiden name in its full form, which won’t be posted on here, but [name_m]Peter[/name_m] may be a better solution…

Or should we just stick with one middle name?
What do you guys think? We are open to suggestions :slight_smile: thanks!

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I think [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m] sounds just fine. It probably won’t sound too short if you say it with a last name.

That said, I also think that [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Welch[/name_m], and [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m] all sound really nice. I think it’s sweet that the two middles would match your husband’s name. Maybe frame it from a perspective of sibsets: would it bother you if one child has two middles and another doesn’t? Would you regret using any of these names as a middle if you have another son? I don’t think you could really go wrong with either one or two middles.

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@sansavesper: Thank you for the feedback :slight_smile: good point about the last name! When the first, middle, and last are paired together, they sound find but I think the flow is still a bit off. It isn’t to a huge degree, but it does sound off. I talked to my husband about it and he really likes [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Welch[/name_m] the best, so that is likely what we would go with.

As far as sibsets, I think we are pretty laid back on that. It wouldn’t both us if one child has two middles and another has one or none. I guess it would just depend on the child’s name. We have thought of doing two middles for sons (like my husband has) and one middle for girls (like I have). Also, we are battling infertility and don’t know if we could even have multiple children, but I see what you are saying and think that is a great point :slight_smile: