Help with second boy's name

My husband and I are expecting our second child in Sept and do not know the sex of the baby. If it is a girl we have 3 names to choose from that we both love, however if it is a boy we are stumped. Our wee boy is called [name]Samuel[/name] ([name]Sam[/name]) and our last name begins with an L and is two syllables.

Some names that we have been throwing around so far are…

[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name])
[name]Benji[/name]
[name]Max[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]

But none have won us over yet. Any ideas would be most appreciated :slight_smile:

As a brother for [name]Samuel[/name], I like:
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name])
[name]Maxwell[/name] ([name]Max[/name])

[name]Samual[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name] I think sounds fabulous.

With [name]Samuel[/name], I would choose…

1 [name]Oliver[/name]
2 [name]Henry[/name]
3 [name]Oscar[/name]

I would eliminate [name]Benji[/name] for a full name and put [name]Benjamin[/name] on the birth certificate. [name]Max[/name] is ok if you choose something like [name]Maximilian[/name] for a full name just to give your son another option when he’s older.

Other Suggestions

[name]Peter[/name] nn [name]Pip[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]William[/name] nn [name]Will[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Alec[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] nn [name]Nico[/name]
[name]August[/name] nn [name]Gus[/name]
[name]Elias[/name] nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name] nn Gid
[name]Matthias[/name] nn [name]Matt[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]/[name]Joseph[/name]/[name]Josiah[/name] nn [name]Joe[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name] nn [name]Ike[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name] nn [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name] nn [name]Josh[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name] nn [name]Jon[/name] or [name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Abram[/name] nn [name]Bram[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name] nn [name]Cal[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] nn [name]Tom[/name] or [name]Tam[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name] nn [name]Timo[/name]

From you list, I like [name]Henry[/name], [name]Max[/name], and [name]Oliver[/name]. However, I have always thought that [name]Sam[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name] are perfect brothers. I would go with [name]Charles[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name].

I like all of them…except [name]Benji[/name]. [name]Benjamin[/name] nn [name]Ben[/name] is fine, or if you’re looking for something a little different, I have seen the suggestion of [name]Benno[/name] on here. My favorite of all your choices is [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Sam[/name]. So cute!

[name]Mark[/name] me down as the only person who loves [name]Benji[/name] … not short for [name]Benjamin[/name]. I think [name]Sam[/name] and [name]Benji[/name] are adorable.

I love all of them! [name]Oliver[/name] & [name]Henry[/name] are my absolute favourite boys names! Oh [name]Benji[/name], [name]Max[/name] & [name]Oscar[/name] are cute too! Unfortunately I would never be able to use them.

[name]Samuel[/name] & [name]Maxwell[/name] or [name]Oscar[/name] is the cutest sibset I think. :slight_smile:

Good luck!

From your list I love [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Henry[/name], and [name]Max[/name]. [name]Oscar[/name] isn’t really my style but I like it with [name]Sam[/name].

Other suggestions:

[name]Charles[/name] “[name]Charlie[/name]”
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] “[name]Andy[/name]” or “[name]Drew[/name]”
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] “[name]Alex[/name]”
[name]Joseph[/name] “[name]Joe[/name]” or “[name]Joey[/name]”
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name] “[name]Nate[/name]”
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]William[/name] “[name]Will[/name]”
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name] “[name]Jake[/name]”
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Tyler[/name] “[name]Ty[/name]”
[name]Quinten[/name] “[name]Quinn[/name]”