Can anyone help me find a boy name to tie in with the names of the two older siblings? I may have messed up naming the first two. I love both their names but they don’t share quite the same tone. [name]Henry[/name] seems ‘proper’ old-fashioned to me and [name]Otis[/name] seems ‘old grampy’ old-fashioned to me. So I need a name that fits with either. Is it possible? Thanks!
You didn’t ‘mess up’ naming your boys, they both have beautiful names, you just need to find the happy medium. What about another musician name? [name]Otis[/name] for [name]Otis[/name] [name]Redding[/name], [name]Henry[/name] for [name]Henry[/name] Townsend (or another, I’m sure there are plenty of musicians named [name]Henry[/name]) and…
[name]Miles[/name] ([name]Davis[/name])
[name]Louis[/name] ([name]Armstrong[/name])
[name]Peter[/name] ([name]Gabriel[/name])
[name]Simon[/name] ([name]Paul[/name] [name]Simon[/name])
[name]Charles[/name] ([name]Parker[/name], [name]Mingus[/name], [name]Ray[/name] [name]Charles[/name])
[name]Duke[/name] ([name]Ellington[/name])
[name]Fletcher[/name] ([name]Henderson[/name])
[name]Benjamin[/name] ([name]Benny[/name] Goodman)
[name]Sidney[/name] ([name]Bechet[/name])
[name]Ira[/name] ([name]Sullivan[/name], [name]Sullivan[/name] would work too, for that matter)
Good [name]Luck[/name]!
You haven’t messed up anything! [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name] are wonderful, handsome, strong names and the work great together:) Some suggestions for #3:
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Archie[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Jarvis[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Waldo[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name]
[name]Bruno[/name]
[name]Decker[/name]
[name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Gunther[/name]
[name]Johan[/name]
[name]Kellen[/name]
[name]Leonard[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Luther[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Rainer[/name]
[name]Rocco[/name]
[name]Saxon[/name]
[name]Tomas[/name]
[name]Wilhelm[/name]
Any there you like? Good [name]Luck[/name]
- [name]Charlie[/name]
I love [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name] together! You have had some brilliant suggestions from the previous two posters, and the only others I can think of which may not have been mentioned are :
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Luca[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Ernest[/name]
[name]Walter[/name].
Good luck!
[name]Henry[/name], [name]Otis[/name] and [name]Miles[/name]!
I like both [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name] and think they go quite well together. [name]How[/name] about: [name]Miles[/name], [name]Milo[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Bennet[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Jonas[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Theo[/name], [name]Thaddeus[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Calvin[/name], [name]Caspar[/name], [name]Leo[/name], or [name]Isaac[/name].
[name]Hi[/name]! Sorry for repeats!
[name]Henry[/name], [name]Otis[/name], and:
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Byron[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
Good luck!
I’m pretty sure all my suggestions have already been suggested, but I just wanted to chime in and say I think [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name] are fantastic together!
** I see [name]Leopold[/name] has been mentioned, but thought that [name]Leo[/name] might interest you. I also love [name]Miles[/name] with your boys’ names
I love [name]Henry[/name], [name]Otis[/name] and [name]Miles[/name]!
Others (sorry for any repeats):
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Max[/name]/[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Miles[/name] with [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]!!!
Great handsome names!!!
a few others to go with [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]…
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Phillip[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
This is a great idea! My vote goes to [name]Miles[/name] ([name]Davis[/name]).
I won’t add any, since you’ve already been inundated with suggestions, but by far, head and shoulders above all the others I’ve seen mentioned, [name]Miles[/name] speaks to me as a good match.
Holy Smokes! You guys are great. I need more time to think through all these names but I really wanted to say thank you for all your input and optimism. Thank You!
(Also, I’m wondering if [name]Miles[/name] is too close to [name]Milo[/name]. A lot of people mention an old movie about a cat and a dog called ‘[name]Milo[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]’ when I tell them my son’s name. But [name]Miles[/name] is a good name.)
Thanks again!
I like [name]Fletcher[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name] with your boys’ names
I also love Twinkle’s suggestion of [name]Walter[/name]!
I too think [name]Miles[/name] will be associated with [name]Milo[/name] - which is a fav kids movie even to this day. People will think you really, really loved that movie.
I suggest going for a name that doesn’t tie in at all. Going for something completely different. That way, each child has his own individuality within his name. After all, siblings aren’t bags and shoes; they don’t have to match. In fact, in the future, I think “matching” sibling names will become uncool.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Landon[/name] or [name]Eli[/name]?
I, too, like [name]Miles[/name] to go with [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name].
Quick caution, though: There is a movie called “[name]Milo[/name] and [name]Otis[/name].” It’s a cute story about a dog and cat, actually, but maybe it’s too close for your kids. Maybe not!
[name]How[/name] about [name]Jack[/name]? They sound great together! [name]Henry[/name] , [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]
sorry for repeats. I love the name [name]Miles[/name] but understand that the movie reference might make it unusable. The following came to mind with [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]:
[name]Walden[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Martin[/name] (love [name]Martin[/name] and [name]Marty[/name])
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Frederic[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Samson[/name]
My first thought was [name]Jasper[/name]. My second was [name]Byron[/name].
Or else maybe [name]Henry[/name], [name]Otis[/name], and …
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Watson[/name]
[name]Norman[/name]
[name]Jethro[/name]
[name]Ansel[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Bartholomew[/name] “[name]Bart[/name]” (or maybe “Tolly”?)
[name]Frederick[/name] “[name]Fred[/name]”
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Waldo[/name]
[name]Archibald[/name] / [name]Archer[/name] “[name]Archie[/name]”
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Aldo[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Reginald[/name] / [name]Regis[/name] “[name]Rex[/name]” ([name]Rex[/name] could also work as a full name in its own right.)
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Samson[/name]