I am having serious difficulty deciding on a second boy’s name. Our first son is [name]West[/name], which is a family name. I would love to stick family names in somewhere but it’s not essential; right now I’m just trying to select a name I love!
So far I like: [name]Knox[/name], [name]Rhet[/name] and [name]Wills[/name]. Other suggestions that are along these lines? Get your creative juices flowing! 
[name]West[/name] is a great name!
[name]Rhet[/name] and [name]Wills[/name] are both great names, but I don’t think either work with [name]West[/name] (they are both too matchey). Funny, when I saw the list [name]Knox[/name], [name]Rhett[/name], and [name]Wills[/name], I though of [name]North[/name], but that REALLY wouldn’t work with brother [name]West[/name]!
I can see the appeal of [name]Knox[/name], but I think it’s just too out there.
Some other suggestions:
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Jared[/name]
[name]Ernst[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Jove[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Author[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
I agree that [name]Rhet[/name] and [name]Wills[/name] are both a little too similar to [name]West[/name]. I like [name]Knox[/name] but it’s a little celebrity-babyish. What about
[name]Burke[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Brooks[/name]
[name]Dixon[/name]
[name]Zane[/name]
[name]Hart[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Baxter[/name] nn [name]Bax[/name]
[name]Knox[/name] is cute but doesn’t sound good with [name]West[/name].
[name]Rhet[/name] is too similar to [name]West[/name]. [name]Will[/name] and [name]West[/name] are also too close.
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Colton[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Dallin[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
what about lennox with the nn nox?
I just love the suggestion of [name]Vaughn[/name]. I think it is such a handsome name.
More ideas
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Kirk[/name]
[name]Curtis[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Toby[/name]
I really like the suggestion [name]Brooks[/name]
[name]West[/name] and [name]Brooks[/name]
Yes, [name]Rhet[/name] does seem too close to [name]West[/name].
I have also thought of [name]Levi[/name] and [name]Wyatt[/name], but I’m concerned those are becoming too common. Also a concern with [name]Knox[/name] as a result of the [name]Jolie[/name]-[name]Pitt[/name] clan, but it is a family name, and [name]Wills[/name] would be short for my maiden name, [name]Willoughby[/name].
Here are some other family names - can anyone come up with good nicknames for the longer/more old fashioned ones??
[name]Leonidas[/name]
[name]LaFayette[/name]
[name]Hamilton[/name]
[name]Burr[/name]
Cadwalader
[name]Peale[/name]
Ephiram
[name]Ezekiel[/name] (not crazy about [name]Zeke[/name])
[name]Washington[/name]
[name]Harding[/name]
[name]Hilliard[/name]
[name]Monroe[/name] (too girly for a boy?)
[name]Lucius[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
Trusten (but reminds me of [name]Tristan[/name] from Legends of the Fall…ha!)
[name]Harrison[/name]
Hawkins
[name]Julius[/name]
Mecklenberg
I really like this suggestion! If I heard that someone named their baby knox I would think they stole it from Brangelina.
i have many lafayette’s in my family tree, most went by the nn lafe.
Ooooh good option!
I may have spoke too soon. Our last name starts with an F, so I’m not sure [name]Lafe[/name] F. works very well… hmmm.
Sorry for repeats!
[name]West[/name] and:
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name] (nn [name]Abe[/name])
[name]Anderson[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name] (although with [name]West[/name] and [name]Blaise[/name], I think of the Western spoof, Blazing Saddles)
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Grady[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Jameson[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Pierson[/name]/[name]Piers[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name] (oops…W theme)
[name]Zane[/name]
Good luck!