Lacking a middle name with just a few weeks to go

Boy Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m], I’m hoping you all can help us settle on a middle name. Choosing baby boy’s first name was pretty easy as we locked down [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] many months ago. We cannot finalize a middle name though!
Our top two are
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]

I prefer [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]. It feels strong and unique, but does it make the name too long?
My husband prefers [name_u]Avery[/name_u], but I know 4 [name_u]Avery[/name_u]'s and at least two soon to be born, all of which are girls. I know [name_u]Avery[/name_u] is unisex, but it’s trending so high for girls at the moment.

Ones we like but have veto’d.
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]True[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_u]Lee[/name_u]. Both are family names but the “L” doesn’t feel right following [name_m]Franklin[/name_m].

Last name is Manders.

Thank you for your help

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Really like [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]. There’s also [name_m]Jarrett[/name_m] and [name_m]Garrett[/name_m]. [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Zavier[/name_m]. [name_m]Darrian[/name_m].

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That’s a hard one! I really like both, but as you said, I agree that [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] flows better.

What about [name_m]Byron[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], [name_m]Baron[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]?

Regardless, [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] is lovely.

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A-ver-ee is longer than [name_u]Bar[/name_u]-rett! :slight_smile:
I think with both a 2 syllable first and last you might look for a one or 3 syllable middle to help with the flow. This is why [name_u]Avery[/name_u] sounds better, but I agree it’s unisex.

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I think [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] both flow very nicely. I do agree however that [name_u]Avery[/name_u] might be slightly too trendy for girls right now even though it is unisex.

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[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] sounds very distinguished and handsome. I like the style mixture of [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] but I don’t like it as much as [name_u]Barrett[/name_u].

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I like [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]! [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] B! [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Bear[/name_m]! So great!

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[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] is my favorite. I do like the sound of [name_u]Avery[/name_u], but I agree that it is trending feminine. [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] is a great suggestion, also.

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I don’t know any boys called [name_u]Avery[/name_u], although I know it’s supposed to be unisex, I have met quite a few Averys and they are all girls. I like [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], but if you both arent sold on it i would look at other 3 syllable middles as i think those would flow the best with his first and last name.

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[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] sounds perfect! The two names go together very nicely.

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Thank you all for your opinions
We are 99.9% sure that we will choose [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] : )

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I prefer [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]. Your son won’t be effeminate because his middle name is more popular for girls.

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If I had to choose between [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], my vote would go to [name_u]Avery[/name_u]. I think I like it because with a 2 syllable middle name it seems abrupt but with 3 syllables it flows better to me.

For some reason [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] comes to mind!