so, we desperately need help! We left the hospital with no name for our baby boy and not even a clue what to name him. I’ve asked for help before but my husband and I just can’t decide on a name we both like. My daughters name is [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Happy[/name], last name ends in -Er. We call her [name]Happy[/name]. I love word/virtue/nature names. Names I’ve never heard on others. My husband is total opposite, how he said yes to happy i do not know. So brother needs a name.
This is my list
Given
Revere
[name]Bodhi[/name]
Husbands list:
[name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chuck[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
I don’t like any of his he doesn’t like mine. Can you guys help with any compromises that will please both of us?? At first I was ok with [name]Charles[/name] being middl name since it’s a family name, now I don’t want it at all because I’m afraid if we do my husband will start calling him [name]Chuck[/name] and i hate that, I don’t like [name]Charlie[/name] either. I think middle name might be [name]Wesley[/name] or [name]Wes[/name], it’s my husbands middle but I would love other suggestions as well. Thanks!
[name]How[/name] about [name]Ernest[/name], but spelling it [name]Earnest[/name] to make it a virtue name? That’s the first thing that popped into my head because [name]Ernest[/name] gives me the same vibes as [name]Warren[/name], but can also be a word name. [name]Ernest[/name]/[name]Earnest[/name] [name]Wesley[/name] sounds good to me and I think it makes a sweet sib set with Clemintine.
I like Revere and [name]Bodhi[/name] from your list, and [name]Charles[/name], [name]Warren[/name], and [name]Wyatt[/name] from his. I really like [name]Charles[/name] since it has family meaning and lots of nickname options. You don’t both have to use the same nicknames every time; he can use [name]Chuck[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name] sometimes, but what if you mostly call him [name]Arlo[/name] (my favorite for its musical heritage), [name]Harley[/name], [name]Char[/name]/Charcoal, [name]Chick[/name], [name]Chip[/name], or [name]Chaz[/name]? [name]Charles[/name] [name]Wesley[/name] (nn [name]Arlo[/name]), [name]Bodhi[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name], [name]Charles[/name] Revere (nn [name]Arlo[/name] or Rev/[name]Vere[/name]/Revere), or [name]Wesley[/name] Revere (nn Revere, [name]Vere[/name], or Rev) would be my picks from your lists.
For a compromise, what about these?
[name]Wade[/name] - a word name for you that has a history of being a given name and starts with a W like [name]Wyatt[/name] and [name]Warren[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name] - ditto. Like [name]Wade[/name], [name]Wyatt[/name], and [name]Warren[/name], has a sort of strong, pioneer/cowboy vibe without being too redneck
[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Free[/name] (or [name]Fred[/name], [name]Freddie[/name], [name]Eric[/name], or [name]Rick[/name])
[name]Victor[/name] - established for him, word name for you
[name]March[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name] nn [name]Pax[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Orson[/name], or [name]Orion[/name] nn [name]Bear[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name] nn [name]Rad[/name]
[name]Fielder[/name]
[name]Marshall[/name] or [name]Marston[/name] nn [name]Mars[/name]
[name]Foster[/name] nn [name]Fox[/name]
[name]Brooks[/name]
[name]Beacon[/name] - word name meets surname sound
[name]Crew[/name]
[name]Ernest[/name]/[name]Earnest[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name]/[name]Lawrence[/name] nn [name]Ren[/name]/[name]Wren[/name] or [name]Law[/name]
[name]Forest[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] nn [name]Gable[/name]?
[name]Lachlan[/name]/[name]Lochlan[/name] nn [name]Lake[/name] or [name]Locke[/name]
[name]Lane[/name]
[name]Miles[/name] - I’ve always thought of this in terms of a traveler and the miles you have to explore, but works as an established name
[name]Dashiell[/name] nn [name]Dash[/name]
[name]Penn[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] - like [name]Wyatt[/name], but with the “rev” from Revere…
[name]Solomon[/name] nn [name]Sol[/name] (like the sun–could use [name]Sunny[/name]/[name]Sonny[/name] for when he’s young)
[name]Truman[/name] nn [name]True[/name]
Sorry of this is posting twice, something happened to my first reply. I love your list! You named all my nephews: [name]Conrad[/name], crew, and [name]Everett[/name]. I love [name]Truman[/name] nn true, true was on my list. I also like [name]Solomon[/name] nn sunny, sunny was on my list. I also like [name]Wesley[/name] Revere. Can you explain to me how you got [name]Arlo[/name] from [name]Charles[/name]? Why can’t I figure that out?? let’s see if husband likes any of these!
Yep, the pp’s got it. I think the “o” sound works as well on nicknames as the traditional “ee” sound, so the chARLes makes [name]Arlo[/name] Possibly true about [name]Wilder[/name]. I always associate it with [name]Laura[/name] Ingalls [name]Wilder[/name], so the “wild” part rarely occurs to me, haha. [name]Hope[/name] that one or more suggestions grabs him!
Ellenelle, that is one KILLER list! Wowiee! You pretty much named every single name that has ever gone through my mind ever as being fantastic!
That said, here are a few more suggestions for you Pregnantrio:
[name]Whistler[/name] nn [name]Whit[/name]
[name]Bowen[/name] nn [name]Bo[/name]
[name]Wolfgang[/name] or Woolfe
[name]Booker[/name]
[name]Moses[/name] nn [name]Mo[/name]
[name]Hawthorne[/name] nn [name]Hawk[/name]
Brave (adore this as a middle name)
[name]Hartley[/name] nn [name]Hart[/name]
[name]Knight[/name]
Nightingale (middle name)
[name]Noble[/name]
[name]Pacific[/name]
[name]Indiana[/name]
Solace
Zeal
[name]Justice[/name]
[name]Pace[/name] (pn Pa-chay)
Something like [name]Moses[/name] Brave, [name]Hawthorne[/name] Brave, [name]Hawthorne[/name] [name]Wesley[/name], [name]Pacific[/name] [name]Hart[/name], Zeal [name]Wesley[/name] would all make fantistic brother names for [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Happy[/name]!
We just remembered we liked [name]Jude[/name] when pregnant with our daughter. What do you think of that?
[name]Jude[/name] Revere
[name]Jude[/name] Given
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Bodhi[/name]
I like [name]Jude[/name] [name]Bodhi[/name] and [name]Jude[/name] Revere!! But my absolute favourite for you would be [name]Solomon[/name], nn [name]Sunny[/name].
Congratulations on the arrival of your little man, by the way! I hope you’ll post in the birth announcements when you’ve made a decision on his name, I can’t wait to hear what you choose :o
I think his first name is definitely going to be [name]Jude[/name], now we are working on the middle. I love [name]Jude[/name] Given, just have to convince my husband.
Possibly true about [name]Wilder[/name]. I always associate it with [name]Laura[/name] Ingalls [name]Wilder[/name], so the “wild” part rarely occurs to me, haha. [name]Hope[/name] that one or more suggestions grabs him!