My wife and I are expecting our second son, and have decided on his first name being Westley. As hard a time as we had coming up with his first name, we’re having twice as much trouble finding a middle name that sounds right. That’s why I coming to you all.
Here’s the important info:
-Our first son’s name is Jameson Robert, and we’d like our second son’s name to have a similar feel – masculine with Western/cowboy and/or Celtic flair.
-Last name is a single syllable and starts with B
The three we’ve landed on as “maybes,” but are not sold on are: Westley Cade, Westley Colton, and Westley Matthew
Would love to get your feedback on those, and would very much appreciate hearing any other suggestions you may have for a middle name! Thanks in advance!
*After all of your responses, sleeping on it, and giving things some more thought we’ve decided on Westley Matthew! We just love how it matches Jameson Robert, and the more we’ve been discussing it – the combo of Westley Matthew just feels right!
Thank you all so much for your feedback and suggestions! It helped tremendously!
I don’t mind [name_m]Calder[/name_m], but my wife isn’t a fan. I like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], but when I was trying out the name with my wife my son [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] thought I was calling him haha. We’re most likely eliminating it for that reason.
I really like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Cade[/name_m], [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Colton[/name_m], and [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]! They’re all great names and they flow well together. They’ve got that charming rugged feel to them.
Some other middle name possibilities you might like:
“I really like WestleyCade, WestleyColton, and WestleyMatthew! They’re all great names and they flow well together. They’ve got that charming rugged feel to them.”
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Cade[/name_m] is my favorite out of those three, but my wife is not crazy about it. I think it just has a good flow and cool sound to it. She’s probably not crazy about it, because it reminds her of a character in a video game that I play haha.
I like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Morgan[/name_m], [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], and [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], but unfortunately my wife doesn’t. She’s got a lot of “no’s” in her, when it comes to naming this kiddo haha
First off congrats! [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] and [name_m]Westley[/name_m] has been a long time favorite of mine!
First MNs that came to mind were…
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Barrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Ridge[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Or[/name_m] I think my favorite [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
Thanks! [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] was one of those deals where as soon as we said it, we knew it was the name we were looking for.
We both like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]! Not sure yet if we like it more than [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Cade[/name_m], but we’re definitely adding it to the short list!
And thanks for the link! Definitely going to check that out! [name_m]Awesome[/name_m], awesome, awesome! Thanks so much for your response and feedback!
Did [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] already get rejected?
I think [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Colton[/name_m] perfectly nails the Celtic cowboy aesthetic you’re going for. That’s my favorite of the choices you listed.
“Did [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] already get rejected?” Yes, unfortunately I can’t convince my wife that it sounds good haha. Ironically, [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Colton[/name_m] is our third favorite. I know…it makes no sense haha.
I like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Dermot[/name_m], and [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Shane[/name_m], but my wife isn’t digging them.
I like how [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] is very rugged cowboy and [name_m]Robert[/name_m] is more traditional. So for that reason, on your short list my favorite is [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]. I think it matches his brother best and has a perfect blend!
I would go Matthew! Means both have a classic middle - plus I don’t think a one syllable last name suits a one syllable middle, I also think it’s nice where you want Westley to be the main star.
“I like how Jameson is very rugged cowboy and Robert is more traditional. So for that reason, on your short list my favorite is WestleyMatthew. I think it matches his brother best and has a perfect blend!”
I’m starting to warm to [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] more after sleeping on it! Still think [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Cade[/name_m] sounds like such a cool name, but it might be best to go with a more traditional middle name to match Jameson…so that down the line there’s no resentment that his name isn’t as cool sounding. [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] has also been calling out “Cade is from your video game!” every time he hears me say it, so that may be a good reason to not choose it haha
Yeah, the more I’m thinking about it and saying it, the more I like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]. After talking with my wife this morning, [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Colton[/name_m] has dropped off the short list and we’re currently running with [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m], and [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Cade[/name_m] – in that order.
I do like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] & [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], but I’m not sure I like them as much as those three.