Middle for Charles

Boy Names
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See the results of this poll: Best middle name for Charles

Respondents: 39 (This poll is closed)

  • Charles Alistair : 8 (21%)
  • Charles Anthony : 15 (38%)
  • Charles Augustus : 13 (33%)
  • Charles Alphonso: 3 (8%)
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I would choose [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alphonso[/name_m] or [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] to honor your grandpa or great grandpa. My personal favorite is [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m].

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[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] or [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], tied for me. Good luck. ☆

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While alone I prefer the names [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] and [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], I really like the sound/flow of [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] tho you love [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to use an honor name when you have such great, meaningful choices. Good luck!!

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I vote [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]! Second choice is [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], which is equally wonderful. By the way, I just wanted to throw out that [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] Milverton/Magnussen was an antagonist in [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m] {the latter in BBC’s [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m]}. He wasn’t a very nice character at all. [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Augustin[/name_m] might be a better choice, and I think it’s just as handsome : )

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Try to find something that fits and match, pronounce easily, short and sweet

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] rhythm
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] and [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] not too bad

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Thanks for the input everyone.

Bumping for more votes. I still don’t have a front runner. Its a toughie!

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[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] is my favorite – I love [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m], so this is perfect.

However, I love family middles, so [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] and [name_m]Alphonso[/name_m] would both be great options. I don’t necessarily like using a family name just to use it when you didn’t actually know the person, so I would boot [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] unless you love the name in its own right.

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If just considering the names, I like [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] the best. I find [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alphonso[/name_m] a bit difficult to say - I think it’s because my tongue doesn’t like moving from making the sound ‘rels’ to ‘al.’

However, I really like the idea of naming your son after a dearly loved grandfather, so [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Alphonso[/name_m] gets bumped up several notches on the list. Plus, while it may not be as cool as [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], it’s still pretty cool. SO, I think I’m now torn between [name_m]Alphonso[/name_m] and [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] (I love the idea of this tradition!). I voted for [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] simply because of the way it feels in my mouth, but I think both would be great.

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Thanks so much for the responses. Still have some pondering to do!