Middle Name Dilemma!

We have decided on [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] for our first baby if its a boy, would like to use my dad’s name [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] for a middle name but worried [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] is too sing-songish, other option is my dad’s middle name which is [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], so [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]. Any opinions?

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] sounds good

I strongly prefer [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] to [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] in this scenario.

Good luck!!

I agree with the others that have posted, [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] is lovely, but not with [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] (which is equally as dashing!) In this scenario, I would go with [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - such a handsome combination!

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] sounds great. [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] is way too rhymey.

I prefer [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] over [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]. [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] or [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] are certainly both useable options. Personally, I would go with:
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Antonio[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (if you are willing to use two middles)
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] =anthony+frederick?
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Anderson[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
timothy + anthony= tanner
timothy + anthony + frederick = turner, tanner frederick, or
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_u]Andre[/name_u]
timothy + frederick = theodore or theo
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Antonio[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Erikson[/name_m]

Maybe [name_m]Antonio[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m], and you can call him [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] as a nn? I think it sounds fine.

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is definitely better. Alternatively, you could use a related form of [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] - perhaps the Greek [name_m]Timon[/name_m].

Are you pronouncing [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] with a ‘th’ sound or a ‘t’ sound? It flows better with ‘t’ rather than ‘th’ but sometimes there are more important things than flow (like meaning). [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] sounds like a good compromise though :slight_smile:

I like [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]; [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] really doesn’t work (at all). You might even get away with [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Erick[/name_m], if you wanted to : )

I have an uncle who is named [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m]. He goes by [name_u]Tony[/name_u] and [name_m]Tim[/name_m]. It’s a little sing-songy but it provides some great nicknames.

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is perfect.

(Or [name_u]Antoine[/name_u] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m].)

I knew a man named [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] (first and last) and he went by [name_m]Tim[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] so most people didn’t really notice the rhymey thing. So I guess I’m saying its not too bad as a first/middle. Loving the name is more important than having perfect flow. Middle names aren’t used on a day to day basis very often. However, [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is totally perfect! GL!

I adore [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]! [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] is a fav of mine, so I have a bias against [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] in this case.

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]