Middle name for Garland?

I love the name [name_f]Garland[/name_f] for a boy, but it’s one of the harder names to find middles for.

What would you suggest? I’d rather not have two word names together.

I’ll list some of my favourite names below, but you don’t have to use those.

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Azriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_f]Bren[/name_f]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Edric[/name_m]
[name_m]Elbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Elvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Elwyn[/name_m]
Emeric
[name_m]Ephram[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Isadore[/name_m]
Isambard
[name_u]Maurice[/name_u]
Meirion
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Osric[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
Ted
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
Wolfram
[name_m]Zebediah[/name_m]

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] would be so handsome on a boy!

I would stay away from unisex middles unless you’re looking for a truly unisex name.

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]

What about [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] or [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] and [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] would sound great

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] – I think the alliteration is pretty cute here, but that may just be me. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_u]Maurice[/name_u], [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], and [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Viggo[/name_m] all feel most natural to me of your list. They have a nice flow and distinct sounds. (Some of the others felt a little ‘d’-heavy with [name_f]Garland[/name_f].)

I might suggest…
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]

@mrsbuntain - Oh, I’m glad you think so! I really like your suggestion of [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] but I worry people would think it’s “too much”

@auntayen24 - I’m not really a fan of [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] or [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], but thanks for the suggestions!

@greyblue - I really like [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] - thank you!

@elanorelle - [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] is really cool but I don’t know if I would use it! I really like your suggestions of [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] and [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_u]Francis[/name_u].

From your list, I like
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Isadore[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

You have [name_u]August[/name_u] and [name_u]Gus[/name_u] on your list, how about [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]?

Other suggestions:
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]

@rosejuliet - Ooo I like [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]! Thank you.

[name_f]Garland[/name_f] Amicus, “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_u]Mercer[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Paulo[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_m]Roald[/name_m]