Middle name for Leland

See the results of this poll: What MN do you like best with Leland (surname Gross)?

Respondents: 12 (This poll is closed)

  • Leland Ryan (hubby’s MN) : 2 (15%)
  • Leland Scott (FIL’s MN) : 8 (62%)
  • Leland Jacob (hubby’s FN) : 2 (15%)
  • other. please suggest.: 1 (8%)

[name]Leland[/name] (blank) Gross. I do appreciate you honoring your family. It seems like the middle name is a bit of a filler with [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Ryan[/name], and [name]Scott[/name] though. You’ve got a 2-?-1 syllable count and it would be more interesting if you went with a 3 syllable middle name to mix it up and have it less monotone. (See the 1st link in my signature for an explanation.) Also, it’s a good thing your middle name choices start with consonants since vowels would give you a word (LAG, LEG, etc.)

I do not consider any of them filler names because they are all meaningful, family names, especially my husband’s FN and MN. Yes, we had to rule out [name]Eugene[/name] and [name]Edward[/name], both family names, to avoid LEG! haha. [name]Leland[/name] is my late grandfather’s name, which we consider unusual. I like the more common names paired with it. Thanks for the 3 syllable suggestion, definitely something to think about.

Here are 3 syllable classic names that start with consonants:

[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]

[name]Leland[/name] [name]Scott[/name] flows most smoothly to my ears. [name]Leland[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] sounds a little repetitive with the “ən” sound.