Middle name for Seth?

I posted a poll a while back on this, but am going to start fresh with some new considerations.

We’ve almost settled on the name [name_u]Seth[/name_u] for our baby-to-be. We love that it’s short and sweet, classic without being very common, works well across ages, and it has personal significance for us.

For a middle name I’d ideally like a 3-syllable nature-inspired name - so far [name_u]Everett[/name_u] is the only one that sort of meets that criteria.

Our last name is Wheatman and we’re planning on using my last name, Marleau (pronounced with an “o” sound at the end) as another middle name – but not with the intention of it getting used that often.

So far our ideas are:

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Radley[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman

A few pros and cons on my list…

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Your opinions and other suggestions please!

I really love [name_u]Seth[/name_u] too, for all the reasons you described. I think from your choices, I would choose [name_m]Radley[/name_m].
In my experience, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] has been taken over by girls.

Other ideas that may or may not fit your qualifications:

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] Marleau [name_m]Whitman[/name_m]

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Reed[/name_u] Marleau Wheatman

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] Alder Marleau Wheatman

[name_m]Just[/name_m] want to say that I don’t think a name can be “taken over” by either gender, and that I choose [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].

Are you set on using two middle names? Because I think [name_u]Seth[/name_u] Marleau Wheatman sounds fantastic! You have the good fortune of a nice last name to use in the middle. I gave my kid my last name as a second middle even though it doesn’t sound nearly as nice (but it never gets used day-to-day, it’s just there, officially).

If you do want to add another middle name, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] are my favorites from your list.

I didn’t think of [name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Rogan[/name_m] when I read [name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], though I think there was something familiar about the [name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_f]Ro[/name_f]–an sound to me that probably came from having heard the actor’s name before. But it flows very nicely. You could consider [name_m]Roland[/name_m] as an alternative to make it less similar and change the “n” ending, but I don’t think you need to.
I think [name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] Marleau Wheatman all together makes the nicest combo because I like the repeating “o” sounds between the two middle names.

I think [name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] flows fine, and I’d encourage you to use it if it’s your favorite (by virtue of meeting the criteria of 3-syllable and nature-related–you could also use [name_u]Everest[/name_u] if you really want to highlight the nature connection).

[name_m]Radley[/name_m] is not my style, and [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] doesn’t seem to go as well with the other names (though I don’t think it’s unusable with them, it just wouldn’t be my choice).

[name_u]Love[/name_u] the name [name_u]Seth[/name_u], by the way!

What about…

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Calloway[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Banyan[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_f]Cypress[/name_f] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Harlan[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Evander[/name_m] Marleau Wheatman

Good luck! [name_u]Seth[/name_u] is a great name!

Thanks everyone! Any others want to chime in? I’d love some more feedback!

Gentle bump!

Any other suggestions for 3 syllable nature-inspired middle names to go with [name_u]Seth[/name_u]? [name_f]Babe[/name_f]'s due any day now and we’re still not settled on a middle name!

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Auberon[/name_u] (“bear-like”)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Altair[/name_m] (two syllables; “falcon”)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] (the month)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] (two syllables; “young lion”)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] (technically “brave people” but it has [name_m]Leo[/name_m] in there)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] (almost malachite . . .)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]/[name_m]Olivier[/name_m] (“olive tree”)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] (planet)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] (metal)
Seth Deforrest (“from the forest”)
Seth Hamilton (“flat-topped hill”)
Seth Arthur (two syllables; “bear-like”)
Seth Gideon (“hewer”)
Seth Rafferty (“floodtide”)
Seth Montague (“pointy hill”)
Seth Mortimer (“dead sea”)
Seth Percival (“one who pierces the valley”)
Seth Caspian (the Caspian Sea)
Seth Remington (“place on a riverbank”)
Seth Aragon (place name)

[name_m]Will[/name_m] add more as found (time constraints!).