We are expecting our first child, a son in [name]March[/name]. My mother [name]Sandra[/name] is currently battling stage 4 cancer and sadly will not make it to meet her grandson
We have decided to name our son ā[name]Xander[/name]ā in her honour. [name]Xander[/name] comes from [name]Alexander[/name], much like [name]Sandra[/name] comes from Alexsandra. [name]Both[/name] meaning ādefender of manā. This is especially fitting since my mother has been my rock and protector my entire life.
We are trying to decide on a middle name, let me know what you think? Our last name is S------- (3 syllables) ending in āenā
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Dane[/name]
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Sloan[/name]
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Griffin[/name] (my mothers maiden name is Griffiths)
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Miles[/name] (my husbands grandmother is [name]Mildred[/name])
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Rhett[/name] (my husbands name is [name]Garrett[/name])
Or other suggestions?
Your honor to your Mother is so touching. I really admire you for this. I really like [name]Xander[/name] [name]Griffin[/name] and [name]Xander[/name] [name]Rhett[/name] the best, however, all of your mn choices go very well with [name]Xander[/name]. My thoughts are with you and your family!
I had cancer as a young girl and I now work with oncology patients. Iām so sorry about your mother!
I think [name]Xander[/name] would be the perfect name to honor her!
My favorite is [name]Xander[/name] [name]Dane[/name]
My pick would be [name]Xander[/name] [name]Miles[/name], but both those names have personal ties for me as well, so I may be a bit biased. Itās very sad about your momāhopefully knowing part of her will live on in this new little life will bring her some joy.
Thanks for the input so far! It seems I have one vote for each. [name]Just[/name] thought Iād bump this back to the top to see if I can get any more replies/advice. Does anyone know how to do one of those polls that I see on this forum?
I looked at the middle names without considering the last name. The end of [name]Miles[/name] and start to your last name both being S, I think they might sound like theyāre running together. And with the ending of your last name, [name]Griffin[/name] would sound repetitive, and possible [name]Sloan[/name] would as well. So Iād like to revise my pick to be more objective and Iād probably say [name]Xander[/name] [name]Rhett[/name] as first choice and [name]Xander[/name] [name]Dane[/name] as second.
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Griffin[/name] is my favorite! [name]Griffin[/name] is such a cool name, and it compliments [name]Xander[/name] perfectly. I almost wrote [name]Xander[/name] [name]Rhett[/name] as my second favorite, but when I said it out loud, it sounded like I was saying āXanderetteā like a feminine form of [name]Xander[/name].
I think [name]Xander[/name] is a wonderful name, and the personal significance it holds to your family makes it even more special.
Dang, I didnāt even notice the [name]Xander[/name]-ette thing! Ok, so I probably seem like a lunatic at this point, but I want to revise again and say [name]Xander[/name] [name]Dane[/name] is the way to go b/c of the various issues with the other combos.
[name]Xander[/name] [name]Griffin[/name]! I am sorry to hear about your mother and hope she passes with grace my godmother who was like a close grandparent to me died a few years ago from breast cancer so my heart goes out to your family!
