hi friends! 
just a quick poll and question for you today; if you had to pick one of these middle names for Shepherd, which would you opt for?
surname will be $chr0eder
which middle for our Shep?
- Shepherd Forde
- Shepherd Huxley
- Shepherd Knox
- Shepherd McCall
- Shepherd Wyeth
- Shepherd Ridge
- Shepherd Jenson
- Shepherd Stone
feel free to include any comments or extra suggestions below. we are also loving John, Robert, and Henry, but feel they are just a tad “filler”, though they honor family pretty straight forwardly. 
I voted [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m] before I read all the way down and realised it’s a one vote poll! I’m not going to change it though, because [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m] is so rare and interesting but has a familiar feeling due to the soundalikes such as [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]. [name_f]My[/name_f] more considered choice is [name_m]Jenson[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Jenson[/name_m] sounds brilliant with you last name & you get your [name_m]John[/name_m] honour 
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thank you for your insight! 
i absolutely love wyeth, and the meanings “willow” and “guide” mean a lot to us. this is probably my sneaky favorite. 
that being said, i absolutely agree with you on jenson. my brother is jackson, named for my dad, christopher john, my grandpa, john, and our great grandfather john, “jack”. so, long story short, john is a very important name, and i love how jenson honors that
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It was so hard to choose! I ended up voting for [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m], just because I really like the rarity of it and how it breaks up the softer “sh” sounds of the first & last name, but I also really love McCall & [name_m]Huxley[/name_m]!
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oh, i love all the votes for wyeth. i’ve always thought it was such a handsome name! 
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I ended up choosing the gentle/handsome/woodsy Shepherd Wyeth, but I almost went with Shepherd Stone (beautiful imagery)!
Edit bc I had no idea Wyeth meant willow/guide! What a perfect name to honor your Willow
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thank you so much for voting, and for your kind words!
the meaning behind stone for my husband is pretty cool… his grandfather’s first and last name both mean “stone”. so i’m glad to hear it sounds as nice as we think it does! 
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I honestly don’t know how you’re going to choose. You have so many beautiful & thoughtful names! [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m] is gorgeous. He feels like a rugged cowboy & a medieval knight all at once 
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you and me both. i like to think we’ll be divinely inspired when the time is right 
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Oh my goodness, is this baby’s name?? I’ve been putting off responding to your previous thread until I could give each name the proper time, but I have always (not so) secretly adored [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] for you!
Regardless! [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m] is absolute my favorite – I love, love, love [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m]! It’s such a beautiful name. I also adore [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Knox[/name_m]. [name_m]Knox[/name_m] reminds me of Dead Poets Society and it sounds lovely with [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m].
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he is our front runner for a boy right now
oh theo, i just have to tell you this story… sunday was a very hard day for us. my husband’s dear great uncle passed, and we went to his funeral. i was getting ready, and was feeling a little bit of movement from baby, and so i said a tiny prayer that t could feel them move for the first time that day. a few minutes later he came over to give me a hug, and for a moment put his hand on my belly- he got to feel baby move. it was the most surreal and special moment. then, when we arrived at the church, the first hymn number was my due date, and you’ll never guess the psalm the hymn was based on.
[name_m]Psalm[/name_m] 23; the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is my [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] 
so, maybe i’m reading a bit too much into it, but it felt very similar to my experience naming [name_f]Willa[/name_f]. just divinely inspired.
all that being said, i absolutely love all the love for [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m]. i feel that is so woodsy and gentle, yet strong enough for a cowboy. how funny you mention Dead Poets Society. that is one of my favorite movies, and exactly where i got [name_m]Knox[/name_m] from 
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Oh my goodness, what a special moment! I’m absolutely in tears. I’m praying for you to find the perfect name for such a beautiful blessing as this baby, and sometimes the right name does choose you! I know Miss [name_f]Willa[/name_f] is going to be their best protector from above. 
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[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m] is beautiful!! [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] McCall and [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] are fabulous too!
A few that came to mind:
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Rabbie[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Jonty[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Rory[/name_m] (like [name_f]Ro[/name_f]bert and [name_f]Hen[/name_f]ry)
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Rye[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Jory[/name_m] ([name_f]Jo[/name_f]hn + [name_f]Hen[/name_f]ry)
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] Hennings
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_f]Joby[/name_f]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_f]Lennon[/name_f]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
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oh, i love these ideas!
rory is so sweet, and it’s actually my uncle’s name! i never would’ve thought of it to honor robert and henry too, how perfect!
i also adore shepherd harlan and shepherd mack. harlan is an honor name for my husband (as you probably remember), and mack is a family name for me! 
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I like McCall, [name_m]Ridge[/name_m], and [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m] a lot, but McCall is my favorite!
Good luck!
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