We’ve tentatively settled on [name_m]Milo[/name_m] for our baby boy due in [name_u]July[/name_u]… this is after months of debating a few other names that we liked but didn’t feel quite right. And I’m still not 100% set on [name_m]Milo[/name_m], because I have a hard time committing to anything this early, and I have no idea what to use as a middle! I keep thinking of names that also end in -o, or names that start in vowels, which I don’t think work well here. Looking at our list of other names considered, I feel like a lot of them just don’t work.
Examples:
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Casper[/name_m] - probably over thinking this, but milocasper sounds like something that could be a microorganism or something else?
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] - milligram? maybe over thinking this too
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] - the lo jo in the middle bothers me?
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] - maybe? not loving it yet
Anyway… feel free to spam me with your favorite [name_m]Milo[/name_m] combinations. I don’t have any family names that I want to use. Last name is McBeal, so probably no M names, and I feel like maybe something 1 or 3 syllables would probably flow best? But if I could find the right 2 syllable name I’d be fine with that too!
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] is great, and I think that would be my pick from your list. I also really like [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m].
I really like [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and pp suggestions of [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Julian[/name_m] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_u]Everett[/name_u],
My favourite out of those you suggested is definitely [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]! [name_m]Milo[/name_m] is such a sweet name by the way, wonderful choice.
Some of my favourite combos:
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (sorry, repeat - but I love it!)
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m]
I think traditional names sound so spunky with [name_m]Milo[/name_m] and the longer ones seem to balance the name out a bit.
I realllly like [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Casper[/name_m]! I have [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] on my long list, but it is unfortunately unusable for us as it’s a very popular drink in Aus.
Thanks everyone for all the feedback and suggestions! I’m feeling better about [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], and [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] now, and I liked a lot of the other suggestions offered too! We probably won’t select something officially until he’s here, but it feels better to have a strong list!
@grackym
I’m kind of surprised my husband is on board with [name_m]Milo[/name_m], because he lived in Australia for a while and tries to buy the milo drink here in the US whenever he can find it now. But it’s definitely much less known here.