Name for baby boy #3

I’m expecting baby boy #3. My other two boys are [name]Nathaniel[/name] ([name]Nate[/name]) and [name]Benjamin[/name] ([name]Ben[/name]). I love [name]Samuel[/name] ([name]Sam[/name]). I think it goes well with the other names, but hubbie says no. Our last name is [name]Anthony[/name], and he thinks the baby will get called [name]Samantha[/name] (first and last names run together). What do you think? Any other suggestions that go with [name]Nate[/name] and [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Anthony[/name]?
Thanks!

Hmm, I will give it a try–off the top of my head…
[name]William[/name] ([name]Liam[/name])
[name]Joseph[/name] ([name]Jo[/name] or [name]Joey[/name])
[name]Michael[/name] ([name]Mike[/name] or [name]Micky[/name])
[name]Christopher[/name] ([name]Chris[/name], [name]Kit[/name], or [name]Topher[/name])
[name]Tobias[/name]/[name]Tobiah[/name]/[name]Tobin[/name] ([name]Toby[/name])
[name]Richard[/name] ([name]Rich[/name])
[name]Daniel[/name] ([name]Dan[/name] or [name]Dani[/name])
[name]Thomas[/name] ([name]Tom[/name])
[name]Joshua[/name] ([name]Josh[/name])
[name]Robert[/name] ([name]Rob[/name])
[name]Andrew[/name] ([name]Drew[/name])
[name]David[/name] ([name]Dave[/name])
[name]James[/name] ([name]Jamie[/name])
[name]Samson[/name] ([name]Sam[/name])

[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]

I think your taste runs to classical biblical names, since [name]Nate[/name], [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Sam[/name] could all be labeled as such. Going with last name ‘[name]Anthony[/name]’:

[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Jared[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] / [name]Matthias[/name]
Michah
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Paul[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Titus[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]

[name]Love[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name]! [name]Both[/name] were on my long list. Maybe you’ll like some other names we considered:

[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Augusten[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Damien[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]

Otherwise:

[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Ruben[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]

I can see what your husband means unfortunately! :frowning: Altho I love [name]Samuel[/name] too.

From the above suggestions I love [name]Oliver[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name]?), [name]Gabriel[/name] ([name]Gabe[/name]), and [name]Elijah[/name] ([name]Eli[/name]).

[name]Samuel[/name] is pretty cute but I prefer it as a middle name! I see what your husband means by [name]Samuel[/name] and [name]Anthony[/name] running together to sound like [name]Samantha[/name] but that wouldn’t last too long before people were bored of the joke.

Other ideas…
[name]Ronan[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] ([name]Nate[/name], [name]Ben[/name] & [name]Seb[/name])
[name]Isaac[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] ([name]Nate[/name], [name]Ben[/name] & [name]Isaac[/name])
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Jared[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Leland[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Edison[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Jameson[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Callum[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]

Thanks for all the input. I still love [name]Sam[/name], but hubbie is leaning toward [name]Micah[/name]. At least it’s a start!

I immediately thought of [name]William[/name] (nn [name]Will[/name]) and [name]Sebastian[/name] (nn [name]Seb[/name]) when I read your post :slight_smile:

Good luck! You could always use both: [name]Micah[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] flows well and strikes the ear well.

[name]Love[/name] [name]Micah[/name] with [name]Nate[/name] & [name]Ben[/name]!