We need some help coming up with a name for [name]Luca[/name]'s little brother.
With only 7 weeks to go, this seems to be getting harder to pick a name.
Our last name is [name]Barolo[/name] so we have tended to like shorter first names.
We are using [name]Palmer[/name] as a middle name (family).
Some names on our short list, but we’re open to suggestions- [name]Knox[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]Roman[/name], [name]Pax[/name], [name]Jett[/name], [name]Maddox[/name], [name]Matteo[/name].
With [name]Luca[/name] [name]Barolo[/name] I prefer (at least somewhat) classically Italian for a sibling, so I like best of your current choices:
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Barolo[/name]
[name]Matteo[/name] [name]Barolo[/name] (I think you could nn him [name]Maddox[/name]/Mattox if you really wanted to).
Although it seems pretty different from your taste, I’ve always loved [name]Giovanni[/name], could you nn [name]Gio[/name] since you like [name]Leo[/name]? Could maybe even nn [name]Jett[/name] from this.
[name]Nico[/name]/[name]Nicolas[/name] (nn [name]Knox[/name])?
[name]Paolo[/name] (nn [name]Pax[/name])?
[name]Casimiro[/name] nn [name]Pax[/name] (name means [name]Pax[/name])?
Xaviero/[name]Xavier[/name]?
Anyway I’m certainly not one to tell you you should only stick to Italian names, and anything’s fine. The only one of your list that gives me pause is [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Luca[/name]…it’s a lot of “oo”, although not a deal breaker. And if more siblings are on the way, I’d encourage you not to use the full [name]Jolie[/name]-[name]Pitt[/name] sibling name set : D.
[name]Knox[/name], [name]Pax[/name], and [name]Maddox[/name] have been totally [name]Jolie[/name]-Pittrified to me, so I’d take them off. I could do with [name]Paxton[/name], though, or any of these names as a middle (elventh president [name]James[/name] K. [name]Polk[/name]'s K was [name]Knox[/name], by the way)
[name]Leo[/name] and [name]Jude[/name] are a bit too close for comfort with brother [name]Luca[/name], so I’d eliminate those as well.
[name]Jett[/name] is a bit tied to [name]John[/name] Travolta’s son to me, and that’s a bit of a tragic connection. It’s also a bit noun-y for me.
[name]Matteo[/name]- A great fit with [name]Luca[/name], probably the best on your list. The only trouble is that it does sort of lock you into an Italian theme; if you’re planning on having more kids, you may want to think about whether you like other Italian/Latinate names so you don’t end up with something odd, like [name]Matteo[/name], [name]Luca[/name], and [name]Patrick[/name].
[name]Roman[/name]- I like this too. It’s more of a literal Italian name, but the trendy sound makes it fit in well with other non-Italian names on your list, like [name]Jude[/name].
So top picks are [name]Matteo[/name] and [name]Roman[/name].
Some suggestions you may like: [name]Finn[/name]/[name]Flynn[/name], [name]Anton[/name], [name]Milo[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Raphael[/name], [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Elias[/name]
OK, so I had to post a reply to you because we also have a little [name]Luca[/name] who will be a big brother to our new baby boy soon. Their big sister is [name]Sofia[/name] AND we also have an Italian last name. [name]Just[/name] to give you the heads up, the previous poster is right…if you are thinking about having a 3rd then consider carefully when you name this one whether you want to go full Italian. If you do (like going with [name]Matteo[/name]), it kind of restricts you when trying to name the next! That’s the position we are in now. We have [name]Sofia[/name], [name]Luca[/name] and ???. I don’t want to go super Italian because so many of the boy names are too fussy for me but anything that doesn’t at least have a slight Italian/Latin feel sounds a little odd with the other 2. I’m driving my husband bananas!!
Anyway, from your list I like [name]Matteo[/name] and [name]Leo[/name]. Right now, our top 2 are [name]Gabe[/name] ([name]Gabriel[/name]) and [name]Max[/name] ([name]Massimo[/name]).
I second the remark about [name]Jett[/name] and Travolta – also, I edited my post because I realized I had typed “celebrity” instead of sibling : D! I wonder if you like [name]Leo[/name] for the same reason – [name]Leo[/name] DiCaprio? It is close to [name]Luca[/name], 2 syllables and L, but not unbearably so. It’s the most flexible of the celebrity-esque names.
I do see the difficulty other posters mention about all future children being more likely to have Italian names the further in you go, and I see no big difficulties with [name]Luca[/name] and some more classic non-Italian names (to give one example, [name]Gabriel[/name] that the other poster is considering, and most familiar Biblical names are in the same boat). I think the problem is going from [name]Luca[/name] to something like [name]Knox[/name] which is not only a different language tradition but just very celebrity instead of classic like [name]Luca[/name]. A big set of two steps to take.
Anyway I had a new thought: [name]Matteo[/name] is really nice, further from [name]Luca[/name] than [name]Leo[/name], and both boys can go by more English [name]Luke[/name] and [name]Matt[/name] if they want / you want (and this possibly minimizes some of the “stuffiness” another poster feels about most Italian names if you feel that way too). Plus, I think [name]Matteo[/name] could go by [name]Teo[/name]? might capture some of what you like about [name]Leo[/name].
I have always loved variants of [name]Pascal[/name] like [name]Pasquale[/name] – [name]Pax[/name] is a plausible nickname for that. If I’m doing the math right, he’s due not particularly long after [name]Easter[/name], though of course it’s probably a strong association for the name regardless of birthdate and I can imagine it might not be your style.
I’m in the same boat. I have an Italian last name, 2 daughters, [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Luisa[/name], and baby #3 due in 2 weeks (don’t know the gender yet). We are also having a hard time deciding on a name for either gender. Have you considered [name]Gian[/name]? It is a classic, short Italian name that isn’t too over the top or too out there.
Oooh, I love [name]Dante[/name]! I think [name]Roman[/name] is a good option as well.
I was trying to think of Italian-ish names that wouldn’t lock you in and came up with:
[name]Anton[/name] and [name]Luca[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name] and [name]Luca[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name] and [name]Luca[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name] and [name]Luca[/name]
I have a [name_u]Lucca[/name_u], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and Knox… I’ve always worried about knoxs name being too different and now i see others feel the same haha we also have an Italian laat name. [name_m]Knox[/name_m] was the favorite name at the time tho and i still love it. Now I’m having another boy and loving rocco and crue . Don’t know if i should now stay Away from an Italian name because of knoxs … thoughts?m
I like Luca and Leo (it is my favourite).
I also like Luca and Matteo (Both biblical). Below are other suggestions.
Luca and…
Italian
Marco Palmer Barolo
Levi Palmer Barolo
Francesco Palmer Barolo
Enzo Palmer Barolo
Alessio Palmer Barolo
Dante Palmer Barolo
Davide Palmer Barolo
Lio Palmer Barolo
Zeno Palmer Barolo
Teo Palmer Barolo
Giovanni Palmer Barolo
Nico Palmer Barolo
Oscar Palmer Barolo
Achille Palmer Barolo
Augusto Palmer Barolo
Not Italian
From yours I like Roman.
Finn Palmer Barolo
Leon Palmer Barolo
Gabriel Palmer Barolo
Daniel Palmer Barolo
Elias Palmer Barolo
Noah Palmer Barolo
Aaron Palmer Barolo
Mats Palmer Barolo
Linus Palmer Barolo
Erik Palmer Barolo
Joshua Palmer Barolo
Lian Palmer Barolo
Theo Palmer Barolo
Felix Palmer Barolo
Henry Palmer Barolo
Jonas Palmer Barolo
Anton Palmer Barolo
Kai Palmer Barolo
Louis Palmer Barolo