Name Help

I was sure we were having a 3rd little girl. Turns out baby 3 is a boy. We had a name we loved but I don’t feel like it fits well with the middle name I now want to use.

We have 2 girls, [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]. Our last name starts with a B. We really like [name_m]Myles[/name_m] but I’d like to use my maiden name as the middle name. This will be the only grandson and the only way to pass on my family name. [name_f]My[/name_f] maiden name is Jowers. I’m having a hard time with [name_m]Myles[/name_m] and Jowers both ending in s. I would love to find something that maybe goes a little bit better but I’m striking out.

Would prefer something not in the top 100. A little less traditional but not over the top. Nothing is standing out to me.

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I like [name_m]Myles[/name_m] a lot! It’s on our list for a future boy (Miles) and we currently have a [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]! I don’t mind [name_m]Myles[/name_m] Jowers, but I understand the hesitation. Is there another family name you could use if you really love [name_m]Myles[/name_m]?

Other names we like (and that I think would be sweet with [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] and Elliott):

[name_u]Callan[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] Jowers

[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Antony[/name_m]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Cade[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Charley[/name_u]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_u]Cooper[/name_u]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_u]Gene[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Webb[/name_m]
[name_m]Zayden[/name_m]

What about [name_u]Milo[/name_u]? [name_u]Or[/name_u], less commonly, [name_u]Niall[/name_u]?

[name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_u]Miller[/name_u]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]

I know it wouldn’t match your girls’ names, but if you have your heart set on [name_m]Myles[/name_m] Jowers but the -s endings bother you, you could add another middle name between them?

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[name_m]Myles[/name_m] Jowers sounds okay to me! I know your girls only have one middle, but is there the option to add something between [name_m]Myles[/name_m] and Jowers - like:

[name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u] Jowers
[name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_m]Lucan[/name_m] Jowers
[name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] Jowers
[name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] Jowers
[name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] Jowers

Otherwise, with Jowers, I’ll suggest:

[name_u]Callahan[/name_u] Jowers
Caynan Jowers
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Maddox[/name_u] Jowers
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u] Jowers

[name_u]Milan[/name_u] Jowers?

[name_u]Penn[/name_u]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Pacey[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Lowen[/name_u]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_u]Neo[/name_u]

Update, here’s our current list but still nothing is really feeling like the right fit to me…

I like but my husband doesn’t…
[name_m]Holt[/name_m]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]

We both like…
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]

Current front runner that my husband and I are both good with is [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]. I’m only hesitating because I’m not sold on [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] even though it’s a family name. I prefer [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and my husband doesn’t. I want to either call him by his longer name or nickname and [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] feels harder to say for some treason?

Any others I’m not thinking of that might be good to add to our list? I seem to be gravitating towards shorter boys names. Again, don’t want anything in the top 100. I have widen the family name use to either [name_u]William[/name_u] or Jowers.