Naming a second son

I’m trying to come up with possible names for my second son, and I’m finding myself even more picky than the first time around :sweat_smile:

I think the common thread with names I could imagine using is that they are definitively boys names, but not TOO in-your-face about it. Probably because these feel to me like features of my first son’s name (Ezra). (I know what falls in those categories is fairly subjective, though)

I also expect we’ll end up using a single-syllable nickname at some point, so I’ve been generally steering clear of names that are only one syllable or don’t have a good single-syllable nn. Also looking to not match too closely, so no E names, as wonderful as they are! And probably no M names, as they all sound too matchy with our last name to me.

Examples of names I especially like this time around are Alexander, Felix, Nicholas, and Asher.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!! :pray:

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I love the name [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]! I think all of your brother name ideas are great.

Other suggestions you might like…
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] (Cal, Vin)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (Tom)
[name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m] (Si / Sy)
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] (Cy)
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] (Ru)
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] (Ike, Zac)
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] (Pip, [name_u]Flip[/name_u], Lip, Phil)
[name_u]Leo[/name_u], [name_u]Levi[/name_u], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] (Lee)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_u]Louie[/name_u] (Lou)
[name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] (Lu)
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] (Frank)
[name_u]August[/name_u] (Gus)
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] (Ben, [name_m]Jam[/name_m], Bee)
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (Sam)
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (Seb, Bash)
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] (Jas, [name_u]Jazz[/name_u], Jay)
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] (Jude, Jay)
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] (Kit)
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (Hen)
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] (Mac)
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] (Max)

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I like [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] with [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]! [name_u]Asher[/name_u] is a great name also but sounds a little matchy with [name_u]Ezra[/name_u] (and is also used for girls, if that’s an issue).

Other ideas:

[name_m]Abram[/name_m] or [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] (Abe)

[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] (Ben)

[name_u]Connor[/name_u] (Con)

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] (Con or Rad)

[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] (Dash)

[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] (Finn)

[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (Hank)

[name_u]Jackson[/name_u] (Jack)

[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (Jon)

[name_u]Joseph[/name_u] or [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] (Joe)

[name_u]Julian[/name_u] (Jules)

[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] (Luke)

[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] or [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] (Nate)

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] (Oz)

[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] (Pat or Rick)

[name_m]Quinton[/name_m] (Quinn)

[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] or [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] (Raff)

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (Sol)

[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] (Tim)

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (Vin)

[name_u]William[/name_u] (Will)

[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] (Zach)

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[name_u]Jonah[/name_u], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] (Joe)
[name_u]James[/name_u] (Jem)
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (Hal)
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] (Gabe, [name_u]Gale[/name_u], Gil)
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u] (Dan)
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Callum[/name_u], [name_u]Callan[/name_u], [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] (Cal)
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] (Rome)
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] (Wes)
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] (Ben)
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] (Jess)
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] (Bear)
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u] (Finn)
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] (Rafe)
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] (Ty)
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] (Des)
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] (Russ)
[name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Wallace[/name_u] (Ace)
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] (Rue)
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] (Shep)
[name_u]Leland[/name_u] (Lee)
[name_m]Soren[/name_m], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] (Ren)
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] (Luke)
[name_u]Huxley[/name_u] (Huck)
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] (Abe, Bram)
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] (Ames, [name_m]Abe[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], Bo)
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (Lach)
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] (Thad, Tad)
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m] (Cass)

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Hello!

Maybe…

[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] “Ani, Zelli”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] “Bren”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_u]Vero[/name_u] “Ro”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_u]Julian[/name_u] “Jul, Ian”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Linwood[/name_m] “Lin, Linny”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] “Jazz”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] “Ollie”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Nigel[/name_m] “Nij (N-eye-j)”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] “Iggy”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] “Izzy”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Perceval[/name_m] “Perc / Percy”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] & [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] “Zach, Riah”

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:

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[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] is so handsome!! Suggestions:

[name_u]Bodhi[/name_u]. - [name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u] - [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Colson[/name_m]- [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_u]Cooper[/name_u] - [name_m]Coop[/name_m]
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u] - [name_u]Doss[/name_u] or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u] - Grif
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u] - [name_m]Hud[/name_m]
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u] - [name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_u]Remington[/name_u] - [name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] - [name_u]Rome[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - [name_f]Ro[/name_f]

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Felix[/name_m] for you!

I’ll add in:

[name_u]Leon[/name_u] (Lee)
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] (Finn, [name_m]Frank[/name_m], Flyn)
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] (Jo)
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] (Ru, Ben)
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] (Luke, Lu)
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] (Zac, Ike)
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] (Max, Wells)
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] (Dill, Dan)
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] (Ro)
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u] (Beck, Kit)

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I really like [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] with [name_u]Ezra[/name_u] !

I will suggest:
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]

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You have a beautiful list already! But lists are fun, so here we go:

[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]David[/name_u]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]John[/name_u]
[name_u]Joseph[/name_u]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u]

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I like [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_u]Asher[/name_u] work really well with [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]!

[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
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[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_u]Henley[/name_u]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]Scott[/name_u]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

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I’ve always loved Ezr@!

You’ve had lots of lovely suggestions so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

[name_u]Callum[/name_u] ~ [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] ~ [name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] ~ [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] ~ [name_u]Ozzy[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] ~ [name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] ~ [name_u]Joe[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ~ [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] ~ [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] ~ [name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] ~ [name_m]Benny[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] ~ [name_u]Tommy[/name_u]
[name_m]Jenson[/name_m] ~ [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Shep[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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[name_u]Callan[/name_u] n [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Marc[/name_m]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] nn [name_m]Zeph[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cas[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinton[/name_m] n [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Tracy[/name_u] nn [name_m]Trey[/name_m]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m] n [name_m]Al[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] nn [name_m]Dan[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u] nn [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] nn [name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u] nn [name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn Bash
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Jason[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jay[/name_u]

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I like [name_u]Asher[/name_u] with [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]. +1 [name_m]Abel[/name_m] (Abe), [name_m]Abram[/name_m] (Bram), [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] (Zac), [name_u]Levi[/name_u].

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] this list and the nicknames to match! [name_u]August[/name_u] has been growing on me already so I love a vote in that direction, and I definitely need to give [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] more consideration.

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Ohh, some good stuff here. Sadly my favorites are ones I can’t use (already used in the family or nixed by the partner), but I’m taking notes anyway :grin:

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[name_m]Cassian[/name_m] is one of my absolute faves!! Maybe I need to float that one to my partner again, heh. Taking down [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], and [name_m]Russell[/name_m] for more consideration!

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Thank you so much for all the suggestions, berries!! I’ve taken a bunch of notes about names I should consider or reconsider or pitch harder to my partner. :heart:

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