Need a short middle name to go with Nicholas

[name]Hi[/name],

We are expecting our second baby in a few weeks’ time and cannot seem to find a middle name that goes with our boys name choice, [name]Nicholas[/name]. Preferably we would like the middle name to be short and punchy, like [name]James[/name] (unfortunately we can’t use [name]James[/name] as two immediate family members have beaten us to it in recent months).

I also like the idea of using a not-so-common middle name that steers clear of anything with ‘kreative’ spelling or anything too trendy. On my list is [name]Emile[/name], but as luck would have it my husband absolutely hates that name because he thinks it looks too much like [name]Emily[/name] :frowning:

Please help! :slight_smile:

Mmm… Well, my first thought was [name]James[/name]. Then I read your post.
However, maybe you might like

[name]John[/name]
[name]Bertram[/name]*
[name]Alexander[/name]*
[name]David[/name]
[name]Johannes[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]*
[name]William[/name]

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I first thought of [name]Jack[/name]… and then read your post -it might be too trendy for your tastes.

For short & punchy, how about:
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name] (this is actually a different version of [name]James[/name])
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]

:slight_smile:

[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Jay[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Kane[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Chase[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Emery[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Paul[/name]

The one syllable ones:
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Joel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Zane[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Bram[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Drew[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Heath[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Hale[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Pike[/name]

The ones that are few letters but more syllables:
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Avi[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Ari[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Ian[/name]

The variants of [name]James[/name]:
[name]Jacob[/name], [name]Seamus[/name], [name]Hamish[/name], [name]Diego[/name], [name]Iago[/name].

[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Blake[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Grant[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Gray[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Thane[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Tate[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Tiernan[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Levi[/name]

I love [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Paul[/name]! I actually don’t like the repeating “s/z” sounds in [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]James[/name].