New Combos: honest opinions needed

[name]Darien[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] [name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name]

All of these are permanent first names on my list; no changes will be made any time soon.

[name]Adam[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], and [name]James[/name] are going to be permanent middle names, but they don’t necessarily have to stay with the names they’re with right now. A lot of people seem to like [name]Matthew[/name] [name]Elliot[/name], and I still do as well, so I think that one won’t be changed unless someone can really convince me otherwise.

I don’t know how I feel about [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name], but I do know I’d like a J middle name with [name]Thomas[/name] (but not [name]James[/name], something different).

Any suggestions? (Here’s my list: KD's Boy Names | Nameberry)

The only two I don’t particularly care for are [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] and [name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name]. The n in [name]Ryan[/name] and [name]Nicholas[/name] tend to run to together and [name]William[/name] and [name]Adam[/name] both have an “am” ending. All of the names are really nice names though. [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Jack[/name] sounds nice for another “j” name.

I think I’d prefer [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] to [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name].

[name]Darien[/name] [name]James[/name] - I like this combo, also [name]Darien[/name] [name]Seth[/name], [name]Darien[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] - I like [name]Matthew[/name] [name]Davis[/name], [name]Matthew[/name] [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Matthew[/name] [name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] - I prefer [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Asher[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name] - Also [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Ryder[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name] - I don’t like the double am ending, [name]William[/name] [name]Rhys[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Owen[/name]

Those are good points to consider … I really want to keep [name]Adam[/name] as a middle name, but I feel like [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Adam[/name] would be short, and I don’t like [name]William[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] :frowning: But I agree, the N sound runs together, and the AM endings don’t go well either.

[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Asher[/name]'s not bad :slight_smile: I would still prefer a TJ initial for [name]Thomas[/name], and I’m thinking WA initial for [name]William[/name] … but I didn’t consider the double AM endings, I agree there.

I think [name]William[/name] [name]James[/name] flows better than [name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name]. Or how about [name]William[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]?

Also [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] flows nicely. Or since you like TJ, [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name] is ok, but also [name]Thomas[/name] [name]James[/name] or [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Jackson[/name].

[name]Matthew[/name] seems a bit dated these days.

Not a fan of [name]Ryan[/name] or [name]Darien[/name], they’re not the same classic style as your other favorites.

[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name] and [name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name] are both fab names.

I know [name]Ryan[/name] and [name]Darien[/name] aren’t the same as [name]William[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], and [name]Matthew[/name] … but I love them so much! <3 I have unique tastes in names. One of my all-time favorite names is Bo, and if I were to use it it would probably be Bartholomew nn Bo. I feel like Ryan and Darien are closer to the classic style of the other three, compared to Bartholomew.

I also like [name]Matthew[/name] [name]Eliot[/name]. I think [name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name] isn’t such a good combo since they both end the same. [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Adam[/name] is way better. [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name] is nice :slight_smile:

[name]Darien[/name] [name]James[/name] - not a fan of [name]Darien[/name], sounds like a smoosh of [name]Dario[/name] and [name]Damien[/name]. Incidentally, I do like [name]Dario[/name], [name]Damien[/name] or [name]Damon[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] - quite like this. [name]Matthew[/name] [name]James[/name] would also be a lovely, classic combo.
[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] - I like this, and don’t feel like they run together too much to use this.
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Julian[/name] - not a fan of [name]Julian[/name]. Maybe [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Jude[/name] instead?
[name]William[/name] [name]Adam[/name] - both nice names, but I struggle with the two similar endings together. [name]How[/name] about [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Adam[/name] and [name]Willian[/name] [name]Jude[/name] instead?