My husband and I have very different naming styles and had a difficult time coming up with names for our boy. You guys gave us a lot of new ideas and we now have a list of baby names we both love. I would still like to get opinions on those names though. We are trying not to reveal the name before the baby is here so I can’t ask anyone I know. But I still think it’s good to hear other people’s honest opinions in case we’re missing something obvious that everyone else will get (teasing opportunity, weird initials, namesakes, etc).
Our middle name options honor family members and they are:
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Johan[/name_m] (you-hahn)
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
A possible second middle name could be something more quirky. Some names that we have been considering: [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Nash[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Leif[/name_m] (layf), [name_u]River[/name_u]. Or it could be something completely different.
Our last name Starts with J- and ends with -son.
So my questions for you guys are:
What do you think about the names we have on our list?
What middle names would you pair the names with?
Can you think of some quirky middle names we should consider?
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] has been underused for quite some time, although I do hear it more often as a surname. [name_m]Grant[/name_m] is a cute name, also underused. I’m not a fan of [name_m]Duncan[/name_m] but can I suggest [name_m]Declan[/name_m]?
My two favorite firsts by far are [name_m]Clark[/name_m] and [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]. Not a fan of [name_m]Grant[/name_m] or [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], but they are still great names.
I love [name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] [name_m]Adam[/name_m]. I think they stand fine on their own, but I am all for two middle names! Would you consider just [name_m]Thor[/name_m] as a second middle instead of [name_m]Thorin[/name_m]? I love [name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] and [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] [name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_m]Thor[/name_m].
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m]: [name_m]Grant[/name_m]
Second choice(s): [name_m]Clark[/name_m], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
No thanks: [name_m]Clive[/name_m], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m], [name_m]Aldous[/name_m]
I feel like [name_m]Grant[/name_m] is a seriously underappreciated name. Strong and handsome, and it works well at any age.
[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Nash[/name_m] and [name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] are probably my two favorite combos.
Other name combos I like:
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Johan[/name_m] [name_m]Nash[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
Other second middle name suggestions:
[name_m]Bear[/name_m] - I quite like [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] paired with [name_m]Bear[/name_m]!
[name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
My favorite is [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] or [name_m]Paul[/name_m] followed by [name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]. I like [name_m]Grant[/name_m] but if your last name is [name_m]Jefferson[/name_m] or [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] and you’re in the US, I would avoid the double president names. [name_m]Aldous[/name_m] and [name_m]Clive[/name_m] are funky but I think they can work if that’s what you’re going for. Not as into [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m] is OK but not the greatest rhythm with a -son name. Did you consider [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_m]Garreth[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], or [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]?
Congrats on coming up with a short list! It’s not easy. I love [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] and [name_m]Johan[/name_m], but since you both love all these names, I’ll just play around with some combos:
Mix n match… I really like [name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Johan[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]. And [name_m]Clive[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Nash[/name_m]. Good luck!