Opinions on these two combos, please!

I’ve been tossing around these two combos for several weeks now, and I can’t seem to decide how I feel. [name]Both[/name] are considerations for the last two spots on my boys’ list but I can’t seem to decide if they’re worth keeping.

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]

They would join [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Jack[/name], [name]Asher[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Grayson[/name], [name]Brody[/name], [name]Spencer[/name], and [name]Bailey[/name] on my short list. Other considerations are [name]Beckett[/name] (nn [name]Beck[/name]), [name]Lincoln[/name] (maybe nn [name]Cole[/name]), [name]Avery[/name], [name]Zane[/name], [name]Boone[/name], and [name]Daniel[/name]. In the combos, [name]Oscar[/name] is for [name]Oscar[/name] Wilde, and [name]Beckett[/name] is for my sister (nn [name]Becca[/name]), and the others I just like.

I’m mostly concerned about [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]–while I feel it has the perfect vibe I was looking for in a [name]Henry[/name] combo (and [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] is virtually nonnegotiable), I don’t especially love [name]Nicholas[/name]. I wish I could have a name that honored family, but most of those options are a bit limited. I feel like I’m just settling for [name]Nicholas[/name]–I never especially loved it even though I like it, and I just feel like there are so many other names I love more that I should be using instead of [name]Nicholas[/name]… I’ve been through so many options, though, and [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] is the only one that really feels cohesive and like it could possibly work…

Thanks, ladies!

I love [name]Noah[/name] [name]Beckett[/name]… not a fan of the name [name]Flynn[/name]… But it has good rhythm

I like all the components of [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] but something seems a little off for me… not sure what it is…

[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Lincoln[/name]… i would use the nn [name]Linc[/name]! From you names list what are ones you would use as FN and which as MN… maybe it would be goood to get some suggestions for your combos!

Thanks!

I’m not a fan of [name]Linc[/name]/[name]Link[/name], honestly–it’s just never appealed to me. I do love [name]Cole[/name], though, so even if the sound really isn’t there I think the nn could work. I also like just [name]Lincoln[/name].

I would use most of those names as FNs… I can’t really imagine using any of them as a MN (except for [name]Daniel[/name], which I can’t seem to make my mind up about). I do have some combos figured out–[name]Avery[/name] _____ [name]George[/name], [name]Boone[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name] [name]Leo[/name], [name]Beckett[/name] _____ [name]Finn[/name]… I’m tossing around [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] something-or-other. I’m leaning more and more toward using [name]Daniel[/name] as a MN ([name]Brody[/name] [name]Daniel[/name] _____), but I can’t seem to give [name]Daniel[/name] as a FN up yet. :confused: I think [name]Avery[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Boone[/name], and [name]Beckett[/name] are probably the highest contenders for the last two spots on my list…

I like both! I like [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] better…[name]Noah[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] …[name]Beckett[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] just sounds like a phrase I can’t put my finger on. [name]Noah[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] is handsome though. With [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name], is the rhythm of [name]Henry[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] better? I think it might be, although I don’t know if separating [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name] is OK.

Instead of [name]Nicholas[/name]…what about…[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Andreas[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Thaddeus[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] (initials HOT seem weird), [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Matthias[/name]…or [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] Nicanor (but a lot of -r…), [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Cole[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicolo[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nico[/name]…

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] - Something seems off with the flow here. It might sound better as [name]Henry[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]. I love [name]Henry[/name] with [name]Nicholas[/name] but I am not feeling [name]Oscar[/name] here, but since you said it was non-negotiable I would use something other than [name]Nicholas[/name] for the 2nd MN. Maybe [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name]?

[name]Noah[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] - I love this one!!! The flow is perfect and it sounds so quirky and cute but still handsome at the same time :slight_smile: I think this actually might be one of my favorites, if not my total favorite, of all your combos. [name]Just[/name] perfect [name]IMO[/name] :slight_smile:

I love the combo [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] but I also have the same feeling about [name]Nicholas[/name]. What about:

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]

I like [name]Noah[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] but prefer [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name].

Thanks, ladies!

@jesba - [name]Henry[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] is probably better but I am quite partial to [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name] together! I might consider [name]Henry[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]. After I posted this it just hit me that [name]Nicholas[/name] (St. [name]Nick[/name]) could be a nice nod to my sister, whose name also starts with an “N” and is quite [name]Christmas[/name] themed… so it’s taken on a new layer of meaning even though there are other names in general that I like more than [name]Nicholas[/name]. I had also tossed around [name]Henry[/name] [name]Jameson[/name] [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Elliot[/name], and [name]Henry[/name] [name]Caspian[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]/[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Caspian[/name]–I think I still prefer [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] to them all even though I vastly prefer [name]Jameson[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], and [name]Caspian[/name] in general… Hmm.

@dillonsfan01 - [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] doesn’t really help. haha. I’m trying to stray from using 3 2-syllable names in a row, especially since my ln is two syllables, too. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Richards[/name] is just blahhh even though I love all three names separately! I suppose I could give up [name]Oscar[/name] for the perfect combo… I’ve been thinking about [name]Henry[/name] [name]Eben[/name] lately, but I don’t know if I would use that over [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]. I do like that [name]Eben[/name] has a slight [name]Christmas[/name] theme to go with [name]Tallie[/name]'s name–what with [name]Eben[/name] being short for [name]Ebenezer[/name]…

@ynnig - Thanks for your feedback! I agree–[name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] just makes me smile. :slight_smile: I love the literary connections and the way the two names work together, but yeah, blah on the [name]Nicholas[/name] part. :confused: [name]Beckett[/name] and [name]Lincoln[/name] don’t really work because of the two syllable thing, but I had considered [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]. It just didn’t wow me in the end, and I have this thing about having more than one “Y” in a combo… [name]Do[/name] you have any [name]Christmas[/name]-themed MN suggestions that aren’t 2 syllables? I just realized that could work to honor my sister. I thought maybe something like [name]Henry[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] which I like but I don’t love the heavy “C” and “G” sounds so close together. Maybe a bit hard to say?

Any other thoughts?

Thanks, ladies!