Our little man needs a name!!

Our little man is due in 12 weeks and we’re no closer to agreeing on a first name, let alone a middle for him. We have two girls and a boy already who’s names are:
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] (nn: [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]) [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] (nn: [name_u]Max[/name_u]) [name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (nn: [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]) [name_f]Sibelle[/name_f]

And we’d love something that fits with these names - traditional with great nn choice.

I quite like:
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (nn: [name_u]Freddie[/name_u])
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] (nn: Wilby or [name_m]Will[/name_m])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn:[name_u]Ollie[/name_u])

And DH likes:
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m] (nn: Xav pronounced Zave)
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]

I’d reallly love to hear your thoughts on what you think would sound great that hubby and I can consider. Our last name is one syllable so need a name with two or more syllables also.

Thanks heaps.

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], and [name_m]Edward[/name_m] are precious!
I honestly don’t think your styles are that different? You both like masculine and traditional names, maybe with a twist ([name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] instead of [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Lucian[/name_m]).
What about:
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_u]August[/name_u] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]” or “[name_m]Augie[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] “[name_m]Alf[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]” or “[name_m]Fred[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Benny[/name_m]”
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Benny[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Ned[/name_m]”
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] “[name_m]Cy[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Russ[/name_m]”
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] “[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m] “[name_m]Clay[/name_m]”
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]”
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m] “[name_m]Dun[/name_m]” or “Dunny”
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] “[name_m]Des[/name_m]”
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] “[name_m]Ed[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Eddy[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Ned[/name_m]”
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] “[name_m]Ed[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Eddy[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Ned[/name_m]”
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m] “Fray”
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] “[name_m]Law[/name_m]”
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] “[name_m]Leon[/name_m]” “[name_u]Andy[/name_u]” “[name_m]Anders[/name_m]”
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Nat[/name_u]”
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m] “[name_m]Pip[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Phil[/name_u]”
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m]/[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Benny[/name_m]” or “Ru”
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] “Ru”
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] “[name_m]Sol[/name_m]”
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] “[name_u]Sully[/name_u]” or “[name_u]Van[/name_u]”
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] “[name_u]Spence[/name_u]”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] “[name_u]Vic[/name_u]”
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] “[name_m]Vince[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Vinny[/name_u]”
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] “[name_m]Walt[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Wally[/name_u]”

I like Willbur “[name_m]Will[/name_m]” the best of all your original choices. It also gives him a one-syllable nickname like his big bro.

Hmmm…

[name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], and…

[name_u]August[/name_u] nn [name_m]Augie[/name_m]/[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] nn [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Artie[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn [name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]/[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m]/[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jules[/name_u]/[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]/[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonel[/name_m]/[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]/[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]/[name_m]Raffy[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Your kids’ have great names. Here are my thoughts on #4:

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (nn: [name_u]Freddie[/name_u])-I like it! Seems like a perfect fit. [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] is adorable, & [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is strong and handsome.

[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] (nn: Wilby or [name_m]Will[/name_m]) -I don’t know. It’s a little too nerdy. Wilby is kind of cute. [name_m]Will[/name_m] is fine, but way over done. And this rhymes a bit w/[name_f]Millie[/name_f].

[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn:[name_u]Ollie[/name_u])-Very nice. Popular, but maybe that doesn’t bother you.

[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]-I don’t know…it’s fine. The nns seem a little forced and awkward.

[name_m]Edward[/name_m]-This seems like a great fit. [name_m]Eddie[/name_m] is cute, but I mostly love [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] & [name_m]Ned[/name_m] for nns.

[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]-This is alright…I like the nn [name_m]Luc[/name_m] or even [name_m]Louie[/name_m]? [name_m]Just[/name_m] doesn’t seem to fit your crew.

Suggestions:

[name_m]Archer[/name_m]

[name_u]August[/name_u]

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]

[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]

[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]!)

[name_m]George[/name_m]

[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Gilby[/name_m]! Or [name_m]Gib[/name_m]/[name_m]Gibby[/name_m]/[name_m]Gil[/name_m]/[name_u]Bertie[/name_u])

[name_m]Henry[/name_m]

[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]

[name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Louis[/name_m]

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ([name_m]Nate[/name_m] obviously is a great nn, but you could also do [name_m]Nils[/name_m])

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] ([name_m]Pete[/name_m] is obvious, but I like [name_m]Pip[/name_m] or Patch!)

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

I like [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m] for you! [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] are two names that came to mind

I’m really loving [name_m]Lucien[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] for you :slight_smile:

[name_u]Love[/name_u] these names!

I’d suggest [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] or [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m].

I absolutely adore [name_m]Lucien[/name_m], I’d love to use it for a boy if we have one next. However, with your sibset I think [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] or [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] work best and I really like all three names. I really don’t know which I think goes best to be honest… I also love [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] and teach two boys with the name, both of whom are referred to as Xave (zay-v), which I like. So basically, I like most of your names! [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is the least interesting to me although by no means a bad name.

Others that immediately popped into my mind are (sorry for any repeats):

[name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_u]Alastair[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Marlowe[/name_m], [name_u]Felix[/name_u], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Finlay[/name_u], Angus, Hamish, Xander, Leopold, Hudson, Rafferty.

[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lotte[/name_f] and [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Will[/name_m] or [name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ward[/name_m]

I also really like the suggestion of [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]

I would suggest [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] x