Our third boy needs a name!

I’m still on the hunt for a name that grabs me for what I assume will be our third boy. We have two sons [name_u]Theo[/name_u] ([name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]) and [name_u]Gus[/name_u] ([name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]).

We are looking for a name that has a vintage feel, not too popular and ideally has a long formal name with a short nickname. Names that we like but have ruled out/I’m not sold on include [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Frederic[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] and [name_u]Francis[/name_u].

I’d love to hear your suggestions, I’m struggling for inspiration!

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]…[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]… [name_m]Sy[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] … [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] … [name_m]Seb[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]… [name_u]Grey[/name_u]

I love both [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]! especially [name_u]Gus[/name_u]!

how about;

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]/[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachariah[/name_m]/[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], and their little brother…
[name_m]Sebastien[/name_m], [name_m]Seb[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Barney[/name_m], [name_m]Barnes[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u], [name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_u]Sander[/name_u]/[name_m]Zander[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Al[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_u]Jazz[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m], [name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_m]Ned[/name_m]

Best of luck! I absolutely love your boys’ names.

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]

[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], and [name_u]Max[/name_u]

:slight_smile:

[name_m]Simeon[/name_m] came to mind, but I’m not sure what you could use as a nn. [name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Evan[/name_u] would also work well imo. My favorite, however, with [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]) and [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] ([name_u]Gus[/name_u]) is the previously suggested [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] ([name_u]Max[/name_u]), now that is a perfect sibset!

[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] came to mind instantly. This spelling is far less common than the eighties and nineties [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m] and it still sounds familiar yet still uncommon. I believe it is the English spelling, with the G.
[name_m]Rye[/name_m], pronounced like the bread, [name_m]Geo[/name_m], like the beginning of geography with a long o sound, or [name_m]Geoff[/name_m] are solid nicknames.
[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], and [name_m]Geoff[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], and [name_m]Rye[/name_m]…[name_m]Geo[/name_m] rhymes with [name_u]Theo[/name_u] so you may not like that one :slight_smile:
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] works well with [name_u]Theo[/name_u] and [name_u]Gus[/name_u]= theo, [name_u]Gus[/name_u], and [name_m]Tim[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]…another classic, could be shortened to [name_u]Pax[/name_u] or [name_u]Pat[/name_u] or even [name_m]Rick[/name_m]…aric could also work

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], and their little brother…
[name_m]Hendrik[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Henry[/name_m] -> unless this is an issue with [name_u]Theo[/name_u]’s mn. Wouldn’t be for me but…)
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leon[/name_m] (so you don’t have [name_u]Theo[/name_u] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m])
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Geoff[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bobby[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zack[/name_m]
Niklaus nn [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Emmerich[/name_m]/[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Rich[/name_m]/[name_m]Eric[/name_m]/[name_f]Em[/name_f]/Mett

I agree [name_u]Max[/name_u] sounds like a great fit but it’s rather popular here in Australia.
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] is another good idea but I’m not a fan of [name_m]Seb[/name_m] or bastian.
I’ll give some thought to the other suggestions, I like the feel of [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] but I suspect my husband will say its too much like a last name.
Thanks for the input xx

[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] - [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m] - [name_u]Chris[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] - [name_m]Will[/name_m] / [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] - [name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] - [name_m]Lawrie[/name_m]/[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] - [name_u]Percy[/name_u]

[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]/ [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
[name_m]Aeneas[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m] - [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Theon[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] - [name_m]Tad[/name_m], [name_m]Thad[/name_m]
[name_m]Thelonius[/name_m]
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] - [name_m]Leon[/name_m]??
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u]/ [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
Alerion
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], [name_m]Finnley[/name_m] - [name_u]Flyn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] - [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
Lyron
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], nat
[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]
[name_m]Riordan[/name_m] - [name_u]Rio[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] - [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Valo[/name_u]
[name_m]Lazlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Amedeo[/name_m]
[name_m]Cronus[/name_m]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]

I second [name_u]Max[/name_u] and [name_m]Leon[/name_m]

I love your names. Our boy list has many overlaps, so here are some more that might fit with your style:

[name_m]Walter[/name_m]/[name_m]Walt[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]/[name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]/[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]/[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]/[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Clifford[/name_m]/[name_m]Cliff[/name_m]

Good luck!

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] are so handsome! What about …

[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] ([name_m]Wes[/name_m])
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] / [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] ([name_u]Max[/name_u])
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ([name_m]Sol[/name_m])

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]), [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] ([name_u]Gus[/name_u]) and…

[name_m]Abram[/name_m] ([name_m]Bram[/name_m])
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] ([name_m]Abe[/name_m])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] ([name_u]Alfie[/name_u])
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] ([name_m]Bron[/name_m])
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] (Tolly)
[name_m]Bartleby[/name_m] ([name_m]Bart[/name_m])
Beaumont ([name_m]Beau[/name_m])
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] ([name_u]Cass[/name_u])
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ([name_m]Fred[/name_m])
Gilligan ([name_m]Gil[/name_m])
[name_m]Heathcliff[/name_m] ([name_m]Cliff[/name_m])
[name_m]Isadore[/name_m] ([name_u]Dory[/name_u])
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m])
[name_m]Mathias[/name_m] ([name_u]Mat[/name_u])
[name_u]Maurice[/name_u] ([name_u]Maury[/name_u])
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] ([name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m] ([name_m]Mort[/name_m])
[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] ([name_u]Perry[/name_u])
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] (Phin)
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] (Roo)
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_m]Seb[/name_m])
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] ([name_u]Toby[/name_u])
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u] ([name_u]Val[/name_u])

Great suggestions. I like [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] nn [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] but my husband is not keen. If we were to use [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] as a nn we’d use [name_u]Francis[/name_u] as the first name. But I do think [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] work.
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] nn [name_m]Sol[/name_m] was on our list with [name_u]Gus[/name_u], I quite like it but my husband isn’t sold. I’ll have to work on him!
I love [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]/[name_m]Wes[/name_m] and [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]/[name_m]Abe[/name_m] but my husband has vettoed them. We have a tough time agreeing!
I love the input, it’s certaintly got me thinking.

It might already be listed but [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] NN [name_m]Leo[/name_m] is adorable with your boys names:)

[name_m]Walter[/name_m] would be perfect!

[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u] [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

[name_f]Love[/name_f] previous suggestions [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] & [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

I love your boys’ names and, as all of them have been on our list as we try to name our second son, I’ll suggest [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], the name of our first son.

I also like [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] or [name_u]Francis[/name_u] nn [name_m]Fritz[/name_m].