Please Help! Sibling name for Ethan. New baby in few days

General Name Discussion
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Hello everyone,

My first boy is [name]Ethan[/name] and my second boy is on the way in the next few days.

We still couldn’t decide on the name yet (middle name is [name]Kai[/name], last name starts with Y)

We both like [name]Ivan[/name], both sound and meaning but concern the “[name]Ivan[/name] the Terrible” effects.

We tentatively settle for [name]Dylan[/name]; initial becomes DKY

We have close relative who named their sons, [name]Steve[/name], [name]Ashton[/name], [name]Jayden[/name] and [name]William[/name]. So, choosing the same name is very unlikely.

Thanks in advance for your input and suggestions. Have a wonderful day!

Best regards,
[name]Kevin[/name] & [name]Mandy[/name] :stuck_out_tongue:

P.S. The name we have a look at but didn’t click: [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Alden[/name], [name]Mason[/name], [name]Logan[/name], [name]Nathan[/name] and [name]Brandon[/name].

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I agree with you about Ivan. Plus Ivan Kai sounds off with the repeating “I” sound
What about…
Evan
Owen
Asher
Grayson
Tristan
Emmett
Declan
Keiran
Aaron
Austin
Nolan
Jackson
Gavin
Benjamin
Noah
Holden
Hudson
Griffin
Jameson
Weston

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[name]Ivor[/name] or [name]Ivo[/name] are other possibilities, although pretty uncommon in the US

Other suggestions
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Phillip[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]
[name]Brent[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Martin[/name]

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I love [name]Ivan[/name], people will get used to it and not think “the terrible” after it when they meet an adorable baby.

[name]IRL[/name] siblings of [name]Ethan[/name]'s I know…

[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]
[name]Ashton[/name] (twin)

HTH! Good luck!

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Are you set on using a name with an -on/-an/-en ending? Because I think [name]Grant[/name] sounds great with [name]Ethan[/name]!

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The first names I thought of instead of [name]Ivan[/name] were [name]Owen[/name], and [name]Ivo[/name]. I like the suggestion of [name]Grant[/name] too. Also, what about using [name]Kai[/name] as the fn? I think it works well with [name]Ethan[/name]. [name]Kai[/name] [name]Felix[/name] Y__, [name]Kai[/name] [name]William[/name] Y__, etc. I’m not a fan of [name]Dylan[/name], but [name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Dylan[/name] are okay together.

Some other possibilities:

[name]Ethan[/name] and

[name]Arlo[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Abram[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]David[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Lazlo[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Liam[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Philip[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Simon[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Soren[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Viggo[/name] [name]Kai[/name]

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[name]Garrett[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Hylton[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Trenton[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Jason[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name] [name]Kai[/name]

I really like the suggestions of [name]Evan[/name] or [name]Owen[/name] for you. Good luck!

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I also like the suggestion of [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Owen[/name] for them. [name]Ivan[/name] is nice, but I really like [name]Nathan[/name], it’s beautiful. :slight_smile:

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[name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Evan[/name] are too matchy imo but I like [name]Ethan[/name] & [name]Owen[/name] or [name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Nathan[/name]

If you like [name]Ivan[/name] (Russian form of [name]John[/name]) what about [name]Ian[/name] (Scottish form of [name]John[/name]) -it has a similar sound without repeating the I of [name]Kai[/name] and has the same meaning as [name]Ivan[/name] with out “the terrible” connotations.

Other suggestions:
[name]Ethan[/name] & [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] & [name]Liam[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] & [name]Seth[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] & [name]Simon[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] & [name]Benjamin[/name]
:slight_smile:

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Hello everyone,

Thanks for all your kind responses. We just have a boy, 6lb 2oz

Since our last name start with Y (with one syllable) and our first son is [name]Ethan[/name].

What do you think?
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Kai[/name] Y
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Kai[/name] Y
[name]Simon[/name] [name]Kai[/name] Y

In terms of pronunciations, is [name]Ian[/name] and [name]Ethan[/name] a bit too close?

It’s much easier to pick the name for our first son, [name]Ethan[/name] :slight_smile:

Thank your very much and have a wonderful day!

Regards,
[name]Mandy[/name] & [name]Kevin[/name] Y

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Hello everyone,

We both decided on our new on, [name]Aiden[/name] [name]Kai[/name] Y, tentatively :slight_smile: