Poll - Rome or Jude...brother for Zara!

Hello berries :strawberry:

We are currently TTC and my husband has finally agreed on a couple of potential boys names which I love :pray:t4: Our daughter is Zara, mn Kate. Many of you have kindly given lots of suggestions on a separate post, so we have quite a few girls names on the list now but boys are proving to be much more difficult for us :melting_face:

So… for a boy… which do you prefer, Rome or Jude? :herb: please vote!

Also feel free to suggest any other boys names with a similar feel? Our surname is Gr££nan which isn’t the easiest to find a nice match!

And any middle name suggestions you think would fit would be amazing too :white_heart:

Thanks as always x

  • Rome
  • Jude
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I think [name_u]Jude[/name_u] is more cohesive with Zar@ :sunflower:

[name_u]Jude[/name_u] is handsome, upbeat and fun. I also feel [name_u]Jude[/name_u] has a more classic sound which is very in keeping with Zar@. They are a really sweet pair.

I also like R0me but I just think R0me feels very stylistically different from Zar@ so that’s what made me love [name_u]Jude[/name_u].

Suggestions: [name_u]Ezra[/name_u], [name_u]Beau[/name_u], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Leo[/name_u], [name_u]Miles[/name_u] + [name_u]Theo[/name_u].

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I think [name_u]Rome[/name_u] has the same uniqueness and spark as [name_f]Zara[/name_f]. [name_u]Jude[/name_u] is a little too common to match it IMO.

Middle suggestions (going after your daughter’s more “common” middle):

[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Derrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Irwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] / [name_m]Elian[/name_m]

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:

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Thank you! From your suggestions I like [name_u]Ezra[/name_u], [name_u]Miles[/name_u] and [name_u]Theo[/name_u]. [name_u]Leo[/name_u] has been my daughter’s favourite for a while :blue_heart:

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Thank you! I do hear [name_u]Jude[/name_u] everywhere at the moment. It’s not too popular where we live, but it definitely pops up a lot online.

I love [name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] :brown_heart: I had a colleague whose son was named [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] (nn Xavi) and I always thought it was so charming.

Tough choice!

[name_u]Rome[/name_u] is charming, with that stylish flair of [name_f]Zara[/name_f] - something adventurous but sunny about it!

[name_u]Jude[/name_u] is handsome, versatile, established but on trend, cool, with a sort of relaxed feel. I think I like [name_u]Jude[/name_u] best personally, but both are great!

Some middles

[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Marlow[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Abram[/name_m]

[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Judah[/name_u]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Harley[/name_u]

A couple more suggestions:

[name_f]Zara[/name_f] and…

[name_m]Nash[/name_m]
[name_m]Myles[/name_m]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_u]Joss[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]

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I vote for [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. It’s a fantastic name, and sounds wonderful with [name_f]Zara[/name_f].

Middle ideas:

[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Neo[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

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Ooh my vote definitely goes to [name_u]Rome[/name_u]! It’s so chic and strong next to [name_f]Zara[/name_f]. I think [name_u]Jude[/name_u] it really cute but next to [name_f]Zara[/name_f] it kind of feels plain? Maybe cause it’s kind of popular right now? I also think [name_m]Roman[/name_m] would be really nice with [name_f]Zara[/name_f]. Some suggestions, could be used for a middle or for other first name suggestions~

[name_m]Jovian[/name_m]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
Emil/e
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Niko[/name_u]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]

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[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]

Suggestions :

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Rivers[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhodes[/name_u]

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I LOVE the name [name_u]Jude[/name_u] … however, I voted for [name_u]Rome[/name_u].
I think [name_f]Zara[/name_f] and [name_u]Rome[/name_u] sound like a nicer sibling pairing, because they’re both borderline out there (in a great way - it’s the perfect amount of “Ooh, that’s unique!”).

Middle names, hmm … what about [name_u]Rome[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u]? (something short and classic, much like Kate)

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