I’m more than open to alternate combo ideas for most of these [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Drury[/name_m] is a family name, so if I add [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] to my list, I’m pretty sure [name_m]Drury[/name_m] will be one of the middles, but anything else is just a rough idea for now, and even if the combo sticks, will eventually have a second middle added. [name_f][/name_f] Also really liking [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], maybe more than [name_m]Jules[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], but I can’t decide if I would use just [name_f]Sasha[/name_f], or a full name nn [name_f]Sasha[/name_f], and if a nn, which full name it would be? [name_f][/name_f] I’ve considered [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] nn [name_f]Sasha[/name_f], though, but I’m not sure how much sense it makes. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], [name_m]Drake[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Blaise[/name_m], [name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_f]Mariner[/name_f], [name_m]Tristan[/name_m], [name_m]Frey[/name_m], and [name_m]Vale[/name_m], too, but don’t really have a defined combo for any of them (and not committed to all of them as firsts, either). [name_f][/name_f] This post feels like just a random stream of name consciousness and I don’t know that I have defined questions, lol, but any thoughts, alternate suggestions, favorites, concerns about usability, etc., is welcome!
I love [name_m]Bram[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m]! Very classic and balanced.
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I also really like [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] [name_m]Aalto[/name_m] and [name_m]Zephan[/name_m] Truehart. Because these names are a bit more unexpected, the combos stand out in a good way.
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[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is fine, but it somehow feels to me like there could be a better middle for [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] out there. I think I prefer [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] with a bolder name like [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] or [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]. But maybe the right second middle name will be able to tie [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nicely together as well.
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Have you considered [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] nn [name_f]Sasha[/name_f]? [name_m]Not[/name_m] the most natural nickname, but to me it would make sense.
[name_m]Bram[/name_m] [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] → I love [name_m]Bram[/name_m], he’s so warm and gentle yet strong, and Phillip’s classic elegance pairs perfectly with him. [name_m]The[/name_m] old teddy bear emoji would fit this combo perfectly (unfortunately I don’t think the new one is nearly as charming )
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[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] → Flows perfectly but [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] will admittedly always be too [name_f]Twilight[/name_f] for me
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[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]Drury[/name_m] → [name_f]Love[/name_f] both names! But I do find them a little tongue-twistery one after another. I love the idea of [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] ___ [name_m]Drury[/name_m], though. Maybe [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Drury[/name_m] or [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Drury[/name_m] from your list?
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[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] → Cool and literary. He feels more expected than your other combos, but there’s nothing wrong with that!
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[name_m]Jules[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] → As you know I’m always going to love [name_m]Jules[/name_m] for a boy! I think the longer, distinctly masculine [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] makes a great middle for the more casual, unisex [name_m]Jules[/name_m]. I also love how elegant this combo feels! [name_m]The[/name_m] names have a very pan-European vibe to me when paired together. I do love [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] too, which also captures that sweet and elegant pan-European vibe.
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[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] [name_m]Aalto[/name_m] → I’ll admit I think I’m the only berry who just can’t get behind [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f] I don’t really have a good reason, it just doesn’t do it for me. But I think this combo flows really well and has wonderful outdoorsy, mountain air vibes.
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[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] → [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] is so underrated! He always gives me cozy imagery of cableknit sweaters and small boats on the Atlantic [name_m]Ocean[/name_m], and [name_m]Palti[/name_m] fits that vibe perfectly to me, too. I understand where [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] ‘Sasha’ comes from – maybe it’s not traditional, but I think it works! I wish we still had the old wave emoji, haha, because that would encapsulate this perfectly – it was way more ‘powerful sea’ and less ‘cartoon surfer’ than the current one.
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[name_m]Zephan[/name_m] Truehart → [name_m]Zephan[/name_m] is so cool. I love that he’s super distinct but feels totally grounded and approachable.
[name_m]Bram[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] → handsome, literary, and charming
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[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] → strong and distinctive; a bit like [name_m]Colin[/name_m], but with an edge.
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[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]Drury[/name_m] → I like [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], and I like [name_m]Drury[/name_m], but I do feel it a bit trippy on the tongue? I’d probably prefer them in different combos [name_f][/name_f]- or with another name between them?
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[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] → ooh, this is so gentle and magical; calm, studious and lovely
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[name_m]Jules[/name_m] [name_m]Maximillian[/name_m] → handsome and elegant, though I do[name_f][/name_f] prefer [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Maximillian[/name_m]. I like [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] as a stand alone and I think it’s well established enough to work
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[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] [name_m]Aalto[/name_m] → bright and cool [name_f][/name_f]- full of elegant and slight-story-book-vibes.
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[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] → [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] is rugged and cool; [name_m]Palti[/name_m] is new to me and it’s intriguing. I like the flow and would be interested to see what names you’d add in to the combo [name_f][/name_f]- that might influence how they all connect as they do feel quite different atm [name_f][/name_f]- Im thinking something quite classic might connect them?
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[name_m]Zephan[/name_m] [name_m]Trueheart[/name_m] → gentle yet knightly [name_f][/name_f]- a lovely option.
@Johannaa[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Ohhh, [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] is really lovely! [name_f][/name_f] I am not married to [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] with [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- I do like them as a pair but I don’t love[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] like I do [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], I appreciate his meaning and timelessness, but I don’t know that I could see myself using [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] as a first name, for example. [name_f][/name_f] I’ve tried [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] and [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] before, like both, but they didn’t click, so I’m toying around with other options. [name_f][/name_f] I hear a lot of [name_f]Twilight[/name_f] comments with [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] so I don’t even know if I would use him, but I am very fond of him! [name_f][/name_f] I’ll have to think about [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] in more depth [name_f][/name_f]- I’d been thinking of [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] nn [name_f]Malley[/name_f] or [name_m]Mac[/name_m] originally, but I’m definitely not opposed to [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] as a middle for the right first! [name_f][/name_f] And [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] feels more like MN material for me [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] is my favorite boys’ name, and I don’t think I could use both… [name_f][/name_f] but I can see where you get [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] from [name_m]Cassian[/name_m]!
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@EagleEyes[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- yes, I love that pan-European vibe that [name_m]Jules[/name_m] & [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] both have with [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]The[/name_m] fact that they’re both a bit nicknamey and short work so well with the grand [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] imo! [name_f][/name_f] Comparing them side to side, I think I prefer [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], but again, I’m still so torn on how I’d like to use [name_f]Sasha[/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Not[/name_m] name related, but I also SO miss the old emojis
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@Greyblue[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Interesting [name_f][/name_f]- I’m not opposed to [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] _____ [name_m]Drury[/name_m], but never found [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] [name_m]Drury[/name_m] that hard to say? [name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] And admittedly, the longer I sit on [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], the more I like it more than [name_m]Jules[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]! [name_f][/name_f] I’ve had a handful of firsts for [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] I’ve been toying around with over the past couple months, [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_m]Jules[/name_m], and [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] are my favorites, but while I feel like [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] CAN standalone just fine, I just can’t decide if it feels right for me? [name_f][/name_f] Maybe it’s because we used to have a dog named [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] when I was a toddler [name_f][/name_f]- and I feel the need to distance myself from that? [name_f][/name_f]- but while [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] feels fine for anyone else, I’ve been wondering if I need something like [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] or [name_m]Sampson[/name_m] or something along those lines myself. [name_f][/name_f] And if I did [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] or [name_m]Sampson[/name_m] nn [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I’m not sure I would want to use [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] as the middle. [name_f][/name_f] And to be honest, I have no clue what I’d do with [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m], maybe [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]? [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] feels quite a bit like [name_m]Aalto[/name_m] or something stormy and international, and the meaning “rescued by God” alongside the stormy-sea feeling [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] and the swashbuckling Jack… [name_f][/name_f] it feels pretty cohesive to me. [name_f][/name_f] But [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is also a family name, so I shove him into lots of combos haha. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Or[/name_m] maybe [name_m]Grey[/name_m] or Alexander; [name_m]James[/name_m] is also a family name so I don’t suppose I would NEED [name_m]Grey[/name_m] or [name_m]Jack[/name_m] with him. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] and [name_m]Palti[/name_m] are unusual enough that I don’t think I need to rock the boat with a third middle lol.
As no one else has brought it up, i think this one is probably very much just a me problem
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Ohh, completely get that. I think in that case, something like [name_m]Samson[/name_m] or [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] would be more you?
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I want to suggesr [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] [name_m]Maximillian[/name_m] but is that too much name?
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Yes! [name_m]Jack[/name_m] rounds it off nicely! I think it might just be my brain having that disconnect? Maybe that [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] feels so [name_f]Irish[/name_f] next to something more international [name_f][/name_f]- but [name_m]Jack[/name_m] (or similar) brings them together?
Thanks girl! [name_f][/name_f] I have been wanting to give [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] a home… I think I might like [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] a little more than [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], though?
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[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] And admittedly, the longer I sit on [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], the more I like it more than [name_m]Jules[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]! [name_f][/name_f] I’ve had a handful of firsts for [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] I’ve been toying around with over the past couple months, [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_m]Jules[/name_m], and [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] are my favorites, but while I feel like [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] CAN standalone just fine, I just can’t decide if it feels right for me? [name_f][/name_f] Maybe it’s because we used to have a dog named [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] when I was a toddler [name_f][/name_f]- and I feel the need to distance myself from that? [name_f][/name_f]- but while [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] feels fine for anyone else, I’ve been wondering if I need something like [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] or [name_m]Sampson[/name_m] or something along those lines myself. [name_f][/name_f] And if I did [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] or [name_m]Sampson[/name_m] nn [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I’m not sure I would want to use [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] as the middle. [name_f][/name_f] And to be honest, I have no clue what I’d do with [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m], maybe [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]? [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Palti[/name_m] feels quite a bit like [name_m]Aalto[/name_m] or something stormy and international, and the meaning “rescued by God” alongside the stormy-sea feeling [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] and the swashbuckling Jack… [name_f][/name_f] it feels pretty cohesive to me. [name_f][/name_f] But [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is also a family name, so I shove him into lots of combos haha. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Or[/name_m] maybe [name_m]Grey[/name_m] or Alexander; [name_m]James[/name_m] is also a family name so I don’t suppose I would NEED [name_m]Grey[/name_m] or [name_m]Jack[/name_m] with him. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] and [name_m]Palti[/name_m] are unusual enough that I don’t think I need to rock the boat with a third middle lol.
