Seamus?

A few questions, if you will… :wink:

  1. Big brother is [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”. Is it too rhymey?
  2. Nicknames? All I can think is Shamey- ick.
  3. Middle names? I’m thinking [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] or [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u], but I’d love some other options.

My husband and I both really like it. Which is a really hard thing to accomplish! Some other options we’re mulling over-

[name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] ([name_m]Dax[/name_m])
[name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Callen[/name_m] (can’t find any middles for this yet)

What do you think of a little brother [name_m]Seamus[/name_m]?

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], but with it being the Irish form of [name_u]James[/name_u], I would (sadly!) caution you against it. [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] and [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] in one sibset is too much for me. :frowning: I love [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] though (almost as much as I love my own [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] combo–[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]!), and it makes me sad to try and discourage you from it. :frowning: Maybe you could use it as a middle name? I think [name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] is fantastic, but meh. Not as fantastic as [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] as a FN. :frowning:

I like [name_u]Shea[/name_u] as a nn well enough, but I’d likely just use the full [name_m]Seamus[/name_m].

Besides [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], if you do go for it, what about:

[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Zane[/name_m]

Good luck!

That’s what I was afraid of :frowning: it really is just the first syllable that sounds similar though!

I love [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]. Also loved [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u] from your suggestions!!

[name_m]Declan[/name_m] is really growing on me as well. I actually love all of them so much!! Worried family won’t though. No one like [name_m]Declan[/name_m] the last go round. And everyone said [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] sounded like a dogs name. :confused:

I love [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], but it really is too close to [name_u]Jameson[/name_u]. Not only because it sounds very similar (not just the first syllable), but also because [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] is the Irish form of [name_u]James[/name_u].
I’m not a fan of [name_m]Declan[/name_m] or [name_m]Callen[/name_m], but I love [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]. And [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] sounds just perfect.