Second Son Needs a Name

My husband and I easily agreed on our first son’s name. For our second boy, due soon, we cannot seem to make a decision. Here are the options. Please let me know what you think.

[name]Archer[/name] ([name]Archie[/name])
[name]Augustine[/name] (Auggie/[name]Gus[/name])
[name]Emmit[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Francis[/name] ([name]Frank[/name])

Apart from the classics ([name]Matthew[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Joshua[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Daniel[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Jack[/name], et al), perhaps [name]Franklin[/name], [name]Zacharias[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Otis[/name], [name]Silas[/name], [name]Westley[/name], [name]Alpheus[/name], [name]Ephraim[/name], [name]Moses[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], or [name]Spencer[/name].

Out of your choices…[name]Archer[/name]! [name]Love[/name] that name, and [name]Archie[/name] is a cute nickname!
Next I would say [name]Emmit[/name] it [name]Augustine[/name].
Names I think of when I read yours are:
[name]Asher[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Davis[/name], and [name]Aldo[/name] or [name]Aalto[/name]. Not sure why though…
[name]Just[/name] pick the name that matches best with boy number 1’a name!

I like [name]Archer[/name], [name]Gus[/name], and [name]Emmett[/name].

[name]Archer[/name] ([name]Archie[/name]) - [name]Archie[/name] is a lovely name and [name]Archer[/name] is a great way to get it, much nicer than [name]Archibald[/name] which sounds very stuffy to me
[name]Augustine[/name] (Auggie/[name]Gus[/name]) - I love [name]Gus[/name] but loathe Auggie. [name]Augustine[/name] isn’t really my cup of tea but it’s not an awful name.
[name]Emmit[/name] - Nice but I prefer the spelling [name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name] - I like this too
[name]Francis[/name] ([name]Frank[/name]) - Like, [name]Frank[/name] is a good nickname but would likely end up [name]Frankie[/name] as a youngster.

They all seem different styles though, from the classic [name]Francis[/name] to the modern [name]Archer[/name], so knowing your older son’s name and the start/length of your surnamemight help make a decision as to which works best.

[name]Harvey[/name] [name]Archer[/name] / [name]Archer[/name] [name]Harvey[/name]

i like [name]Archer[/name] (no nn), [name]Augustine[/name] (nn [name]August[/name] or [name]Gus[/name]), & [name]Emmett[/name] (this sp with the occasional nn [name]Em[/name]). i’d have to know your first’s name to see how they go with that.

Thanks everyone. My first son is [name]Luke[/name].

[name]Archer[/name] is my pick. My son is [name]Archer[/name] [name]Luke[/name], so I think those go great together :slight_smile: