Need help- struggling to come up with a good classic but fun name for our third baby. Siblings are [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] and [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]. Middle name will probably be [name_m]Richard[/name_m], a family name. Ideas?? Thanks!!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Declan[/name_m] I love this combo…but not sure how you feel about two “AN” endings…
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Cole[/name_m]…Another favorite!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Kaden[/name_m]-Similar ending…but maybe different enough?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Bennet[/name_m]-The name means blessed! [name_f]Love[/name_f]!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]-Another…same ending?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Jax[/name_m]-Cute! But maybe you want to stick with two syllables?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Noah[/name_u]-Whatcha think? =)
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]- Another an…
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]David[/name_m]-Good solid name!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Jude[/name_u]-One syllable
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]-3 syllables…but sounds good!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Nicolai[/name_m]-perhaps nickname [name_u]Nico[/name_u]? Or [name_u]Nick[/name_u]?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Ajax[/name_m]…If you like [name_m]Jax[/name_m], this makes it two syllables?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]…love, but same ending…again not sure how you feel?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Theo[/name_u]-maybe you would prefer [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Adam[/name_m]-Very solid name
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Braxton[/name_m]-I think this fits nicely…
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Beckett[/name_m]-This too!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]-[name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] and [name_m]Zach[/name_m] is a great combo!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Elias[/name_u]-[name_m]Eli[/name_m]?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Mathias[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Mason[/name_u] This sounds great too!
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_u]Micah[/name_u] [name_m]Mike[/name_m]?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] [name_u]Nico[/name_u]? [name_u]Nick[/name_u]?
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_u]Andy[/name_u]? [name_u]Drew[/name_u]! [name_f]Love[/name_f]!
I love the suggestion of [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] nn [name_u]Drew[/name_u].
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
(I actually know a [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] and [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] with brothers named [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_m]Adam[/name_m]!)
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
Any of these tickle your fancy? Best of luck with it all! c:
Such great suggestions-some I love but are already used by our siblings! I am leaning towards [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], and [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] (from another list!) Our last name starts with a “K”- That would mean [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]'s initials would be “ORK”- too weird? For [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], if we shorten it to “[name_m]Zach[/name_m]”, is it too hard of a “k” sound against our lat name? And does [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] need to be reversed to [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] and just go by [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] or does [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] sound fine? Or am I overanalyzing!?
Hmm, initials are funny things. They really don’t come up all that much, and in many circumstances don’t come in the actual order (i.e. monograms where [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] K. would be ROK). Now that I’m out of college, I either don’t know or can’t remember any of my friends’ middle names. So while I admit I was originally put off by ORK, I don’t actually think it would come back to bite him.
I do think, however, that [name_m]Zach[/name_m] K. would be rather guttural and harsh. That’s not my fave.
With this said about [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and [name_m]Zach[/name_m], I actually think [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] is my fave. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], and [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] share this cool quality where they totally work has first names and have surname-y roots. I think either [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] or [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] is fine. While the flow of the former might be a tad smoother, [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] sounds great to me.
I only glanced at the previous posters’ suggestions, but I also think these would sound good (I suppose my repeats are seconding their recs):
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Banning[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Crosby[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Finn[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] Or [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] (or those reversed with [name_m]Richard[/name_m] up front)
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] or [name_u]Tatum[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Channing[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Grady[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] or [name_u]Brady[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Chandler[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Nolan[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Cabot[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Harris[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] ([name_m]Harry[/name_m] or [name_u]Ari[/name_u] for short if you prefer)
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_m]Burke[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], & [name_u]Amory[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] & [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] (helps avoid ORK and is far less common than [name_m]Oliver[/name_m])
I shy away from [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] with a “K” surname for the reason mentioned. [name_m]Zach[/name_m] K___ will slur into Zakelly, Zakennedy, etc. I don’t see a problem with [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m], nor with [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]. In my experience, initials rarely come up post-birth announcement.
While [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] in itself sounds fine, I agree that [name_m]Zach[/name_m] would sound too hard against your surname.
I personally think [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] suits your other boys’ names much better, but if you did go with [name_m]Hayes[/name_m], there wouldn’t be a problem with just making his first name [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] if that’s what you’d call him c: But I don’t think the initials on [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] would be a problem!
It’s a big decision! I’m sure whatever you guys decide on will be perfect c: