With six days to go to due date we are narrowing our list down. [name]Baby[/name] boy to join 4-year-old sister [name]Avery[/name]. Our last name is a one syllable one that starts with S.
Thoughts on these name combos? [name]Feel[/name] free to rearrange middles if you have an suggestions.
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Owen[/name] S***K (this is our last name)
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]…
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Collin[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]…(do not have a middle name for this one but I really like [name]Alexander[/name]. I think I could get hubby to go for it with the right middle combo)
[name]Everett[/name] (husband’s suggestion and I love but might be too similar to [name]Avery[/name])
[name]Avery[/name]'s [name]Favorite[/name] is [name]Ethan[/name]. Husband loves [name]Gabriel[/name] and [name]Cameron[/name]. I shot [name]Cameron[/name] down as [name]Avery[/name] has a unisex name and I didn’t want to do that for both of them. I am not too concerned about popularity as we are having such a hard time agreeing on name combos from names that are actually available to us that I just want to find something we both like. If he has two kids in his class with the same first name I am willing to accept that at this point. We live in a very rural area, I don’t think [name]Oliver[/name] would pop up around here too much even though overall it is popular. If we went with [name]Hunter[/name], [name]Remington[/name], [name]Gunner[/name] (anything with a hunting vibe to it) we would probably be sharing a name with someone in the same age bracket. Actually a few of those are taken by family members. We don’t share the same tastes. I went to elementary school with two other girls in my class with the same name and it didn’t bother me too much.
The ‘A’ sound in GAbriel and NAthan sounds too similar to me when paired with Avery. I would pick a boys name that won’t mimic that sound from your daughter’s name.
My favorites from your list:
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] (but I don’t love [name]Quinn[/name]…) perhaps I would use [name]Gabriel[/name] as a middle with [name]Ian[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
(Apparently I really like vowel names paired with [name]Avery[/name]…)
For middles for [name]Everett[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name] I don’t have any brilliant suggestions but I think [name]Thomas[/name] would go nicely with either.
Good luck!
you definitely have a knack for putting fn and mn’s together! I usually dislike people’s combos, but yours are great
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Owen[/name] - okay, I love [name]Owen[/name], not so fond of [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]! love this name!
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] - this one is very nice also
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] - another great one
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - very patriotic sounding.
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - beautiful! love it. probably 2nd favorite
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - very nice, though this one sounds more formal than any of the others
[name]Collin[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - I don’t like this one. Not fond of [name]Collin[/name] or of the combination
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Reece[/name]/[name]Rhett[/name]/[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] - and [name]Avery[/name] is definitely kinda matchy, but it’s not terrible.
My favorite is [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]. A 3 syllable first flows best with a one syllable last name, and the v in the middle is an nice connection to big sister [name]Avery[/name] without being to rhymey or matchy.
If you like [name]Everett[/name] (with I agree is a little much with [name]Avery[/name]…though a wonderful name) maybe you’d also like [name]Emmett[/name]?
From your list, I think that [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]Collin[/name] (I love [name]Collin[/name]…it never gets much love here on NB, bit it’s a great, solid name!) and [name]Alexander[/name] all sound wonderful with [name]Avery[/name].
Middle names for [name]Alexander[/name] (some great choices lurking in your list):
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Collin[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Ian[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
Other suggestions:
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Rhys[/name]/[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Brian[/name]
From your list I like [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name], & [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Owen[/name] get my vote.
Not a fan of [name]Ian[/name] or [name]Nathan[/name].
I agree that [name]Everett[/name] is too similar-sounding to [name]Avery[/name]. And [name]Ethan[/name] is just so 5-10 years ago in popularity.
Husband wants to go with [name]Ethan[/name] or [name]Gabriel[/name]. I do agree that [name]Ian[/name] and [name]Nathan[/name] are probably a little too boring for us. I like how they sound though. I still love [name]Everett[/name]. I love [name]Oliver[/name], but my husband is afraid that if our son is on the smaller side and a little geeky that it might be a disservice to him. I don’t know if I agree with that… I got him to leave it on the list, I hope to have three final name combos by [name]Wednesday[/name] (the due date) and then hopefully once we meet him we will know what to do.
I think [name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] is a strong contender, [name]Oliver[/name] something and [name]Gabriel[/name] something.
So I’m soliciting boy names too and several of the ones on your list have been on mine. My kids’ names are [name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Ava[/name]… so I obviously love “[name]Ethan[/name]” and “[name]Ava[/name]” is much like [name]Avery[/name]. I like your style!
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Owen[/name] S***K - By default, I pronounced this with the short “a” sound like a girl. I also think of names ending in the “el” sound as feminine.
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] - I like it!! The “ee” sound in both doesn’t bother me.
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] - I like [name]Oliver[/name], but would hate it if people called him “[name]Olly[/name]”
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this. [name]Ian[/name] is/was on my short list, but it’s getting nixed due to being “too matchy” to [name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - Like [name]Nathan[/name], [name]Henry[/name] not so much
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t think this complements [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - Nah. Sorry, but [name]Henry[/name] just isn’t my style.
[name]Collin[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - Nope.
[name]Alexander[/name] - Not with [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] - Too matchy.
My favorites are
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] (but [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Avery[/name] don’t really work well together), so [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
I also like [name]Ethan[/name], but paired with another MN - maybe [name]Henry[/name]?
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] is a nice combo. [name]Jude[/name] could be unisex though.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Everett[/name]? [name]Everett[/name] does seem too similar to [name]Avery[/name]. What about [name]Emmett[/name]?
[name]How[/name] about [name]Camden[/name] instead of [name]Cameron[/name]?
My fave is [name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] or [name]Nathan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]. I’m not a big fan of [name]Henry[/name].
Here are some names you might like:
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Jace[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] is my absolute favourite, and [name]Ryan[/name] is a MN we are considering. We also love [name]Alexander[/name]- how about [name]Ryan[/name] as a MN? I like [name]Nathan[/name] nn [name]NATE[/name]. [name]Ethan[/name] is very popular, but a good name- also like [name]Ethan[/name] [name]Henry[/name].
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] GOOD
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] AWESOME
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Henry[/name] GOOD
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] VERY GOOD
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] VERY GOOD bordering on AWESOME
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] - nice! But [name]Ethan[/name] is getting pretty popular
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] -ditto
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] -has a nice classic feel without trying too hard
[name]Collin[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - I think this matches nicely with [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] -love this name, but it’s insanely popular where I live
[name]Everett[/name] - agree that it’s too similar to [name]Avery[/name] for my taste
It does sound like we have similar taste. [name]Ava[/name] was a strong contender for my first child. Husband is pushing [name]Gabriel[/name] and would call him [name]Gabe[/name] for a nn.
I put [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] in my list. I like that combo. So I stil have a list of 6 possibilities with 4 being the strongest contenders
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Owen[/name].
I am not nuts about [name]Gabriel[/name]. I like the nn [name]Gabe[/name] but I really want a strongly male name.
I like [name]Ethan[/name] a lot, too, but - since [name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Reid[/name] both have prominent long-E sounds - I would prefer a different mn, like [name]Ethan[/name] [name]Oliver[/name].
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Reid[/name] [name]Ethan[/name] has a ‘nice guy’ feel, and [name]Reid[/name] is on my MN list too.
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] Ahhh wonderful! Is your family prone to being short? even so the [name]Oliver[/name]'s I have known are gentle sweet natured and socialites.
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] I think [name]Alex[/name] is such a strong masculine name- but still has a nice guy feel.
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Owen[/name]. [name]Gabriel[/name] makes me think of [name]Gabrielle[/name]. You’re right [name]Gabe[/name] sounds good, but [name]Gabriel[/name] doesn’t seem as strong as the other options. Bit like how I don’t like the name [name]Nathan[/name] as much, but love the nn [name]Nate[/name].
Have you considered [name]Owen[/name] as a FN? [name]Owen[/name] [name]Reid[/name], [name]Owen[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] -same feel as [name]Ethan[/name] but less popular.
There are so many names I can’t use. Either I have a negative association from working with kids with the same name or it has been taken. [name]Love[/name] but can’t use as firsts: [name]Owen[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Logan[/name], [name]Luke[/name], [name]Nolan[/name], [name]Micah[/name], [name]Carson[/name], [name]Corbin[/name]. [name]Corbin[/name], [name]Owen[/name], or [name]Nolan[/name] are probably my favorite boy names right now but we just can’t use them. I think I could get away with [name]Owen[/name] as a middle.
Popularity is not a factor for me at this time. We are having such a hard time coming up with something we can agree on that is actually available that if I rule out popular we might never get a name. You just never know with that. My mom picked a name for me that she didnt think would be popular and I ended up being in the same classes all through elementary being one of 3 with the same name. I was the least popular one but other than that factor I kind of liked feeling like I belonged and that my name was common with my peers. Plus, I live in a rural area where name trends don’t seem to be the same. I seriously doubt that going with [name]Oliver[/name] would cause any problems. Popular around here are hunting themed names, biblical names, and any of the -den names (aiden, jayden, brayden).