Still going nowhere with naming our sixth

General Name Discussion
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Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones, but I suddenly am not happy at all with the name we picked out for our son, [name]August[/name] [name]Evander[/name], and I’m not fond of the other two we had on our list ([name]Dexter[/name] [name]Leopold[/name] and [name]Theo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]); they just don’t appeal to me at all anymore (too blah, too nerdy, too lispy-sounding). We were all set on putting [name]August[/name] on the birth certificate, I do not think I could be okay with giving my son any of those names at this moment or when he’s born. My husband, even though he really likes [name]August[/name], said that we could scrap those and come up with a new list.

However, that’s easier said than done. After a few days of searching, I’ve only found two first names that I really like.

[name]Milo[/name]–I just rediscovered [name]Milo[/name], and I adore it; I’m not even sure why, but there’s something about it that just exudes warmth and intelligence and fun, exactly what we’re looking for. But we have a daughter named [name]Maeve[/name]. Is this enough to not use [name]Milo[/name]?
[name]Jasper[/name]–We have a son named [name]Edward[/name], though he’s [name]Ned[/name] to everyone. Is it too much, considering the Twilight craze?

Middle names:
[name]Augustus[/name]–this would be a great compromise, but it’s a bit stuffy sounding and there’s the [name]Augustus[/name] Gloop connotation.
[name]Indigo[/name]–this has been a guilty pleasure of mine for years now, and I love it to death. Is it way too out there?
[name]Caspian[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]

Gah. I sometimes wish we were having a girl because there are so many gorgeous names out there–in fact, we’ve had our girl name for months now, on the off-chance he comes out a she ([name]Penelope[/name] [name]Astrid[/name], nickname [name]Lola[/name]). Boys names are ridiculous.

So, I guess the whole POINT of this is to ask for suggestions. Please help us!

Oh, and our other kids are [name]Felix[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Sunny[/name], and [name]Ned[/name], if that helps.

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I love the name [name]Milo[/name], and I don’t think it’s too close to [name]Maeve[/name] at all. They have very different sounds and backgrounds despite starting with the same letter. If you are feeling a sudden love for a new name, maybe [name]Baby[/name] is telling you something? I’ve had friends who have dreamed their babies’ names before! (One friend thought she was having a boy, and dreamed her baby came to her and said, “Mommy, I’m a girl, and my name is [name]Siena[/name].” Another was looking at the name [name]Maya[/name], but then had a dream telling her not to use it.)

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I love both [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Jasper[/name] myself. Since you have an [name]Edward[/name] already perhaps [name]Milo[/name] would be the better option if you’re worried about being viewed as Twilight obsessed!!! :smiley: I could care less about Twilight but other people seem think it’s important enough to veto perfectly fine names. [name]Milo[/name] [name]Caspian[/name] and [name]Milo[/name] [name]Rafferty[/name] would be wonderful combos. They both have a quirky and energetic vibe. Personally, I would rather have children with different initials but [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Milo[/name] are not matchy in sound so in this case it doesn’t bother me too much. Good luck to you, [name]Mischa[/name].

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[name]How[/name] frustrating for you let’s see if we can help.

If we go with your GP we have [name]Indigo[/name] nn of [name]Indie[/name] which would match [name]Sunny[/name] well. [name]Indigo[/name] is also a blue colour and I just noticed that you have a colour theme already with [name]Maeve[/name] (mauve), [name]Olive[/name] (green) and [name]Sunny[/name] (yellow). If it were me I would put [name]Indigo[/name] in the middle so it didn’t stand out as another colour name as it may be too much with four children with a noticeable colour name.

Re [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name] I don’t think the ‘M’ theme is a problem at all. Personally I feel that [name]Miles[/name] is a better match all round with your other children’s names, and while my son’s name is [name]Miles[/name] and I am biased towards his name I think that [name]Milo[/name] has that Italian flavour that the other children’s names do not.

So the sibset would be [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Miles[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Edward[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] - lovely!

So, if we go with [name]Miles[/name] then [name]Indigo[/name] would make a great middle name because I ‘see’ both names as being blue. Wdyt of [name]Miles[/name] [name]Indigo[/name]? (you get the ‘o’ that you seem to like as it has popped up with [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Indigo[/name]). Honestly, I think it is a very fresh and handsome combo!

I am not too up with the Twilight thing except to say all the names in it are lovely. [name]Jasper[/name] is one handsome name, the combo of [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Reid[/name] comes to mind, do you like that combo?

What is it about [name]Rafferty[/name] that appeals? Is it the scallywag larrikin factor or the nn of [name]Rafe[/name]?
I can’t really say use [name]Raphael[/name] in its place as I am not sure that it will match the whole sibset but it is a lovely name and the tennis player [name]Raphael[/name] Nadal nn [name]Rafa[/name] carries it well. Combo for [name]Raphael[/name],[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Raphael[/name]. or [name]Raphael[/name] [name]William[/name].

In Australia (where I live) raffertys rules is a saying that denotes a certain kind of mayhem, so not one to use here. Other names that may suit are [name]Roland[/name] nn of dare I say it [name]Rollo[/name] :slight_smile: , and there you get your ‘o’ sound again! Combo [name]Roland[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] or vice versa.

Another name that would fit your sibset well is [name]Jeremy[/name], [name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Silas[/name].

Also [name]Jonathan[/name] and teamed with [name]Milo[/name] in the middle you get your GP without it unbalancing the sibset so the combo of [name]Jonathan[/name] [name]Milo[/name] is a possibility. If you just have to have [name]Milo[/name] I would only put him in the middle name spot. Now [name]Jonathan[/name] is a great name, and you get so many nn’s [name]John[/name], [name]Johnny[/name], [name]Nathan[/name] and [name]Nate[/name], and I can see you using [name]Nate[/name] very easily!

Another name just slightly over the top but one that reminds me of [name]August[/name] is [name]Julius[/name] with nn of [name]Jules[/name]. I think [name]Julius[/name] works really well with [name]Felix[/name]. Combo of [name]Julius[/name] [name]Peter[/name]. I love the nn of [name]Jules[/name]!

[name]Jasper[/name] is a great name I like its naturey, hippy vibe combined with its British, upper class feel and the nn of [name]Jazz[/name] is cool. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Henry[/name] is gorgeous and fits beautifully with the children’s names.

PS [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Astrid[/name] for a girl. I can see the nn of [name]Poppy[/name] working well with the childrens names and prefer [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Helen[/name] as a combo, very classy, [name]Penelope[/name] is not a love of mine.

[name]Do[/name] any of these ideas help you a little?

rollo :slight_smile:

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I love jasper and I honestly wouldn’t give twilight a second thought.
Others
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Kellen[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Kelvin[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Amos[/name]

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[name]Felix[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Sunny[/name], [name]Ned[/name] and [name]Theo[/name] “[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Matthew[/name]”
[name]Felix[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Sunny[/name], [name]Ned[/name] and [name]Win[/name] “[name]Winthrop[/name] [name]Milo[/name]”
[name]Felix[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Sunny[/name], [name]Ned[/name] and [name]Dash[/name] “[name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Indigo[/name]”

Any of these your style?