We are having our second boy! Our son is name [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] O’'[name_u]Neil[/name_u]. Our last name rhymes with [name_u]Miles[/name_u]. He pretty much exclusively goes by “[name_m]Benny[/name_m]” right now.
Here are some names we like but cannot use for various reasons. Looking for some suggestions along the same lines.
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]/Nathaniel
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
(pretty much everything in the “[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]” family)
Here are some we are thinking about:
[name_u]August[/name_u] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] (I think I prefer [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] for a girl, but may never have a girl, so willing to use for a boy)
Would love to hear any suggestions you have.
I really like all of your boys’ ideas with [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]!
Some other ideas:
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
My first thought was [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] when I saw the title! So sad that you can’t use it.
Benjamin and…
Maxwell
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
I love the name [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] “[name_m]Benny[/name_m]” !
How about [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] and…
Oliver
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
Thank you so much for the suggestions! I’m loving [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]!
I love [name_u]August[/name_u]!!
Some others that come to mind…
Daniel
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
What about [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] “[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]” “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
Benjamin & _______:
Lionel
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_u]Darren[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Emmitt[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Cooper[/name_u]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
Tristan
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
All the names you have already sound so cool! I think any name which can be shortened like [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] can be to [name_m]Ben[/name_m] or [name_m]Benny[/name_m] would fit very nicely.
Some name ideas
Noah
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Alex[/name_u]/ xander)
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Zach[/name_m])
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Mathias[/name_m]
[name_m]Brandon[/name_m]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]/ [name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Fredrick[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]/ [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
I hope this has helped or given you some more ideas 
I love [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]! [name_f]My[/name_f] niece is [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], so I’d have to talk to my sister about using it 
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband is [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] and while I love that name, he doesn’t want to use it.
Thank you for the suggestions!
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