T-4 weeks...HELP with mn!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Everyone,

Please please help! We are expecting our first child in 3.5 weeks. We did not find out the gender but people keep telling me it’s a boy. We love the name [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (or [name_u]Roan[/name_u]) and right now it feels like “the one”. Our last name sounds like Cooling. Please help us get closer on finding a middle name (does not need to be on this list). While we’re at it you can suggest other first names too. Thank you!!!

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] (honours his family)
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] (honours my family)
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Kade[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Emmet[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] (honours his family)
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] (honours his family)
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m] (honours his family)
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Malachy[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Tyler[/name_u] (honours my family)

I prefer [name_u]Roan[/name_u] for a boy (and I love it!). I might go with [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m], [name_u]Roan[/name_u] Vespasian, [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_u]Alexios[/name_u], or [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_m]Cabot[/name_m]. I do love [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] for a girl, and the only name on your list I don’t like is [name_m]Archer[/name_m] (but that might be a personal thing). Best wishes!

I prefer [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] spelling . It sounds more right .

From your list i like :

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] { my favorite }
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]

Good luck :slight_smile:

I prefer [name_u]Roan[/name_u] since so many girls are now using [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. I think [name_u]Roan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is fantastic!

Where I live, ‘[name_u]Rohan[/name_u]’ tends to be the masculine spelling and ‘[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]’ the female version. Have you considered [name_u]Rohan[/name_u]?

I like these:

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] (honours his family)

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] & [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] are my faves. I also love the [name_u]Roan[/name_u] spelling for a boy.

Good luck with the perfect mn!

I prefer the [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] spelling, and my favorite of your middle name options is [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]. Good luck!

I love [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]! [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is a tree and roan is the colour of a horse so [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is a better association for me. I think with a 2-syllable surname, something longer is fine or even a one-syllable to break up the two-syllable pattern of the first and last names.

Faves

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]

Are you using [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] for a girl or boy whichever it may be? I prefer the [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] spelling. I love [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Archer[/name_m] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]!

Thank you everyone! Keep them coming!!!

We see [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] as two syllables and [name_u]Roan[/name_u] as one. We seem to be more keen on [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and our last name is two syllables as well. Does this mean we should avoid using a two syllable middle name?

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] seems to be a popular choice. Probably our front runner at this point too. My husband was thrilled that [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m] has been mentioned several times too…Totally a Captin [name_u]James[/name_u] T. [name_m]Kirk[/name_m] thing for him…not so much for me. :stuck_out_tongue:

Are there any other names that you would suggest that are not on our list?

Thank you!!!