I have two boys, [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] ([name_m]Gabe[/name_m], [name_u]Gavi[/name_u]) and [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] ([name_u]Eli[/name_u], Jah Jah).
We are expecting our third boy and I am really struggling. We like classic names with a fun nickname. We can’t use [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] ([name_m]Jake[/name_m]), [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m]), or [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] ([name_m]Zach[/name_m]), because those are all names of immediate family members.
Here is the list we have been considering but not loving anything. Would appreciate suggestions/ thoughts. Middle name would most likely be [name_m]Charles[/name_m].
Jonathan ([name_m]Jack[/name_m])
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] ([name_m]Luke[/name_m])
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ([name_m]Nate[/name_m])
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u] ([name_m]Ace[/name_m]?) I like this but hard to find a good nickname
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] (no nickname and feels really biblical with the other brother names - we aren’t doing that on purpose just happen to love the more classic names)
Jeremiah Charles “Remy”
Caleb Charles “Cal”
Ezekiel Charles “Zeke”
Leland Charles “Leo”
Felix Charles “Fitz”
Malcom Charles “Mack”
Nicolas Charles “Nico” “Nick” “Cole”
Miles Charles"Milo"
Garrett/Barrett Charles"Rhett"
Franklin Charles
Linus Charles
Duncan Charles “Dunn”
Spencer Charles
Preston Charles “Percy”
Jude Charles
Darren Charles
Gideon Charles “Gio”
Dorian Charles “Rory”
Quentin Charles "Quincy’ “Quinn”
Crispin Charles “Kip”
Corbin Charles “Corey”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] is lovely. Also Biblical with the older boys, but it’s well used enough that I don’t think it feels like a deliberate pattern.
I love the suggestion of [name_u]Sam[/name_u] with big brothers [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] and [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]. I prefer [name_m]Samson[/name_m] to [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] though
I really like all of your suggestions but really like [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] (JC) and [name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] the most!
Other suggestions and I apologize for repeats
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] ([name_f]Addie[/name_f])
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] ( [name_u]Alex[/name_u] ,[name_m]Alec[/name_m],[name_m]Xander[/name_m],[name_u]Sandy[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u])
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] ([name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_m]Ace[/name_m])
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] ([name_m]Dan[/name_m] , [name_u]Danny[/name_u] , [name_f]Nell[/name_f])
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] ([name_m]Pete[/name_m], [name_m]Petey[/name_m])
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Joesph[/name_m]
Thank you for all of these great suggestions! I should have mentioned that [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] ([name_m]Dan[/name_m]), [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]), and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ([name_u]Sam[/name_u]) are also out because of close family members.
I do like the suggestions of [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_u]Ezra[/name_u] but fear they may be too much with his older brother names. I like [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] but only nickname [name_m]Zane[/name_m] and feel like [name_u]Alex[/name_u] will be hard to avoid. I love [name_u]Toby[/name_u] but my husband won’t go for it. Maybe [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] from Arrested Development ruined it for him
We were married in the month of [name_u]August[/name_u] so [name_m]Auggie[/name_m] has come to mind for older boys but don’t feel like it flows with older brother names. We seriously considered [name_u]Max[/name_u] and [name_u]Miles[/name_u] with second son but our last name starts with an M and it just sounds a little strange.
My niece is [name_f]Norah[/name_f] which feels very close to [name_u]Noah[/name_u] but I do like the name.
Since it’s the third boy and we will need all the lightheartedness we can get, I thought about doing [name_m]Crew[/name_m] or [name_m]Tripp[/name_m]. Something fun for the youngest of three boys but hard to find a nice classic formal name to match.
Usually the boys go by their nicknames, so if I think about it that way, any preferences on below options? Thank you so much! This is keeping me up at night!
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m], [name_u]Eli[/name_u], and [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m], [name_u]Eli[/name_u], and [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m], [name_u]Eli[/name_u], and [name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m], [name_u]Eli[/name_u], and [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
