Now that I’m actually expecting (which is so wild and exciting to say), I’m on the hunt for the perfect boy name. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I already have a girl name selected, but I’m realizing none of my boys are quite right. I know we want his middle name to be [name_m]George[/name_m] after my grandfather, but along with our one syllable last name, I’m really thinking that a three syllable first would be best. Now, I feel like I’ve looked through every three syllable option [name_f][/name_f] But please give me your suggestions! [name_m]Just[/name_m] for taste, some that are still considerations, but don’t feel quite perfect are:
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[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] (love, but not sure if I can see myself using it in real life? Seems a little pretentious for my area) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (also love, but soooo popular) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sullivan[/name_m] (like, but not sure if it just sounds like a surname to me) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Phineas[/name_m] (like, but not sold on Phin/Finn) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (like, but husband not as keen on)
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Please give me any suggestions you have! Popular, out-there, surnames, anything to hopefully spark my creativity!
I really like all your choices so far. If it helps, I don’t find [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] pretentious! [name_f][/name_f]I also really love [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], although it’s massively popular I think it’s just so lovely, has great nicknames and is a classic for a reason.
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Some suggestions for three syllable boy names with middle name [name_m]George[/name_m]:
@Casea33[name_f][/name_f] Thank you! I do sort of like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m].
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@Maria_Bennett[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] has been another thought of mine, but I’m a little unsure about [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m], just bc I know the singer [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] is fairly well known. I might just be overthinking that though. I do like [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], and [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] a lot, and [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] has piqued my interest.
I love all of your options, honestly. Out of all of them, [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] or [name_m]Sullivan[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] are my favorites. I like that they’re both different, but recognizable. From suggestions thus far, I adore [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m].
I love your list! [name_f]My[/name_f] son’s name is actually on your list so I’m a bit biased.
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[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] is an amazing name and one I’ve had on my list too, but I had similar feelings about it just not fitting in with the other names in our area. So I definitely get where you’re coming from with this. [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is SUPER popular like you said. So if popularity bothers you, I wouldn’t do any variation of [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
I love [name_m]Sullivan[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] from your list! I think if you don’t use a nickname like [name_m]Theo[/name_m] or Ted/Teddy just going by [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] may be less popular than you think.
This is lovely news! [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] ‘Remy’ [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- adding a cute nn to @Greyblue’s suggestion [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rhydian[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tierney[/name_f] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
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Some pretty out there names: [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Erasmus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rasalas[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Arcturus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
Congratulations on baby! [name_f][/name_f] I love [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Sullivan[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] from your options… [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Finn[/name_m] doesn’t really feel like me either, though, so I don’t blame you for hesitating on it.
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Here’s a few other ideas:
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[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] (or Barnabas… [name_f][/name_f] feels similar to [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] and I think the nns [name_m]Barnes[/name_m] or maybe even [name_m]Ben[/name_m] as a stretch are cute. [name_f][/name_f] I’m not sure why [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m] makes sense to me, but I do like it lol) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Absalom[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Adalbert (Albert feels more “normal” but I think you could still use [name_m]Dell[/name_m], [name_m]Albie[/name_m], or [name_m]Bertie[/name_m] with this?) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Adrian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Addison[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aeneas[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Augustine[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alexei[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alphonso[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] would be sweet?) [name_f][/name_f]Alphaeus [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Amory/Amaury [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Andreas[/name_m] (or Anderson) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Antonin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Amasa[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Beauregard[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cassian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cyprian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dimitri[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Everard[/name_m] (or Everett) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Avery[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emerson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elias[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elliot[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] (depends on how you say it, ee-free-um or eff-rye-eem would be 3 syllables) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Flavian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fabian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Finnegan/Finnian (still has [name_m]Finn[/name_m], but I suppose you could use [name_m]Egan[/name_m] or [name_m]Ian[/name_m] if you really like the name?) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Florian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Francisco[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gaetano[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gregory[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hercules[/name_m] (not sure I would recommend it, but it does remind me of Poirot and Erco has some use in Romansh from what I can tell; it’s the Romansh form) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hosea[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Tadeo/Thaddeus [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Iago[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Icarus[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ichabod[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Inigo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Johannes[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Israel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jefferson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Joshua[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leander[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lysander[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lionel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Maccabee[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Marcellus[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Matthias[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mackenzie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Nicholas/Nikolaj [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oberon[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Othello[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Percival[/name_m] or [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Philemon[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sirius[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Simeon[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Taliesin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theophile[/name_m] (or Theophilus… [name_f][/name_f] could still get you [name_m]Theo[/name_m] if that’s the part of [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] you love so much?) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tennyson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tiago[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Timeo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Timaeus[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] or [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ulysses[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Whittaker[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Xavier[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zebulun[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zebedee[/name_m]
I just wanted to say, you’ve got a great list already! Nothing may feel quite right at the moment but a lot can change between now and baby’s arrival.
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I went off almost all the names on my list when I was pregnant. The name we ended up choosing was something I initially dismissed when my husband first suggested it. But it grew on me over time so much that I was the one asking if we could put it on our list.
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I’ll throw my support behind [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] for what it’s worth. I could really see those concerns going away as you settle into the pregnancy. I mean, [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are more or less the same style, one is just very popular. I bet you’d get lots of compliments on the choice.
Thank you everyone! I am liking [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] and [name_m]Edison[/name_m] a bit as well, so thank you for those suggestions. Thank you for the support of my current favorites as well!
[name_f][/name_f] But please give me your suggestions! [name_m]Just[/name_m] for taste, some that are still considerations, but don’t feel quite perfect are:
