Too many surnames?

[name]Hi[/name]! I’d like to name my second baby boy [name]Reid[/name]. We have fairily common Mc last name. So the middle name is a little hard. I’m really drawn to A middle names for [name]Reid[/name] for some reason, plus I like the initials [name]RAM[/name], but I’m not set on an A middle name. I’ve been considering

[name]Anderson[/name] (a family name)
[name]Andrew[/name] (common to balance out the not so common [name]Reid[/name], but is it TOO common?)
[name]Alexander[/name] (like, but again, feels a little common and long for the short name [name]Reid[/name])

So I’m leaning toward [name]Reid[/name] [name]Anderson[/name] McXxxxxx. But is that too many last-name-sounding names? Any other suggestions? Our first son is [name]Jack[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] by the way, [name]Jack[/name] because we liked it and [name]Thomas[/name] after my father. I didn’t realize how common [name]Jack[/name] was when we picked it, so I tried to find a complimentary but not so common name for our second. :slight_smile:

I think [name]Reid[/name] [name]Anderson[/name] Mc… sounds like a good handsome name, and if that’s the one you love, I say go for it.

I think [name]Reid[/name] [name]Anderson[/name] Mc___ sounds great. Nice boys name!

[name]Anderson[/name] is my pick of your middle names. I think [name]Reid[/name] [name]Anderson[/name] sounds lovely! Plus I love that it is a family name as well.

[name]Reid[/name] is a last name, but its shortness means that it doesn’t make the whole name feel too much like a list of last names.

I love [name]Reid[/name]
what about
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Aiden[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
Alexie
[name]Alex[/name]
[name]Alijah[/name]
[name]Antony[/name]
[name]Arley[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Aubery[/name]

[name]Hi[/name]!

[name]Love[/name] [name]Reid[/name]! I don’t feel that it is too surname-y with [name]Anderson[/name], but I do worry about the prevalence of D sounds in [name]Reid[/name] [name]Anderson[/name]. Maybe it isn’t a big deal, but I personally prefer the flow of [name]Reid[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]. Here are some more ideas:

[name]Reid[/name] [name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Abbott[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Adam[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Albert[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Asher[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]August[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Austin[/name]

[name]Do[/name] any of those appeal to you?

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Love[/name] [name]Reid[/name]!!!

[name]Reid[/name] [name]Anderson[/name] sounds so defined, love it!

how about…
[name]Reid[/name] [name]Asher[/name]? also sounds good!!!