Trying to decide, but still have not found "The Name"

Boy Names
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Before I knew if the baby was a boy or a girl I started looking for names. I had a huge list of girls names many that I loved, and a very short list of boys names. With girls I love odd names, ones that hardly anyone else has, (my first name is Loxie [name]Anne[/name] and I always get comments on it, I love that it is so different and wanted the same for a girl) but with boys I like strong traditional names. I want the child to have a name that works for a little boy but could belong to a lawer, or doctor if he so chooses. However I have a hard time finding ones I like both the long and short versions of. Example I love [name]Edward[/name] and [name]Edwin[/name] but not so fond of [name]Ed[/name] and really don’t like [name]Eddie[/name].

Since I can’t find “The Name” I am having a hard time narrowing my list. We are a blended family the oldest boys have names that probably won’t fit ([name]Jade[/name] 15 and [name]Piers[/name] 11), but it should go fairly well with the youngest who lives with us full time ([name]Tyler[/name] [name]James[/name]). Last name (for this one) is Senner.

My “shortened” list (hahahaha) is:
[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ([name]Ryan[/name])
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] ([name]Theo[/name] or [name]Teddy[/name])
[name]Andrew[/name] [name]Johnathan[/name] ([name]Drew[/name])
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ([name]Ben[/name])
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Jeremiah[/name] ([name]Nick[/name])
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ([name]Eli[/name])
[name]Zachary[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] ([name]Zach[/name])
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] ([name]Alex[/name] or [name]Zander[/name])
[name]Sabastian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] (can you think of any NN”s for [name]Sabastian[/name]?)

Can you let me know what you think of these names or suggest others that you think I/we may like?

Thank you so much for your help!

Loxie

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I don’t have time to properly respond at the moment, but I just wanted to bring up the idea of [name]Edward[/name] nn [name]Ward[/name]. I love [name]Ward[/name]!

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I prefer [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Michael[/name]. It seems that all your other names are very long. If you want a long first name, try a 1 syllable middle name to even out the rythm. Something like [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Ray[/name] Senner would be good. It flows better than [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Jeremiah[/name] Senner (that is a mouthful!) Names that have good rythm and flow well sound the best.

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Of the choices you listed, I like [name]Zachary[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] the best. I think it meets all of your criteria (good for a boy and good for a grown up professional). [name]Zach[/name] and [name]Tyler[/name] sound very nice together too.

I have trouble with boys’ names too but I thought of [name]Carson[/name]. I personally don’t care for [name]Theodore[/name] but I think [name]Teddy[/name] is a nn for [name]Edward[/name] too, if you like that combination better than [name]Edward[/name] nn [name]Ed[/name]/[name]Eddie[/name]

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I will have to look for some one sylable names for middle names. Thank you for that suggestion. I would never not give a middle name but I have a hard time finding a pair that I like together! That is probably because I am not looking at the basics like number of sylables!

Thank you!

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Of the names you listed, I like [name]Andrew[/name] ([name]Drew[/name]). But what caught my eye about your post is that you have an 11 year old son named [name]Piers[/name]. I’m due in 4 weeks and so far, [name]Piers[/name] is my top choice for boy names, but for some reason, I’m still wavering. Have you been happy with your name choice? Does your son like being named [name]Piers[/name]. Any specific comments you get from people? Thanks for any input you may have, and good luck on your own naming endeavor.

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My husband adopted his first wife’s two children so neither one of us named them, I have only been with them for going on 3 years or so, but I think [name]Piers[/name] likes his name. My husband jokingly asked him if we should call the baby [name]Piers[/name] and he said no, but Pier would be ok! So I don’t think he has any problems with it. I think in todays nameing trends [name]Piers[/name] is a good choice.

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Of your names I love:
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]

I love [name]Alexander[/name], too, but it has been so overdone, love [name]Zander[/name] though.

Here are some middle names to go with your first names:

[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Clarence[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Kenneth[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Frank[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Paul[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Peter[/name] - Russian Tsar names
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Bernard[/name] (ber-NARD)
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Cole[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Sherwood[/name] - don’t use this, I just has to put it here because I adore the name [name]Sherwood[/name]. It isn’t in style but I hope its time will come soon! This was my reward for thinking of names for you!

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I like [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Elijah[/name], but I agree that shorter mn’s may flow better, espcially since your other boys have shorter names. If they all had long fn’s and mn’s I wouldn’t think it was an issue. Something about [name]Tyler[/name] [name]James[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] seems unbalanced. But if it was [name]Tyler[/name] [name]James[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Cole[/name]…thats nice!
[name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Theo[/name])
[name]Sebastian[/name] ([name]Baz[/name] or [name]Bastian[/name])
[name]Elijah[/name] ([name]Eli[/name])

Middle names: [name]John[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Cole[/name], [name]Beau[/name], [name]Seth[/name], [name]Dane[/name], [name]Reid[/name], [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Grant[/name], [name]Graham[/name], [name]Jack[/name], [name]Lee[/name], [name]Clive[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Beck[/name], [name]Paul[/name]…

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I agree with your favorites, and thank you for all of the suggestions! I like a lot of them.

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Thank you for the middle name suggestions, I like several of them. [name]John[/name], [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Paul[/name] in particular. And the [name]Baz[/name] nn for Sebastion is great.

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[name]Ryan[/name]: [name]Ryan[/name] is really, really popular…

[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] ([name]Theo[/name] or [name]Teddy[/name]): I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]! :slight_smile: I think [name]Teddy[/name] is darling, and it’s actually my favorite [name]Edward[/name] nickname, too.

[name]Andrew[/name] [name]Johnathan[/name] ([name]Drew[/name]): I think this is very handsome, but I prefer [name]Jonathan[/name] spelled this way.

[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ([name]Ben[/name]): [name]Benjamin[/name] is popular, but I really love it. :slight_smile:
([name]Ben[/name] Senner rhymes, though…)

[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Jeremiah[/name] ([name]Nick[/name]): I think that [name]Nicholas[/name] is very handsome, but because [name]Nicholas[/name] ends in S and your last name begins with one, the Ss blend together.

[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ([name]Eli[/name]): I think this flows nicely…

[name]Zachary[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] ([name]Zach[/name]): It may just be me, but [name]Zachary[/name] still feels kind of 1980s to me…I’d personally use a middle name with [name]Zachary[/name] the doesn’t begin with an R, because [name]Zachary[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] is pretty R heavy.

[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] ([name]Alex[/name] or [name]Zander[/name]): Because [name]Alexander[/name] and Senner both end in -er, I’d personally go with a first name that doesn’t end in er.

[name]Sabastian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] (can you think of any NN”s for [name]Sabastian[/name]?): I love [name]Sebastian[/name], and think the [name]Baz[/name] nickname is great!

[name]Edward[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] this, and it (and [name]Theodore[/name]) are my favorites from your list. :slight_smile:

Some more names you may like:

[name]Abraham[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] (close to [name]Tyler[/name]'s sound, though)
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]William[/name]

Best wishes to you and your family! :slight_smile:

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Thank you very much! You pointed out some very important points, like the Sss sounds and the R’s. I had never realized that teddy could be for [name]Edward[/name], that just may have to make my list now. I love [name]Gabriel[/name] but this child has a half brother by that name (my ex’s, may or may not ever meet but the possiblity is there). I like both [name]Leo[/name] and [name]William[/name] too.

Thank you for your comments and suggestions!

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Thank you very much! You pointed out some very important points, like the Sss sounds and the R’s. I had never realized that teddy could be for [name]Edward[/name], that just may have to make my list now. I love [name]Gabriel[/name] but this child has a half brother by that name (my ex’s, may or may not ever meet but the possiblity is there). I like both [name]Leo[/name] and [name]William[/name] too.

Thank you for your comments and suggestions![/quote]

You’re so welcome! :slight_smile: I really love a lot of the names on your list. (I plan on naming a future son [name]Edward[/name], nn [name]Teddy[/name], after my grandfather, so it has a special place in my heart.)

I personally know of two Edwards who go by [name]Teddy[/name] (both are intelligent and athetic), and then there’s the better known Senator, [name]Edward[/name] [name]Kennedy[/name], who went by [name]Ted[/name]/[name]Teddy[/name].

I really love:

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (I [name]LOVE[/name] this!) :slight_smile:
[name]Leo[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] ([name]Samuel[/name] is kind of iffy with Senner, though)
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] (may seem too alike due to their shared nickname)
[name]William[/name] [name]Edward[/name]

Best wishes to you! :slight_smile:

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I love [name]Zander[/name]! It works well with all the other kids names too.

The only nn i know of for [name]Sebastian[/name] is [name]Basti[/name]… which I don’t recommend using.

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I have a friend [name]Sebastian[/name] (28 year old) who we call [name]Seb[/name]. [name]Love[/name] the name by the way, and so does the friend :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Loxie! My husband and I are expecting our first daughter and have been looking for the perfect girl’s name. We both love “Loxie” but we’re stuck. We’ve found a lot of people named Loxie, but not a lot about the name itself. In our searches, your Nameberry post page showed up, so I am messaging you to see what your opinion on your name is. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know the meaning or origin of Loxie? What do you like and dislike about you name? We appreciate any insight you can give Thanks! [name_f]Cami[/name_f]

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My favorite is [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], nickname [name_u]Theo[/name_u].

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I just wanted to say that I found your comment about giving your son a strong traditional name so that he could become a doctor or lawyer really quite sexist. Couldn’t your daughter become a doctor or lawyer too? Why would an unusual name be ok for her but not your son? Sorry for the unsolicited remarks, but as a female lawyer this really bothers me.

This is an old thread that someone revived and I hope your attitude on gender and names has changed since you originally posted.