Registering tomorrow - no middle name!

[PetiteMostlySweet]

We are registering our baby boy tomorrow morning & as yet he has no middle name so we need all the names thrown at us asap please!

Baby's first name is Arlo & surname is one syllable. We'd like names that sound nice with his first name but aren't too common. Help!

[Whatsyourflava]

Barnaby
Kit
Wilfred
Sidney
Eric
Otis
Eli
Ellis
Cole
Chester
Caleb
Tristan
Peter

[Whatsyourflava]

Ps. Love Arlo ❤️

Oh what about Miles

[SalmonOfKnowledge]

Id put something classic in. Arlo christopher Stone.
Arlo Daniel Byrne
Arlo Patrick Smith
Arlo Matthew Browne

[pallisers]

Guthrie? just kidding.

Could you pick a family name?

Otherwise I think a classic name would be nice - John/David/Daniel/Francis

[bridgetreilly]

Arlo George
Arlo Timothy
Arlo Peter
Arlo Francis
Arlo Sebastian
Arlo Charles

[user1493494961]

Choose a family name.

[puds11]

Do they need a middle name 🤷‍♀️

[vitaminC]

I would also choose a family name. Preferably a longish one, as the first and last names are pretty short. 3 or 4 syllables would flow best.

[myidentitymycrisis]

You don't need a middle name, I agree with Puds11. Especially if your'e just adding one for the sake of it.

[PetiteMostlySweet]

I really do like Miles but I feel like his middle name would need to be longer as Arlo is short & surname is 1 syllable?

I also feel that because his first name is an old timey name that if we use a classic name then he'll sound like a little old man.

We used both family names that we wanted passed on for our first son in case we had a girl next. I feel like seeing as his brother has 2 names, it would be like we weren't fussed about Arlo if we didn't even bother to put in the effort to give him one.

[SalmonOfKnowledge]

I would saybyes you do need a middle name. My name is not even typical in my country and there is another one town away. The fact that the name doesnt sound like a common name makes people assume we are the same.

[PetiteMostlySweet]

I was thinking it would be nice to pass on something from dad without using his actual name so River came to mind. What do we think of Arlo River?

[SalmonOfKnowledge]

Arlo sounds like a child's name not and old man's name @PetiteMostlySweet

[MikeUniformMike]

Essex?

[MiaNG]

Arlo Jesse
Arlo Ethan
Arlo Dylan
Arlo Gabriel
Arlo Charles

Love the name Arlo!

[Ricekrispie22]

Arlo Jasper
Arlo Cassius
Arlo Tobias
Arlo Rafferty
Arlo Felix
Arlo Caspian
Arlo Gideon
Arlo Dexter
Arlo Hudson

[Whatsyourflava]

I love Arlo river @PetiteMostlySweet

[SpokeTooSoon]

Christ, it’s not hard. No-one but you and the child will really know what his middle name is.

Just give him one of his grandfathers’ names. Or great-grandfather.

I understand the anxiety of first names - I’ve been there. But middle names don’t matter, it’s just a nice opportunity to honour a family member. Shouldn’t be too hard to pick one. Anything goes with a simple name like Arlo.

James, John, George,

Are you in north London? We seem to have had an explosion of baby Arlos and Rafes up here in recent years.

[MikeUniformMike]

Your Dad's name, your maiden name, a name you like but wouldn't find practical because you don't like the shortened version (Nathaniel, Sebastian, Christopher, Jonathan, Nicholas...) ...

[Satsuma2]

Look further back in the family tree for either a name or an unusual surname. Your first son has a family name, it would be nice for your second son to have a family name too.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Arlo River is nice.
Arlo George
Arlo James
Arlo Christopher
Arlo William
Arlo Francis
Arlo Benjamin

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

❤️ Arlo Sebastian
Arlo Alexander
Arlo Jude

[PetiteMostlySweet]

Middle names are important for some people though, me for example. I hate mine. It's surprising how much you end up using them/how much they get brought up as well. We're west London. I don't know of any Arlo's personally yet myself although a friend of DPs who is due next week is considering it. Not too popular here yet but starting to become a little more common.

I do like the idea of looking back further for a family name, that's a great idea!

[Aquamarine1029]

I like Arlo River.

Other options...

Arlo Grahm
Arlo Martin
Arlo Shane
Arlo John
Arlo James
Arlo Rainn
Arlo Garrett
Arlo Cole

[kikilo]

As a keen amateur genealogist I love middle names, they make my life so much easier when faced with pages of births with the same first and surname!