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Possible brother for Seth

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Lookingforadvice123 · 30/07/2018 12:50

Expecting baby number 2 (we don't know the sex yet). We're 100% decided on Emilia for a girl, but are struggling with a boy as we already have Seth, which has always been our number 1 boy's name.

I like Jesse, and Freddie (the latter less so as it's SO popular where I am) but I'm looking for one I'm as sure about as Emilia. The complication with Jesse is that my sister is Jessica.

I also really like Jude but a close friend of DH's has used that so it's out.

Any suggestions?

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pumpkinyael · 09/09/2018 21:03

I don't like Jude. (Probably because it's the German word for Jew? And if just doesn't sound nice imo.)

Suggestions (most of them admittedly already mentioned...):
Aaron, Nathaniel, Jeremy, Jonah, Elijah, Adam, Isaac, Levi, Nathan, Abraham, Benjamin, David, Samuel, Micah, Ezra, Asa.

Evanna13 · 09/09/2018 20:41

Drew

finallychangedmyusername · 09/09/2018 10:35

Seth and Joel is perfection. Smile

Ilovewillow · 09/09/2018 08:15

Jesse is a great name! I have a Seth too and we also liked
Gabriel
Rueben
Benedict
Gilbert and
Atticus

Good luck deciding!

Ballyhoobird · 09/09/2018 08:08

Reuben goes well with Seth

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Lookingforadvice123 · 09/09/2018 08:00

daisypond yeah I didn't actually realise Jesse was OT as well 🤦🏼‍♀️ at least it's not one of Seth's brothers though ie Cain and Abel! Now I can just pretend it's an OT theme...

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orhne · 09/09/2018 01:23

Ryan

Momma22 · 09/09/2018 00:55

Blake
Finn
Teddy/Ted
Grayson
George
Oscar
Frankie

Flamingosnbears · 08/09/2018 20:44

Oo and Craig

missmouse101 · 08/09/2018 20:42

Toby, Rowan?

Flamingosnbears · 08/09/2018 20:39

Joel come to my mind first...

TulipsInBloom1 · 08/09/2018 20:38

I thought Joel when I read the title.

daisypond · 08/09/2018 20:37

I like Jesse but it's a very Old Testament name, so a bit like Seth, and I thought you didn't want anything of that ilk.

NotANotMan · 08/09/2018 20:26

Reuben of course

Gloopy · 08/09/2018 19:34

I have a Seth who is now a young man who is 19 now. His brother is Dexter.
I would of liked a Gage or an Archer.

umberellaonesie · 08/09/2018 19:25

Seth and Caleb
Seth and Cooper
Seth and Joseph
Seth and Jacob
Seth.and Zach
Seth and Jesse sounds fab
I have a Seth and his two brothers names are in this list.
Our Seth could have been a Reuben but it doesn't work with our surname so the dog is called Reuben Blush
If I had another boy he would be Ezra.

StripyDeckchair · 08/09/2018 19:21

If you're still looking for other suggestions:

Zachary
Aaron
Jacob
Jonathan (loads of nicknames and not very popular these days)
Nathaniel

I know they're all biblical but they're also all lovely names in their own right.

ChristianGreysAnatomy · 08/09/2018 19:11

Rufus

Shadow1234 · 08/09/2018 19:08

Elijah goes with seth very well

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Lookingforadvice123 · 08/09/2018 13:15

So we found out the sex of DC2 today and it's a boy!

Jesse is totally my front runner, thanks all who gave their comments Smile I've persuaded DH as well, he doesn't love it like I do but other than Seth (DS1) there's no name he "loves" and he's agreed I should get final say as they'll both have his surname (as do I!).

I also like Ezra now, so that's on the list, but I suspect it'll be Jesse. Gone off Freddie now.

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Bibesia · 01/08/2018 01:22

From Cold Comfort Farm:

"I think if I find that I have any third cousins living at Cold Comfort Farm (young ones, you know, children of Cousin Judith) who are named Seth, or Reuben, I shall decide not to go.”

“Why?”

“ Oh, because highly-sexed young men living on farms are always called Seth or Reuben"

ReginaPhalange89 · 31/07/2018 21:52

I love Seth and Reuben together. Or Cohen.... But Seth Cohen was an OC character 😂

finallychangedmyusername · 31/07/2018 18:59

These are names that spring to mind that go well with Seth IMO:

Seth and Asher
Seth and Aaron
Seth and Jared
Seth and Lance
Seth and Owen
Seth and Max
Seth and Ryan
Seth and Lewis

steamboatwilly123 · 31/07/2018 18:12

I have Seth and Brodie :)

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Lookingforadvice123 · 31/07/2018 18:11

Thanks all, I was uhm-ing and ah-ing, mainly about the similarity to my sister's name, but this has been so helpful.

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