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rebeccaw123 · 28/04/2019 22:20

Trying to create a short list with a husband with little input lol... our 3 year old is named Zachary

Our short list is
Parker
Carter
Jaxx
Mason

Or any that goes with Zachary???

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NuffSaidSam · 08/05/2019 09:44

I don't think any of those are as nice as Zachary.

Jaxx is dreadful, but Jack is nice or Jackson. You could always call him Jacks as a nn if you like that sound better?

Mason is ok.

Parker and Carter are far too surnamey.

How about

Zachary and Cody
Zachary and Taylor
Zachary and Reuben
Zachary and Maxwell
Zachary and Elliot
Zachary and Rory

Bumblebeesmum · 08/05/2019 09:35

I was trying not to use that word but yes - especially Mason !

Bumblebeesmum · 08/05/2019 09:34

Zachary is such a lovely name but that list is horrid (to me as a random nobody on the Internet)
Names of a similar vibe that might appeal:

Max
Jude
Ned (Edward)
Theo (Theodore)
Asher
Abel
Kit (Christopher)
Luca
Leo
Nate (Nathaniel)

PolarBearBubbles · 08/05/2019 08:06

I'm definitely a fan of more unusual names and really dislike the options like George/Thomas/Oliver, but those options are awful, especially Jaxx.
I know people don't like this word but they all shout chav to me.

LittleSprite · 08/05/2019 07:56

I really like Zachary, but not keep on any of your shortlist. Jaxx definitely the worst.

How about:
Theodore
Harrison
Dexter
Sebastian
Jonah
Benjamin

Sparklysunflower · 08/05/2019 07:47

Zachary (Zach) and

Quentin (Quinn)
Vincent (Vinnie)

Prettylittlelady · 07/05/2019 21:11

I think Jacob would be nice.
Please don’t spell Jax with 2 x’s

Threeandabit · 01/05/2019 14:48

Mason is nice with Zachary.

How about: -

Jerome
Guy
Lucas
Oscar
Jackson
Jason
Roman
Ross

AndItStillSaidFourOfTwo · 30/04/2019 19:53

I'd go with one of the PPs' biblical suggestions, tbh. Your list really isn't to my taste and I fear that he would resent his big brother for having got the much better deal name-wise. Sorry.

I like Isaac, Jacob and Reuben. (Reuben was going to be one of the middle names when I was pregnant with my third because I was sure it was going to be a ds3 and it means 'see, a son'. She was a girl!).

Lara53 · 30/04/2019 19:48

Flynn
Hunter
Fisher

girlsname · 30/04/2019 10:08

I love the name Zachery but don't like your list at all :(. Names I would picture going with a brother Zachery;

Sebastian
Ezra
Gabriel
Ezra
Elijah
Luca
Lucas
Lachlan
Xavier

pilates · 30/04/2019 07:28

Jacob
Ethan
Jared

Marvellow · 30/04/2019 06:30

I like Mason the most.
I wouldn't suggest going with Jaxx, but how about Max?

racewhorse · 29/04/2019 20:07

I had a dog called Jaxx

Lavenderblues · 29/04/2019 12:20

Zachary and

Quentin
Dexter
Dominic
Reuben

koality · 29/04/2019 09:28

I like Parker best off that last. Agree with PP: dislike Jaxx.

How about Reid, Caleb or Jace short for Jason.

Icklepup · 29/04/2019 08:56

Elijah

Ricekrispie22 · 29/04/2019 05:03

Hunter
Ashton
Austin
Harley
Morgan
Sullivan
Xander

RainbowMum11 · 29/04/2019 01:41

What is it with Jaxx?! It seems really quite popular but it's awful.

Aquamarine1029 · 29/04/2019 01:25

Hudson

MercyBodle · 29/04/2019 01:20

Sebastian
Bastien
Joshua
Joash
Samson
Grayson
Declan
Leighton
Fletcher
Fraser
Jenson
Keegan
Harvey
Lewis
Dexter
Leon

Shadow1234 · 29/04/2019 00:06

Mason goes nice with Zac

Quinn
Ellis
Elliott
Remy
Luca
Jed
Hudson
Lincon
Micah
Ronan
Jared
Elijah
Ezra
Jonas
Marcus
Rocco
Ronnie
Vinnie (Vincent)
Laurie (Lawrence)
Keir
Lewis
Leighton
Jensen
Cody
Louis
Toby
Wyatt
Riley

MrsBertBibby · 28/04/2019 23:35

Tobias.

Whoops75 · 28/04/2019 23:31

Zach and Jaxx are too alike

The others are nice, very American in style, they are more like second names imo

I like

Saul
Joseph
Ross

MollyYouInDangerGirl · 28/04/2019 23:29

Your list isnt to my personal taste but they're all ok except jaxx in my opinion, mostly because of the double x.

In my opinion none of your shortlist names go with Zachary except from maybe Mason as they're very American

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