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A brother for Nathaniel

44 replies

Blondbombsite · 25/02/2023 16:41

I haven’t actually found out the sex of our upcoming baby yet, but looking at the scan I’m leaning towards a boy.

We had a really hard time choosing a name last time as we have quite different tastes but love his name and he really suits it. He pretty much always goes by Nate day to day.

On our shortlist last time was Gabriel, Reuben and Isaac but none were quite right and I think choosing one for DS2 would always seem like he just got the second best name.

Any inspiration? Our surname is a 3 letter animal.

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Katjolo · 25/02/2023 21:03

Theodore

Feduperika · 25/02/2023 21:01

Theodore
Sebastian
Dominic
Frederick
Christopher
Jonathon

Mammyloveswine · 25/02/2023 20:43

Elijah
Sebastian
Alexander
William
Zachary
Augustus
Jeremiah
Jeremy
Anthony
Benjamin
Cameron
Theodore

spiderlight · 25/02/2023 19:36

I know two lovely brothers called Nathaniel and Sebastian.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 25/02/2023 19:32

Luke / Lucas
James (Jamie)
David (Davy)

Snooozername · 25/02/2023 19:31

Sebastian. Goes perfectly.

3ormorecharacters · 25/02/2023 19:30

I always used to want two boys called Nathaniel and Gabriel so there's obviously something about that combination!

ollypollydollymolly · 25/02/2023 19:27

Sebastian

Rinkydinkydoodle · 25/02/2023 19:18

NGL the name that immediately leapt to mind was Michael. Seems a nice pair with Nathaniel but maybe not quite the right one, if my guess for your second name is correct.

Nicholas
Tristan - I love this name, never met a single one, but it’s not made-up or modish.
Emmett
Mitchell -never met a little Mitchell, and Nate and Mitch do sound like a couple of bros.

Congratulations!

memememe · 25/02/2023 19:01

Dominic
Sebastian
Reuben

pilates · 25/02/2023 18:50

Jacob
Ethan

Dislike Gabriel

alpacamaraca · 25/02/2023 18:47

We have a Sebastian and had DD been a boy she would've been Nathaniel. I think Nate and Seb are lovely.

SoShallINever · 25/02/2023 18:46

Blondbombsite · 25/02/2023 17:47

That would be my second favourite choice but I was really put off when I was pregnant with DS and someone told me about how their teenage grandson, Gabriel, was being horribly bullied and part of of it was being called ‘gay’.

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Oh FGS, I know plenty of Gabriel's (including my own DS who is actually Gay) non of them have been bullied because of their name.
Thank Goodness our younger generation do not seem as judgemental.

midsomermurderess · 25/02/2023 18:43

Oh, that’s a pity.

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Blondbombsite · 25/02/2023 17:47

midsomermurderess · 25/02/2023 17:07

I think Gabriel is lovely, and feels in a similar sort of territory as Nathaniel.

That would be my second favourite choice but I was really put off when I was pregnant with DS and someone told me about how their teenage grandson, Gabriel, was being horribly bullied and part of of it was being called ‘gay’.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 25/02/2023 17:15

Zachary - Nate and Zach is nice
Tobias
Alistair
Lucian
Jonathan
Josiah
Matthias
Elijah
Maximilian
Julius (Jules)

Colgatetoothpaste · 25/02/2023 17:12

Saul
Caleb
Joel
Marcus

fairtrauchled · 25/02/2023 17:10

Isaac
Benjamin
Matthew
Jacob
Joshua
Zachary
William
Thomas

midsomermurderess · 25/02/2023 17:07

I think Gabriel is lovely, and feels in a similar sort of territory as Nathaniel.

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