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Sibling set - 3rd boy name!

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 04:51

Hi everyone 👋

We juuuuuust managed to agree on names for our first two boys and have found ourselves pregnant with a third boy 🤣 We are STRUGGLING to come up with a third name so looking for suggestions that go with our other two. They are - Ronan Alexander and Asher James.

We like names that aren't too popular or too unusual, generally pronounced the way they're read and our surname is only one syllable so we have tended to lean towards multi-syllable first names. The option of shortening would be a pro, but for the right name I think we'd be okay with something that's not got a common nickname.

Please hit me up with your suggestions 🙏

Thanks!

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 24/11/2023 22:41

Ronan, Alexander and
Elliot, Gabriel. Ethan. Oscar. Felix. Dexter. Jensen.

Jessbow · 24/11/2023 22:35

Ronan Alexander ,Asher James &
Jethro ( NN Jed)
Jago
Benedict
Dominic

Vittoriosa · 24/11/2023 22:28

no nickname I am aware of

NothingToday1 · 24/11/2023 22:23

sk73804 · 24/11/2023 22:00

Yep, we know. It's also a type of rock. We're tossing up spelling it Tallis as an alternative. Just trying to decide how much we care about the bone/rock associations. Thanks for sharing your view on that! It's helpful to hear how others react 🙂

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I'm a radiographer so too much bone association for me haha!

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 22:00

NothingToday1 · 24/11/2023 21:55

Talus is a bone in the foot. I wouldn't call your son that tbh.

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Yep, we know. It's also a type of rock. We're tossing up spelling it Tallis as an alternative. Just trying to decide how much we care about the bone/rock associations. Thanks for sharing your view on that! It's helpful to hear how others react 🙂

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NothingToday1 · 24/11/2023 21:55

sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:20

You've hit on quite a few names I like here (though sadly hubby isn't on board with them) - Liam (love but too popular), Elliott, Quinn, Evan (rhymes with our last name, not in a good way 😢) and Felix. I am close to getting hubby across the line with Maxwell which I really like and has a similar feel to the names you've suggested. Torin is also one we've been bouncing around and like a lot. Would love this group's thoughts on Talus? We both like it but worry it's too strange given our other names are relatively well known.

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Talus is a bone in the foot. I wouldn't call your son that tbh.

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:51

Vittoriosa · 24/11/2023 11:33

I love Elliott too…it’s my top choice for baby due July (not sure gender yet)

I have a cousin Cormac and never met another. I think it’s unusual but not too “out there!”

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🥹🥹🥹🥹 He said he "doesn't mind" Cormac!! We might be getting somewhere 😍

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VestPantsandSocks · 24/11/2023 21:48

Ollie
Alex
Josh
Harry

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:48

resm · 24/11/2023 21:44

Just as you mentioned a potential scenario of using Leo, but teachers using the long name - this happened to my cousin throughout school.

He is Sol, but on BC Solomon which I think is gorgeous.

Ronan, Asher & Solomon (Sol) sound like a couple of brothers!

Loooooove Solomon and "Sol". This is yet another case of husband resistance 🙄

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Enko · 24/11/2023 21:47

Rourke
Caradoc
Jago
Cole
Calvin

LindorDoubleChoc · 24/11/2023 21:45

Fabian
Gabriel
Xavier
Lucien

resm · 24/11/2023 21:44

Just as you mentioned a potential scenario of using Leo, but teachers using the long name - this happened to my cousin throughout school.

He is Sol, but on BC Solomon which I think is gorgeous.

Ronan, Asher & Solomon (Sol) sound like a couple of brothers!

Granolabox · 24/11/2023 21:39

Ivo

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:39

sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:37

I like Leon, but it's my uncle's name which we decided was too close.

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We have been talking about Leo and I loooooove Leopold. My only worry with Leopold is that it's too strange/old fashioned and we'll just call him Leo and he'll be embarrassed at every school presentation/every time an unknown teacher calls his name at school 😬 it still makes me swoon though so... 🤷🏻‍♀️😍

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:37

Islandermummy · 24/11/2023 21:34

If your husband likes Levi, how about Leon?

I like Leon, but it's my uncle's name which we decided was too close.

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resm · 24/11/2023 21:35

@sk73804 In Belfast, it’s pronounced Kale-un or Keel-in.

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:34

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 24/11/2023 21:32

I have an Asher and a Casper, but I wouldn't recommend them as a sibset because they sound exactly the same when called, which really annoys them both 🤣

Hahaha good to know! Both Casper and Cassius were on my list 🤣 (Casper, especially). I had never considered they would sound similar when called, which is definitely a reason I've decided against other names! PS. love your names ❤️❤️ beautiful!

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Islandermummy · 24/11/2023 21:34

If your husband likes Levi, how about Leon?

Vet73 · 24/11/2023 21:33

Cassius

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 24/11/2023 21:32

I have an Asher and a Casper, but I wouldn't recommend them as a sibset because they sound exactly the same when called, which really annoys them both 🤣

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:31

Vittoriosa · 24/11/2023 11:33

I love Elliott too…it’s my top choice for baby due July (not sure gender yet)

I have a cousin Cormac and never met another. I think it’s unusual but not too “out there!”

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Does your cousin have a nickname? I'm giving this name some serious consideration!!

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MythicBish · 24/11/2023 21:30

Also some more 'out there' names that I think suit based on your other names are

Magnus
Stellan
Taron

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:28

The other thing that might help - I like quite a lot of names and hubby is the hard one to please. The ONLY boy name he likes is Levi and I just..... don't love it. It has no clear nickname and lots of other associations - biblical, the jeans ... Any suggestions for names with a similar vibe he might go for?

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sk73804 · 24/11/2023 21:26

Doublebiscuit77 · 24/11/2023 12:48

Franklin Joseph
Hector George
Ezra Daniel
Lysander Matthew
Stefan Peter
Caleb Timothy
Jude Thomas
Simeon Henry
Rudy George
Sonny Joshua
Otis Frederick
Rufus William
Rollo Benjamin

Loooooove Franklin 🥰🥰 (my husband says it reminds him of the turtle?) Definitely some good options in your list we haven't considered, though Franklin is my favourite by far.

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theduchessofspork · 24/11/2023 21:26

I do like Ronan Asher

Jerome
Jethro
Silas
Patrick
Laurence
Jonas
Tristram
Idris
Dylan
Struan
Corin
Elwood
Gawain
Lachlan
Rufus
Nicholas nn Nico