Name to go with surname?

SurnameStruggles · 2024-05-07T18:14:29+00:00

Just found out we are having a baby boy in October and we are struggling for a name!! Our main issue is getting something to match our surname - Ives. I don’t want anything really popular so top 20 are off the cards really, and I feel like one syllable or S ending names don’t work with the last name. Any ideas would be massively appreciated!

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mathanxiety · 09/05/2024 15:17

Quentin Ives
Austin Ives
Ethan Ives
Tristan Ives
David Ives
Fintan Ives
William Ives
Arthur Ives
Julian Ives
James Ives
Patrick Ives
Luke Ives
Alexander Ives
Franklin Ives
Callum Ives
Alistair Ives
Atticus Ives
Elliott Ives
Marshall Ives
Calvin Ives
Oliver Ives
Jackson Ives

I think a name ending with a consonant would work best.

cherryassam · 09/05/2024 14:50

Some less common -ie sound names:

Brody
Finley (might be too common, but is lovely)
Barney
Barnaby
Rudy
Sonny
Laurie
Cody
Wesley
Macauley
Brady
Casey
Grady
Murphy
Remy
Rafferty
Ramsey
Ritchie
Bowie
Colby
Harley
Bertie
Buddy
Lenny
Monty
Joey
Bailey
Harvey
Jesse

DuchessOfSausage · 09/05/2024 13:54

Famous People with the Last Name IVES

Charles Ives - Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and pianist
Burl Ives - American film actor and singer, best known for hits “Frosty the Snowman” and “The Blue Tail Fly.”
Chauncey Bradley Ives - American sculptor in Italy
George Frederick Ives - last surviving veteran of the Boer War
Frederic Eugene Ives - American inventor and pioneer in the field of color photography.

35andThriving · 09/05/2024 13:22

Ives is such a difficult surname to pair with anything. I never realised before.

Jacob Ives would be J.Ives

Terence (whilst not typical for this generation) I thought had a nice ring to it. But it sounds too much like Terrifies!

Best of luck finding something you love.

35andThriving · 09/05/2024 12:50

Murray
Terence
Rex

35andThriving · 09/05/2024 12:46

Bradley
Bruce

FiatEarth · 09/05/2024 12:41

Ives is a lovely surname.

I used to love Burl Ives and thought he had such a cool sounding name.

Edward Ives
George Ives
Henry Ives
Joshua Ives

35andThriving · 09/05/2024 12:37

Admittedly, it was ranked 17th most popular name, in 2021. I bet it's actually out of the top 20 by now though.

35andThriving · 09/05/2024 12:34

Such a tricky surname!

Jacob Ives

VincentVanGoth · 09/05/2024 12:26

Douglas/Dougie
Robert/Robbie
James/Jamie/Jimmy
Sidney
Frankie
Christopher
Henry/Harry

Bit more ‘out there’

Bartholomew
Balthazar
Lazlo
Lorenzo
Harley
Torin

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SurnameStruggles · 09/05/2024 12:19

GU24Mum · 09/05/2024 12:17

If you can find a name with an "ee" sound at the end, that probably runs into your surname less than some of the other options. Jamie Ives, Charlie Ives etc. Anything with a hard consonant sound does merge in a bit I think.

I do like ee ending names, it’s just difficult to find one that we can use that’s not really popular (Jamie and Charlie we can’t use unfortunately). I like Toby and Bobby but they feel quite common.

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GU24Mum · 09/05/2024 12:17

If you can find a name with an "ee" sound at the end, that probably runs into your surname less than some of the other options. Jamie Ives, Charlie Ives etc. Anything with a hard consonant sound does merge in a bit I think.

DuchessOfSausage · 09/05/2024 10:33

You're not being ridiculous.

Consider diminutives. Stephen Ives is fine but Steve Ives is clunky.

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SurnameStruggles · 09/05/2024 09:58

Theoldwoman · 08/05/2024 13:09

Reuben Ives
Jonah Ives
Vincent Ives
Cosmo Ives
Daniel Ives
Dion Ives
Lincoln Ives
Caleb Ives
Stephen Ives
Timothy Ives
Fraser Ives
Anthony Ives
Curtis Ives
Jeremy Ives
Alexander Ives
Carson Ives
Dale Ives
Nathan Ives
Christian Ives

Jonah was on our list but I’m struggling with not hearing Joan Arrives when I say it - my husband says I’m being ridiculous 😂

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SurnameStruggles · 08/05/2024 16:46

shouldprobablyturnalighton · 08/05/2024 14:46

Don't think it's a face palm moment. Some people seem to think a lot about stuff like flow, things the initials might end up spelling, how it sounds when you put it all together (Like Robinngknives!) and others don't so much (and are ultimately relaxed about it after too). Tis just who you are, go with it. Got to wonder if people who end up being called Issac Dick or Theresa Brown or whatever wish their parents thought a bit harder first 😂

I always seem to be the person who points out the initials spell Hives or Dives or whatever after the fact and deals with the awkward silence from the parents. 😬so it's nice to have a thread about it before the name has stuck!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/1186641-Unfortunate-or-odd-first-name-last-name-combinations

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Myself and my other half are polar opposites, I seem to think about every little thing that could be and issue and he just thinks I’m overthinking it! It all stems from someone I know naming their daughter (albeit a beautiful name) but the initials being A BJ - and now that’s all I think of when I hear the name!

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DeadbeatYoda · 08/05/2024 16:27

Jasper

DuchessOfSausage · 08/05/2024 14:59

Reeve Ives
Conn Ives
B. Ives
W. Ives
L. Ives
Sir V. Ives
D. R. Ives
C. H. Ives

Synergies · 08/05/2024 14:53

I think a one-syllable name would work well, eg

Blake Ives
Flynn Ives
Jake Ives
Dean Ives
Jude Ives
Quinn Ives

shouldprobablyturnalighton · 08/05/2024 14:46

SurnameStruggles · 08/05/2024 12:35

Thank you for your suggestions! I know, it’s asking quite a lot 🤦🏻‍♀️ I am flexible with those things if there is a name that sounds right, I’ve just found a lot of names that fit into those categories don’t seem to flow right

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Don't think it's a face palm moment. Some people seem to think a lot about stuff like flow, things the initials might end up spelling, how it sounds when you put it all together (Like Robinngknives!) and others don't so much (and are ultimately relaxed about it after too). Tis just who you are, go with it. Got to wonder if people who end up being called Issac Dick or Theresa Brown or whatever wish their parents thought a bit harder first 😂

I always seem to be the person who points out the initials spell Hives or Dives or whatever after the fact and deals with the awkward silence from the parents. 😬so it's nice to have a thread about it before the name has stuck!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/1186641-Unfortunate-or-odd-first-name-last-name-combinations

Unfortunate or odd first name / last name combinations | Mumsnet

Real people I have known include: Wayne Carr Candy Lane I am still pmsl at the mention of the Fanny Fidler gravestone on the other names thread....

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/1186641-Unfortunate-or-odd-first-name-last-name-combinations

DuchessOfSausage · 08/05/2024 13:34

Merrew Ives

Theoldwoman · 08/05/2024 13:23

Weston Ives
Bentley Ives
Hadleigh Ives
Ayrton Ives
Torin Ives
Marcus Ives
Eric Ives
Logan Ives
Tobias Ives
Otto Ives
Rufus Ives
Jordan Ives
Drazik Ives
Corey Ives
Cody Ives
Coby Ives
Brayden Ives
Samuel Ives
Lucas Ives
Baden Ives
Regan Ives
Cameron Ives
Andrew Ives
Matteo Ives
Carlos Ives
Wesley Ives
Justin Ives
Jackson Ives
Hunter Ives
Charlie Ives
Laurence Ives
Joshua Ives
Francis Ives
Tristan Ives
Corbin Ives
Jesse Ives
Felix Ives
Jasper Ives
Casper Ives
Callum Ives
Uriah Ives
Hamish Ives

bridgetreilly · 08/05/2024 13:14

Jonas
Fergus
Dominic
Sebastian
Hugo
Thomas

Theoldwoman · 08/05/2024 13:09

Reuben Ives
Jonah Ives
Vincent Ives
Cosmo Ives
Daniel Ives
Dion Ives
Lincoln Ives
Caleb Ives
Stephen Ives
Timothy Ives
Fraser Ives
Anthony Ives
Curtis Ives
Jeremy Ives
Alexander Ives
Carson Ives
Dale Ives
Nathan Ives
Christian Ives

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SurnameStruggles · 08/05/2024 12:39

shouldprobablyturnalighton · 08/05/2024 12:12

I know a few adult Milos, they wear it well :)

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That’s good to know, it’s definitely a contender! I also figured that Miles could alway be used as a NN should he want to use it, but Miles Ives doesn’t seem to flow as nicely as Milo imo

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SurnameStruggles · 08/05/2024 12:35

miniaturepixieonacid · 08/05/2024 12:25

no single syllables
nothing from the top 20
not ending in an 'a/ah' or 'er' sound
not ending with s or n
not starting with i (or h, someone said)
nothing too traditional

Hmm ... Adam, Benedict, Bradley, Caleb, Dominic, Elliot, Frederick, Gregory, Jeremy, Liam, Leo, Montgomery, Nathaniel, Patrick, Raphael, Stanley, Vincent, Zachary

Thank you for your suggestions! I know, it’s asking quite a lot 🤦🏻‍♀️ I am flexible with those things if there is a name that sounds right, I’ve just found a lot of names that fit into those categories don’t seem to flow right

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