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Please help with a sibling (boy) name for Raphael & Sophia

64 replies

Sarahjsxx · 01/07/2024 15:36

Hello,
So our 3rd baby is 2 weeks old on Wednesday and still has no name the poor boy Blush

our eldest son is Raphael & daughter is Sophia, so we need a matching male name, hoping if possible 3 syllables

I'm English my husband is south Asian so we are trying to find a name that doesn't sound unusual in both cultures

My husband likes Michael but it's my dads name and we do not have a great relationship so I don't want that name Blush

He suggested Enzo which we both agreed on but now he has changed his mind. Also discussed Joseph which I like and I like the 'ph' in it but he says it's too short

Please fire away any suggestions as I'm stuck and it's stressing me out Sad

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NightPuffins · 01/07/2024 19:28

Or if you're going for a "ph/f"-sounding link between the three of them:

Christopher
Murphy
Orpheus
Ralph
Randolph
Rudolph
Stefan

StringTheory1 · 01/07/2024 19:27

Valentine
Valentino
Enzo
Sebastien
Atticus
Vincenzo
Rory
Christian
Matteo

NightPuffins · 01/07/2024 19:24

South Asian covers a lot so it's difficult to know what will work in a specific place.

My immediate thought was Gabriel.

Other suggestions with an international feel:
Adam
Dylan
Leon
Noah
Samuel
Sebastian
Theo

Misspotterscat · 01/07/2024 19:07

Phineas

Brexile · 01/07/2024 18:24

Sarahjsxx · 01/07/2024 17:26

Thank you so much for the suggestions! My husband really likes Alexander already
I like Angelo
And also like Max

Raphael and Angelo is a bit ninja turtle, although they are both lovely names. I vote for Alexander, or Max if it's short for something.

Violet17 · 01/07/2024 18:20

Benedict
Alexander
Atticus
Lysander

LouLouVonSchnickleburger · 01/07/2024 18:10

Allesandro
Inigo
Eduardo
Elliot
Frederick

Moreteaandchocolate · 01/07/2024 18:07

Ezekiel - “Zeke”
Nathaniel
Gabriel
Elijah - Eli
Tobias - Toby
Sebastian
Xavier
Julian
Adrian
Leonardo - Leo
Dominic
Dorian

Mumofgirls2017 · 01/07/2024 17:27

raphael, Sophia and

gabriel
elio
maxwell
daniel
louis
vincent
luca
jonah
tobias
theodore
leonardo
zachary
hugo
nathaniel
alexander

Sarahjsxx · 01/07/2024 17:26

Thank you so much for the suggestions! My husband really likes Alexander already
I like Angelo
And also like Max

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bloodyeffinnora · 01/07/2024 16:15

love both Michael and Joseph

SilverSimca · 01/07/2024 16:10

I thought Michael before I opened the post!
How is Joseph too short if Enzo is fine?

I'm afraid I don't know whether these would sound unusual in South Asia but:
Samuel
Ezra
Daniel
Jonathan

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/07/2024 16:06

Raphael, Sophia and
Nathanial.
Anthony
Christopher
Angelo.
Dominic.
Gabriel
Valentino
Alexander

Lidlisthebusiness · 01/07/2024 15:45

A few names along the same style as your current children:

Gabriel
Matteo
Alexander
Gideon
Zachary
Sebastian
Nathaniel
Cassius