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Help me pick my boy name

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MillieClarke · 26/03/2025 20:20

My short list is:

Xander Nathaniel
Zachary Daniel
Jude Gordon
Luca Davey

All middle names are family names - but feel free to interchange them as you see fit.

Thank you!

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Sojo88 · 29/03/2025 13:47

Zachary Daniel - both lovely names!

gerimander · 29/03/2025 13:46

Zachary Jude is my favourite

uncomfortablydumb60 · 29/03/2025 13:43

They are all lovely in any combination.
one of my sons middle name is Daniel and DS3 is Lucas, but was almost Luca
i think Zachary Daniel edges it for me.

Emanwenym · 29/03/2025 13:32

I thought it might not be but I used it because how the first name sounds with the surname is more important than how it flows with the middle name.

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MillieClarke · 29/03/2025 13:00

Emanwenym · 28/03/2025 22:48

Try each first name with the surname but without the middle name.

Xander Clarke
Zac Clarke - Zac Lark
Jude Clarke - doesn;t flow
Luca Clarke - too many Cs and sounds like cack

Clarke isn’t babies surname

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Emanwenym · 28/03/2025 22:48

Try each first name with the surname but without the middle name.

Xander Clarke
Zac Clarke - Zac Lark
Jude Clarke - doesn;t flow
Luca Clarke - too many Cs and sounds like cack

JacketPotatoAvecFromage · 28/03/2025 22:37

I like Zachary Gordon or Luca Gordon.

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MillieClarke · 28/03/2025 10:23

I’ve short listed all of the above names knowing that I personally like them with the surname! I just wanted to get people’s opinions on which names they like best from above :)

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Darkclothes · 27/03/2025 23:23

How many syllables in the surname??? This is how it will sound day to day. The sound of the 1st and middle name is almost irrelevant, because 99% of the the time it will be first and surname.

caringcarer · 27/03/2025 23:15

I like Luca Zachary.

SpeedyBulletTrain · 27/03/2025 23:11

I prefer Zachary Daniel.

SnowFrogJelly · 27/03/2025 23:01

Luca Daniel

HerbieFluffyDumpling · 27/03/2025 22:59

Zachary Daniel

ScentOfAMoomin · 27/03/2025 22:57

I love Xander Nathaniel

SauvignonBlonk · 27/03/2025 19:35

Zachary Daniel. Great name!

Emanwenym · 27/03/2025 19:30

Jude Daniel runs together. Judaniel.

SummerDaysOnTheWay · 27/03/2025 19:27

Zachary or Luca Daniel

mumwithallthebooks · 27/03/2025 19:26

I like Jude Daniel myself

user1492757084 · 27/03/2025 13:31

My faves, in preference order ..

Zachary Gordon
Xander Davey
Zachary Daniel

Jessieshome · 27/03/2025 13:00

I like your choices, good names, in order of my preference:

Jude Nathaniel
Xander Davey
Zachary Gordon

I loved Luca about 15 years ago but I've gone off it a bit, I knew a couple that sprung up back then so I associate it with 15 years ago, but that might be very localised to me!

HappydaysArehere · 27/03/2025 10:39

I like Xander Daniel. We have a Xander next door and he is lovely.

stopringingme · 27/03/2025 09:27

Zachary Daniel

MinPinSins · 27/03/2025 09:15

Luca is very trendy, so will date poorly - that would rule that out for me. I personally hate nicknames as proper names so wouldn't go with Xander, but appreciate that doesn't apply to you.

I think Zachary is the stand out first name. Zachary Daniel is brilliant, however I think it actually works with all of the middle names, so would just choose the one that means the most.

Firsttimebabymummy · 27/03/2025 07:56

Xander is my favourite, followed my Zachary.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 27/03/2025 02:15

Xander Nathaniel