Otis, Ezra, Ruben or Cassius as a brother for Theo(dore)

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I have a three week old baby boy who needs a name, these are my short list but can't decide, please help!

I love Ezra and Ruben (on my list if we ever have DS3...)

Otis I say know because it makes me think of the pug.

Congratulations OP!

Of the four names, Ezra is by far my favourite. It's lovely, strong, cool and the nn Ez is great. That's just my personal choice though. If you love all 4 but can't decide, try - if you haven't already - saying the names out loud in sentences you'll be saying years down the line, eg "This is our baby xxx", "how was school, xx?", "xxx, do your homework", "xxx, get a job", "xxx is getting married" etc. this really helped me decide on the names for my 2 DS.

I loved Ezra for our first son and DH wasn't keen, this time he loves it and I'm not so sure! Reuben is a compromise as I like the shortened 'ru' but Reuben quite popular now.
Cassius again a compromise as I love Casper but he doesn't but I love the nn Cas. Otis I love but again DH not keen and hence we are still without a name three weeks after the birth!!

Ezra

Ezra!

Cassius

I love Ezra! Reuben is lovely too but yes quite popular. Cassius nice, not so keen on Otis. In case you want any suggestions:

Corin
Saul
Gabriel
Vaughan
Laurence
Francis
Josiah (Jed)
Quentin
Raphael
Barnaby

I love Otis and Ruben, and think Ruben goes best with Theo. Not keen on Ezra and really don't like Cassius. Congratulations on your little boy!

Cassius or Cassian...

Otis

Reuben is lovely! Other names all have other associations for me - Ezra (Pound), Friend's dog called Otis, Cassius (Clay).

Love EZra and Cassian (but not Cassius).

Other suggestions:

Seth
Nate
Linus
Eli/Elijah
Emil
Raphael/Rafa

I like Otis but its the back to back 'O' of Theo & Otis that puts me off (I'm odd like that).

Reuben's nice too!

At risk of Outage: I know a Caspian brother of already mentioned name.

Nice lad, nice name.

cassius

I love all of them !

Cassius. Nice name.
Theodore and Cassius are lovely together. Congratulations!

Ruben/Reuben. I also like Ezra but dislike Cassius and Otis.

All of them are great names and any of them would be a good choice, but I think Cassius works best alongside Theodore.

Congrats on your little one!

Ok we are going for Ezra. I've felt a pang every time I met an Ezra since my son was born so I think it's the right name. Thanks for the input ladies, much appreciated!!

Otis!

I think Otiscand Theo go well, the repeat O is nice! Cassius is great also!

Great choice :)

None of them are as nice as Theo. Otis is the best though.

What about Arthur instead? Or Isaac?