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I've FINALLY found a boys name we LOVE! Middle names needed please!

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 14:30

It's Zephyr

I know it's a bit marmite but I don't care.
We Love it.
It's a 'real' name,it works with sibling names,gives cool nn's Zeph or Zephy...fits all our criteria Grin

So,Middle names for Zephyr please!

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WinterOfOurDiscontent · 03/11/2013 14:35

I love it. How about Caleb, Jackson, Jeramiah?

MikeLitorisBites · 03/11/2013 14:36

Any family names?

What was the one you really wanted but couldn't have? Does that go?

You'll get loads of people coming on saying to give a really boring name as a middle one so he will be able to use that when he is a top judge.

Lottiedoubtie · 03/11/2013 14:36

I like it Smile only known one and he was a fab kid.

I think it would go with almost anything else tbh, what sorts of names do you like? Are other names in the family traditional or alternative?

ShowOfBloodyStumps · 03/11/2013 14:36

Oh I know you don't want opinions but I flipping love it.

If you don't have a middle name which means something to you, then I'd go with something short and punchy (Zephyr Frank or Zephyr Bram for example) or something much longer (Zephyr Raphael or Zephyr Erasmus for example). Nobody you want to honour, no special meaning you'd like to include?

BikeRunSki · 03/11/2013 14:36

James

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 14:46

Well....we haven't done the family name thing for the others as there are SO many traditions we couldn't do them all,and if we did one without the other then....well you get the jist...

Baby's due at the beginning of December so perhaps a wintery theme (I'm atheist though so not Christmasy)

The other DC are Skye Matilda Rose and Arlo Phoenix

Discarded but still liked names for this one are Rufus,Caspar and Asa....I don't think any really 'go' as a MN but it gives you an idea of taste...

(I'm really glad you guys like it btw Grin )

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TawdryTatou · 03/11/2013 14:49

Winter?

Eden?

Zach?

Vincent?

BOF · 03/11/2013 14:50

One syllable, deffo.

TinyDynamite · 03/11/2013 14:51

I'm with RunBike - my first thought reading your post was also James.

Zephyr James is a truly cool name.

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 14:55

Alfred,Eric,Edward,Fredrick,Albert.

These are family names with some meaning that we could potentially use...

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 14:56

I'm a bit meh about James,but I do like the punchyness of it...

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Bowlersarm · 03/11/2013 15:02

I like Zephyr.

I don't think you should go with a standard name like James as a middle name. It looks like you weren't confident enough in Zephyr. So a name that is also uncommon like Phoenix that you have used already.

ItsWarmerInTheSouth · 03/11/2013 15:05

Zephyr Dax?
Zephyr Rex?
Zephyr Zane?

Lottiedoubtie · 03/11/2013 15:07

George
Frank
Hal
John

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 15:07

Ooh! Those are good Warmer I like Showys suggestions too!

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 15:08

George is part of our surname so that's out Grin
Frank is kinda cool...

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BaronessBomburst · 03/11/2013 15:08

Ford? Grin

ShowOfBloodyStumps · 03/11/2013 15:09

My family names are Frederick, Alfred, Albert and Josiah, so v similar. We considered Josiah actually.

I think we've talked names before as I have similar taste to you (we considered Caspar, Arlo and Asa and two of dd's three names you've used for your dd). I like Abraham (Bram), Hector, Ivo, Rafferty, Raphael, Django, Bodhi, Amos, Emrys, Cassius and many others but not sure any of them go with Zephyr really.

I like the idea of a winter themed middle name (I know somebody with the middle name Winter actually). Caspar fits this (coming from Gaspar) or you could go with Melchior or Balthazar!

AbiRoad · 03/11/2013 15:09

Going with 1 syllable
Jude
Luke
Max ( which I think goes well)

I think milo goes ot theo or other name ending in o

Offcolour · 03/11/2013 15:09

Wintry names... Zephyr Rowan, Zephyr Robin, Zephyr Jack (for Jack Frost).

I knew a lovely Zephyr, nn Zef. He's gorgeous.

BikeRunSki · 03/11/2013 15:11

Zephyr Frost
Or, because he is your third Zephyr Trio?

(I loved Hebe from your potential girls names a long time ago)

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 15:13

show yes we do have very similar taste...I like all of those suggestions but I'm not sure any go with Zephyr....

Off I think Robin and Rowan arelovely!

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Offcolour · 03/11/2013 15:15

Smile they go quite nicely d

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/11/2013 15:15

Frost is cool

But seriously,I like it Grin

(I think Hebe might make it in as a 2nd MN for Flora,DP is being rather insistent about it...)

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Artandco · 03/11/2013 15:16

Zephyr Otis
Zephyr Quinn
Zephyr Aslan
Zephyr Caspian
Zephyr Franklin
Zephyr Lionel
Zephyr Joel