Rudy, Francis or Felix?

[Freckles22]

DS2 due in Jan. We already have a Leo but very stuck on what to call his new brother. Opinions please! Middle name will probably be Alexander.

I like Felix Alexander :)

Leo and Rudy sound like a fun pair of brothers!

I don't like Francis.

Like both Rudy & Felix.

Felix Alexander sounds better to me than Rudy Alexander.

Thanks! It's a tough one. Leo seemed to be born with an innate cheekiness - always on the go, very strong willed but with these long eyelashes and cute grin that lets him get away with murder. If I knew DS2 was going to be similar then I think Rudy would be a good fit - it's a cheeky name to live up to. Francis is the opposite end of the scale, a name that's a bit more grown up and serious although could be softened to Fran. Maybe Felix is the best middle ground - a name which could fit with either a cheeky or serious nature. This one is certainly a lot calmer in the womb!

I like Rudy the best, followed by Francis. Not keen on Felix. Leo and Felix together are very catlike!

Francis because then he can have the nn frankie

Francis - classic, underused, solid name! Frankie as nickname.

Rudy is way too 'rude' and Felix is a cat food brand in the UK.

The cat link doesn't bother us in the slightest - we are very much a cat loving family, the kind that receives birthday cards predominantly with cats on so it wouldn't be an unexpected choice for us. For me Felix is the 'safe' name which sort of makes me want to go for one of the others. I do worry about the Rude Rudy thing though and I love Francis but don't really like the nn Frankie. I just don't know!

I had an uncle Francis and his nn was Francie. I prefer Francis (mainly), or Rudy (but would worry about the 'rude' nn/jokes), Felix to me is a cat too.

Definitely Felix! I don't like the name Francis at all and we used to call farts, "rudies" when we were growing up...

I've always loved Francis.

I like Francis, but Ilove Rudy. Am biased as I have a Rudi, but spelt with an I. It's a lovely name.

Definitely Felix - I have a Felix and I love the name, he is only one I know as it is not a popular name where I live.

Rudy and Leo sound good together.

Felix Alexander repeats the 'x' sound, so prefer Rudy or Francis with Alexander.

Francis and Leo do sound quite different to each other, but fit better with Frank or Frankie as a nn.

I like Francis - it's classic and, although they are nice names and quite popular, I think Rudy & Felix might date... Frankie's quite a cool nn for a LO too.

Felix

Thanks all! I think we are leaning towards Felix now but still got a month or two to change our minds!

My vote is definitely for Felix.

Theyre all brilliant

Francis is the most classic imo. Elegant, strong and masculine.

Felix is becoming quite trendy (and has the cat food connection) and Rudy sounds like rude.

Felix - you have hit on the two names I had top of ny 'boysname list' - Alexander and Felix - nice one

I love Felix. But that's because we're naming our little boy Feliks so I'm biased.

I like Alexander as a middle name, more than the others although we did like Francis as a middle name for our last baby