a brother for Sebastian...

[Impatientwino]

Argh, am finding it so difficult naming this poor boy! We loved Sebastian so much the first time round we didn't really even have a shortlist. Now I'm expecting another boy and I just am stuck!

We do like Elliott, William, Thomas and I love Greyson but DH hates it but aside from those?

My mother in law keeps banging on that we must choose another long name that can be shortened so 'it's fair'

Anyone got anything inspirational?!

Theodore
Nathaniel
Dominic
Lucas
Joseph
Alex (ander)

Hugo
Henry
Rufus
Christian
Benedict

Nonsense that sibling names need to have the same number of syllables - ignore MIL!

We also have a Sebastian and struggling to name his brother. Our list is;

Arthur
Dominic
Nathaniel
Alexander
Elliot
Christian
Nicholas
Jonathan

But we don't love any of them in the way we loved Sebastian. I'm starting to think we might just go with a top ten name and be done with it as I love Oscar and Joshua and it's their popularity that has made me think no.

Edward, Matthias, Gregory, Lucian, Jonah, Isaiah?

Madness suggesting that it has to be another long name though!

Tristan
Alistair
Christopher
Solomon
Oliver
Maxwell
Benjamin
Frederick
Lawrence
Harrison
Leonard
Matthew

Lucas
William
Caspar

I like Lucas or Alexander with Sebastian.

Rufus
Otto
Henry
Alistair
Angus

William and Elliot go well. I'm with your Dh on Greyson.

Barnaby
Sylvester

Dominic

Nathaniel
Barnabus
Alexander
Frederick
William ( not as long but can be shortened)

Christian or Christopher.

Thanks all, sorry didn't manage to get back on here yesterday. The afore mentioned Sebastian is not coping well with school nursery start

Lots of good suggestions thank you. I like Alexander but I used to work with an Alex for years who was such a nobber that I can't bring myself to use it!

We also like Benjamin and Benedict but our surname begins with J so not initials I want to saddle my son with!

Milo
Miles
Gabriel
Gideon
Jonathan
Nicholas
Edmund
Michael
Clement
Robert
Richard
James
William
Joel

Conrad
Anthony
Nicholas

I have a friend with 2 sons Sebastian and Reuben

Oscar
Nathaniel
Joseph
Henry
Arlo
Rafferty

The Sebastian I know has a big brother called Thomas.

How about:
Nathaniel
Jonathan
Matthew
Elijah
Frederick

From the names you've said you like, I think Joshua and Elliott are quite lovely. Best of luck