Arthur or George to go with existing boys?

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We have 2 sons, Edward and James

Son 3 is due shortly and we are agonising over George and Arthur.

George is the "safe" option and we like safe. Arthur is a bit more "out there" (by our standards!)

I worry that Edward, James and George sounds a bit "Thomas the Tank Engine" and that as a sibling set maybe "James, Edward and Arthur" is a bit more interesting.

We are really going back and forward on this one. I love both names but wonder if we used George I'd regret letting Arthur slip through our fingers so to speak.

I like George I wish we had named our first son this name but instead it's his middle name
Also goes well with your two other sons names

www.telegraph.co.uk/men/relationships/fatherhood/11115353/Dad-of-four-why-you-must-do-your-homework-when-it-comes-to-baby-names.html

Thought you might like to read this, it was linked on the article a poster put on the unique name thread. A funny read if nothing else.

haha great article!

I like them both but we didn't go with George when our ds was born as it's hugely popular again with Prince George. I think Arthur goes lovely with the other names.

Arthur is great but we went for George as Italian relatives couldn't do th sound - which meant Edith was out too! Also Cameron has an Arthur which put me off a bit

I prefer George and think it goes well with Edward and James. Arthur is a bit fuddy-duddy.

Arthur is great! Slightly prefer it to George and agree it sounds even better with the names of your other two. (I know everyone says this but I do love the nn Art.)

What I will say is that George is a very grumpy steamroller in Thomas the tank engine, and Arthur is a rather charming engine!!
Why not go for Gordon, who pulls the express? He's fabulous.
In all seriousness - they are lovely names, but of the two, I prefer Arthur.

I prefer George, but it's so overused! Arthur gets my vote :)

I have an Edward, his middle name is Arthur.

Thomas and friends have lovely names! Well the original lot did anyway.

I have taught a few George's.interesting characters. I prefer Arthur.

As George is a soft G you'll have two names beginning with a J sound.

Arthur works better

Thanks sothathappened does anyone else have any opinion on James and George sounding too similar?

My sister has an Arthur, George and Henry. Great names.

Given you have a James, I think you have to go for Arthur.

(As an aside my first love was a James with a brother called Edward - it's a classic name set!).

Do you have any middle names in mind?

I think they sound too similar too, I'd go with Arthur.

I'd go with Arthur, love that name and it matches your over two well

Congratulations

I met a little Arthur a couple of days ago, he was 16 months old.

I prefer George as a first name though.

I love George but I'd go for Arthur to liven things up a bit.

George, go for what you like. Great names BTW.

I've got a 36 hour old George Arthur asleep on my chest right now.

Not helpful, but wanted to tell you all anyway.

They're both lovely!

Murloc Congratulations!!

Arthur, James and George don't really go together. Arthur is lovely

murloc what a gorgeous name! (obviously biased!!) congrats!

penguito it would be either arthur OR George so we wouldn't have both (definitely not having a 4th!)

Arthur goes better

Seems pretty split! It's so hard picking a name!

Arthur does go better when they are said altogether as James and George sound so similar.

But...they will grow up and will not always be a trio of siblings together all the time. So any similarity with names wont really matter.

So go for what you like. They are both lovely names.