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Boy after two girls

37 replies

QueenofFox · 02/06/2019 18:55

Hi everyone

We’ve got two girls, Martha and Anna, and we’ve just found out we’re having a boy. We really expected a girl so only had girls names lined up and really struggling to find a boys name we both like.

So far we both sort of like Sebastian and Ezra. DH likes Rafe, Eric and Theo/Leo none of which I love and I like Jago, Wilf and Cassius all of which he hates.

What do people prefer out of Sebastian or Ezra? Thanks for your help!

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ReganSomerset · 02/06/2019 18:59

Sebastian goes better with your girl's names imo.

ReganSomerset · 02/06/2019 19:01

Sebastian is also the better name imo. I hear Ezra and think George.

Ploppymoodypants · 02/06/2019 19:01

Sebastian is fab

diddlediddle · 02/06/2019 19:25

Ezra doesn't go and it's a bit zeitgeisty. Sebastian is better.

Rafe and Jago both also nice. Don't like the others.

Pearlfish · 02/06/2019 19:26

Sebastian

Canone · 02/06/2019 19:29

Sebastian is great with those sister names. I do like Ezra but I agree it doesn’t really “go” with Martha and Anna — it’s a bit more trendy. How about Elias or Elliot? Or Caspar?

DramaAlpaca · 02/06/2019 19:32

Neither are my thing, but I prefer Sebastian of the two. Ezra will date, it's very now, and it's a different style altogether to your girls' names.

GlitterPixie · 02/06/2019 19:33

Sebastian

SoyDora · 02/06/2019 19:37

Sebastian

99bb · 02/06/2019 19:48

Sebastian would have been my no 1 boy pick if it wasn’t terrible with our surname.

OhMyDarling · 02/06/2019 19:49

Def go with Sebastian!

BlueJag · 02/06/2019 19:58

Sebastian it's awful. Strait from little Britain.

mysteryfairy · 02/06/2019 20:06

Names that I think go
Sam(uel)
Benedict
Nathaniel
Daniel
Gabriel
Joseph
James
Jude
Jacob
Lucas
Thomas

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/06/2019 20:08

Sebastian is lovely and goes well with his sisters.

daisypond · 02/06/2019 20:12

Sebastian goes much better and I prefer it to “will date badly” Ezra, though I’m not actually very keen on Sebastian itself.

aibutohavethisusername · 02/06/2019 20:27

Sebastian

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QueenofFox · 02/06/2019 20:52

There’s definitely a consensus! Thank you everyone and for the other suggestions, really helpful!

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BlueMerchant · 02/06/2019 20:53

SebastianSmile

Penny4Thoughts · 02/06/2019 22:27

Love Sebastian

SingingSands · 02/06/2019 22:44

Ezra all the way.

Martha, Anna, Ezra. Love the sound of those together.

Sebastian always makes me think of "sebaceous" Confused

tiramisu1 · 02/06/2019 22:49

I also dislike the seb part of Sebastian- it also reminds me of oily skin, sebaceous. The potential nicknames Seb, Sebbie, Basty aren't great either.

Ezra is nice or how about
Reuben
Quentin
Raphael
Caspar

whitehalleve · 02/06/2019 22:58

I think Ezra goes much Better.Sebastian sounds 'try hard' to be posh to me.

tinytriumphs · 02/06/2019 23:04

To me, Ezra goes better with the girls names as then they are all biblical names?

LarkDescending · 02/06/2019 23:11

Sebastian by miles. Lovely with your girls.

MrsEricBana · 02/06/2019 23:14

Sebastian here too. Lovely names.