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Middle name for Oliver?

15 replies

Heh1991 · 11/02/2020 22:50

I’m looking for a nice middle name for Oliver. My surname has one syllable and begins with a B. We adore the name Oliver but dislike how popular it is so a more unusual middle name would be ideal! We love traditional boys names so struggling to come up with some a bit different or that flows well! Thank you!

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BackyardChickens · 11/02/2020 23:02

I know an Oliver Peter

TheDuvetQueen · 11/02/2020 23:04

Anything unusual that means something to you, like a place, country, river mountain. Can make anything work nowadays but with a solid name like Oliver a meaningful different name would be key for me x

HalfBloodPrincess · 11/02/2020 23:09

Oliver Logan
Oliver Raphael
Oliver Thor
Oliver Marshall
Oliver Dashiel

newreality1 · 11/02/2020 23:20

Benjamin
Barnaby
Edward
Theodore
Thomas
Henry

RoseMartha · 11/02/2020 23:32

Oliver Charles
Oliver George
Oliver Michael
Oliver Issac

Ricekrispie22 · 12/02/2020 04:57

Milo
Hamish
Maxwell
Marcus
Nathan
Rufus

Tikketyboo · 12/02/2020 05:05

Oliver James

alexdgr8 · 12/02/2020 05:07

how about using one of your family names as a second name.
I personally don't like the name oliver, too much of the slaughtering Cromwell about it. for that reason it is not popular in Ireland.

Poppydaisies · 12/02/2020 07:45

We adore the name Oliver but dislike how popular it is so a more unusual middle name would be ideal!

But middle names never get used.

diddlediddle · 12/02/2020 07:48

Use a meaningful name eg family name or that of someone you admire?

Ernest
Ranulph
Lysander
Dahl

beela · 12/02/2020 07:49

Lewis

RickOShay · 12/02/2020 07:51

Benedict

Conrad

Cassius

Christian

Gabriel

Inigo

Whatsyourflava · 12/02/2020 08:22

Names like Matthew Peter Simon Christopher etc are all pretty rare now so you could pick a name like that
Or
Barnaby
Wilfred
Nathaniel/Nathan
Sidney
Percy
Miles
Otis
Caleb

Sharonthetotallyinsane · 12/02/2020 08:23

If you dislike how popular Oliver is, a ‘different’ middle name won’t make a jot of difference, no one uses them. Give him a different name if you’re bothered.

Pippilangstrumpfi · 12/02/2020 13:45

Don't use Oliver if you're worried about popularity. Oliver was THE most popular name for years and there are literally thousands out there!

Adding a more memorable middle name will not help as these never get used. I don't even have one.

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