To feel that you used up your favourite baby name with your first child

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Hi all. I’m due with boy #2 at the end of August. Our nearly 3YO is called Arthur. I’ve had so many suggestions on names but I can’t shake the fact that I feel like I’ve already used up my favourite boys name. I know this is completely first world problems but I just knew what our son would be called from very early on. Approaching the final trimester and still clueless. Anyone in the same boat?

Cedric
Tristan
Earnest

I had the opposite problem; DS1’s name was decided as soon as we knew he was a boy, because of a long standing tradition in DH’a family.

With DS2 the world was my oyster- and I had full veto rights as I’d not really had a say in DS1. The pressure was too much! I chose an amazing name (was pleased to see it come up on a “names you love but aren’t brave enough to use” thread! I’m brave!) but was quite upset with my choice briefly postpartum as the pressure was tooo much and I was worried I’d made the wrong choice.

That answers the question but I don’t have any suggestions for Arthur’s sibling I’m afraid... Sebastian? Toran? Rupert? Frederick?

Edgar
Hugh
Austin
Eugene
Gideon
Patrick
Roy
Timothy
Malcolm

Sylvester
Clifford
Ferdinand
Frank/Francis
Marcus
Miles

You ladies are definitely on my wavelength with name ideas. Can’t use felix (good friends DC) or hector (friends dog), Edwin reminds me of edwina curry lol and Rupert is a friends DC. Cedric was what we used to call the ghost in my parents house as kids. Oscar was our dog.

I quite like Elwood but husband is unconvinced. Also like Elroy. Eric is nice too. I love Gideon. Wilbur is also tickling my fancy. Ralph has been vetoed.

Edward and Arthur is fantastic. Would you use a nickname for Edward? Personally I love Ned.

Other suggestions:

Arthur and...

Tobias
Peter
Daniel
Oscar
Douglas
Matthew
Nicholas
Rupert

I love Edward, Gabriel / Gabe or Wilfred

I absolutely love Ned. I read that Eddard is the longer version of Ned as well but I thought people may think I’m an avid GOT fan 😂

Matthew is my cousin. Ex called Toby. Brother is Daniel. Dog called Oscar. Rupert is a friends DC.

I know an Arthur with a little brother called Edward! They're a lovely family if that helps 🤷🏻‍♀️

Stanley is my favourite from your list. Arthur and Stan sound like brothers

I also really love Ernest and Edison

Seth
Raymond - Ray
Joseph - Joe
Charles can be shortened to Chaz which I think would complement Buddy well if you call your Arthur Arty.
Wilbur Is the pig in Charlotte’s Web
Wilfred - Wilf is nice though
Richard

Careful with A names as his initials would be “A BJ”

I love Winston.

Yes I used my favourite name I could think of at the time for DS but since then I remembered Amos which I love equally (but will be having no more children)

I also like Samual and Edison

I have friends who used the only 2 boys names they agreed on for DS1, then found out that they were having a bit again. After much soul searching they chose the same 2 names again in the opposite order: example Robert John then John Robert. It's actually very successful as the 2 names go together really well and no one uses middle names anyway!
Don't sweat it OP: pick names you like over names you think are appropriate or that fit well with other family names. It will work in spite of everything because they'll be brothers so it will just fit.

Your BIL isn't registered Buddy: what's his real name? Buddy is never going to sit comfortably with an 'old man name'.
You've set yourself a virtually impossible task there OP!

If you can't use Wilfred now, how about Wilbur. I actually much prefer it and it's a little more under used I think. I know a little Wilbur and he is gorgeous.

I think Edward or Wilfred are really lovely
If not, Stanley or Charles are great choices from your list!

Oh and I love Laurence

Yes literally the same thing. I had one girls name I liked and used it for my dd. If this one is a girl I'm screwed because me and dh are coming up with precisely zilch. I don't like anything else!

I know an Arthur and his little brother is Joshua if that any way helps !

I adore the names
Douglas
Ptolemy
Sholto

Alfred
Frederick
Philip
George

What about another knight from the round table?

Tristan or Lucan? Percival?

simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/knights_of_the_round_table

@ODFOx I si you not, my BIL name is Buddy on his birth certificate. His sister is even holly. There is no way we’d swap out the middle name is BIL is very important to us for many ways.

Buddy Holly fans eh? His real name was Charles. How about Charles Buddy?

@ODFOx it would appear so well I consider myself educated. I like Charles. My BIL didn’t have the best upbringing or the nicest family. We’ve become his family and he’s the type of guy that would give you the clothes off his back, throw himself in front of a bus for DC.