Best brother name for William ??

[Mommy0boys2]

Hi. Just wanted peoples opinions on which name goes best.... my first son is called William ...... second son: should be Thomas, Edward, Oliver ??? Really stuck and can’t decide !?!?! Thanks x

Edward! ☺️
Otherwise I really do like Theo.

Oh hang on, yes William + Edward = Windsor and Grundy.

Edmund is a lovely name and Edwin works too, it's a bit alliterative with William.

Has this helped @Mommy0boys2

Wow 😮 thanks everyone for the comments 👍🏻 Yesterday didn’t really go to plan (but when does it with kids lol) so didn’t get chance to reply as I’d hoped
Some of the names mentioned we really like but can’t have as family members Are called them or as someone pointed out “too royal” lol. The first child seemed a lot easier to name!

@lottiegarbanzo who are windsor + Grundy??

Ha, I was just randomly struck by the thought 'it's William and Henry (Harry) Windsor / Wales, not Edward, what was I thinking?'

William and Edward Grundy are characters in The Archers. Their names have always sounded like 'copying the royal family' to me but that may be because William is a similar age to Prince William.

@lottiegarbanzo lol. That explains why I couldn’t find it on google lol 😆

It’s seems Thomas and Edward have been chosen more.
It’s strange coz Oliver is meant to be really popular but we don’t know of many at all and maybe know of more Thomas’ 🤷🏼‍♀️

Benjamin

@Mamia15

Benjamin

Bill and Ben

@Mommy0boys2

It’s seems Thomas and Edward have been chosen more. It’s strange coz Oliver is meant to be really popular but we don’t know of many at all and maybe know of more Thomas’ 🤷🏼‍♀️

Approx 1/3 of my DC’s (8 and 11) male friends are called Thomas. I’m a Cub leader, last year we had 16 boy Cubs, of which 7 were Thomas. They know 3 Olivers between them.

Henry

I agree Thomas.

But I have one!

I also like Joseph, George and Oliver and Henry with William.

But it risks being very RF themed with some of the choices!

Oh and I also love Elliot as a name.

William and Elliot

William and Thomas

William and Joseph

They are my suggestions!

Oh yes, Joseph is lovely, or Jacob.

I like names like Raphael, Gabriel and Jude but not sure they 'go with' William so much. Sebastian could.

I do feel like Thomas has become the new 'John' in the sense of 'neutral boy name', just as Mary was for turn of the last century girls. Whereas John would be pretty unusual now! Goes nicely though and offers Jack as a nn. Bill / Will and Jack? Nice.

@BikeRunSki it seems we’ve chosen a popular name unknowingly then with Thomas lol

@lottiegarbanzo Jacob was also one on our “favourites” list 👍🏻

@BikeRunSki someone else pointed out we couldn’t have Benjamin because of Bill and Ben 😆 that’s why it’s good to have different peoples thoughts 👌🏻

We like Joseph, but have a friend called that unfortunately
We like Harry and Henry but they’re too RF to go with William 😂

Didn't think of Bill n Ben 😆

James
Hugh
Louis

Both Edward and Thomas are good choices.
I’d go for Alexander or James or Sebastian myself.