Pregnant with #2 really struggling to find names

[iloveyoubutilovememore]

Is this common? I feel like I used my favourite name for our son so boys names are even harder. He is called Bodhi. If anyone could suggest some that would be helpful.

So far we have -

Frances (Frankie)
Ziggy
Joy
Sunny
Nancy
Nina

Nothing is standing out tbh.

Mix of boys and girls suggestions:

Hope
Alana
Polly
River
Brooke
Tobias
Micah
Saul

Zen

Bowie
Joan
Octavius
James
Sigmund
Cassia
Ace
Ruby
Nelson
Athena
Siegfried
Cressida
Peggy
Rudy
Stella
Nori
Reuben
Lawrence
Dana

Louis
Henry
Maya
Hope

I love Sonny for a boy and Sunny for a girl!

Wren
Sage
Rayne
Harper
Lennox

Omg I had to comment! This is my exact situation! I've used my favourite name on my first born son... he's called Bodhi. And I'm now pregnant with number 2... he's still nameless. I feel your pain! X

Thanks ladies for the suggestions.

@sunyla - I am def swaying more towards Sunny as it goes so nicely with Bodhi. I love Sonny for a boy but a friend used it recently for her son so feels a bit odd?

@mamah2019 - wow! How far along are you? I'm only 10 weeks but starting to think about names and stressing a bit because we can't seem to agree on any at all. I don't particularly want to use another 'out there' kind of name, but then don't want a Harry or George, it just doesn't go nicely together.

@iloveyoubutilovememore I'm 28 weeks on Thursday, I know I'm having another boy but to be honest it's made it harder because I don't like any boy names as much as Bodhi. Everything feels really meh in comparison.

We like names like...
River
Casper
Dusty
Silas
Ozzy
Phoenix
Rio
Sol

But nothing feels spot on.

@mamah2019 totally get where you're coming from! A friend said she felt the same and waited until the baby was born, then she knew what she liked for him. I like Phoenix too. Love River but becoming so common. Sol is nice!

Solomon
Keifer
Boaz
Ezra
Torin
Micah
Rowan

@iloveyoubutilovememore I really like River and I think it's our all else fails default name. But tbh I'm not over the moon with it, like you said it's becoming popular and I know boys and girls with the name which makes it feel even more popular. I also feel it's a possible very typical pairing with the name Bodhi.

Bodhi is a hard name to beat! Good taste haha xxx

Love the name Bodhi. Wanted to use it for DS.

I think one syllable names would work well.

Sol.
Ray/Rae.
Joy as you mentioned is great.

What about Cosmo for a boy?

I like Nina, Joy and Francis (Frankie). Frances is the girls spelling.

Jasper
Luca
Vincent
Orson

Sienna
Pearl
Greta
Carlotta

June
Mabel
Xena
Dulcie
Marnie
Delphi
Zinnia
Darcy
Everly
Honor
Colette
Cassia
Stella

Vinnie
Jonah
Jago
Rafferty
Willoughby
Sidney
Clyde
Sullivan
Rex
Finnegan
Xavier
Xander

Bodhi & Doyle?

Seriously, though, what about Bodhi and Zachary?/Bodhi and Zak?

Love Bodhi @iloveyoubutilovememore @mamah2019 excellent choice

Love River. Also like names like Fox or Forrest or how about Marley?

How about a really underused yet traditional name. I think that would match Bodhi in that it's rare but be not too matchy because it's traditional

Barnaby
Laurence
Peter
Tristan
Christopher
Nathan Nathaniel Nate
Sidney Sid
Angus

Laurence
Clarence

Sunny is really beautiful by the way

@iloveyoubutilovememore @mamah2019
I also had this dilemma with DC1 being Bodhi! Luckily DC2 was a girl and we had a name for her but if she had been another boy they would have been Reef. We also loved Ocean and River but also rejected that as being too popular. Congratulations both of you!

How about Reign (pronounced Rain)

How about Reign (pronounced Rain)?

As a name, it’s usually spelled Raine.

Minka for a girl, Iggy for a boy

I know a toddler Bodhi! He has all brothers, though, so let me think. Hmm...

Frances (Frankie) is very cute!
In my country, Nancy is considered an old lady name, but I gather it’s different in the U.K. and I bet it is due a revival 🥰
Not a fan of Ziggy, Sunny, or Nina unfortunately.

Suggestions (not sure if all of these fit stylistically):
Juno
Anna
Allison nn “Sunny”
Phoenix
Mia
Nell (Like the great HBCarter)
Sabrina nn “Bree”
Eliza
Willow - I really like this with Bodhi!
Violet
Lara
Keira
Athena

Hope this helps!! 🥰 Congratulations!