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Male middle name help please

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TheGirlWhoLived · 09/10/2020 09:36

We have decided on a first and want to include a family name. I would really like to include another name to lengthen the full name but after racking my brain for 4 months I just can’t decide on one.

So far we have Hugo XXXXX Ian Bottler
Please help me fill in the X!

I want it to be quite unusual (so no Matthew, Alex, John, Thomas etc) and something he could choose to go by if he wanted. Something modern in terms of relevance, two syllables or more to make up for the other short middle name, and not starting with a ‘H’, or ending in -n. He’ll probably go by Hugo XXX Bottler in day to day life so initials of HOB wouldn’t be great.

I know you do not need even one middle name, let alone two, but I’d really like some options to see the flow!

Thanks so much for ideas!

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TheGirlWhoLived · 09/10/2020 09:38

Other thoughts are something literary, or current in terms of film/tv but throw whatever my way!

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MikeUniformMike · 09/10/2020 09:49

Cornelius
Barrington
Marmaduke
Fitzwilliam
Aloysius
Banquo
Jaques

WilheldivaHater · 09/10/2020 09:49

My first thought was Hugo Vincent.

Other suggestions would be:

Hugo Bjorn
Hugo Christopher
Hugo Axel
Hugo Zachary

PlantPotting · 09/10/2020 09:52

Laurence

LizzieMacQueen · 09/10/2020 09:53

Something ending in -ley would flow well

Stanley
Ashley
(Cannot think of others but there will be)

FizzyGreenWater · 09/10/2020 10:14

The initials would never be HB, though - if it gets to initials stage, it will always be HIB, because those would be his initials! He'd either be known every day as Hugo Bottler OR H_IB. So I don't think you need to worry about HOB or HIB or HUB

TheGirlWhoLived · 09/10/2020 11:36

That’s very true @FizzyGreenWater I just forgot the I bit! Some really unusual ones there @MikeUniformMike, I can’t even think what to google! One of dd’s school friends came up with Loxley which I quite liked, I agree the -ley ending goes quite well.

Love an X but dh won’t go for Xander or Xavier

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Tillygetsit · 09/10/2020 22:56

How about
Nicholas
Jeremy
Bartholomew

EnolanotAlone · 09/10/2020 23:05

Hugo Humphrey Ian Bottler
Hugo Samson
Hugo Thomas
Hugo Wyatt Ian Bottler

FizzyGreenWater · 09/10/2020 23:11

Ferdinand

Whatsyourflava · 09/10/2020 23:30

Loxley is lovely @TheGirlWhoLived
Dexter?
Huxley?

Whatsyourflava · 09/10/2020 23:30

Felix?

Garcellesaidwhaaat · 10/10/2020 11:31

Francois
Humphrey
Killian
Gilbert
Leonard
Roger
Cuthbert
Oswyn
Rowland
Crackerbrad

bridgetreilly · 10/10/2020 13:04

Hugo Alistair Ian Bottler
Hugo Edgar Ian Bottler
Hugo Alaric Ian Bottler
Hugo Leander Ian Bottler
Hugo Sebastian Ian Bottler
Hugo Wulfric Ian Bottler

finallychangedmyusername · 10/10/2020 20:31

Hugo Maximilian Ian Bottler
Hugo Lysander Ian Bottler
Hugo Elliott Ian Bottler
Hugo Evander Ian Bottler
Hugo Jacoby Ian Bottler
Hugo Zachary Ian Bottler
Hugo Rudyard Ian Bottler
Hugo Nathaniel Ian Bottler

Or, my personal favourite:
Hugo Oleander Ian Bottler

Twisique · 10/10/2020 20:38

Lysander
Laurence
Alexander
Agamemnon
Patrick
Duncan
Ichabod

bearfood · 10/10/2020 20:53

Benedict?

BurtonHouse · 12/10/2020 21:36

Eeeh, when I were a lass we was too poor for fancy fandangos like extra names, so if there's nowt that tickles yer fancy why fret?

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