Boys Name Help

[Logevefrey]

Hi there,

Pregnant with baby number 4 and baby is a surprise this time round.
We have decided on a girls name but really struggling with a boys name.
We know we want the middle name to be Jonathan.

At the moment our favourites are:

Cole Jonathan
Enzo Jonathan
Maximus Jonathan

What do you guys think? Or do you have any other suggestions? 😊 Sibling names are Logan Evie and Freya.

Hope you can help 😊

Maximus is ok, but I don’t think it fits with the other names, not a fan of the other two. Enzo always makes me think of enzyme. Cole fits the best I think with your other children’s names.

Not keen on any of your first names, though Jonathan is lovely. How about Magnus? Maximus is a bit 'gladiator'.

Not keen on Maximus, but how about Max Jonathan?

Max Jonathan is a good suggestion.

Enzo fits best with your other names I think. Cole just sounds a bit made up next to them. But - it's not really a great fit or a very nice name - sorry.

Felix?
Ethan?
Fintan?
Otis?

Cole is lovely

I like Maximus Jonathan. Maxwell is also nice with max for short.

Daniel
Xander
Ray
Theo
Vincent
Stanley
Harry

I like Cole the most :)
I also love Max, but I lean towards Maxwell. I think they all sound great though :)

I agree with PP, Felix and Vincent are great names.

I love Maximus but I'm bias as I have a nephew with that name

Of the 3 names you like Enzo or Cole seem the best fit with your other children, but a bit more unusual/quirky compared to the other names in the sibset. Jonathan is lovely!

Maximus is very strongly Roman/Gladiator and might be hard for a child to live up to, although Max on it's own is lovely (or as a shortening for Maxwell/Maxim).

Another 2 syllable, popular but not overly classical/traditional feeling name would work well with Logan, Evie and Freya, such as:
Ezra,
Felix,
Noah,
Asa,
Theo,
Leo,
Milo,
Rowan,
Rory,
Hugo,
Ethan,
Caleb,
Oscar,

Has this helped? Have you added any to your list @Logevefrey ?

How about Tristan? Curtis?

Ellis
Alfie
Elias
Dexter
Miles
Blake

Cole Jonathan - not keen on Cole. Depends on the surname. Sounds great with Porter.
Enzo Jonathan - I like Enzo but it's Italian, might go ok with the surname Smith.
Maximus Jonathan - Maximus makes me think of Gluteus Maximus. Just use Max.

I'd stop looking at which one goes best with Jonathan and focus on which one goes best with the surname.

Thanks for all your suggestions and opinions, really helps! Jonathan is OHs dad name so would like that as a middle name as the others all have family names as middle names. We just didn't want anything too common but not too out there. Maximus is OH choice... Yes he's a gladiator fan! He also likes Ivar but I just can't help but think I've a... joke? 🤔 If you get what I mean?

Ivar/Ivor can sound a bit jokey depending on your surname. Ivo however goes nicely with your other kids names and avoids the joke.

Cole or just Max, not Maximus.

Another vote for Max Jonathan.

I don't like Enzo or Cole at all.

Thankyou for all your comments, Max is definitely standing out more at the moment to me

Max Jonathan is great.

But YES - top tip - how the first name goes with the SURNAME is about a million times more important than the middle name. Jonathan will pretty much go with anything, it's lovely. But in everyday life, it'll never be used and most people won't even know what it is.

Max goes with a long or a short surname pretty well I think, the only issue might be if you have a short surname with the same sounds in it - so e.g. a Max Flack might be pushing it.

There's also Mal (short for Malachi or Malcolm) - love this, and it's a bit more out there than Max perhaps?

Yes I totally agree with the name Jonathan as a middle name it's never going to be used really it's just the meaning behind it. OH still can't let Enzo go which I do also really like but I just don't know if it's abit too out there? 🤔

Maximus!

Hmm.

Enzo is one of those names which you think 'Wow that's a fab name' .... but you somehow wouldn't actually want to call your child it

Personally I think that unless you have Italian heritage it looks like a bit of a try-hard choice.

Yes it is such a fab name but just can't help but think it's abit too unheard of 🤔
Been trailing the Internet for more ideas and came across Austin. What are peoples opinions?
I think I'm slightly doing ohs head in with names at the moment. It's just with our son we had his name straight away and both girls we couldn't decide until days after they were born. This time I would love to have a name straight away for him or her 😊

What’s your surname like? Are you comfortable telling us the first letter and number of syllables?

I like Max. How about Huxley? I’ve always thought that’s a cool name.

Austin is one of my favourite names @Logevefrey