Undecided Baby Name

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I'm currently 6 days overdue with my 3rd baby so baby will be here any day now. Due to this being my 3rd baby and already having one of each sex, my partner and I have kept this one a surprise. We've already got a name 100% chosen for a girl, but we're still so undecided on the name for a boy. The two names we've chosen we can't decide which one goes better with our other children's names; Noah (George) and Grace (Olivia) or just in general which we prefer. The two names are Benjamin Oliver or Arthur William. We have an L surname also.

I much prefer Benjamin Oliver but he will be B O Lsurname.
AWL is a tool, if that matters.

I have a feeling that your DC3 will be a DS2.

Benjamin

Love Benjamin!
We couldn’t decide for our LO and just waited to see what he looked like!
Made our decision 100% easier as he did not suit the other name!
Good luck hope your LO arrives soon!

Arthur is very, very popular at the moment if that makes a difference.

Arthur William works best with your other DC's names imo. Same levels of trendiness/popularity in the first name and Arthur also being that bit shorter fit's better with Noah and Grace to me (although Benjamin will very likely be known as Ben if this makes a difference - all the ones I know are. Arthur may be less likely to have a nn).

Ben is pleasingly unusual now. I'd definitely opt for Benjamin Oliver

Yeah, BO isn't great as initials go.

I like Arthur William but either works with your existing DC names. Could your existing DC pick from the two options? Or you could wait until birth and see who h he looks like.

Benjamin Arthur

Benjamin Arthur. Like Benjamin but not mad on the middle name matching his sister. Lovely names in general though. Congratulations

Benjamin goes much better than Arthur.

Much prefer Arthur

Arthur!

Both names are lovely but I adore Benjamin Oliver.
Hoping things get moving soon and that he or she won’t keep you waiting too much longer!

Benjamin is such a nice name to say. Benjamin William would be my pick. I'm sorry but I don't get the love for Arthur at all.

Benjamin Arthur so he doesn't end up with BO initials

Benjamin Arthur! So cute

Both are lovely names, I don't think you can go wrong with either! Benjamin Oliver is my favourite and I don't think BO initials are an issue at all because it's not the full initials (and I'm not sure how much attention people actually pay to initials unless it sounds/spells something awful).
If this is your last baby then would you consider using your 2 favourite names - Benjamin Arthur or Arthur Benjamin are both lovely!

Benjamin

Benjamin, it fits much better with Noah.

BO initials surely a total no?!
Also middle name toi similar to your DDs

Benjamin but with a different middle name - surely you couldn't have both Oliver and Olivia as middle names for your DC.
Love your other children's names btw!
What would be the girls name?
Best of luck for the impending birth

Vote for Arthur William

Thanks everyone for your input. Not sure why we never went with this name in the first place and combined each of the names we both preferred individually. But we've had input from a different perspective and chosen our name now - if it's a boy he'll be called Benjamin Arthur

@elliemara

Benjamin but with a different middle name - surely you couldn't have both Oliver and Olivia as middle names for your DC. Love your other children's names btw! What would be the girls name? Best of luck for the impending birth

We've finally decided on Benjamin Arthur if it ends up being a boy. If its a girl she'll be called Charlotte Alice. And thank you - a week overdue so far and still waiting

Lovely names. Good luck!