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Struggling to name a boy!

12 replies

rainydaysun · 27/01/2023 13:42

We have one daughter already called Violet. It could be outing to share her middle name, but it's a lovely nature based name, one syllable and flows brilliantly with our 3 syllable surname (think Irish surnames)

We're now expecting again and I cannot find a single boys name that I love in the same way. Middle names are quite important to me too - as i have a few family members who've actually changed their name to use the middle name instead!

Any inspiration for boy names? I like older and more classic names, but DH is more keen on "cool" and modern names!

No issues if they're popular personally!

Some names we both like include - Miles, Seth, Zac and Levi

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user1492757084 · 27/01/2023 13:59

Violet and ...
Edmund Heath
Patrick Avery
Cecil Bogart
Maurice Chaney
Monte Bracken
Barry Sylvester - Basil
James Larkspur

user1492757084 · 27/01/2023 14:02

Miles Lennox

Pinkdafodils · 27/01/2023 14:36

Quentin Seth

Luredbyapomegranate · 27/01/2023 17:47

Patrick
Silas
Saul
Innes
Corin
Jethro
Joel
Dashiell
Joss
Jerome
Ronan
Stellan
Ivo

mathanxiety · 27/01/2023 18:58

Miles - would be lovely with Violet. The repeated long I sound is great. Miles is a cool name imo. Also Myles.

Seth - dislike this name (it reminds me of snakes for some reason), and together with Violet the combo sounds quite harsh, like you're spitting a hair out of your mouth.

Zac - a bit dated, doesn't have the oomph of Violet.

Levi - too many of the letters of Violet are repeated in Levi imo. It looks as if you and H got stuck in a rut.

Suggestions -
Ethan
Ezra
Elijah
Felix
Arthur
Fintan
Ambrose
Louis
Max
Fergus

Middle names:
Jude
Bede
Francis
August
Luke
Jasper
Birch
Finch
Rowan
Bosco

HuntingoftheSnark · 27/01/2023 19:15

Miles goes best with Violet out of your list. Not keen on Seth and I agree with the comments mathanxiety makes about spitting hairs, although I wouldn't have thought of it. How about Rufus or Magnus?

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/01/2023 21:32

Violet and

otis
rex
felix
casper
jasper
rowan
kit
ralph
rudy
elias
sebastian
spencer
chester
frederick
wilfred
Xander

4thonthe4th · 27/01/2023 21:35

Violet & Sonny?

LaLuz7 · 27/01/2023 21:36

Samuel or Simon

BridieConvert · 28/01/2023 18:47

Out of the ones you've shared I like Seth and Miles :)

Liam
Kai
Cillian
Elliott
Caleb

BevMarsh · 28/01/2023 18:49

Evan Brooke

Songbird54321 · 28/01/2023 19:14

I like Myles.
We never had a boy but my choice was Elliott James.

I only know one Violet and her brother is called Albie

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