Brother for Sam and Henry

[barca123]

Totally stuck, trying to find a name for a third boy! Really wanted something one or two syllables, a bit more modern but not wild.
Considering:
Elliot - put off by it being 3 syllables
Noah - but we’re v atheist
Arthur - worried it’s all too old man/Tudor with Henry
Alexander - not super excited by Alex but feels safe.

Can’t use Finn, Leo or Oscar. Any ideas or thoughts welcome!

George

Joel

I'm not much use, but Sam and Henry are the brothers in The Last of Us TV show lol!! Maybe make sure you don't use any more names from there to avoid association (although it is a fab show!). So like no Joel, Tommy etc. But I don't think it would matter too much if you did.

I also don't think Noah would be an issue even if you were an atheist. I know many non Christian families who have boys called Noah. Go for it if you like it, it goes well with Sam and Henry. And I wouldn't do Arthur with Henry. But I do love Alex, and I like Noah too!!

Alex is lovely and will stand the test of time , working for little ones, teens and adults and goes well with the sibling names.

I don't think Max and Sam work together, it's basically the same name in reverse!

I have similarly named kids OP and had there been a 3rd boy, Austin and Reuben were my top picks.

Louis
Luke
Charlie

Ben
Milo
Connor
Aidan

George

I was sort of hoping for something more modern this time but I do like Will - just too much like the princes with Henry!

Keep coming back to Jack, just had hoped for something a bit different. I love love Finn but can’t use it and I guess Jack has similar vibes

Alexander
Andrew
Peter
Jon/John

You realise that Sam is a biblical name? Short for Samuel and also Samson.

Suggestions:
Oscar
Finn
Jude
Jonah
William
Max
Edward

Yes, just a bit less obvs biblical maybe! Everyone knows of the ark :). I adore Finn and Oscar but can’t use sadly. It’s so so hard!

Sorry, not Finn.

Ezra
Myles
Nicholas
Leo
Rowan
Felix
Owen
Raphael

Sam means ‘told of god’ and Henry means ‘power/ ruler’

So maybe go for similar meaning names
Alexander ( Alex ) means defender of men
Frederick ( Fred ) means ruler of mankind

Other thought
Francis ( Fran ) patron saint of animals
Angus
Benedict ( Ben ) patron saint of education, Europe, the downtrodden, homeless

If your torn between names look up what they mean, that might swing your choice one way or the other.

Joe- that was my best choice of boy name. Strong and simple.

Ally is not a nickname for alistair. Don't consider that at all. I love Ally but potentially only for a girl

Max
Gabe
Jack
Joe
David
Jon/Jonty/Jonny
Dan/Daniel/Danny
Thomas/Tom/Tommy
Luke
Ollie
Gus
Piers
Pierce
Miles
Myles
Jake
Jude
Mark
Hugh
Hugo
Larry
Humphrey
Leo
Edmund
Victor
Clive
Isaiah
Charles/Charlie
Adam
Elijah
Gregory
Basil
Titus
Seb/Sebastian

Random anecdote..
My 16 yr old son here in the USA has a best friend called Basil (pronounced Bay-sil). He is Greek Orthodox and Basil is a big saint in the Eastern Church. I have never met another Basil in my life. I guess Basil Fawlty killed the name in the U.K.!

My cousin is Alistair nicknamed Ally

Percy
Stanley
Oscar
Trevor

Sam, Henry and Ayrton
Sam, Henry and Joseph
Sam, Henry and Wade
Sam, Henry and Peter
Sam, Henry and Regan
Sam, Henry and Reuben
Sam, Henry and Thomas
Sam, Henry and Francis
Sam, Henry and Jordan
Sam, Henry and Evan
Sam, Henry and Kane
Sam, Henry and Rex
Sm, Henry and Caleb
Sam, Henry and Clive

@WhenAGrapeIsBorn
Crap I'm sorry I was so rude. Ally was my top name years ago, but could only work it for a girl in my head, but loved the name. I had a boy called alex, based on ally as my best name. Just couldn't work it for me, or Al for short. But that was only my opinion of ally can become a boys name I'd love it x

Haven’t you heard of Ally McCoist? It’s a really common nickname for Alastair. That aside I agree with you that Joe is perfect for OP’s DC3.

I actually came on to say Arthur and saw it in your First post.

perfect choice.

Toby
Casper