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A brother for Nathaniel

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Blondbombsite · 25/02/2023 16:41

I haven’t actually found out the sex of our upcoming baby yet, but looking at the scan I’m leaning towards a boy.

We had a really hard time choosing a name last time as we have quite different tastes but love his name and he really suits it. He pretty much always goes by Nate day to day.

On our shortlist last time was Gabriel, Reuben and Isaac but none were quite right and I think choosing one for DS2 would always seem like he just got the second best name.

Any inspiration? Our surname is a 3 letter animal.

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uncomfortablydumb53 · 25/02/2023 22:32

Nathaniel and Elias

Gossipxox · 25/02/2023 22:35

I instantly just thought Damien.

WombatBombat · 25/02/2023 22:36

Theodore and Sebastian work really well.

Assuming your surname is Fox, I’m a little obsessed with Finley Fox.

Mumofgirls2017 · 25/02/2023 22:57

Nathaniel and

sebastian
seth
caleb
jonah
myles
owen
evan
alexander
benjamin
oliver
cameron
aaron
liam
joshua

VickerishAllsort · 25/02/2023 23:11

Theo or Zach

TomatoSandwiches · 25/02/2023 23:36

Vincent
Cole
Alexander
Thomas
Christopher
Julian
Harrison
Edward
Quentin
Fredrick
Dante
Declan
Alistair
Stanley
Spencer
Christian

Theoldwoman · 25/02/2023 23:45

Nathaniel and Joseph
Nathaniel and Fraser
Nathaniel and Benjamin

Nathaniel and Laura
Nathaniel and Juliet
Nathaniel and Ella

ourflagmeansdeath · 26/02/2023 00:20

Another vote for Sebastian!

MyGrandmaLizzie · 26/02/2023 09:38

I also know another Gabriel who was bullied and called 'gay'. He changed t9 using his middle name.
It's a good name but personally I would avoid.

user1492757084 · 26/02/2023 10:17

Nathaniel and Jonathon
Nathaniel and Malachi
Nathaniel and Trent
Nathaniel and Lindsay
Nathaniel and Joseph

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Blondbombsite · 26/02/2023 10:25

MyGrandmaLizzie · 26/02/2023 09:38

I also know another Gabriel who was bullied and called 'gay'. He changed t9 using his middle name.
It's a good name but personally I would avoid.

It’s such a shame that horrible people out there exist where this has to be a concern. I’m sure for 90% of Gabriel’s there’s never an issue, but I wouldn’t want to take that gamble with my child.

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Blondbombsite · 26/02/2023 10:27

There’s some lovely suggestions on here, thank you. I’m warming to Zachary which for some reason I’d discounted last time. I love Sebastian but really dislike Seb so that would be a no-go. We’re both big fans of Isaac but I know it would constantly be misspelt and it would annoy me.

I’m going to try out a few others too and see how they grow on me.

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FayCarew · 26/02/2023 10:36

Not keen on Gabriel and both names would end in -iel.
Dislike Theodore and the two names together a bit lispy
Reuben is ok but a bit meh
Isaac is ok but sounds a bit odd with the surname, assuming the surname rhymes with Cox

WentForAWalk · 26/02/2023 12:50

Tobias nn Toby.

SpringIntoChaos · 26/02/2023 14:34

How about Heath - goes well with Nathaniel and is not widely used I don't think.

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Blondbombsite · 28/02/2023 15:03

I find it so interesting what people see as going together. There’s names here that I definitely think have a similar ‘vibe’ but there’s others that seem so different to me. I find it fascinating 😊

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Reddahlias · 28/02/2023 15:04

Nathaniel & Quentin

mumonherphone · 28/02/2023 20:41

Elijah
Tobias
Jonah
Joshua
Noah
Isaac
Jacob

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