Baby boy name

[pamplemousse19]

Hi everyone, we have a dd called Madeleine and expecting a baby boy in the next few weeks. We are really struggling with names though! For some reason I am finding it really hard to find a boy's name we both like and that goes nicely with our daughter's name

On the list of potentials so far we have:

• Raphael (which is my absolute fave but husband is less keen)
• James (which is my husband's top pick... I think it's ok, but I would prefer to use it as a middle name, ideally with Raphael as the first name if I get my own way!)
• William (my dad's middle name, but husband less keen...)
• Rupert, but not sold on this
• Jacob, but ditto above
• Leo, but v popular in our area!

Any other suggestions would be very gratefully received!! Thank you!

Would you call him Jameson with the NN James? I think that matches perfectly with your DD.
Lots of Leo's and Jacobs ATM. Don't like Rupert or Raphael, what would the NN be? Cause even if you don't name him one, his peers will.
Love William but don't think it's the right vibe for your DD name.
Oooh what about Maxwell, your 2 little M&Ms 😅 I love matching initial siblings.
Ideas,
Maxwell
Jameson
Jude
Oooh really like Nathaniel too.

Love Raphael / Raffi for short
james very safe, agree middle name
William was my favourite too, Billy for short, we ended up with it as middle name for various reasons.
agree with you on the others, think Leo has been too popular for too long

Raphael and James are a long way apart! Joshua?

Raphael is lovely. How about Felix or Quentin?

Rupert I really dislike!

madeleine and

rafe
ralph
gabriel
clement
vincent
wilfred
alexander
henry
louis
zachary
sebastian
felix
theodore
jasper
hugo

I actually really like PPs suggestion of Maxwell!

Of your names OP I think William is the nicest and goes the best with Madeleine.

More suggestions for you:

Madeleine & Alexander
Madeleine & Theodore
Madeleine & Edward
Madeleine & Benjamin
Madeleine & Sebastian
Madeleine & Thomas
Madeleine & Frederick
Madeleine & Christopher
Madeleine & Matthew
Madeleine & Tobias

Sebastian.

NOT Rupert.

Madeleine &
Xavier
Lucas
Oscar
Charles
Claude
Benjamin
Gabriel
Louis
Franklin
Jonathan nn Jonty
Christopher nn Kit
James
Sebastian
Edward

Madeleine & Adam
Madeleine & Alistair
Madeleine & Charles
Madeleine & Daniel
Madeleine & Edward/Edwin
Madeleine & Elliot
Madeleine & Ethan
Madeleine & Felix
Madeleine & Gabriel
Madeleine & Hugh
Madeleine & Isaac
Madeleine & Jude
Madeleine & Louis
Madeleine & Oscar
Madeleine & Otto
Madeleine & Quentin
Madeleine & Sebastian
Madeleine & Thomas
Madeleine & Toby
Madeleine & Tristan
Madeleine & Willoughby

Raphael - dislike
James - great as a first name. Overused as a middle name.
William - it's OK. I like Billy.
Rupert - it's ok but Rupert the Bear
Jacob - it's fine. Will be Jake.
Leo - great but very popular;

Madeleine and James
or Madeleine and Jacob.

Madeleine and ..
Raphael is the most handsome.

Others I like, inspired from your list ..
James William
Raphael James
Raphael Jacob
William James
William Leo

Hello @pamplemousse19 I've come to join your thread :-)
Dh won't let me have sebastien either.
Jules and Tristan have already been taken.

Thanks so much everyone for the suggestions!

Can't use Jude or Max unfortunately as close friends have recently had baby boys and used those names. Also can't use Felix, Oscar or Charles/Charlie as they've already been used on our cats! 😂 I do love those names though!

Ooh I do like Joshua, that's definitely a possibility! Will add to list. Also like Gabriel but pretty sure DH will veto it...

Know of siblings Madeleine (Maddy) and Rory

Hello! Ahhh I sort of like Sebastian as well but on the fence with it! What sort of names does your DH like? Is this your first baby?

No, 3rd. All boys. He's happy to go with our kids' suggestion, which so far is the cast of thomas the tank engine.

William or James for me of your choices as Madeleine feels quite classic to me (albeit not of the popular classic sort like Elizabeth, Charlotte etc) so I’d be looking for something similarly classic sounding for a sibling. So names like William, James… or Alexander, Daniel, Michael, Joseph, Edward, Thomas etc

Alexander?

I do like Raphaël though.

Carl
Philip
Henry

Sebastian
Vincent
Henry
Tristan
Andre
Edgar
Gabriel
Francis
Daniel
Maximilian

How are you getting on @pamplemousse19 I'm suddenly drawn to Félix. Maybe I can sneak Rafael/Raphaël in as a middle name. Hmm.

Just need to remind DH that I named the previous two and that he loves their names 😂

Madeleine and Christopher

Madeleine and James or Madeleine and Raphael would be lovely.

Suggestions:
Oliver
Ivo
Joseph
Louis
Nicholas
Henry
George
Samuel
Rowan
Elliott
Frederick
Benjamin
Daniel
Julian

What's wrong with Rupert the Bear!!?

I'd go for Rupert.

I'm a bit iffy about Raphael