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Brother for Jacob and Benjamin

84 replies

namechange272727 · 20/12/2025 13:55

Henry, Samuel or Alexander? (We would use the long name rather than shortening.)

or something else?

thanks

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muddyford · 20/12/2025 16:34

Samuel.

Cocktailsandcheese · 20/12/2025 17:06

I think Samuel works best with the other 2 names

cupfinalchaos · 20/12/2025 17:09

Asher, Nathaniel or Eitan

namechange272727 · 20/12/2025 17:15

Thanks all. @mathanxietyI hadn’t thought of that but it’s exactly the sort of thing that would really annoy me so that’s ruled Henry out - thanks!

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IdaGlossop · 20/12/2025 17:17

Samuel to keep the Old Testament theme.

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/12/2025 18:18

Samuel ‘goes’ best but like Henry most

other ideas. Jacob, Benjamin and

luke
daniel
oscar
thomas
peter
adam
isaac
michael
oliver
william
Lucas

unicornsarereal72 · 20/12/2025 18:41

Ethan.

hadanamechange · 20/12/2025 18:45

Noah? Elliot? Adam? Moses? Michael? Ilias? Caleb? Oscar?

schoolsoutforever · 20/12/2025 18:51

I think Isaac would suit the other names.

DallasMajor · 20/12/2025 18:52

I thought Samuel before opening the thread and seeing your choices.

Cotswoldmama · 20/12/2025 19:25

Thomas or James

couldthisbe2501 · 20/12/2025 19:25

I like them all but I’d pick Matthew!

everdine · 20/12/2025 19:28

Like all the names but I think Samuel would go very well.

MarchionessOfMayhem · 20/12/2025 19:30

Samuel!! Or

Cyrus
Daniel
Matthias
Jonah
Elias
Adam
Isaac
Barnabus
Joseoh
Jude
Josiah
Caleb
Ethan
Jared
Malachi
Nathaniel
Reuben
Seth

AyrshireTryer · 20/12/2025 19:32

Joseph, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher

GiddyCrab · 20/12/2025 19:33

Samuel is lovely.

You could use all 3.

Samuel Henry Alexander.
Lovely name.

TomatoSandwiches · 20/12/2025 19:49

Samuel

I also thought Gabriel reading the title of your post, nn Gabe.

ineedhelp37 · 20/12/2025 20:24

Joshua

Giraffehaver · 20/12/2025 22:37

Samuel

Mayflower282 · 20/12/2025 23:12

Benjamin and Jacob from the bible?

Benjamin had 11 older brothers:

  1. Reuben
  2. Simeon
  3. Levi
  4. Judah
  5. Dan
  6. Naphtali
  7. Gad
  8. Asher
  9. Issachar
  10. Zebulun
  11. Joseph
TheMotherSide · 20/12/2025 23:18

Late to the party to suggest you keep with the 12 tribes of Israel theme. My favourite is Zebulun.

LivingTheDreamish · 21/12/2025 00:55

Samuel to round out the biblical theme (not that they are overtly biblical so that needn't put you off if it's not your thing!).

SnowFrogJelly · 21/12/2025 00:59

Matthew

Pettenell · 21/12/2025 04:24

They're all good names but I would choose Alexander.

CurlewKate · 21/12/2025 05:20

If you don’t like the shortening, don’t use the name. You absolutely can’t control what other people call your children. I’d go for Henry of those three-although you might get Harry! Incidentally, obviously it doesn’t matter, but I might assume that Jacob, Benjamin and Samuel were a Jewish family.

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