Hi Swistle,
Back in 2015 y’all helped me narrow down our son’s name. Since then we have had a daughter and are now due with our 3rd and final baby in April- gender unknown.Here’s where we need help, we have absolutely no boy name contenders that feel right! A little about us…
This baby will be joining Henry and Anna, both have first names we love with middle names that mean something to us, Franklin and Lindley. If this baby is a girl we have decided on Eleanor Josephine. For boys we are absolutely stuck! As you can see by our other 2, we like classics but are open to others, we tend to also lean a little preppier or even surnames. Our last name starts with a B and has a harsh dge sound in it.
Names we have thrown around but haven’t felt like the one…
Benton
Parker
Griffin
Elliott
Reid
WellsPlease help us out with any suggestions!
With Henry and Anna, my clear favorites from your list are Elliott and Reid. (It appeals to me a little to have Eleanor/Elliott as the finalists, just because of their similarities, but that is no reason to choose one name over another.)
Henry was a finalist choice of ours, so I am trying to think of other names from my own list that might go well in this sibling group. Charles comes immediately to mind, but I’m not sure if that would work with the -dge- sound in your surname or not. But Henry, Anna, and Charlie feels like a very appealing little group to me. I feel as if they would have adventures.
We also liked Simon. Henry, Anna, and Simon.
And Leo. Henry, Anna, and Leo.
And John. Henry, Anna, and John.
Oh, and George! Henry, Anna, and George. It might not work with a -dge- in the surname, but didn’t want to not-mention it just in case actually it’s a smashing combination. George is one of my own top favorite names right now, and it’s on my Sad Not To Get To Use list.
And Oliver, just to round out the set of “names we accidentally used for cats and then felt like we couldn’t use for children, which was a very unfortunate lesson learned far too late.” Henry, Anna, and Oliver.
Calvin. Henry, Anna, and Calvin.
Warren. Henry, Anna, and Warren.
Nolan. Henry, Anna, and Nolan.
Louis. Henry, Anna, and Louis.
Wesley. Henry, Anna, and Wesley.
Wilson. Henry, Anna, and Wilson.
Davis. Henry, Anna, and Davis.
Dean. Henry, Anna, and Dean.
Edmund. Henry, Anna, and Edmund.
Frederick. Henry, Anna, and Frederick.
We have a Henry and Calvin, so I vote for Calvin! But I also LOVE Reid with Henry and Anna.
Elliott was so immediately IT to me that I don’t have much else to say.
Loveyour current kids’ names.
Elliott and Edmund are both perfect – along with Eleanor, all Jane Austen names!
Everett? Old fashioned and similar to your other choices!
Love all your choices,
Good luck and congratulations!
William, nn Wells?
What about Hugo? I know a family with Henry and Hugo, and I always thought they were cute together. I also like how Henry, Anna and Hugo all end with a different vowel sound. Other suggestions that I think have the same gentle feeling as Henry and Anna: Felix, or August.
I also like Elliot and Griffin and the suggestions of Oliver, Everett and especially Calvin.
I know brothers named Henry and Felix, and second this suggestion! :)
Reid makes my heart sing with this sibling group! Reid Elliot is a great name.
We have similar name taste, so I’ll share that my two boys are Finn William and Reid Eliot. I particularly like how their middle names flows so well with their first names, so when I’m feeling fancy I can give them multi-syllabic names. But every time I see Reid recommended here, I do get a little nervous 😬 because I don’t want it to get too popular!
Filing your possible girls name away as a favorite of mine!
I have a Warren and we considered Henry for him. Warren always gets compliments on his name, and so far we haven’t met another little one with the same name.
Jack!! I love Henry, Anna and Jack
I like the name Ellis. Henry, Anna, and Ellis.
Ellis is just a little different than Elliott (lots of different spellings for this name) and leads to the nickname Eli, if you like. Ellis is a form of Elijah; one name site gives the meaning as “benevolent.” It also has the surname and/or preppy feel you said you like. The name was ranked #325 in 2020, with 1004 baby boys given this name.
I also like Theo. Henry, Anna, and Theo.
From your list, I like Reid a lot. From the previous comments, I give upvotes to: Hugo, Calvin, Griffin (nicknamed Finn), and William (nicknamed Wells).
Second Ellis. I have an Ellis, and I also have a Benton (and Reid was on our list), so perhaps our naming styles align. I also like Elliott.
I really like both Elliott and Reid in this sibset. Reid makes me think of Graham or Grant. I also like the idea of a long-I vowel sound with the sibling names — maybe Tyler or Miles? I also like Bennet, which is similar to your option of Benton but feels a little more “classic” to me.
I do like the idea of going in to meet baby with Eleanor Josephine or Elliot Joseph! Easy peasy.
But I like Joseph a smidge more with the sibset. I cannot believe I don’t know a single child Joseph, so to me it’s very fresh.
How about Phillip? A baby Pip would be amazing. Maybe too dusty for you. Rupert? Otis? Ignatius?
I assume you’ve considered Bennett? Porter? Grady? Kelly? Rhys? Wallace? Maxwell?
Elliot’s always been fairly high on my list. I think Leo would work really well with Henry and Anna, too, as would John, Edmund, Edwin, Theodore/Theo, Quentin
Henry, Anna, & Elliot
Henry, Anna, & Leo
Henry, Anna, & John
Henry, Anna, & Edmund
Henry, Anna, & Edwin
Henry, Anna, & Theodore; Henry, Anna, & Theo
Henry, Anna, & Quentin
The combo of Anna, Eleanor, Elliot, and Franklin makes me giggle in history nerd. (Eleanor Roosevelt’s first name was actually Anna, her father was named Elliot.) You’d probably have to be a serious history nerd to notice, though, and you could do a lot worse than having several accidental name connections to that particular first lady.
I love Reid with Henry and Anna!
Others:
Henry, Anna, and Peter
Henry, Anna, and Isaac
Henry, Anna, and John
Henry, Anna, and Grant
Henry, Anna, and Dean
Henry, Anna, and Daniel
Henry, Anna, and Wesley
We very nearly called our son Henry and ended up using Nathaniel. Admittedly it’s a little bit longer than most of your choices but I loved that it falls into the canon of classic, historical boy names but it isn’t one that’s in quite as common usage. We call him Nat for short.
I immediately thought of Simon which Swistle mentioned, but I also think Owen would be a great fit for this group!
I adore the concept of Eleanor Josephine or Elliot Joseph being the options.
I like Elliot a lot and have positive associations if it My only hesitation is Elliot is more gender neutral now than it was previously. All the child Elliots we know now are girls, while all the adult Elliots we know are men. This may not be a concern for you or the reality in your area., But Henry and Anna are fairly gender unambiguous, so I thought I’d mention it.
What about Edward instead? Henry, Anna and Edward. I feel like Edward has the same traditional but new again vibe of your other two and Eleanor. Plus Edward has the strong r sound like Henry, Eleanor, Parker, Griffin and Reid. Nickname of Ward gets you the more preppy/surname style too, simar to Wells. Edward Joseph or Edward James are pretty great.
Henry Franklin, Anna Lindley and Edward James / Eleanor Josephine
Benjamin, Ian, Nathaniel, Noah, Nicholas, Owen?
“Children going on an adventure” is my favorite naming style. I’d add Peter and John, and seconding Graham and Simon.