{"id":12165,"date":"2016-06-13T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T13:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2017-01-02T20:42:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T00:42:27","slug":"baby-boy-rise-with-a-w-brother-to-nicholas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2016\/06\/13\/baby-boy-rise-with-a-w-brother-to-nicholas\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy Rise-with-a-W, Brother to Nicholas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swistle,
\nWe need your help! My husband and I are expecting our second baby boy, due in October. Our son’s name is Nicholas Patrick, and since Nicholas was the only boy name we could agree on the first time around, naming his little brother is proving to be a challenge. Our last name is Rise but with W instead of an R. Our son goes by both Nicholas and Nick. I tend to like longer names that allow for nicknames. I also like older, classic names. My husband is all over the board with the types of names he likes, although we agree that we don’t want to go with a very popular name. We will probably use Harvey or Charles as the middle name. The name we had chosen for a girl during both pregnancies was Clara.<\/p>\n

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Names we both like but can’t use for one reason or another:<\/p>\n

Grant (Favorite! But this is also the name of husband’s best friend.)
\nMaxwell (Husband doesn’t want to use because a coworker of his just named his baby Max.)
\nOwen (Just not totally sold on this name)<\/p>\n

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Boy names husband likes:<\/p>\n

Levi
\nLambert (I physically cringed when he suggested this name)
\nEli<\/p>\n

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I like:<\/p>\n

Nathan
\nGabriel
\nBenedict
\nLooking so forward to whatever help you can give! Thank you!<\/p>\n

Ashley<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I like Gabriel best from all the lists. I like that both boys would have a longer name with a shorter nickname: Nicholas and Gabriel, Nick and Gabe. I like that both names are older\/classic, but neither one is overly common.<\/p>\n

Every parent has a set of personal preferences, and one parent’s Definitely Yes is another parent’s Absolutely Not, and so I will not be startled if something that is a Definitely Yes to me is an Absolutely Not to you. But I want to urge you to reconsider Grant, if at all possible. It’s the top favorite name for both of you? And you are having a terrible time agreeing on a name? And the Grant you know is a very positive association (at least for your husband)? This seems like a slam-dunk to me.<\/p>\n

Names that remind me of Grant: Clark, Dean, Reid, Spencer.<\/p>\n

I also suggest Benjamin. Nicholas and Benjamin; Nick and Ben.<\/p>\n

And Jonathan. Nicholas and Jonathan; Nick and Jon.<\/p>\n

And Daniel. Daniel shares sounds with Lambert and with Gabriel. Nicholas and Daniel; Nick and Dan.<\/p>\n

There’s no nickname, but I love the sound of Simon with your surname. Nicholas and Simon. And I suppose Si\/Sy would be a short form of the name.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t seem to quite fit your style, but I keep coming back to Isaac. Nicholas and Isaac; Nick and Ike\/Zac.<\/p>\n

I’d take Eli from your husband’s list and make it Elias instead. Nicholas and Elias; Nick and Eli.<\/p>\n

I would like to suggest Wesley\/Wes, but I’m not sure about that with the surname.<\/p>\n

Nathan and Gabriel make me think of Nathaniel. Nicholas and Nathaniel; Nick and Nate.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly similar to the name Maxwell\/Max is the name Matthew\/Matt. Nicholas and Matthew; Nick and Matt.<\/p>\n

Oh! Or I wonder if you might like to use the two middle name candidates? Charles Harvey is a pretty spectacular name. Nicholas and Charles; Nick and Charlie. I love this.<\/p>\n

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Name update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Swistle! A few months back I wrote to you for name suggestions. Just wanted to let you know we ended up using the name Maxwell Harvey. It suits him perfectly. Thanks again for all of the suggestions!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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