{"id":12607,"date":"2017-03-10T09:40:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T13:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12607"},"modified":"2017-07-05T08:44:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T12:44:11","slug":"baby-boy-fox-sibling-to-atlas-and-gwendolyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2017\/03\/10\/baby-boy-fox-sibling-to-atlas-and-gwendolyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy Fox, Sibling to Atlas and Gwendolyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Swistle,
\nI need serious help on finding a name for baby #3, a boy due in April. Boy names are especially difficult to decide on for us and we aren’t in love with any of our options. Our first child is named Atlas which is an old (old) family name that my husband was adamant on using. Our second child is a little girl named Gwendolyn which was my great-grandmother’s name that I had always loved. But now with with baby #3 coming just around the corner I feel like we’ve used the names we felt the most strongly about and have no clue on what to name this new little boy! One of the hardest things is what goes with Atlas??? Admittedly I was very hesitant to name him Atlas in the beginning and wanted him to go by Gregory, his middle name. But now the name has grown on me and I can’t call him anything else.
\nFor this new baby we would like a strong name that’s not very popular and I’d prefer something a little longer because our last name is Fox. Here are some names we’ve considered:<\/p>\n

Edison: both of us feel ok about this but not great. Eddie is a cute nickname but I dislike Ed.<\/p>\n

Frederick: a strong contender for me, but is the alliteration too much especially with the nickname Freddie? Freddie Fox? Would he hate me forever?<\/p>\n

Declan: I really like Declan but my husband thinks it is too trendy and harsh sounding<\/p>\n

Henry: I really like Henry, but my husband likes Henrick better. I am also worried on how popular Henry is.<\/p>\n

Theodore: a strong contender and I like Theo a lot, but we have a niece named Thea and feel like it’s too close.<\/p>\n

Please help!<\/p>\n

Thank you so much,
\nK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I am very keen on the name Frederick anyway, but I particularly like it in this case. None of the names on your list are as distinctive as Atlas, but the alliteration of Frederick Fox brings up the distinctiveness considerably.<\/p>\n

My other top choice from your list is Edison: I think it’s the closest to the style of Atlas. I hesitate a little because you dislike the nickname Ed; that’s my only reason for putting it second. Well, and also that I am charmed by the idea of Frederick Fox.<\/p>\n

Because Atlas is a family name, I don’t think you have to try as hard to match the style of it: “It’s a family name” goes a long way to explain. Yet I feel reluctant to add a Henry or a Theodore here: in another sibling group it would be different, but after an Atlas and a Gwendolyn they seem like they lack a certain SNAP. I am turning to the Exotic Traditionals section of The Baby Name Wizard<\/a> to find some snap:<\/p>\n

Aidric Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Aidric
\nAlistair Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Alistair
\nAugustus Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Augustus
\nBarnaby Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Barnaby
\nDashiell Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Dashiell
\nJasper Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Jasper
\nJustice Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Justice
\nMalachi Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Malachi
\nPhineas Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Phineas<\/p>\n

I’m not sure about Augustus: it repeats the first and last letters of Atlas. Alistair, too, involves some repetition of sounds. But I still liked them both, so I left them on. More suggestions:<\/p>\n

Broderick Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Broderick
\nDesmond Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Desmond
\nHugo Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Hugo
\nJudah Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Judah
\nLachlan Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Lachlan
\nMerritt Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Merritt
\nSebastian Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Sebastian
\nSolomon Fox; Atlas, Gwendolyn, and Solomon<\/p>\n

Or I wonder if you might find something else way back in the family tree? It would be fun if all the names were family names.<\/p>\n

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

Hi Swistle,
\nWe had our baby boy Fox on March 29th! It’s taken a while reply because of a little ppd and a lot of travel with 3 small children (not recommended). But we named him Malcolm Henry and he weighted in at 7 lbs 5 oz – exactly the same weight as both his brother and sister. I really liked the suggestions everyone gave and decided to dig deeper into our family tree and found a Malcolm on both sides. We call him Mack for short, or Mackie as our two year old loves to say.<\/p>\n

Thank you for all your help!<\/p>\n

K<\/p>\n

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