{"id":12817,"date":"2017-06-30T14:05:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T18:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12817"},"modified":"2017-06-30T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T18:08:44","slug":"baby-boy-globe-without-the-g-brother-to-elijah-eli-and-william-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2017\/06\/30\/baby-boy-globe-without-the-g-brother-to-elijah-eli-and-william-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy Globe-without-the-G, Brother to Elijah (Eli) and William (Will)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are expecting our third boy in less than two months and we are not even close to choosing a name.<\/p>\n

Our last name is pronounced like Globe without the G and our first two boys are Elijah Edward (nickname Eli) and William Louis (nickname Will). The name Elijah came to us kind of randomly but we liked that it was Hebrew in origin since we are Jewish and Edward was one of my grandpas’ names. William (not Hebrew in origin, I realize) fell into our lap because our tradition is to name after the most recently deceased relative and my grandpa Bill passed away a few weeks before William was born.<\/p>\n

With that tradition in mind, we are likely going with Andrew as the baby’s middle name to honor my MIL’s mom (Ann), but we’re nowhere on the first name (we would also prefer a name that is Hebrew in origin this time, and that is why we’re not just going with Andrew and being done). The only real requirements are that the name works well with our other boys’ names and that it’s reasonably easy to spell and say. We are clearly okay with popular names since both our boys are in the top ten, but it doesn’t have to be overly common either.<\/p>\n

Off the table family names include: Asher, Alexander, Ari, Zachary, Evan, Isaac, Jacob and Joshua.<\/p>\n

Thanks!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When I was naming my own babies, I found I got very excited about girl names, but boy names were more of this kind of choosing process:<\/p>\n

1. Make a list of names we’re fine with.
\n2. Pick one; it doesn’t really matter.<\/p>\n

I mean, not REALLY: I did still fret and have fun and so forth. But I remember it felt like the pressure was off because all we really had to do was pick one of the perfectly fine names from our perfectly fine list. I thought of it as an upside AND a downside of naming a boy: less fun but also less stress.<\/p>\n

I wonder if you’d like the name Benjamin. I think of that as such a warm, friendly name. Elijah, William, and Benjamin; Eli, Will, and Ben. I like that everyone gets a long form and a nickname. I like that the name Benjamin splits the difference between the biblical Elijah and the traditional William.<\/p>\n

I have Jonathan in the same mental category as Benjamin. Elijah, William, and Jonathan; Eli, Will, and Jon.<\/p>\n

Or Judah: it’s biblical, but it’s in current popular usage so it’s familiar. And it has the great nickname Jude. Elijah, William, and Judah; Eli, Will, and Jude.<\/p>\n

One from my own list is Simon. Elijah, William, and Simon. I like that it’s biblical but not TOO biblical, so it doesn’t leave William out.<\/p>\n

Another from my list is Daniel: I particularly like the nickname Dan. Elijah, William, and Daniel; Eli, Will, and Dan. I like that everyone gets an L, not that it matters at all; it just appeals to me.<\/p>\n

If you used a name starting with A, would that count as naming the baby for your mother-in-law? Aaron and Adam are both good Old Testament A-names, and my guess is that if this WOULD satisfy the honor-name issue then you have already thoroughly considered them, but sometimes having someone else suggest something can freshen things up. Elijah, William, and Aaron. Elijah, William, and Adam.<\/p>\n

I’m hoping commenters can help me with more Hebrew name suggestions: I was sort of floundering around in the Old Testament without knowing what I was doing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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