{"id":12826,"date":"2017-07-05T06:09:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T10:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12826"},"modified":"2017-09-16T08:12:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T12:12:55","slug":"middle-name-challenge-harrison-________-killarney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2017\/07\/05\/middle-name-challenge-harrison-________-killarney\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Name Challenge: Harrison ________ Killarney"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle,
\nI\u2019ve been reading your blog all the way from Australia for a couple of years and now I need your help! My husband and I are expecting our first child \u2013 a boy \u2013 on August 29. We\u2019ve had a solid list of names picked out that we both like for months. My husband has vetoed a lot of names that I love, including Harrison. But just the other day, he said he\u2019s changed his mind and now he really likes Harrison and wants it on the list! Only problem is, I can\u2019t think of a middle name to go with it. Ideally, we\u2019d like a family name from my side. The options include:<\/p>\n

Ian \u2013 my favourite as it\u2019s my dad\u2019s name. I\u2019m worried about how it flows with Harrison though as they both end in the letter N. Am I overthinking this?!<\/p>\n

John<\/p>\n

Francis<\/p>\n

Ronald<\/p>\n

Patrick \u2013 this is on our list of first names too, and could be an honour name for my grandmother, Patricia.<\/p>\n

Our last name is pronounced Killarney but spelt differently.<\/p>\n

Other first names on our list include:<\/p>\n

Alexander
\nOwen
\nPatrick<\/p>\n

Names we\u2019ve considered but have decided not to use:<\/p>\n

Asher
\nNicholas
\nNathaniel
\nHeath
\nJude<\/p>\n

If this baby were a girl, she would have been called Eliza, Nina, Layla or Tessa.<\/p>\n

We are planning to have one more child after this one.<\/p>\n

Any reassurance or feedback would be greatly appreciated!<\/p>\n

I promise to send an update with a photo once he’s born.<\/p>\n

Many thanks,<\/p>\n

Louise<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This makes for a shortish post, but I vote for Ian. It doesn’t bother me at all that Harrison and Ian both end in N. And it’s your top choice too. And it honors your dad. Winning all around.<\/p>\n

John also ends in N and is also a nice choice.<\/p>\n

In fact, ALL the names on your list are nice choices. For me it depends a lot on who’s being honored, and how much you want to honor that person. I think that’s how I’d narrow it down, if I were you: since all the names are good choices, rank them in order of how much it makes your heart pound with happiness to think of honoring the people the names represent. Who would you rather honor, your dad or your grandmother?—and so on.<\/p>\n

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

\nThank you Swistle and everyone who commented! Our beautiful son arrived on August 28. We were totally ready and excited to call him Harrison after you eased our minds, but when we saw his little face we knew he was an Alexander, a name we have loved for over a decade – in fact it was the first baby name we spoke about when we were dating.<\/p>\n

So introducing Alexander Ian Killarney. My dad was so honoured by the middle name he cried!<\/p>\n

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