{"id":14623,"date":"2020-03-30T09:09:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=14623"},"modified":"2020-03-30T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:15:02","slug":"baby-boy-b-brother-to-elizabeth-lizzie-and-august-gus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2020\/03\/30\/baby-boy-b-brother-to-elizabeth-lizzie-and-august-gus\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy B., Brother to Elizabeth (Lizzie) and August (Gus)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello!<\/p>\n

We are expecting our third kiddo (a boy) and cannot agree upon a name from our very limited list of ideas so far.<\/p>\n

My husband and I are Jenny and Bryan, last name is two syllables and starts with a B. Our daughter is Elizabeth Louise (Lizzie) and our son is August Charles (Gus).<\/p>\n

We like classic \/ traditional names that can be shortened to less common or punchy sounding nicknames. There is family history to both first and middle names of our first two children. In hindsight, we wished we would have not used Charles as a middle name for our first son so that this baby could be Charles (Charlie or Chas) which is a family name. We are also feeling much more pressure this time around to select a name that goes well with the sibling set and that follows the trend of going by a nickname of the given first name. Names that we have considered but that we cannot commit to or agree upon include:<\/p>\n

Henry (nn Huck) \u2014 though Henry by itself seems so popular right now if Huck doesn\u2019t stick and we don\u2019t care for other nicknames for Henry such as Hank.
\nEzekiel (nn Zeke) which my husband says sounds too biblical compared to our first two.
\nArcher (nn Archie) \u2014 perhaps too popular now with the royal family association?
\nJack
\nWe also considered Theodore (Theo) until this baby\u2019s grandma chose that name for her cat.
\nSullivan (Sully) \u2014 though we like the nickname Sully, Sullivan seems to break the mold of the more traditional sounding names of the first two.
\nSidney (Sid) which my husband doesn\u2019t care for as a boy\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

Other family names we could consider as middle names but probably not as a first name unless we came up with an unconventional nick name would include:
\nThomas
\nRobert<\/p>\n

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

Jenny B<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I am interested to see if commenters will have good fresh nickname options for Thomas\/Robert. I have heard of Robin as a nickname for Robert; and there’s Bertie, which is starting to sound cute again. My kids go to school with a boy nicknamed Robbie, which felt at least a little fresh to me.<\/p>\n

I’ve been noticing a little uptick in the use of old-fashioned nicknames such as Johnny and Jimmy and Timmy and Eddie, and I wonder if any of those would work for you. Because the trend has been for kids to go by their full names, even standard nicknames such as Bobby and Tommy are starting to sound fresh again.<\/p>\n

I think the concern about Huck (or any nickname) not sticking is a valid one: it’s wise to make sure you’d also be happy using the given name. The name Elizabeth is so popular, the popularity of Henry seems like less of a concern in this case. One thing I particularly like about Henry is that because it ends in -y as many nicknames do, it has a sound that goes with the other two names either way: Elizabeth, August, and Henry; Lizzy, Gus, and Henry.<\/p>\n

Ezekiel does feel biblical (and much more distinctly biblical than Elizabeth, even though Elizabeth is also a biblical name); but biblical names have become so mainstream, I think it isn’t too jarring. And I think Gus and Zeke are terrific together. It does bother me a little how much the names Elizabeth and Ezekiel overlap in letters\/sound\/emphasis. But Lizzie, Gus, and Zeke is fabulous.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to predict the effect of the royal family on the name Archer. I remember with previous royal babies Charlotte and George, there was a shying-away from those names: we got many letters saying “Oh no, we’d decided on Charlotte\/George, but now we can’t use them!” Elizabeth, August, and Archer; Lizzie, Gus, and Archie. That’s pretty great!<\/p>\n

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I can’t tell from the letter if you want to stick to family names again this time. If not, I’ll mention a few others that came to mind.<\/p>\n

I think Cal would go very nicely in this group. Elizabeth, August, and Calvin; Lizzie, Gus, and Cal. Or same grouping, but nickname Vinny.<\/p>\n

Or Wes. Elizabeth, August, and Wesley. Lizzie, Gus, and Wes.<\/p>\n

Or Ned. Elizabeth, August, and Edward; Lizzie, Gus, and Ned. Oh, or same grouping, but nickname Ted\/Teddy. I like that! Lizzie, Gus, and Teddy.<\/p>\n

Or Freddie. Elizabeth, August, and Frederick; Lizzie, Gus, and Freddie.<\/p>\n

Or Frankie. Elizabeth, August, and Franklin; Lizzy, Gus, and Frankie.<\/p>\n

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If you continue to struggle, I suggest dropping some of your preferences. After only two children, no pattern is so established that you should feel forced to continue it. If this time there is no good nickname, or the nickname comes from initials instead of from the first name, or the name is less traditional or the nickname is less punchy—all of those things are fine, and not startling or unusual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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