Sarah writes:<\/p>\n
I’m 37 weeks pregnant and we have no name for our son. We have a son Brian (father’s name) Reed and he goes by Reed, a daughter Evelyn Anne (she sometimes goes by Evie), and a Lucy Margaret. Our last name is Marchese (Mar-k-z) which is Italian but as you can see we haven’t really gone the Italian route with any of our names. Each of these names we really love and this time we are really struggling to find a name we both love and agree on. My family keeps making fun of me because I have so many “rules” about this name but I would really like something that goes well with Reed, Evelyn and Lucy. First, I really don’t want an “L” name because Lucy is right before this one. I also don’t want a name that ends in a “y” since we have a Lucy and Evelyn goes by Evie sometimes. And finally I don’t want an “R” name because I would rather both boys not begin with the same letter. OK so maybe I do have a lot of rules but in my hormonal brain it all makes sense. <\/p>\n
Here are a few names on my list:
Nathan (call him Nate)
Gabriel (call him Gabe)
Ezra
Jonah
Noah (one of my brothers names which I love but not sure I want to use)<\/p>\nHere are a few of my husbands picks:
Jude (which I like but then we have a Lucy and a Jude which makes me automatically think of the 2 big Beetles songs)
Beck
James
Oliver (We just had a friend that had an Oliver so that’s kind of off the table)<\/p>\nAs you can see these lists aren’t that long. We are just really stumped! I’ve never been this close to my due date without a least some idea of what we would name our child. We’ve been searching baby name books and the internet with no avail. Please help!!!! Oh and our names are Brian Acra (family name) and Sarah Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
Thank you!!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Looking at the three sibling names, I thought of how comfortably all three names would go in the credits of an old black-and-white movie. Trying to think of what other names would fit in that line-up (more brainstormy-type thinking than actual reality, as you’ll see), I immediately thought of Grant and Clark. Grant Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Grant. Clark Marchese (maybe too many shared sounds with surname); Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Clark.<\/p>\n
Or Nolan, or Spencer. Nolan Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Nolan. Spencer Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Spencer.<\/p>\n
Or John, or Jack. John Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and John. Jack Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Jack.<\/p>\n
Or Hudson, or Holden. Hudson Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Hudson. Holden Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Holden.<\/p>\n
Or Davis, or Harris, or Dean. Davis Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Davis. Harris Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Harris. Dean Marchese; Reed, Evelyn, Lucy, and Dean.<\/p>\n
I also like Gabe from your list, or the similar name Gage. Or James is excellent, I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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