Megan writes:
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So I am due in seven weeks and my husband and I are at a total impasse when it comes to boy names. I tend to be more traditional\/old school with names while my husband is all over the board. I am stil in shock we actually landed on our first little guys name – Elliott – it was honestly the only name either of us even somewhat like. Our last name is Jones so a lot of the names I like are killed because I don’t want to name him after an old singer (Davey Jones, Tom Jones) or a financial institution (Edward Jones).<\/p>\n
Part of our struggle too is I like the middle name to have meaning (Elliott’s middle name is my maiden name) so some of the names we like don’t sound good with our two middle name options right now (Christopher – husbands’ middle name and Raymond – Grandfather’s name). The boys names we like at this point are:
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Miles Christopher
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Gavin Christopher
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Charles Raymond<\/p>\nWhile I am not one to get flipped out if another kid has my child’s name I don’t want every kid on the block to have the name which is my concern with Charles (Charlie). My husband doesn’t love Gavin but I have been keeping it on the table since it was my great grandmother’s maiden name so I like that linkage. And for Miles I just wonder if it is a good little boys name…I can see it as a grown up but I have a hard time imagining a little baby names Miles. Clearly I am overthinking all of these!! I just wish i LOVED a name and right now I don’t!!<\/p>\n
Thoughts on the names we are contemplating are greatly welcome or if there are new ideas we will listen to those too!<\/p>\n
Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated and i swear i will send a pic if you help me out with this!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If your husband isn’t crazy about the name Gavin, and if you want a meaningful middle name, I suggest using Gavin as the middle name. I especially like this idea when the surname is the husband’s: that way each family line is represented in the child’s name.<\/p>\n
I think Miles is wonderful with Elliott, but the repeating s-endings of Miles Jones makes it a little difficult for me to say. (Charles Jones has the same issue, but it stands out to me less if you’ll be calling him Charlie.) Do you like the name Milo? I like the repeating long-o sound of Milo Jones. Milo Gavin Jones; Elliott and Milo.<\/p>\n
Oliver would be nice with Elliott, and I also like it with Gavin. Oliver Gavin Jones; Elliott and Oliver.<\/p>\n