Allison writes:<\/p>\n
Please help us! We are due in a week and still without a clue of what to name our second son. My husband is not very helpful in naming discussions. He rejects all my names and seems to have a very clear idea in his mind for a name but the only name he\u2019s actually suggested is Jackson (which I hate).<\/p>\n
I like names like Matthew, Brandon, Cody, and Liam. Matthew is definitely my top name I love it so much, but can\u2019t use it because three of our friends have young sons named Matthew and I don\u2019t want just another Matthew to add to the crowd. But I really love that name, so if you know of any names similar to Matthew, that would be so helpful.<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t want any very trendy names, or weird spellings, but we are okay if they are common, as long as they aren\u2019t too bland. It has to be at least two syllables so it won\u2019t seem choppy because our last name is one syllable (it starts with a vowel and has a very sharp consonant sound).<\/p>\n
Also, as one last bonus, if you know of any names of German heritage that are still useable in America, that would be great. But it\u2019s just something to think about that would be nice if there was one, not necessary at all.<\/p>\n
Our son\u2019s name is Daren, but we don\u2019t care too much if they are really matchy, we mainly just want to find a good name for him as an individual.<\/p>\n
Also, I\u2019ve found that two syllable names that end in an \u201cee\u201d sound sound nice with our last name (like Kirby \u2013 which my husband hates).<\/p>\n
Oh, and if we have a girl in the future, she will be Jamie, if that helps at all.<\/p>\n
And middle name help would be great too \u2013 we just want something that sounds good with the first name.<\/p>\n
Help!<\/p>\n
Thank you so much.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Let’s see, close to Matthew… Well, there’s Matthias, Matteus, and Mateo. I also think Theo has some of the sound of Matthew.<\/p>\n