Brenda writes:<\/p>\n
Hi! My second son is due June 8- or any minute now! I know this a little late in the game to be seeking advice, but we are a little stuck! <\/p>\n
We have a 2-year-old named Arthur Juno. Juno is a Korean name and it is what we call him when we go to Korea to visit family. Here we call him Arthur. I am not big on nicknames and will use the full name until my son tells me otherwise!<\/p>\n
Anyway, for our second son we would like another classic name- something that fits the genre of Arthur. Some names we have thrown around are:<\/p>\n
August – We like it, but are not too sure about having 2 “A” names.
Louis – (Lewis, not Looey) Not sure if this one fits with Arthur. Also may become very popular now that Sandra Bullock has a Louis.
Stuart – I like the idea of Stuart, but it sounds a little too harsh or percussive. I like how gentle and flowing Arthur is. Is it too harsh?
Walter – My husband’s current favorite. I like it, too, but while Arthur seems kind of cool, Walter still seems kind of “fuddy duddy” to me. Is it?
Oliver – My only concern is its popularity. My name isn’t very popular with my age group (I always was the only one not only in my class, but in my school) and I loved it.
Henry – Again a popularity concern. My husband doesn’t think it is a problem, but I don’t want my son to have to be referred to as “Henry L.”, as opposed to the “Henry S.”, “Henry P.” and “Henry M.” also in his class.
Robin – I don’t love it, but my husband seems to.
Edward – I’ve never read the Twilight books, but apparently there is an Edward character. Will this be a popularity concern? Also, after Arthur, is it too common?
Other names we sort-of like: Jasper, Calvin, Julian.<\/p>\nNames I liked, but were vetoed by my husband: Theodore, Thaddeus, Homer, George, Martin. <\/p>\n
Our new son’s middle name will be Korean. It will be a two-syllable name. We are still working on it, but some of our middle name ideas start with the letters M, J, P, Y, or H. My favorites start with M. <\/p>\n
My son(s) and I have a hyphenated last name with my maiden name being a three syllable Polish surname and my husband’s being a one syllable Korean surname. Both surnames begin with the letter L, and since we sometimes drop the Polish part to make it easier for others to record, I will just give you my husband’s surname: Lee. I suppose all this means is that we will have to be careful with names starting with L and with one syllable names.<\/p>\n
I am open to any and all ideas. We need some fresh minds with fresh ideas helping us out! Thank you, thank you, thank you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My favorites from your list are Louis, Walter, and Calvin.<\/p>\n
I agree with you about Henry and Oliver: those are both currently in style, and have a very different sound than Arthur.<\/p>\n
Like you, I’m curious if\/how Edward the Twilight vampire hottie will affect the name’s popularity. Perhaps it will be a bigger problem ten years from now, when all the girls who are currently teenagers will be having their children? Jasper, too, is a Twilight character. The name Edmund would be a possibility, similar to Edward but with a lower vampire element (searching “Edmund vampire”: one of the many search terms I wasn’t expecting to use for a baby name blog).<\/p>\n
I suggest Warren. I think it has the same gentle\/strong sound as Arthur. Arthur and Warren.<\/p>\n
I love the book Life With Father<\/a>, and it always makes me wish the name Clarence would come back into style. Arthur and Clarence. (The author of the book I like is Clarence Day, and am I remembering right that Dae is a Korean name? If you like the book too, it would be a pleasing reference. Though if Dae is pronounced “day,” I suppose it gives you “daily” with your surname Lee—not that that’s a deal-breaker, especially with a hyphenated surname to break things up.)<\/p>\n
After watching a few seasons of Sabrina the Teenage Witch<\/a> (WHAT?), I had the name Harvey on my list. It still sounds like a great name to me, though I wonder if Harvey Lee would bring Lee Harvey Oswald<\/a> to mind? Probably not, especially since the surname is hyphenated, but it’s the kind of thing I like to take into account during the naming process, as opposed to realizing it afterward. Arthur and Harvey.<\/p>\n
I’ve several times pitched the name Karl\/Carl without success, but I will try again! Arthur and Karl, or Arthur and Carl.<\/p>\n
I knew such a great guy named Franklin back in school. Arthur and Franklin. (Oh—but as I’m proof-reading, I remember that there is both a children’s TV show called Arthur<\/a> AND a children’s TV show called Franklin<\/a>.)<\/p>\n