J. writes<\/p>\n
We’re expecting our first child in July which we’re expecting to be a boy. Even if the ultrasound is wrong, we’ll be covered as we’ve a few girls names we both like (Abigail, Isabel, Emily, Annabel). We may use these if we have a girl when we (hopefully) have a second child.<\/p>\n
Our last name is like Hefner, but with a Hay sound instead of a Heh sound. We both like traditional sounding names and my husband would like something with a ‘bit of history’ – though naming after a close relative (such as a grandparent) is out because (1) choosing one side over the other may lead to undue discord and (2) neither of us were overly close to our grandfathers. We’re both J’s so thinking we’ll avoid that as a first initial. I also don’t think I can handle an alliterative names (e.g. Henry, Harry…certainly avoiding Hugh!). I also worry about anything ending with a -er, -a or -ar due to the rhyming sound… e.g. Oscar Hefner.<\/p>\n
Names on the current shortlist include:
\n– Benedict (nn Ben): worried it’s too ‘out there’ in its full version
\n– Benjamin: quite like this, husband lukewarm.
\n– Edmund (nn Eddie): husband doesn’t like Eddie.
\n– Humphrey: I’ve got issues with alliteration and lack of a suitable nickname; my husband thinks it’s brilliant!
\n– Jacob: like the sound but never met a Jacob who wasn’t the ‘naughty kid’; also don’t like nickname Jake
\n– Leonard (nn Leo): don’t like Lenny and in Australia this name is pronounced Len-ard
\n– Sebastian: husband doesn’t like nickname Seb
\n– Solomon: worried a bit weighty cf. Tobias & Benedict
\n– Tobias: I keep going hot and cold on this one. Love nickname Toby but worried Tobias is a bit weighty.
\n– William: is a family name in several ways on my side. Don’t mind Billy, hate Willy and not in love with Will.<\/p>\nOther ones that take my fancy but don’t quite work include Miles, Atticus, Theodore (used by close friend recently), Rufus, Oscar, Oliver, Lewis, Joshua, Joseph, Jasper, and Elliot (close friend used recently). I love, but can’t use as already belong to my siblings, Lachlan, Malachi and Reuben.<\/p>\n
Husband has Ghanian (West African) heritage and traditionally his family use a Ghanian name with the format Nii Something as a second middle name. So we will use a format of first name, second name, Ghanian name, surname… e.g. Humphrey Miles Nii BlahBlah Hefner.<\/p>\n
Would love some fresh suggestions! Feel like I’ve read every boy’s name in the history of the world and coming up with nothing we both love.<\/p>\n
Thank you!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Name update!<\/strong><\/p>\n
Hello,<\/p>\n
Just an update on our little one. He arrived safely in mid-July and we settled on ‘William James Nii Lantei’.<\/p>\n
Thank you for all the suggestions from the Swistlers!!<\/p>\n
J.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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