Middle name suggestions for Philip ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think your choice is perfect. Both the name, Philip, and the special significance. For a middle name, perhaps you could choose your maiden name? Or the maiden name of your mother. I think a surname could work well with Philip.

OP here: My surname is a feminine name and I don't want to use it when naming a boy. I don't even have a middle name myself!!
I'd like honor my grandmother named Gertrude. I don't think it's going to work with Phillip though.

[Anonymous]

Philip is my dads name so I think it's a great, classic name & in your case also has special significance. I was also going to suggest your maiden name as a middle. How feminine could it be?! It drives me nuts when people just pick random names w/o special meaning (all our kids' first & middle names are family names and/or have significance). For the record, I can't stand Michael, so I wouldn't go with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think your choice is perfect. Both the name, Philip, and the special significance. For a middle name, perhaps you could choose your maiden name? Or the maiden name of your mother. I think a surname could work well with Philip.

OP here: My surname is a feminine name and I don't want to use it when naming a boy. I don't even have a middle name myself!!
I'd like honor my grandmother named Gertrude. I don't think it's going to work with Phillip though.

How about Garret means the same thing as Gertrude.

or a " G" name like Grant

Gertrude means strength or spear you could play on that and go with an attribute like strong. Philip Strong Last name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think your choice is perfect. Both the name, Philip, and the special significance. For a middle name, perhaps you could choose your maiden name? Or the maiden name of your mother. I think a surname could work well with Philip.

OP here: My surname is a feminine name and I don't want to use it when naming a boy. I don't even have a middle name myself!!
I'd like honor my grandmother named Gertrude. I don't think it's going to work with Phillip though.

Philip Gerard!
Gerard has some of the same origins as Gertrude:
http://www.behindthename.com/name/gerard
http://www.behindthename.com/name/gertrude

Kai is also related to Gerard (Philip Kai?) but less obviously connected to Gertrude.

I liked the suggestion of Garrett, too, but I think Gerard works better with Philip because the stress is on the second syllable.

[Anonymous]

I like Phillip. I think Phillip Andrew first. Garrett or Grant are also nice. I think anything British would sound good.

[Anonymous]

Philip Gordon
Philip Graham

[Anonymous]

Hey OP,

Were you fans of the cartoon, Futurama? You could name him Phillip Jay after Phillip Jay Frye! I think he just used his initial but Jay goes well with Phillip, IMHO.

Congratulations!

[Anonymous]

Or if grandma Gertrude went by Trudy, Philip Truman sounds nice.

[Anonymous]

I love Philip especially after his uncle. What about your dad's name or grandfather's name? I really like Philip Garrett or Grant or maybe Gabriel to honor Gertrude. Lots of great options, you can't go wrong.

[Anonymous]

I love Truman but of course my husband doesn't . He's not a fan because of it's associated with president Truman and the cold war. Maybe I could just use Tru?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love Truman but of course my husband doesn't . He's not a fan because of it's associated with president Truman and the cold war. Maybe I could just use Tru?

to me that would make you look ignorant or like you were trying to be cutesy with True, also Tru is a bit feminine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think your choice is perfect. Both the name, Philip, and the special significance. For a middle name, perhaps you could choose your maiden name? Or the maiden name of your mother. I think a surname could work well with Philip.

OP here: My surname is a feminine name and I don't want to use it when naming a boy. I don't even have a middle name myself!!
I'd like honor my grandmother named Gertrude. I don't think it's going to work with Phillip though.

How about Garret means the same thing as Gertrude.

or a " G" name like Grant

Gertrude means strength or spear you could play on that and go with an attribute like strong. Philip Strong Last name.

I like these suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Philip Peter

[Anonymous]

I love the name Philip. Great classic name that's not overused.

I like Philip True, or use a G name like Philip Gregory or Philip Grant, or Philip Gabriel. Honoring people is important to me so I would try and work in your grandmother's name.

I think Philip Gabriel is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think your choice is perfect. Both the name, Philip, and the special significance. For a middle name, perhaps you could choose your maiden name? Or the maiden name of your mother. I think a surname could work well with Philip.

OP here: My surname is a feminine name and I don't want to use it when naming a boy. I don't even have a middle name myself!!
I'd like honor my grandmother named Gertrude. I don't think it's going to work with Phillip though.

Philip Gerard!
Gerard has some of the same origins as Gertrude:
http://www.behindthename.com/name/gerard
http://www.behindthename.com/name/gertrude

I liked the suggestion of Garrett, too, but I think Gerard works better with Philip because the stress is on the second syllable.

I like Gerald better than Gerard and it shares the same root as well with Gertrude: http://www.behindthename.com/name/gerald

Phillip is a great choice. I had a good friend from h.s. with that name too. But I like that you're honoring your family and it's history.