Anonymous wrote:You may consider that few people will ever hear the middle name in real life (unless you plan on a double name). It’s more important how the first name sounds with the last name. I like Edward or Elliot.

Yep, this. My almost 5yo just found out he has a middle name. We went with family names for middles and really didn't put much thought into how it all sounded together. As long as it wasn't terrible, it was fine. I actually didn't use one middle because I didn't like the name itself as much, and now regret it (because of the memory of the person it would have honored). All that is to say, pick the first name you like the most. It's going to be used 100x a day.

If it was Elliott Earnest Fivesyllablename, he will be E.E. Fivesyllablename. Kinda cool?

Anonymous wrote:Dh and I can’t decide. The first name needs to work with the middle name Earnest due to a family tradition on DH’s side. Our last name is also a long 5 syllable name.

He likes Edward and Elliott but I don’t like them with Earnest.

Suggestions please! 38 weeks & feeling the crunch!

Name him Very. Or Vahry if you want to alternate the spelling.

I thought first of Ian and then of Jack.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, Ernest (a name) is much better than Earnest (not a name).

You must not be familiar with Oscar Wilde!

Oscar Earnest!

Charles

Michael

Wilson

come back op and tell us what you have decided!

Kieran

Maeve, Meredith, and Nathaniel.

Declan

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Anonymous wrote:Anything that doesn’t start with a “M.” I’d try to go for one syllable with Earnest as a middle and a 5 syllable last name.

It's too late for that. She has to use an M name. The precedent was set with the sisters

No it isn't. They are twins. Caleb is sweet as is Benjamin, Charles ( Charlie) Thomas, August

+1

Even twins don't have to have the same first initial, so subsequent children certainly do not need to repeat that pattern.

Including my twins, all the twins I know have the following initials:

J & A
L & C
B & A
K & C
T & V
R & E
N & A
M & R
E & I
J & M
K & K
B & B
D & D

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Anonymous wrote:Anything that doesn’t start with a “M.” I’d try to go for one syllable with Earnest as a middle and a 5 syllable last name.

It's too late for that. She has to use an M name. The precedent was set with the sisters

Absolutely not!

Just because the sisters both have names that begin with M does NOT mean the brother needs to also have an M name. That's ridiculous

Anonymous wrote:Anything but another M name.
Doing it for twins is cringey enough.

+1 Don't be like Josh Duggar's family, in which all the kids have "M" names. Cringe.