A reader named Susan wrote to me a few weeks ago. She’s trying to come up with a name for her third child, which will be a boy. She says:
[The name] can’t rhyme or start with the same letters as our first two kids, Carter and Eleanor, nor can it end in “-son”, since the last name is Henderson.
The name should be “somewhat unusual, but not weird,” and hopefully sound good with Gardener and/or Richard (the top contenders for middle name).
Susan’s shortlist currently consists of Dashiell, Graham, Owen and Jasper. Here are some more names that might be of interest:
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Alec Beckett Bennett Brent Desmond Dominic Drake Finley Garrett Jerome Keith Lorcan |
Lucian Malcolm Marlow Matthias Maxwell Merritt Miles Milo Monroe Otis Reid Rhys/Reese |
Roscoe Royce Ryland Silas Simon Sinclair Tavish Tate Theo Tobias Travis Vance |
What other names would you suggest?
Edit, 11/30 – Scroll down to the last comment to find out which name Susan chose!
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I’ve always loved the name Sebastian, totally underated if you ask me. It should get way more play than it does! And? Sebastian Gardener Henderson sounds pretty awesome if you ask me :)
Or what about Sawyer? Jared? Kent? Klark? All good, not too common names.
Wesley
Frank/Franklin/Francis
Fletcher
Tyler/Taylor
Gary
Susan just e-mailed to thank everyone for the help. She’ll be having the baby in a matter of days, but still isn’t certain what the name will be. Currently, the top contender is Owen.
Best of luck, Susan! :)
Here’s the final update!
The baby’s name is Owen Gardener H-.
Susan also said:
Congrats, Susan, and best of luck!