A reader named Kim is expecting her second son and would like help coming up with a name. Her first son is named Evan Isaac. So far, she and her husband like the names Jonah, Jonas and Miles.
My husband likes Jacob however as it’s been a number one name for many years, I’m not as thrilled about it. (As a child I grew up being Kim T. most of my life due to many Kims in my schools.)
The baby’s last name will start with a K and be “pronounced like the spice cumin.”
It seems to me that Kim and her husband really like 2-syllable names, so that’s what I focused on as I brainstormed. Here’s the result:
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Adam Aidan Andrew Amos Asher David Dylan Felix Graham |
Henry James Jasper Jordan Joseph Justin Levi Liam Lucas |
Micah Milo Nathan Noah Owen Philip Samuel Simon Wesley |
Kim is also interested in middle name ideas. I have a hard time suggesting middles when a first name isn’t confirmed, but here are a couple of thoughts:
- If the first name ends with a vowel-sound (as Jonah does) a middle that starts with a consonant is a good idea.
- If the first name contains only soft-sounding consonants (e.g. J, L, N) a middle that contains one or two plosive consonants (e.g. B, P, T) might be a nice contrast.
And now back to first names: Do you think any of the above go particularly well with Evan? What other names would you suggest?
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I totally understand wanting to avoid an over-used name (there were 5 other Amy’s in my graduating class)! I have a couple suggestions…
My nephew (the sweetest and cutest boy on earth!) is named Ehren (pronounced like Aaron). I think that goes very well with Evan. Also, as popular as it has been in recent years, I also like Ethan with Evan.