Need traditional boy's name ideas!
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| Mon, 12-19-2005 - 9:52pm |
Hi - I'm currently expecting our second boy in May, and I need some thoughts about boy names! We like traditional names - like Gregory, Andrew, etc. I'm not a fan of funky spelling names, *new* names or last names for a first name (like Cooper or Carter).
My last name is Sottile (pronounced So-teel-lay) and we'd like to use my middle name (Townsend) for this guy's middle. Our son's name is Ethan Mario (Mario is FIL's first name).
DH is Sicilian, I'm English/Welsh/Irish/German mutt. We're trying to stay a bit on the nationality-neutral side. Sean or Aidan Sottile doesn't really fit! Here's what I've come up with:
Andrew - my fav, but DS has a first cousin by the same last name who is Andrew, DH has vetoed
Matthew - a runner up for DS1. Probably our front-runner.
William - my grand-uncle's name. OK, but I don't like Will as a nickname.
Nicholas - I thought I loved this before I had DS1, but I don't like it now.
Gregory - I love this name, but it is DH's and we don't want to do Jr.
PLEASE HELP!
Melissa


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HI Melissa -
From your picks - I like them all:
Andrew Townsend Sottile - nice
Matthew Townsend Sottile - nice
William Townsend Sotille - nn Liam, Bill, Will.
Gregory Townsend Sottile - on it's own is ok, but together seems a little long
Nicholas Townsend Sottile - is long, but flows a little better than Gregory when saying it.
other combos:
Dominic Townsend Sottile
Benjamin Townsend Sottile
Anthony Townsend Sottile
Henry Townsend Sottile
Geoffrey Townsend Sottile - (thought this spelling close to Gregory - WDYT)
Joseph Townsend Sottile
Paul Townsend Sottile
Mark Townsend Sottile
Frank Townsend Sottile
Scott Townsend Sottile
Daniel Townsend Sottile
David Townsend Sottile
Louis Townsend Sottile
Samuel Townsend Sottile
Patrick Townsend Sottile
Gabriel Townsend Sottile
Jason Townsend Sottile
Derrick Townsend Sottile
Michael Townsend Sottile
Nick Townsend Sottile
Eamon Townsend Sottile
HTH - WDYT... let me know and please add your info to the Who'sWho post when you get a chance! Thanks and Good Luck!
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good luck
All nice names. I like William the best. Call him William and forget the nickname. If you must use a nn and don't like Wil, there's Bill and Liam.
Good Luck!
I don't think of Nicholas as a traditional name, though it have been popular for awhile now.
I like William, though I just met a mom with a 4th grader William who has started calling himself "Willie". She is mortified! ;-)
Tami
#4 edd 5/6/06
I like Anthony Townsend Sottile
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I love Matthew and Gregory has always been one of my favorites
Nicholas is OK, I feel that it's awfully popular right now
William is "stuffy" to me - I've never never liked it
I like Andrew a lot, but I also wouldn't use it if a first cousin is named that
all that said, Ethan is a nice name, not real high on my favorites list, but I've never considered it a traditional name at all, more trendy, not that that matters if you want traditional now.
good luck
Hmm. If you don't mind alliteration, there's Stephen- Stephen Townsend Sottile sounds quite handsome. I think a pp mentioned Geoffrey already. Timothy, David, Henry, James, Oliver, Dominic, Marcus and Lucas are all very handsome too.
Oscar, Julian and Felix are all traditional (and very international- they could be from any European background) names that are being rediscovered, and would work...Felix Townsend Sottile? Very nice!
-Si, mama of Ewan, Isla and twins due April '06.
I vote for Henry Townsend Sottile.
I also like Geoffrey, Stephen, ad Felix!
Crystal
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