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I was actually going to suggest Nathaniel! I really like Theodore with Dominic/Nico, too!! Other ideas:

Charles Gregory nn Arlo (I know Charles isn't so long, but Arlo is so sweet with Nico!)...

I think Liam Parker sounds great! I really like Merrick Thomas and Rhett Maverick, too.

I think you could go with some (subtle, so it isn't tacky) word names or spunky offbeat names. I think non-trendy unisex names on girls would work well, too. And with boys, I think you could go with...

The only DeeDee I've known was named Alexandra, haha. I think there is a lot of flexibility here. I like Sadie!

Claudia/Claudie
Demeter or Demetria
Dionne or Diana
Elodie or Melody
India...

Aw, man, I guess I'm going to be that jerk who thinks it is too S heavy and hissy/breathy. I wouldn't personally use it, BUT I do think that middle names get little use day-to-day and that it would...

I'm partial to Aubree and Adalyn/Adeline. I like Eloise and Elise, but think Adalyn/Adeline work better.

Lots of good ideas :) I particularly like Rhys Dafydd John, Caleb Stephen Rhys (I think the order flows better like this, but the other way is ok, too), Caleb Robert Leon, Spencer Freddie, and Thomas...

I love Bonnie; feels free, happy, nature-y. Love the name with Rowan and Colt; they're all subtle word names :)

I myself am partial to Annora, Anina, Anna, Annia, Antonia, and Anthea. I also love Frances as a way to honor Ann, but don't think it sounds as good with Beatrix.

I had my wisdom teeth taken out when I was 16. Where I'm from, it's pretty standard to have them taken out as a teen unless your mouth is nice and roomy, haha. My middle sister had hers done when she...

Oh, and Camden might work well since its first three letters could be for the initials C (Chad), A (Allen), M (Michael) and -en for Allen. I thought about whether Camten or Camton, using the T...

Thaddeus William is a good idea. I like nicknames Tad or Ted more than Thad, though. I also think Liam Callen is great; popularity doesn't have to be a deal breaker, though only you know how much...

Not to sound silly, but was the child a boy? Olivier would be pronounced rather like "oh-lih-vee-ay," like Olivia with an "ay" at the end. I've never heard Olivia said with an "ay" at the end, though...

I've only seen it as a nn for names like Oceane, Oceanus, Osceola (a book character), Oscar, etc. and would defer to their meanings if I had to guess.

I too would think Avenley started with a long A like Avery or Ava. I think Avonlea is lovely and doesn't connote the make-up company. If the parents were familiar with Anne of Green Gables, so much...

I don't think those names sound too "British" at all! I suppose Rufus is unexpected, but there have been American TV characters by that name more recently, so I don't think it'd be too odd. I think...

I didn't take time off to travel for much time between high school and college; my high school also celebrated a 100% matriculation rate to undergraduate or similar programs, and I did transition...

Yes, those are correct. Really like Patrick! NB lists Patten in one of the variants under Patrick; perhaps that could honor a Patricia as well.

I actually think Independence would work, though I might be more inclined to put it in the middle. But if people are using Temperance, Constance, etc. why not Independence?

I agree: to me, they sound like the same name, one forwards, one backwards. I personally wouldn't use them together... But I know what it's like to love a name; at the end of the day, it always comes...

Really digging Tavish William Rhodes or Tavish Rafferty Jude.

I think your husband could use Tig as a nn for Tavish, so you can keep your faves and he can feel like he's got his pick, too. (I...

I think you might find this thread interesting: http://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/117463-Homeschooling?highlight=homeschool

I'd pair Steven with any of the options above (all good ideas) or another classic like Victor, Hugh, Timothy, Nicholas, Anthony, George, Charles, etc.

Ooh, good choices. I think Wilder works best (it's one of my all-time faves), but Bugsy and Iggy (Inigo or Ignatius) are awesome, too. I would scratch off Hopper. I too think of bugs and...

Ooh, Ellen is my first name :) I think it's a winner, even if it flows a tad awkwardly. I also think it sounds best with a three syllable FN. Naomi Ellen is amazing, but even Lillian Ellen works...