Strong, timeless boys name.

[lizzyp]

We are expecting our third child in November, a brother or sister for Abigail Elizabeth and Thomas Lawson.

We are looking for a timeless, masculine sounding boy's name. Nothing trendy and it needs to work well as an adult name. Middle name will again be a familly name - Stephen. At the moment our only choices are:

Charles Stephen
Samuel Stephen

Would love to hear any of your opinions or suggestions.

Thank you!!

[lori johnson]

Welcome to Nameberry, Lizzy!


My recommendation is ...

ABIGAIL Elizabeth [&] MIRIAM Victoria

[and]

EDWARD Stephen [&] THOMAS Lawson

... a sibset comprised of equivalent "core classic" boys' first names and equivalent Biblical girls' first names, one of which is a classic name [Miriam].


Source links: http://nameberry.com/blog/classic-bo...truly-timeless [and] http://nameberry.com/blog/classic-gi...truly-timeless

[spunkiedoodle]

I like Charles Stephen better than Samuel Stephen (too many S sounds for me). Here are some other options:
Richard Stephen
James Stephen
Edmund Stephen
Nathaniel Stephen
Henry Stephen
John Paul Stephen
George Stephen
Victor Stephen
Phillip Stephen
Daniel Stephen
Frederick Stephen
Matthew Stephen
Maxwell Stephen

[jeska]

Oooh, I'm all over Charles. I love that name! So handsome and it was my grandfather's name.

I also second Henry, George and Edward.

Samuel is rising fast, I think. Of about 10 of my friends who have had babies in the past year, there are no less than 3 Samuels.

[bluejuniper]

I really like Samuel Stephen. It's classic sounding and Samuel will be a fantastic match with Abigail and Thomas. I don't know if you call them Abby and Tom for short, but if you do even Abby, Tom and Sam is such a cute set. I also think the SS thing is not a problem.

Nothing against Charles, as it's also a good solid name, I just feel Samuel will work better in your case

[momof374]

Thomas, Abigail and Vincent Stephen
Thomas, Abigail and Clark Stephen
Thomas, Abigail and Garrett Stephen
Thomas, Abigail and David Stephen
Thomas, Abigail and Patrick Stephen
Thomas, Abigail and Isaac Stephen
Thomas, Abigail and Zachary Stephen

[stairwaytoastar]

Of your two choices, I'd go with Samuel, as someone said, it goes better with your other names.

Classic boys' names: Peter, Paul, John, James, Andrew, Michael, Joseph

[lizzyp]

Thank you for your ideas - knowledgable nameberries!

Unfortunately, like most people, there are a few names that we like that are out because they are already used by family and firends eg James, Henry, Edward. So that has eliminated a few options. Others we considered are William nn Will and Benjamin nn Ben.

I had also queried the SS (first and second name) and am ok with it. We do call the them Abby and Tom for short and I agree with your suggestions Abby, Tom and Sam seem to go together. I have always liked Charles nn Charlie too. Does it seem out of place Abby, Tom and Charlie?

[southern.maple]

Abby, Tom, and Sam and Abby, Tom, and Charlie are both adorable together!

My vote will go to Samuel Stephen, just because I love alliteration.

[jshores]

I prefer Samuel. So handsome