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For Italian names I think Anthony, Dominic, Rocco, and Marco are cute. For other classical names, what about Lucas, Jacob, Joshua, Matthew, Ryan, or John.
I am having the hardest time coming up with boy names. We are on baby #4 and have 3 boys Andrew, Nicholas, Joseph. So I would like to have something that went in line with these. My husbands family is Sicilian and there for he likes really Italian sounding names which are alright but I don't think fit with the rest of the boys. Grandfather names are Ronald, Richard, John, Niles. I can't come up with anything (that we both like) and although I have months to go still feel frantic that I can't find a name!! Any suggestions? Any websites you used to combine names or come with good ideas?
For Italian names I think Anthony, Dominic, Rocco, and Marco are cute. For other classical names, what about Lucas, Jacob, Joshua, Matthew, Ryan, or John.
What about Paul or Tony? Those would fit in well. Or Dominic? We used family names for middle names and then went with what we wanted for first names...Brady and Cooper.
Vincent (in Italian: Vincenzo) is an American-Italian name that I like along with the obvious Christopher (also very nice). Francis (Francesco), Domenick (Domenico) are also very classical in American Italian families. Honestly in Italy these names are a bit on the old side, there are waaay more modern names that I could tell you but not all of them have the american correspondent so you really have to know how to pronounce them. PM me if you need help with that. Congrats!
Alexander, Benjamin, Matthew, Michael, Christopher, Nathaniel, William, Daniel, Anthony, Jason. Those are classic names that would fit well with your already classically named sons.
Anthony, Marcus, Paul (Pauli)
I really like the name Wyatt
Benjamin? That's our son's name, so I obviously love it. :) But, it's also classic and it's in line with your other sons' names. In fact, our son's full name is Benjamin Nicholas.
A.:
We wanted 4 kids!! I wanted 4 boys - Bob wanted 2 of each!
I like:
Jacob
Isaac
Vincent (good Italian name, I think)
I personally like Richard - I think it's a VERY GOOD and STRONG name. My husband didn't want the nick names associated with it. I got to name our first boy - so he got to name our second...thank God he didn't do what he wanted to do - name Nicholas - Boris - urgh!! :)
Anthony
Jeremy
GOOD LUCK!! Hope you find a name that you love!!
after reading your list my first 2 thoughts were Benjamin and Charles.
I do like Richard, but I also like Henry, Alexander, Christian, Kyle, Kurt, Julian, and Grant. If you want Italian, I like Antonio and Marco. It is not trying too hard.
Try www.babynamegenie.com its a fun site :-D
Hi A.-
I have a 'Ryan James' (ryan was my maiden name)
I have a 'William Joseph' (ex's middle name was william...he did not want a "jr"...and joseph was after an old family friend who had died)
I have a 'Connor Michael'...cause he just 'looked' like one!! lol...and my first name is the feminine of Michael.
I have a 'Patrick Charles'...as my grandad's first name was charles...
My girls all have 'a' name with a family connection as well...sometimes a middle name...sometimes a first.
I rarely (after the first kiddo) put a HUGE amount of thought to their names...at some point, it just came to me...often after they were born and (now ex) and I had a chance to see them!
Best luck!
michele/cat
Your other sons have names that reflect your preference.... and your Husband likes Italian sounding names since he is Italian.
Why not... just choose a name that is more reflecting of his heritage??? You can always choose a middle name... that is more in line with what you want.... and per your own relatives.
In our family, my Husband and I are from 2 different cultures. Our kids' names, reflect his AND my, cultural heritage. And the names are therefore, special. Our kids know that as well and love their names and are very proud of it.
It is their cultural legacy. And their middle names, reflect my or my Husband's cultural background as well.
Sorry, but I say, let your Husband have his chance at a name this time.
How about Nathaniel? I don't know if you shorten any of your other sons' names, but if so, you could always call him Nathan. I also think Matthew fits well with the names you already have.
My oldest is Charles, we call him Charlie. I love it (of course). Then I have a Joseph as well.
Jameson
I have no idea where that came from, but after reading your post, this is what popped in my mind :-)
I love all your boy names. How about Michael? I think that fits right in with e other names:)
I love this site for thinking about baby names. http://www.babynamewizard.com/ You can type in one of your sons' names and up pops a list of common sibling names. You can also see how popular it is and has been in the past, origin, meaning, etc.
When I first read your sons' names the first one that came to mind for me was Benjamin.
We have John Eugene and Andrew Ronald. I love the names Luke, Stephen, Michael, and Anthony :-)
I don't have a website recommendation, but I will share "my" boy names:
Christopher
Jonathan
Evan
Stephen
James
Jackson
Jacob
I like the classics. But how about Vincent or Antonio?
I also am very attracted to the name Petra after reading the Hunger Games, but I am not sure I could live with it :)
Bartholomew
Peter
Paul
Zachary
Patrick
My boys are Matthew David and Daniel William. Those names were in our family. My grandson is Ian Dwight, and the grandson making his appearance in the spring will be Joshua Ryan.
I'd sure put an Italian name in there somewhere - either first or middle! Antonio is a versatile name (try putting it with a one- or two-syllable first name and see what happens). What is Richard in Italian - Riccardo? Some of my other favorite Italian boys' names are Vincente, Matteo, Cesare, and Leonardo.
How about a family game just for fun? Put each favorite name, and some non-favorite ones, on a strip of paper. Get some of that magnetic strip roll, and make each name into a magnet. Stick them all on the fridge, and both of you - or all of you - have fun moving them around and making combinations. It might even be one of your boys that comes up with the winning selections.
My favorites are Luca and Luigi for Italian names. There is also Arlo, Dante, Enzo and Roland. These are all nice Italian choices that don't sound too Italian IMO. So maybe do a web search on Italian names and bring the ones you like to hubby and see what he thinks. I think most of these names would go well with John as middle name. I also like Niles but I may be in the minority there. Good luck!!!
Love Rocco and Vincent! Good luck and congratulations!
Anthony or Vincent...both are Italian!
Matthew
Michael
Joshua
Alex
Wow, four boys! Congrats! They are going to have so much fun growing up together.
K.
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I can't read your first child's name because of the darn ad that won't go away on my Mamapedia screen, so sorry if I repeat it! I like miles, plus it rhymes with niles. Ronald, Richard, and John are all good middle names in my opinion. And John may even be a good first name, it was so popular for so long that no one uses it for babies now!
I also like: brandon, Brendan, Christian, Carson, caleb, Daniel, drew, Dominic, Evan, Emmett, Gabriel, hayden, jake, Jacob, James, Jameson, Jonathan, jack, Landon, Leland, Michael, Matthew, Micah, maxwell/max, nathan, Nathaniel, Oliver, Preston, Parker, Ryan (also underused these days and fabulous! My favorite especially with your other kids' names!), Steven, Samuel, Travis, troy, timothy, thomas, vincent, William/will, Zachary.
Congrats! My friend has four boys, you're a hero!