Opinions please!

audi681

We just had a son a year ago. We are due with another boy in September! Our first is Parker Anthony... We are so clueless on the second. The middle name will be James bc that is my husband's father's name. So here is what we are debating:

Dylan

Beckham (which we both love, but it might be weird bc my husband is a huge Giants fan)

Bennett

Boden (Is that strange? I like the nickname Bo, but not big on Bodhi)


Any suggestions would be welcome. I feel so empty headed about this! Maybe it's just the third trimester.

ashleaf2018

Love Bennett James, suggesting Beau James.

PhoebeJune1984

Dylan James.

With all of the other names, I just think about the initials "BJ".....

bbiutmcph

Dylan of the choices. I would probably avoid Bj as well. 

Suggesting:

Garrett
Dominic
Reid
Calvin
Oliver
Henrik
Nolan
Rowan

neverblushed

Dylan James is great.  Coordinates well with Parker Anthony, but not too match-y.

Bennett and Beckham are both last names, although I taught a boy named Bennett last year, and my daughter had a classmate with Bennet as a first name in middle school.

Boden just sounds made up.

Bringmemylongswordho

Dylan. 

Yeah, the initials B J is a bit, low hanging fruit.

ohstars

I would be weary of any B name with James as PPs have said. Just wanted to mention I know a 6yo Boden. His baby brother calls him BoBo. It's kind of adorable. 

AlyLynn07

Dylan for sure

catmommac

Just chiming in on avoiding the BJ initials. I had a friend in elementary school whose nickname was BJ. No one thought anything about it until middle school when he suddenly changed to Brad. Not teenage boy approved.

emilyalso

Love Dylan! 

Carter James
Cooper James
Duncan James
Gavin James

wlr1030

Dylan James is my favorite from your list and it sounds great with Parker Anthony. More ideas:

Emmett James
Everett James
Isaac James
Landon James
Ronan James
Ryan James

kmvisioli

What about Brody James? About the BJ thing: those are my husband's initials, and he has said it was never an issue growing up. Maybe one person mentioned it in middle school, but it was easily shut down. Go with what you love!

keri0426

Typically kids don't know other kids middle names and if they do they most likely wouldn't pull the initials from it.  I like Boden James. 

cjt121413

I like Dylan and Bennett are okay, but I don't care for the others. I wouldn't worry about the BJ thing too much. I knew a kid who went by BJ and it was never an issue.

magsugar13

dylan

audi681

Thanks for all the opinions/suggestions. To be honest, I prefer BJ over DJ. In fact, when my husband first said he wanted the middle name to be James, all I could think of was DJ Tanner and I hated it. I figure it this way, if we don't start calling him DJ or BJ, but give him a different nickname, then it shouldn't really be an issue. 

I like some of the suggestions! Thanks!

KRB22

audi681 said:

Thanks for all the opinions/suggestions. To be honest, I prefer BJ over DJ. In fact, when my husband first said he wanted the middle name to be James, all I could think of was DJ Tanner and I hated it. I figure it this way, if we don't start calling him DJ or BJ, but give him a different nickname, then it shouldn't really be an issue. 

I like some of the suggestions! Thanks!

I think you're spot on with the nickname thing. Unless you guys call him BJ/DJ it won't really be an issue. 

James is a pretty easy middle name, too, so seems like you've got lots of good options. 

Out of your list, my vote would be Bennett. Even though it's technically a surname, I know a few Bennetts / Bennets - both male and female. I think it goes with Parker and also doesn't seem at all matchy.