August - Clive - Clarke -Everett - Willem

kcnurse77 · April 2011

Got the girls name narrowed down, Team Green, due in 2 weeks.

Last name is like Hennessey

Siblings: Lachlan and Vito

August Hennessey

Clive Hennessey

Clarke Hennessey

Everett Hennessey

Willem Hennessey

I have some issues with all of them. August I love, but husband doesnt like nn Gus and Im afraid it will be shortened. Clive I love also, although it is very unusual/rare. Clarke is a family name and is a nice name but I am not in LOVE with it. Everett would be our 1st choice but we used it as one of our other sons middle name - would that be wrong? Willem is a family name and we really like it, but dont like William and afraid it will just be pronounced William by others anyway.
Thanks.

sweetpealee · April 2011

How about the nickname Auggie for August? I have an uncle with this nickname, I think it's a great NN and name. August and Clarke are my favorites from your list!

MelodyKate · April 2011

The extra e on Clarke is a little odd. I get that it is a family name, but he will spend his whole life saying "Clarke-with-an-e." Clive is eh for me. The Everett thing is weird- sorry. I think you're right about Willem being pronounced William, so that leaves me with August, which I really like! Just don't call him Gus. I have sib friends named Elizabeth and Michael and their mom corrected people for about a year, and now nobody shortens either of their names- ever- and they are well-adjusted adults. Go with August! It is great!

frasey · April 2011

Everett is my fave out of that bunch. The others are totally NMS, and just make my wrinkle my nose!

rubyjem00 · April 2011

I really, really love August and Clive. I like the nickname Auggie but just call him what you want him to be called - people should follow your lead.

I can understand wanting to use Clarke and I definitely think that it's a nice name. I wouldn't use Everett seeing as it is already your son's middle name.

NicksKTB · April 2011

I like Clive and Everett best

The only Augusts I've ever known have been girls...

CocoBrynne · April 2011

Everett

okballet16 · April 2011

I like Everett the best. It doesn't matter if you've used it on another LO's middle name, it's a good name!

robynlesley · April 2011

Both my DH and I have friends named Clive. Both were born in the UK. My friend moved to the U.S. when he was two. DH's co-worker/friend lived in the UK until he was an adult. But I like the name.

Le Olive · April 2011

Everett, Clarke.

apc1929 · April 2011

I def. wouldn't repeat a mn for one child as a first name for a later one. There are plenty of names to pick from and each child should have their own. I don't think August would automatically be reduced to Gus if you didn't want it to. Not a fan of Clive or Clarke but like Willem...

TUGOsQueen · April 2011

Everett would be my favorite but not with the sib mn being the same.

I like Clive but weird with Vito

August is nice. I had one in class and he went by Austin. I like Auggie too for a nn if he has to have one. I also like jsut Gus.

Clark is refreshing to me and since it has family meaning, I'd choose that!

MrsWindyCity · April 2011

I really like August and Everett. My friend has a younger brother and his parents let him pick his (his little brother's) middle name - and of course, he picked his own first name, lol. So, it's kind of weird but I don't really think it's a huge deal or anything.

As for August, I wouldn't automatically shorten it to Gus. I would maybe do it more for a name like Augustus, where there is more emphasis on the "gus" part. That said, I totally get not wanting to use a name where you dislike the potential NN. This is the main reason we scratched Patrick off our list back in the day - I did not want any potential for the nn Pat.

manda326 · April 2011

I like Clarke and Willem.

catahoulatte · April 2011

I like Clarke first, then Everett. Though I agree with one PP about the "Clark-with-an-e" possibility, it's better than "Aiyden-with-a-y" or another trendy name that people like to customize.