I need middle name help

[perseph.livejournal.com]

Hours after my son's birth, we still didn't have a middle name, so I was frantically searching through a baby name book in anticipation of having to fill out the birth certificate. I came across the name Patrick, and in the haze of adrenaline wearing off, it seemed perfect to me. Unfortunately, once my head was a bit clearer, I remembered that I'd never liked the name, and I still didn't, and what the hell was I thinking. It was too late to change, but fortunately it is just his middle name, and I love his first name.

Anyone else have naming regrets?

Now I'm having another boy in two or three weeks or so. His first name will be Evan, but I have absolutely no ideas for a middle name. Last name starts with a P and is one syllable.

Suggestions? What sounds good with Evan?

Comments

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I know a couple of people who have naming regrets; one of them is my mom, but luckily, not for my name. A girl that I went to school with, her mom regrets her first name.

Harvey? It was the first thing that came to mind because I know an Evan with that name. Evan Spencer, James, Jacob, Michael.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Evan Oliver
Evan Ryan
Evan James
Evan John
Evan Nicholas
Evan Alexander
Evan Zachary
Evan Lucas
Evan Jonathan
Evan Andrew
Evan Mitchel
Evan Michael
Evan Ashton
Evan Thomas
Evan Rhys
Evan Holden
Evan Wyatt
Evan William
Evan Liam
Evan Luke
Evan Owen

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

the first thing i thought of was: evan drake

evan blair
evan blaise
evan blake
evan jake
evan nathaniel
evan samuel

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Evan Nicholas
Evan Harvey
Evan Dean
Evan Matthew
Evan August
Evan William
Evan Wallace
Evan David
Evan Elijah

[luvmecuzimrach.livejournal.com]

I like Evan Riley, Evan Jameson, Evan Andrew...

[essmtee.livejournal.com]

21 years ago when my first child was born she would have been Evan Lyle if a boy. All three of my children now tell me they are glad I never ended up using the name. I do have one son but changed my mind by the time he arrived. However I still think Evan is an awesome name and Lyle is good as a middle name but maybe not if you have a one-syllable surname. I'm going to stick with 'L' for my suggestions. Someone in an earlier comment mentioned Lucas which I really like but my first thought was actually Lewis.

I have no real regrets in the names I chose for my kids but if I was just starting to have children now I might very likely choose completely different ones because my own tastes have changed a bit as well as what has become more or less popular in naming trends over the last 20 years which would influence my name choices.