help with second baby's name

[alibali.livejournal.com]

I'm pregnant with #2 and we won't know if it's a boy or girl until it's born. Family tradition is to use the first initial of relatives who have passed on recently.  My husband and I have each lost our grandmothers so we have M and R to use.  We've decided if it's a girl we'll use R for first name and M for a middle name.  If it's a boy, we'll use M for the first and R for the middle name.  So far, we like Max for a boy (but, is it a full name?  We could also use Maxwell if that sounds better - we're not comletely sold on it yet) but have no idea what to use for a middle "R" name.

Any suggestions for a girl with initials R M or a boy M R would be appreciated.  We have a daughter already so bonus points if it "works" with Ziva Claire.  It's kind of hard to find names that sound nice but don't rhyme with Ziva.

Comments

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Why limit yourself to RM for girls and MR for boys. Why not have backup RM for boys and MR for girls just in case?

[alibali.livejournal.com]

It's hard enough to decide on one name, that thought of having back ups is overwhelming at this point. So far, all we like is Max so the other letters just fell into place from that. If we fall in love with an R boy name, we can just swap out the letters. Problem is, R names are really hard for us.

My mom in the past has always said "use whatever name you want", now that her mother has passed she's become a bit pushy with wanting us to use the R for a first name. We figure it's more "fair" to just pick initials and whatever (boy/girl) comes out, that's the order in which the relatives are honored.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

yeah, I gotcha. R names are hard for me too, there aren't many I like.

[cozyjeans.livejournal.com]

Hah, it’s funny you should have those initials for a girl, because back before I got pregnant with my first daughter, hubby and I had talked about naming a future daughter Rosalie Margaret, after his grandmother and mine respectively. Not sure if that’s really your style, but I like it. Maxwell isn’t really my style, but I don’t mind it. Hmm, for a middle name, Robert is the first one that pops into my head. Probably because it’s my husband’s name, and my grandfather’s name. I think Maxwell Robert sounds really dignified. Also, Mason Robert goes well, and it’s a name we tossed around for a boy. Congratulations, and good luck!

[sarahmarie.livejournal.com]

Max can totally be name that can stand on it's own. My Mom's boss's name is Max. He's in his 60's and his name is not a nickname nor short for any other name. I love the name but find it difficult to find a middle name that I like for it that flow well. However, I love how Christina Aguilera's son, Max Liron's name flows. So, I'd use something like Max Ronan, Max Rowan, or Max Ryan for the M.R. initials.

[alibali.livejournal.com]

I think that's my main problem with just "Max". I feel like most names flow better if they are longer first and shorter middle names, like Ziva Claire sounds much better than Claire Ziva to me. That's probably the only reason I'm leaning towards Maxwell over Max. It's funny cause the girl name we kind of like we're having issues with a middle name as well because it's also just one syllable.

[muggleish.livejournal.com]

I like Maxwell Ryan.

[alibali.livejournal.com]

This is my husband's favorite so far

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I prefer Maxwell nn Max.

Ok this is going to be long!

Boys:
Merritt
Malcolm
Mitchell
Morgan
Micah
Marcus
Mateo
Mason
Murphy
Matthias
Matthew
Miles
Milo
Martin
Malachi

Roman
Reed/Reid
Rhys
Rhett
Rex
Rowan
Rory
Russell
Rain
Ronan
Randall
Ross
Roland
Raymond


Girls:
Rose or any variation--Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosemary (Rosemary might kill two birds with one stone? With the RM within the name)
Rain/Raine
Ruby
Rue
Ruth
Renata
Roxanne
Rae
Rhea
Raquel
Rhiannon
Ramona

Minerva
Magnolia
Mila
Millicent
Meredith
Matilda
Maeve
Miranda
Mae/May
Melanie
Madeline
Morgan
Mabel
Margot
Margaret
Maren
Moira

If you have some favorites from this list or just any others, I'd be happy to make combos. I didn't want to go through and make combos from ALL the names above. That would take forever.

[alibali.livejournal.com]

Ohhh I really like Reid for a middle name and Madeline.. definite contenders - thanks!

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

Rhema or Rema Maeve
Raquel Matilde or Matilda

I've seen Max as a first name and like it
Matthew Ray
Mekhai Reese

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

My first thought for Maxwell was also Robert. I think Maxwell Robert sounds very nice.

Maxwell Reilly
Maxwell Rhys
Malcolm Rhys
Malcolm Reilly
Malcolm Robert
Malachi Robert
Mackenzie Rhys
Maximilian Rupert

Ruth Melissa
Ruth Margaret
Ruth Marion
Rose Margaret
Rose Maelle
Rose Minerva
Rue Melissa
Ruby Moira
Ruby Maeve
Ruby Mae
Ruby Mila

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Adding:

Morgan Rhys
Morgan Reilly

Ramona Melissa
Ramona Moira

...drat. I think there was another one, but I keep forgetting the names I've seen other people suggest, and I'm on my phone, so I can't go back and look without losing my comment.

[blueorange94.livejournal.com]

I've seen Max being short for Maxime (it's French) and Maximilian.

[starcrossed.livejournal.com]

I like Max fine for a boy's name.
Max Ryan
Mark Roman/Romain
Myles/Miles Ross
Martin/Marty Ray
Milo Reid

Rebecca/Reba Madelyn/Madeleine
Rena Minnie
Rose Maya
Rosie Mae
Raine Molly

[phoenixglass.livejournal.com]

An "R" name that I thought might work for either gender is Robin. Also, my brother is Ronan, and I'm Miranda, so those are two other names I can think of, although I don't know how we'll either of them would go with Ziva Claire.