Karla writes:
Help! I am due on March 17 and my husband and I STILL don’t have a name for our little boy!
Our other children are named Matthew, Hannah, and Adam. Our last name is Bell. We prefer Biblical names that are classic, fairly common, easy to understand, and easy to spell/pronounce.
Our short list includes:
Michael
Noah
JacobWe have gotten suggestions for several Biblical names which we find a little too unusual for our tastes. Examples of names we’ve ruled out are:
Gideon
Josiah
Elijah
Isaiah
MalachiThe middle name will be Scott. We are not concerned with flow or anything related to that.
Oh, and if it gives you a better idea of our taste, the girl names we like (but won’t get to use) are Rachel, Sarah, and Rebekah.
Thanks! I feel like I really just want someone to tell me, “Name your child ____” and I’ll go with it. The names we like seem to fit all of our criteria, but we just don’t love any of them enough to choose one.
Oh, man, you know what would be fun? If each commenter writes “Name your child ____” and fills in the blank! Here’s mine: Name your child Isaac Scott Bell.
Name your child Noah Scott Bell.
I like Jonah Scott
Name your child Jacob Scott Bell.
Avoid Michael, just b/c it will make people of our age think of the character from the Office, in my opinion.
Name your child Benjamin Scott.
I also like Jonah Scott Bell.
Instead of Michael, how about Micah Scott Bell?
I’m with Swistle. I have an Isaac and think it’s about the best name ever. We call him Ike for short.
Name your child Noah Scott Bell.
Name your child Jacob Scott Bell. Has a nice ring :)
Ohhhhh! Fun!
I definitely agree with Swistle. Name your child Isaac Scott Bell. IMO it’s perfect!
Christian Scott Bell
David Scott Bell
James Scott Bell
Lucas Scott Bell
Peter Scott Bell
Timothy Scott Bell
I know that both James and Lucas end in “s” which runs into the “s” of Scott, but I think by themselves they are strong names and fit with the ones you have already in your family.
Good luck!
Name your child Peter Scott Bell.
Or name your child Jonah Scott Bell.
Or name your child David Scott Bell.
(I am partial to Peter and David, the names of my sons.)
Love the names of your kids. :)
~Jenny in MD
Name your child Noah, or Micah. :)
Peter
David
Thomas
Samuel
Name your child Nicolas Scott Bell. It’s classic, has good nicknames (no pun intended), goes with the style of your other childrens’ names, and is Biblical.
I can’t pick just one to suggest! Jonah Scott Bell or Daniel Scott Bell or Peter Scott Bell.
Name your child Zachariah Scott Bell. I’m kinda partial to that name. ;)
Or
Name your child Micah Scott Bell. Love that, but can’t use it here.
Name your child Joseph Scott Bell.
I too love names that are classic and biblical without having the immediate biblical connection. Adam is at the top of my list right now!
Name your child Joel Scott Bell.
Though, of the names on your short list I would choose Jacob Scott Bell.
I knew a Nate Bell in college, so you should name your child:
Nathan Scott Bell
Nathaniel Scott Bell
Or Jacob Scott Bell
Name your child Daniel Scott Bell.
I like:
Thomas
Nathan
Joseph (this might be my favorite)
Name your child Aidan Scott Bell.
I was amazed that you were talking about biblical names and didn’t mention Isaac! Good thing that Swistle is on it.
Name your child Isaac.
Unless you have already ruled it out for some reason, then name your child Daniel.
Name your child Noah Scott Bell.
Jacob – very very popular and the B runs into Bell. Michael – I feel like a Matthew and Michael are a little close, especially considering Adam is there too!
I also saw Timothy suggested and I knew a Tim Bell, and Timothy Scott Bell has a nice ring to it so if I could second a name, it would be that one. But according to swistle, its just Noah for me!
Re: Isaac — my friend’s baby is Isaac and she calls him Ike. In case you’d like a nickname.
I’m thinking about naming my third boy (due in August) Timothy. I haven’t met a Timothy under age 25 and I think it’s a nice combination of Biblical/classic/easy to recognize without being popular.
Name your child Isaac Scott Bell.
Name your child Noah Scott Bell or Jacob Scott Bell, or maybe Samuel Scott Bell or Benjamin Scott Bell, or James Scott Bell.
I think from your list Jacob goes best with the sibling names, but I have a soft spot for Noah. It’s my son’s name. I like Isaac Scott Bell, too.
You could also name your child Andrew Scott Bell, Gabriel Scott Bell, Joshua Scott Bell or Zachary Scott Bell
I know Patrick is a Saint’s name but is it Biblical? You could name your child Patrick Scott Bell.
Name your child Jonathan Scott Bell.
Name you child…
David Scott Bell
Jonathan Scott Bell
Benjamin Scott Bell
Caleb Scott Bell
Joshua Scott Bell
Jesse Scott Bell
Daniel Scott Bell
Name your child Luke/Lucas!
Name your child Nicholas Scott Bell.
Though I had a really hard time picking my favourite. I love the possibilities of Benjamin, Micah, Noah, Jonah, and Peter.
Benjamin Scott Bell!
Name your child Benjamin.
I love that name, but we’ve never been able to use it.
Name your child Judah Scott Bell.
I also like Jonah and Benjamin.
Name your child Jacob Scott Bell.
Name your child Abner Scott Bell
Name your child Isaac! Unless you can be persuaded against the biblical in which case you should go with Patrick!
Name your child Benjamin Scott OR Name your child Nathaniel Scott.
Good Luck!
Joseph Scott?
oh, and what about:
NAME YOUR CHILD JOSHUA SCOTT BELL
:)
~Jenny in MD
Isaac Scott Bell is a beautiful name, but keep in mind that the monogram will be IBS…which sometimes stands for irritable bowel syndrome. Just wanted to point that out in case it was a deal-breaker. Otherwise, it’s a great name.
Joel! My kid’s name! Joel Scott Bell. <3
Noah Scott Bell
Stephen Scott Bell
Micah Scott Bell
Nathan Scott Bell
Michael and Matthew are too similar, but Micah is different enough. Jacob ends in B and runs into Bell; Gabriel nickname is Gabe… Gabe Bell doesn’t sound that good. Out of your three is like Noah the best. I also like Stephen (first martyr, but some people might spell it with a “v”) and Micah and Nathan (both prophets I believe)
Name your son Jonathan Scott Bell.
Jonathan Bell. Jonny Bell. Jon Bell.
Aside: Except, he’ll have to constantly spell his name out, cause people will always want to call him “John”, and then they’ll spell it “Johnathan” all the time.
Name your son Gregory Scott Bell.
Gregory Bell. Greg Bell.
I also love the ring William Scott Bell. William Bell. Billy Bell. Bill Bell.
From your list I really like Jacob.
Name your child Tobias. Matthew, Hannah, Adam, and Tobias. Tobias Bell.
Name your child Simon. Mathew, Hannah, Adam, and Simon. Simon Bell.
I can’t choose between these two great names, so you will have to make the decision. ; )
Good luck!
Name your child…
Well, I love Jacob, Noah, or Isaac! I also love Joshua!
Name your child Abram Scott Bell
Name your child Abram Scott Bell
Oops. Beyond is right. How could I forget Simon?
Name your child Simon Scott Bell.
FWIW, IBS would be a deal-breaker for me.
I would highly recommend the classical biblical names of six of my young grandsons:
Joseph
James
Andrew
Ethan
David
Jonathan
i’m thinking michael and matthew are a little to similar particuarly when you seem to have lots of other good options
Oh, but it would be ISB, not IBS (not to worry!)
Name your child Simon.
Anonymous again (from above).
If not Simon, then Isaac.
Name your child…
Moses Scott Bell
Aaron Scott Bell
Joshua Scott Bell
Just my faves(plus Isaac)…
Nicki
Gabriel Scott Bell!
My second choice would be Noah Scott Bell, followed by Lucas (Luke) Scott Bell.
I was coming to point out that the initials of Isaac Scott Bell would be ISB, not IBS, but I see Anonymous has already done so!
Name your child Isaac Bell. Benjamin is a close second, but “Ben Bell” doesn’t seem perfect to me — a little like saying “pen pal” with a cold in the nose! Bell sounds great with the other names.
I love your children’s names.
Name your little boy Timothy Scott Bell.
(Matthew, Hannah, Adam and Timothy)
I see nothing wrong with the names your considering since they seem to match your criteria, although I’ll admit I’m tired of Michael and Jacob, but you said you wanted something common.
Here’s mine: Name your child either
John Scott Bell or
Peter Scott Bell
Name your child Aaron Scott Bell
Or Samuel Scott Bell :)
Name your child Patrick Scott Bell.
OR
Name your child Levi Scott Bell.
Name your child Daniel Scott Bell.
Something about Daniel really grows on me. I dunno if its a little boy named Dan or what. Great biblical namesake though.
The initials would be ISB, but the monogram would look like IBS.
Name your child Asher Scott Bell.
Asher was one of Jacob’s sons. It is more unusual but easy to pronounce by looking at it and easy to say.
Name your child Ezra Scott Bell.
Peter, Benjamin, Samuel, Isaac, Nathaniel
Benjamin Scott- definitely!
Peter Scott
Patrick Scott
Joseph Scott
John Scott
Name your child
Jonah Scott Bell
Junah Scott Bell (form of Jonah or Jude – I forget)
Noah Scott Bell
Micah Scott Bell
Name your child Andrew Scott Bell.
OR
Name your child Elijah Scott Bell “Eli”.
Name your child Andrew Scott Bell.
OR
Name your child Elijah Scott Bell “Eli”.
Name your child
Jeremiah Scott Bell
Timothy Scott Bell
Ezra Scott Bell
I dunno! Our favourite at the moment is Carson…
Good luck!!
My name is Andrew Scott Bell and I just came across this thread and was wondering what you decided upon? Oddly most of the suggestions were made on my birthday 10th March.