Baby Boy Paw-Starting-with-an-Sh, Brother to Everett Jude

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Dear Swistle,

We are expecting our second son due at the end of May. Our oldest is named: Everett Jude. We have narrowed our younger son’s first name down to Abel or Levi. For his middle we would like a nature inspired name. Middles we are considering but haven’t settled on: Griffin, Forest, and Rhodes. We would love your expert opinion on middle name ideas for Abel and Levi. We have a common surname that rhymes with Paw and has an Sh at the beginning.

I promise to send an update.

Thank you for your expertise!

Kelly

 

This question caught my eye because we just did a post with a lot of nature-name suggestions; those comments could be useful here as well.

I had to look up the nature inspirations for Griffin and Rhodes. Rhodes can be said to mean “rose” or “where roses grow.” I was not successful in finding a nature meaning for Griffin: I found things about prince/lord, and also of course the mythical beast.

For Abel:

Abel Brooks
Abel Clover
Abel Cove
Abel Falcon
Abel Flint
Abel Florian
Abel Fox
Abel Garnet
Abel Hart
Abel Hawthorne
Abel Heath
Abel Raven
Abel Reed
Abel River
Abel Robin
Abel Rowan
Abel Sylvan
Abel Valley
Abel Wren

 

For Levi:

Levi Alder
Levi Bracken
Levi Books
Levi Cove
Levi Flint
Levi Florian
Levi Garnet
Levi Hart
Levi Hawthorne
Levi Heath
Levi Jasper
Levi Laken
Levi Lark
Levi Linden
Levi Oliver
Levi Parker
Levi Ranger
Levi Raven
Levi Reed
Levi River
Levi Robin
Levi Rowan
Levi Sylvan

 

 

 

Name update:

Hi Swistle, Arthur Abel arrived a few weeks early on May 7. We decided to place Abel in the middle after reading many of the helpful comments. Arthur means, “strong as a bear” or “bear” and pairs well with big brother’s name, Everett. Thank you for all of your suggestions.

Kelly

12 thoughts on “Baby Boy Paw-Starting-with-an-Sh, Brother to Everett Jude”

  1. Sargjo

    I think Caspian is a lovely middle name that is nature-adjacent, like Rhodes.

    Abel Caspian “Paw”
    Levi Caspian “Paw”

    I’d love to hear those read out a graduation

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  5. Maria

    I personally like Abel better than Levi but… to me with a nature middle name that is a noun it sounds a bit weird, because of being a homophone with “able”. Maybe something to consider, or it may just me me!

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  6. ab

    I prefer Levi to Abel.
    From your names I like Levi Griffin.
    From Swistle’s suggestions I like Levi Jasper. I think it would fun for your boys to share a middle initial.
    My “go big or go home” suggestion is Levi Peregrine. Peregrine means traveler, wanderer, or pilgrim.
    The nature connection is to the peregrine falcon, which can reach speeds up to 240 mph as it dives down to hunt other birds.

    Best wishes to you!

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  11. Jamie

    I live in the South, so I often feel conflicted when I encounter Forest as a potential name as it is really hard for me to get past its connection to problematic historical figures, not to mention Forrest Gump. Because of this, I tend to prefer Silas, which has a similar meaning but may bleed into your last name: Levi Silas P(sh)aw

    To my ear, Levi Griffin Shaw sounds the best from your list. I adore the name Abel, but I’m having a hard time finding middle names that don’t make me think Able as an adjective. This feels tricky especially with nature names.

    Abel Wilder Paw
    Abel Birch Paw
    Abel Connor Paw
    Abel Wesley Paw

    Levi Oren Paw
    Levi Vale Paw
    Levi Holden Paw
    Levi Callum Paw

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