First Name Help

[ourcrazynavylife]

Alright,

I am seriously crushing on the name "Sequoia" as a middle name for a boy.

It meets all my requirements:
- not common
- nature name
- but also easily recognizable/pronounceable 

I also love the name's tie to Cherokee ancestry as Sequoyah was the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet.  I have Cherokee roots so this is really cool for me & my family.
I also think it's a pretty sweet nod to this baby being born in California.

But, I think in order to sell it to DH I'm going to need a much plainer, "normal" first name.  

So hit me with first name suggestions

[jags8]

Can we get a little more direction on your style? Looks like you already have a baby; what is his/her name?

[ourcrazynavylife]

jags8 sure!

I have a DD her name is Emmeline Rose.

I like more uncommon names. My DH likes "plain Jane" names.
But I don't think I have a true style. It's kinda all over.

Some names that I like are:

Boys: Malachi, Jonah, Tomek, Basil, Arlo, and Larkin Royce

Girls: Amory, Amity, Laramie (nn Remy), Temperance, Lorelei, Tallulah, Laurel, and Joan Marigold.

I do think I trend towards longer first names (DH likes short names).

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Michael
William
Christopher
Steven
Ryan
Logan
Thomas
Anthony
Dean
Evan
Lucas
Kenneth
Keith
James
Justin
Zachary
Seth
Alexander
Nicholas

[seamonster]

I like Sequoia. It's a gp name for me.

I think Malachi would pair well.

Other suggestions:
Timothy
Jonathan
Henry
William
George
John
Jacob
Edward
Thomas

[ottertails]

Oscar
Leo
Abram
Philip
Frederick (I pronounce this with 2 syllables, so flow might be a little off if you use 3)
Arthur
Reuben
Erik
Victor
Neil
Isaac
Patrick
Joel
August
Mark

[ourcrazynavylife]

These are some of the ones I've come up with

Any of them terrible? Or should be taken off?

Brandt Sequoia
Holt Sequoia
Kai/Malachi Sequoia
Saul Sequoia
Dale Sequoia
Chase Sequoia
Rhett Sequoia
Jay Sequoia
Bron Sequoia
Dane Sequoia
Graeme Sequoia
Greer Sequoia
Joe Sequoia
Mick Sequoia
Rick Sequoia
Sean Sequoia
Joel Sequoia

[hangry]

Personally not a fan of Brandt, Holt, Bron, or Mick. Others are ok.

My fav by far is Sean Sequoia

[honeylemon]

Malachi
Saul
Rhett
Sean
Joel
Graeme (BEST)

Those are the only ones from that list I care for at all. Graeme is far superior to the rest.

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Sept 2, 2016 17:55:41 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

These are some of the ones I've come up with

Any of them terrible? Or should be taken off?

Brandt Sequoia
Holt Sequoia
Kai/Malachi Sequoia
Saul Sequoia
Dale Sequoia
Chase Sequoia
Rhett Sequoia
Jay Sequoia
Bron Sequoia
Dane Sequoia
Graeme Sequoia
Greer Sequoia
Joe Sequoia
Mick Sequoia
Rick Sequoia
Sean Sequoia
Joel Sequoia

Greer is my GP name but I don't think it flows with Sequoia.

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Sept 2, 2016 17:55:41 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

These are some of the ones I've come up with

Any of them terrible? Or should be taken off?

Brandt Sequoia
Holt Sequoia
Kai/Malachi Sequoia
Saul Sequoia
Dale Sequoia
Chase Sequoia
Rhett Sequoia
Jay Sequoia
Bron Sequoia
Dane Sequoia
Graeme Sequoia
Greer Sequoia
Joe Sequoia
Mick Sequoia
Rick Sequoia
Sean Sequoia
Joel Sequoia

And I do believe the masculine spelling of "Greer" is "Grier"

[bromios]

Sept 2, 2016 17:55:41 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

These are some of the ones I've come up with

Any of them terrible? Or should be taken off?

Brandt Sequoia
Holt Sequoia
Kai/Malachi Sequoia
Saul Sequoia
Dale Sequoia
Chase Sequoia
Rhett Sequoia
Jay Sequoia
Bron Sequoia
Dane Sequoia
Graeme Sequoia
Greer Sequoia
Joe Sequoia
Mick Sequoia
Rick Sequoia
Sean Sequoia
Joel Sequoia

Yes.

[Deleted]

Graeme and Joel are good choices.

[cabbagecabbage]

Graeme, Joel, Sean, and maybe Jay are the only names I can get behind. The rest are very nms.

[sandandsea]

I love Kai (and its meaning) but not with Sequoia. I like Rhett and Graeme too.

[ProfessorChaos]

I think most of the names on your list don't flow well with Sequoia. Some of them sound very incongruous - like Rhett, Mick, and Rick. Those are very weird pairings. Here are some other ideas:
Aaron
Anton
Ashton
Beck/Beckett
Blake
Brady (assuming you don't had the Patriots)
Brook
Bryan
Clark
Cody
David/Davis
Dylan
Edwin
Elliot (I really like that with Sequoia for some reason)
Ethan
Gavin
Gray/Grayson
Ian
Joel
Jonah
Joshua
Landon
Lief
Martin
Micah
Morgan
Nathan
Owen
Parker
Parrish
Pierce
Quinn/Quentin
Reed/Reid
Rowan
Russell
Walker
Warren
Wesley
Zane

(Sorry that got so long! And I'm totally adding Kai to my list. Love it!!)