Top 5 names (sorta)! Which of the names do you like?

Question

I'm undecided between these names:

boys:

Robert Bruce (historical, Scottish King who helped William Wallace, plus I like the names Bobby/Robby, and Hah I love Batman)

Benjamin Joseph (Mean "favored son" and "he will add")

Henry (nn Harry or Hal) Morgan (more history, he was a famous pirate)

girls:

Evelyn Margaret

the first name is not really up for debate, we love the name and are sticking to it, it's more the middle name I'm struggling with. My mother's name is Margaret and I'd like to honor her, but feel that's a very formal and long name. I'm dithering between these mns:

Mary

Maya

Margo/Margot/Margaux

or Daisy or Pearl (both translations of the name)

What do you think?

Answer 1

I like Robert Bruce and Evelyn Margot the best of the names on your list. (Bobby is one of my favorite boy's names, too!).

With all due respects, I can't see/hear the name Benjamin Joseph anymore without thinking of this one short story I've read, centered around an elderly man who was forced to watch his small town go completely to seed and was conned into allowing the authorities to bulldoze his property so that a sprawling, noisy prison could be built on top of it. His name was Benjamin Joseph, too, but everybody called him Ben Joe for short. He often told people his name was Toilet because the Japanese word for toilet ("benjo") was a homonym for his nickname.

Also -- do you really want your child to be named after an infamous pirate?

Answer 2

I LOVE ROBERT BRUCE!!!! I also like you did research on the name and your picking ones with some kind of meaning for you.GOOD JOB!!

I also like Evelyn Margaret and i agree with you it is kinda long and formal. How About Evelyn Maggie Or Evelyn Margo sounds OK too.

GOOD LUCK!!! Hope I helped.

Answer 3

i like Benjamin Joseph fr a boy

for a girl i'd go for  Evelyn maybe but i wouldn't have the middle name as margaret.  

mary is a nice name aswel or other ways like maria.  

Answer 4

i like robert bruce..and i love morgan

as for the girls name, i agree , evelyn is beautiful, but margaret is a little stiff, it is old fashoined but i mean theres nothing wrong with that really...however i like maya and daisy, margo is not bad either, how about evelyn grace!!

i love that

good luck, you have great taste

Answer 5

I love Robert Bruce.  I like Bobby but Robby should be spelt Robbie.  There is also just plain Bob or Rob.  

I love Benjamin Joseph.  Ben or Benji would be good nicknames.  Do you really want BJ as the initials though; kids do make fun.  

Henry Morgan sounds great and I love Harry as a nickname.  

I love Evelyn Margaret just the way it is.  It would be best to use your mother's full name to honour her; it wonlt be the same with any other name.  I like Mary and Maya and Daisy and Pearl are okay but I hate all the Margos.  

Answer 6

Benjamin Joesph

Evelyn May

Evelyn Maggie

Evelyn Margo would be cute too.

Answer 7

Henry is a nice and strong name.  I think Evelyn Margaret is completely adorable.  I DEFINITELY think Margaret is the superior middle name out of the other choices!

Answer 8

Henry Morgan is VERY cool, and I do like Evelyn Margaret. However, I also think Evelyn Pearl is beautiful--Pearl is so uncommon these days, but very classic.

Answer 9

I like Benjamin Joseph and Evelyn Margaux

Answer 10

i like bobby or pearl

Answer 11

i like henry morgan cuz my name is morgan!

i also like benjamin Joesph... aka ben joe!!! awesum!

as 4 girls...

evelyn Margret is pretty

i hope i helped

good luck

ps- once u choose best answer... will u say what names u chose.. i really wanna know!!

i hope all turns out well

Answer 12

benjamin joseph

and

evelyn maya

Answer 13

I think Henry would be adorable when he was young and gives plenty of options (while also being sophisticated) for when he is older. Henry Morgan is my vote.

I think Evelyn is sweet for a little girl and it is very nice of you to want to honor your mother. In my opinion, Evelyn Margaret is beautiful.  

Answer 14

Robert Bruce - great kiddie nn's, plus a strong manly name for later in life.

Henry Morgan - I like this one too. It's a refreshing change from all the trendy names floating about right now.

As for the middle name - Margaux! Totally!

Answer 15

i like robert bruce

i love the name evelyn

evelyn rose is one of my favorite names.

Answer 16

Love the name Benjamin.  

So my votes are ...

Benjamin Joseph, nice strong name

and

Evelyn Maya, adorable!

Answer 17

I like Robert Bruce ( I would end up calling him Bobby Bruce - cute!)

I love Evelyn too!  I think Evelyn Maya sounds the best!

Answer 18

I like Benjamin Joseph and Evelyn Margaret.

Answer 19

i really like Evelyn Margaret

but you boys names arent my favs.

how about: Sean Patrick

Answer 20

not too keen on the boys names.

but for the girls evelyn margaret is a beautiful name.

Answer 21

i like benjamin joseph.

i love the name evelyn.

i think margaret goes beautifully with it!

or marie would go good too.

my vote is evelyn margaret.

Answer 22

I really like Benjamin Joseph....for a girl I like Evelyn Marie...out of your chosen middle names I would have to say Pearl

Answer 23

How about Evelyn Marie?

Answer 24

I like your choices very much.

Second names are allowed to be a bit strange, I think, so I don't see any problem with Margaret being formal. (Perhaps we need a bit more formality in our lives!) One of the nice things about the name Margaret is that it has so many variations: the ones you've mentioned, and Peggy and all its variations, too.  If, for some reason, she'd like to modify her name for herself, there's a lot to work with.