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name for 2nd son (Marcus, Maurick, Nathan, Fijs, ...?)

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AnonymousGuest ·
I'm 27 weeks pregnant and we're having a second son. With the first pregnancy, we didn't cut the cord until 3 hours after birth before deciding on a name. So the name stress has already started for me now.
Our first son is named, his name is Koert. I had some doubts at first, but he's a real Koert now :-)

We're considering these names for our 2nd son:
-Nathan (a friend of my sister-in-law has a son named Nathan, and I get baby clothes from him)
-Marcus (the little boy next door is just called Mark)
-Maurick (a bit afraid it'll have too much 'mauw' sound)
-Rembrandt or Siebrand
-Fijs (my husband likes it less, unfortunately)

What do you all think? I'm really curious about your opinions! By the way, for a girl we would have chosen Merle.

Best wishes,
Saskia

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  1. Mealy #2

    Fijs sounds really nice!

  2. MamaN #3

    Nathan or Marcus!

  3. Irma 1987 #4

    Marcus
    (morris) any option?

  4. ii Guest #5

    I think Siebrand is nice. You don't hear much about it. It's something different for once.

    Marcus is nice too.

  5. Anonymous Guest #6

    Marcus is the frontrunner :-) Don't you think it's weird that the little boy next door is called Mark? They're pretty good acquaintances... I also don't think Mark is a nice name at all and wouldn't want Marcus to be shortened.
    What associations do you have with Fijs? Is it maybe a bit obscure and popular (that's what my husband thinks..)?

    Thanks everyone for more reactions!

  6. MamaN #7

    Mark and Marcus are two completely different names to me. Mark isn't really my style, but I think Marcus is really beautiful! I wouldn't worry about that at all.
    Fijs isn't comparable to Marcus to me, because I find Marcus 1000 times more beautiful

  7. Anonymous Guest #8

    Hihi, thank you!! My husband will be happy to hear that :-)

  8. Julie* Guest #9

    Mathijs :-)

  9. Anonymous Guest #10

    We ended up dropping my favorite, Marcus. I secretly asked my mom, and she immediately said it would be Marc and that it's an abbreviation of Marcus. Too bad...

    What do you all think of:
    Raul or Raoul
    Maurits

  10. MamaN #11

    I think Maurits is nice too. I find Raoul too "macho" or something????

  11. MamaN #12

    Sorry for the question marks, that was supposed to be a smiley ...

  12. Anonymous Guest #13

    Fijs sounds lovely! Where does that name come from? I've never heard it before. I'm also looking for something special for my second son.

  13. Anonymous Guest #14

    Fijs is a new name. It doesn't have a meaning, which I personally find a pity. What's your first son's name?

  14. Anonymous Guest #15

    Yes, I couldn't find any meaning info for Fijs either, although I do see that it's a name that's been given to other kids before. My son is named Ceel. It's a rare Brabant name. We named him after my grandma Celine. I think Fijs is really a nice name. But I'd rather pick a name that already has a meaning or exists, but is still special and uncommon. With Ceel, we're always having to explain/spell it out when people ask about his name.

    Good luck with your search!

  15. Emme Guest #16

    If you thought Marcus was nice, what do you think of Magnus?

  16. Anonymous Guest #17

    Magnus isn't really our thing. We'd rather not have a 'g' since it's already in the last name. It sounds too harsh together. But thank you!

  17. Emily Guest #18

    Nathan!

  18. Anonymous Guest #19

    Marcus

  19. Anonymous Guest #20

    Marcus

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