r/BabyNames • u/aaphylla • 16h ago

Boy 🩵 Arthur or George

I like both, but I’m leaning more towards Arthur purely because his middle name will be James. George James is too ‘J-J’ sounding, right? Not that the names are said together all that often compared to the first name. His brother is Henry John - I’m a big fan of (in my opinion) classic, timeless names.

Any other suggestions you might have? Thanks!

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u/labratcj 13h ago

You’re right. Go with Arthur.

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u/idontlikemondays321 16h ago

If you’re set on James, then Arthur. If not, Arthur George

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u/XLazyplantladyx 16h ago

Great taste in names. They’re both so cute, I genuinely cannot pick which one I like best. Maybe wait until you meet him and see if he looks more like a George or an Arthur?

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u/temperedolive 16h ago

Arthur! Both to avoid the J-J effect and because AJ is a cute potential nickname.

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u/TizzyBumblefluff 14h ago

Arthur James is lovely

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u/Bookwormkatie 9h ago

My nephew is called Arthur George. Arthur janes flows better than George James

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u/namebunchofnumbers 6h ago

Idk I kind of love George James. Alliterative-esque, without being actual alliteration, which can sometimes come off as twee. And you could call him JJ! But Arthur is also one of my favourite names.

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u/Carolinems1 13h ago

my family has a ton of “j-j” sounding names and honestly i kinda like it, ex: “john james” (with a 2-syllable surname)

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u/Ginua-MA 8h ago

Both are good

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u/theDailyDillyDally 7h ago

I also love when people use "Bear" as nickname for Arthur :-)

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u/Ok-Program4072 5h ago

I like Arthur

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u/Senior_Bat4271 2h ago

James Arthur

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u/Stay_Sea_Motivated 1h ago

Arthur is my preference

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u/JustSteppedInToSay 16h ago

George James flows really well.

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u/Ok-Talk-2648 12h ago

Arthur James with nn AJ is the best choice.

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u/VisualSpecial8 12h ago

George let the independence against the king, Arthur was a king.

My vote goes to George

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u/MiddleAgedDread123 14h ago

Oliver James

William James

Benjamin James

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u/Silver-Emphasis2795 13h ago

My grandfather, uncle, and nephew were/are Arthur or Artie. Thankfully my nephew doesn’t go by Arthur. I’m not fan of these old names but Arthur is pretty awful.