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mrshudson618

As "Braylen" is an invented name, I wouldn't use any on your list, personally, but Thomas is nice.

WashingtonQueen

What the heck is Braylen? It's terrible! :-q

On the other hand I give Everett Thomas or Thomas Everett an A++++!

DaisyZH

I would definitely go with Thomas Braylen.

MagFranklin13

Thomas Asher
Everett Thomas
Everett Asher

Braylen is pretty bad, sorry

LNic5

I wouldn't go with Braylen, I've seen it before but spelled Braelyn and it's a girls name...

On the other hand I agree with Thomas Everett or Everett Thomas!! Those are great names. If you're going for something more different and unique than that I'd do Ryker Everett

genromeo

I also dislike Braylen and like Thomas. 

I really really REALLY hate Ryker, though. Unless you're super into Star Trek. Then maybe you could go with Riker as a MN.

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mrshudson618 said:

As "Braylen" is an invented name, I wouldn't use any on your list, personally, but Thomas is nice.

Husband served in the marine corps with a young man name brelin(I think that's how he spelt it); he and this gentlemen were extremely good friends and lets just say he savedy husbands boys one day which is part of the reason we even have kids!!

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bromios said:

Joy2611 said:

What's going on in your avatar there, OP?

It appears to be a somewhat more naked than usual bump pic? Artistic semi-nude phone selfie?


First what's OP? Secondly, didn't realize it was my profile pic though it was my 20 week photo stored on my app! I changed it!!

WashingtonQueen

Djtickles said:

mrshudson618 said:

As "Braylen" is an invented name, I wouldn't use any on your list, personally, but Thomas is nice.

Husband served in the marine corps with a young man name brelin(I think that's how he spelt it); he and this gentlemen were extremely good friends and lets just say he savedy husbands boys one day which is part of the reason we even have kids!!

That's not a good enough reason to permanently stick your child with a horrible made up name.

chapstix7

If you must use Braylen, I'd use it for the middle. I love Archer as a first.

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WashingtonQueen said:

Djtickles said:

mrshudson618 said:

As "Braylen" is an invented name, I wouldn't use any on your list, personally, but Thomas is nice.

Husband served in the marine corps with a young man name brelin(I think that's how he spelt it); he and this gentlemen were extremely good friends and lets just say he savedy husbands boys one day which is part of the reason we even have kids!!

That's not a good enough reason to permanently stick your child with a horrible made up name.

Well my DH's feeling matter a lot to me and I respect what he wants as far as naming our child. You should be so quick to chastise someone for there reason of picking a name. He was Dominican and they have different names than we do.

KTZ17

You can use it as a MN to honor his friend. Or what about using Brandon? Thomas and Everett are good names. Braylin is really bad as a first name, regardless of who it is honoring.

mrshudson618

I would at the least find out how the person you are naming your child after spelled the name. If it really is a Dominican name, which it doesn't sound like, I am sure it wasn't spelled like "Braylen"

Djtickles

I'm pretty sure he spelt it Brelin.

JulieSC81

Can you find out how he spelled it and spell it that way?

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JulieSC81 said:

Can you find out how he spelled it and spell it that way?

Brelin or Braelin is how he spelt it. My husband is trying to remember.

JulieSC81

I would use it as a middle name then if it is that important (i get the importance) and def use a more traditional first name. Good luck!

stahlop

Use it as a mn and spell it the way the person you're honoring spelled it. I like Everett and Archer for first names.

LisaG09

Everett Brelin is a fine name. Go with that.

ABConleyTurner

I wouldnt pronounce Brelin the same as I would Braylon but I really love the story behind the name I'd try to find out how the original's name was spelled and go from there. What about finding a strong first name that means honor or valor? Just an idea for you

Djtickles

That is actually a fantastic idea!

ABConleyTurner

Can't wait to see what you come up with! its such a cool story!!

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Happy_Yahoo_Personaler said:

Braylen is horrific, no matter what the reasons are for it.  And please don't go with Ryker.  It sounds like the prison, Riker's Island.

From the middles on your list, what about Thomas Everett or Everett Thomas?

At this point I don't really care how many of you think it's "horrific" that man sacrificed himself for my husband and it is a perfectly fine name. Not even has to have a plain generic name.

mommy5point0

Wow. Awfully strong opinions here. I'm sorry if you're offended, OP. At the end of the day you're going to do what you want to do anyway.

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mommy5point0 said:

Wow. Awfully strong opinions here. I'm sorry if you're offended, OP. At the end of the day you're going to do what you want to do anyway.

Well this thread begin as a post for assistance to create a good name to go with Braylen and turned into bashing a name of a service man who basically saved my husbands ass and yes that is highly offensive to anyone who has served or is serving, so I'm just finished with it.

mommy5point0

Djtickles said:

mommy5point0 said:

Wow. Awfully strong opinions here. I'm sorry if you're offended, OP. At the end of the day you're going to do what you want to do anyway.

Well this thread begin as a post for assistance to create a good name to go with Braylen and turned into bashing a name of a service man who basically saved my husbands ass and yes that is highly offensive to anyone who has served or is serving, so I'm just finished with it.

I get it. It's also the nature of public forums. I have asked an a or b question and gotten a C or 1/2/true/false answer. You can't control what responses you get.

Thanks to your husband and Brelin for their service & our independence BTW.

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mjreilly2 said:

Oh FFS, nobody bashed a service man. That is complete BS. You mentioned NOTHING about a service man, the marines, or this guy saving your husband's life in the OP. NOBODY said anything bad about this man.

YOU asked for opinions on names, and that is what you got. Not everyone is going to have something nice to say about every name.

Good luck...

Several times throughout the thread I have mentioned the reason we want to name our son is because of man that served with my husband in the corps. And the response was that's not a good enough reason to name my son after him.

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MerleBlue said:

Djtickles said:

Happy_Yahoo_Personaler said:

Braylen is horrific, no matter what the reasons are for it.  And please don't go with Ryker.  It sounds like the prison, Riker's Island.

From the middles on your list, what about Thomas Everett or Everett Thomas?

At this point I don't really care how many of you think it's "horrific" that man sacrificed himself for my husband and it is a perfectly fine name. Not even has to have a plain generic name.

Wait, someone sacrificed themself for your husband, and you don't even know how to spell his name? That seems a bit strange to me.

I have also mentioned it is spelt one of two ways Brelin or Braelin. My husband served with this man over ten years ago. I didn't know this man or my husband at the time.

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MerleBlue said:

Djtickles said:

MerleBlue said:

Djtickles said:

Happy_Yahoo_Personaler said:

Braylen is horrific, no matter what the reasons are for it.  And please don't go with Ryker.  It sounds like the prison, Riker's Island.

From the middles on your list, what about Thomas Everett or Everett Thomas?

At this point I don't really care how many of you think it's "horrific" that man sacrificed himself for my husband and it is a perfectly fine name. Not even has to have a plain generic name.

Wait, someone sacrificed themself for your husband, and you don't even know how to spell his name? That seems a bit strange to me.

I have also mentioned it is spelt one of two ways Brelin or Braelin. My husband served with this man over ten years ago. I didn't know this man or my husband at the time.

Still... you'd think you would remember a little more about someone that sacrificed themselves for you. I mean, that's a big thing, ya know.

Why yes, I completely understand what you are saying and my DH remembers everything about him aside from the a in his name and whether or belongs there. I even asked about this mans character, what he was like, how he treated women, so on and so forth because had he been a douchebag I don't know that I would have wanted to name my son after him. I'm sure to my DH his personality and existence is much more important than the spelling of his name.

SanRemo

It is difficult to come onto an internet site with a bunch of strangers and ask their opinions of names. I did it awhile ago and a ton of people really disliked one of the names I picked. They turned out to be correct once I tried out the name on my belly.

People have their opinions and since you do not actually know anyone here in real life, I would probably recommend taking a deep breath and relax. 

It is a great story about this man saving your husband. I appreciate you wanting to honor him. I recommend (like so many posters suggested), finding out the accurate spelling of this man's name and include it as a middle or a first if you like. You will always have a wonderful story to tell when you explain the name to people.

Also- posting delete on your thread only makes people more curious about what is happening in the thread. 

mrshudson618

SanRemo said:

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Also- posting delete on your thread only makes people more curious about what is happening in the thread. 

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Lolapop29

I named one of my sons after my husbands best friend who died in Iraq, so I totally get why you want to use this name but I have a few thoughts. 

First, you need to spell the name the same as he spelled it.  You have to, it just isn't honoring him at all to butcher his name.  

Second, is this his last name? I know most service members are always going by their last names, but you can still honor him by using his first name for your child (this is what we did). 

My last thought is more of a warning on why not to use this as a first name.  I would be very concerned with a boy getting teased because while this isn't a "real" name it is a fairly popular white trash girl name.  I don't mean this to be mean, or make you feel bad about trying to use it because I know your heart is in the right spot, but I would really really only use this as a middle name for this reason. 

Lolapop29

MrsMuq said:

Lolapop29 said:

I named one of my sons after my husbands best friend who died in Iraq, so I totally get why you want to use this name but I have a few thoughts. 

First, you need to spell the name the same as he spelled it.  You have to, it just isn't honoring him at all to butcher his name.  

Second, is this his last name? I know most service members are always going by their last names, but you can still honor him by using his first name for your child (this is what we did). 

My last thought is more of a warning on why not to use this as a first name.  I would be very concerned with a boy getting teased because while this isn't a "real" name it is a fairly popular white trash girl name.  I don't mean this to be mean, or make you feel bad about trying to use it because I know your heart is in the right spot, but I would really really only use this as a middle name for this reason. 

WTF is a "white trash girl name"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7URSM_ShQQ

Djtickles

Lolapop29 said:

I named one of my sons after my husbands best friend who died in Iraq, so I totally get why you want to use this name but I have a few thoughts. 

First, you need to spell the name the same as he spelled it.  You have to, it just isn't honoring him at all to butcher his name.  

Second, is this his last name? I know most service members are always going by their last names, but you can still honor him by using his first name for your child (this is what we did). 

My last thought is more of a warning on why not to use this as a first name.  I would be very concerned with a boy getting teased because while this isn't a "real" name it is a fairly popular white trash girl name.  I don't mean this to be mean, or make you feel bad about trying to use it because I know your heart is in the right spot, but I would really really only use this as a middle name for this reason. 

No it was actually his first name.

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bromios said:

Djtickles said:

mjreilly2 said:

Oh FFS, nobody bashed a service man. That is complete BS. You mentioned NOTHING about a service man, the marines, or this guy saving your husband's life in the OP. NOBODY said anything bad about this man.

YOU asked for opinions on names, and that is what you got. Not everyone is going to have something nice to say about every name.

Good luck...

Several times throughout the thread I have mentioned the reason we want to name our son is because of man that served with my husband in the corps. And the response was that's not a good enough reason to name my son after him.

That's not how I remember responding... in fact, I recall a number of people saying that the association would trump the badness of the name. Some people disagreed, that's life. I would not use that name even under those circumstances, but I wouldn't judge someone for it the way I would if they had just liked Braylen as a name. I would actually be inclined to use this guy's last name (which I assume your husband remembers) as a mn (or a fn depending on what it is). 

Not everyone responded negatively your right. You didn't. Forgive if you think I'm being dramatic. LOS name is a touchy subject for me.

WashingtonQueen

bromios said:

WashingtonQueen said:

As "Braylen" is an invented name, I wouldn't use any on your list, personally, but Thomas is nice.

Husband served in the marine corps with a young man name brelin(I think that's how he spelt it); he and this gentlemen were extremely good friends and lets just say he savedy husbands boys one day which is part of the reason we even have kids!!

That's not a good enough reason to permanently stick your child with a horrible made up name.

You know what, I'm actually going to disagree. Under those circumstances I say find out for sure how he spells it and then use it as a mn. ONLY as a mn, though. 

My point is Brelin does not equal Braylen. If they are actually trying to honor someone why are they going for a completely different name?

WashingtonQueen

Djtickles said:

Wow. Awfully strong opinions here. I'm sorry if you're offended, OP. At the end of the day you're going to do what you want to do anyway.

Well this thread begin as a post for assistance to create a good name to go with Braylen and turned into bashing a name of a service man who basically saved my husbands ass and yes that is highly offensive to anyone who has served or is serving, so I'm just finished with it.

You are being WAY over dramatic. A post about someone's name is not in any way offensive to my husband, my father, my mother, both my grandfathers, my FIL, or a good friend of mine. So anyway....

ABConleyTurner

Well I still stand by my idea of using Bralen or Brelin as a middle name and using a name with great meaning as the first name