Reed or Reid, and why?

sherbear4561

We have settled on Reed for our little man's name...but now hubby is changing his mind on how he wants to spell it. We both initially agreed on Reed, but now DH is saying that he prefers it Reid, while I still prefer Reed.

Which one do you like better for our little man, and more importantly, why???

parenthood4

I voted for Reid. I've known one person named Reid and that's how he spelled it, so that just is how I first think of it and so it's the one that looks "right" to me. I would say either is fine though

loopybaby

When I see Reed I think of the things in swamps.

pshaortao

I knew a Reed in grade school and never thought of reeds from swamps. He was actually pretty hot..

loopybaby

loopybaby said:

When I see Reed I think of the things in swamps.

I do like the name, though. Just prefer the other spelling:)

sherbear4561

yvonnesophie said:

Reid kind of reminds me of Tara Reid...

This! haha. She ruined "Reid" for me I think lol

macchiatto

DaisyBlinks said:

I prefer Reid. I think it looks more a bit more "namey". Reed reminds me of my old clarinet lessons, and while I adore nature names, reeds aren't a plant that I find particularly worthy of naming after. 

ETA: I also think choosing the most popular spelling is usually for the best. Reed isn't uncommon enough that it would cause a ton of problems, but I still think it's a bit easier to just go with what's more commonly used. (the exception being Zoey. I will never, ever support Zoey.)

Exactly.

(And isn't Zoe more commonly used than Zoey?)

sherbear4561

Hm....I guess I never thought about the whole plant/swamp thing lol. Today there are so many names that are actual things or places: Brooklyn, Gage, Jade, River, Daisy, Lily etc. that I didn't think it was weird to have the name of a plant (not that we are naming him after the Reed plant lol!!)

conradraging

I prefer Reid to the double e, just because of how it looks.

Coconuthead

Either way is fine imo. I gave Reid a slight edge because I like the ei a touch better than the double e. If you like the Reed spelling though I say go for it, they both look nice.

PB&J714

To me, Reid looks more like a name. I know a baby Reed, and I'm sure he'll do just fine in life with his name spelled that way, but it reminds me of a reed for a clarinet or saxophone.

sherbear4561

PB&J714 said:

To me, Reid looks more like a name. I know a baby Reed, and I'm sure he'll do just fine in life with his name spelled that way, but it reminds me of a reed for a clarinet or saxophone.

LOL. I'm sure he will do just fine in life...that made me.laugh haha. I guess I'm glad that I have zero experiences with instruments...I would never think of reed as musical instrument!

firsttimeauntie

Happy_Yahoo_Personaler said:

Reid is a name.

Reed is a thing that grows in a swamp.

This for me too

sasq09

I think Reid looks so much better! Also agree with Reid is a name, reed is a plant.