Question about Bennett

LyndseylovesHugh

I love lurking on this board.  My DH and I are not pregnant, just TTC, but love the name Bennett for our imaginary future son.  I was reading the Corbin Bennett post below and many people said that Bennett was a "soft" name.  I was wondering why people thought this?  I do not want to name my future son a soft name.  We are not invested in this name since obviously we are not expecting, but it is a favorite of ours so I am curious.

kldoucet

I love the name Bennett! I don't think it's soft.

fineskyline

I don't find Bennett to be a "soft" name, though I think I tend to prefer the "softer" boy names in general.

I would say that names such as Barrett, Casey, Colby, Aidan, Theo, Noah, Kyle, Tristan, and Roman (which are a few from my extended list) are soft.

 Bennett, still not so much.

LyndseylovesHugh

fineskyline:

I don't find Bennett to be a "soft" name, though I think I tend to prefer the "softer" boy names in general.

I would say that names such as Barrett, Casey, Colby, Aidan, Theo, Noah, Kyle, Tristan, and Roman (which are a few from my extended list) are soft.

 Bennett, still not so much.

Maybe I am thinking people are saying soft as a negative, when in fact it is not.  I love many of the names you have listed as "soft" so if those are soft then I am ok with that :-)

fineskyline

I agree, haha!

I tend to dislike many of the names I consider "harder," such as Jackson, Trent, Troy, Isaac, Jacob, Anthony, Nicholas, etc.

I'll stick to my soft names, thank you.

MCMoo23

I love the name Bennett, and I don't think it's "soft" at all. I do think it's more of a classic name, though.

Great choice! 

J's Jen

I like Bennett.

HappyMrsK

I can't help but think of Tony Bennett and his smooth classy voice, so to me it's not a rough and rugged sounding name.

Compared to the other names in the other post, such a Axel or Jett, Bennett does sound "softer" than those names. If that makes sense.

starlight8323

I think it depends on each person's frame of reference:

Bennett reminds me of this guy I knew in middle school named Brian Bennett, who was really nice, and somewhat sensitive (in a good way), and not your typical crazy 8th grade boy. So I see the name as soft.

Barrett, which a PP said was a softer name, reminds me of William Barret Travis, who defended the Alamo with his life. He was a tough, smart leader, and is considered a war hero here in Texas. So, needless to say, my frame of reference makes me think of Barrett as a strong, rugged name. PS: This name is pretty popular around here.

CactusGirl

I love the name Bennett and don't htink it is soft. Unfortunately, Bennett does not flow with our last name, so we will never be able to use it.

.Sara.

I LOVE the name Bennett. If I have a son that will be his name. Bennett was our best friend who passed away. We always said that we would honor our friend by naming our son after him. Not to mention its a cute name