Bennett or Beckett

speciaIK

My DH and I have the name for our second son narrowed down to two similar names.  I adore Bennett, but he is hesitant b/c one of his good friends is Ben (Benjamin) and two of his coworker's kids are named Ben and Bennett it too similar.  I've told him that we don't have to nn him Ben (I prefer the full Bennett anyway), but he thinks everyone will call him that regardless.

DH loves Beckett, which I do like but I think Bennett rolls off the tongue better.  I also am not fond of the nn Beck, which DH thinks is an awesome nn, LOL. 

What do you think?  Bennett or Beckett?   I'm afraid we might have to go back to the drawing board yet again...

HannahO28

I prefer Bennett. But these are the kind of issues that would send me back to the drawing board.... there's plenty of names out there, KWIM? No need to settle for something that's not perfect (and I do think Bennett will get shortened to Ben at least some fo the time)

Jessa1807

I like both, but Beckett is really cool. I really like the nn Beck.

Blondebombkels10

I like Bennett more also but I see DH's concerns.  Beckett as a middle name is a compromise.  LOL I just think of the baseball player with the name Beckett whenever I hear Beckett.

jennygirlmt

I don't think coworkers' kids matter at all. And you don't have to call him Ben (if other people/his friends do, that wouldn't interfere with what you call him.) My coworker has a Beckett and calls him Bex, which I think is cute enough. Bennett is a fine name, except I think of a cute grey haired man singing The Way You Look Tonight, everyone I hear it, no matter what :-)  Honestly, they are so similar you can't go wrong if you like them both, flip a coin ;-)

McGillicuddy13

Love both of these names, but prefer Beckett, mostly because I *adore* the nn "Beck."

Agree with PP that Bennett will ultimately get shortened to "Ben," which is nice enough, but very common.

FrecklesInside

I wouldn't worry about other people having the name Ben - don't let that stop you from using the name if you both like it. Neither are my style, I don't like the last name sound of them, a little bit pretentious IMO, but if I had to choose, I think I'd go with Beckett.

I do think that perhaps you should toss them and go back to the drawing board though if neither of you really love the other's choice...perhaps it would be best to keep looking until you find the perfect name for you both.

laurakaz13

Bennett.

Pictures29

I prefer Bennett. Not a fan of Beckett.

speciaIK

I do agree that coworker's names (and even his friend's name--who isn't an extremely close friend) shouldn't matter, but DH won't let it go and I absolutely don't want to force him into a name.  I've kept Bennett on my list since DH has always liked it, but not loved it for the 'Ben' reasoning.

I feel like we've read all the baby book names and websites a million times over and I'm nervous to go back to the drawing board, especially since we keep coming back to these two names. We still have 10 weeks to find 'the one', but we might end up having to do what PP said and a flip a coin since they're so similar. :-)

Keri Marie

Bennett.

HopeNotLost

Beckett is #1 on our list for boys.

clee2009

We named our son Bennett and DH had the same issues as your DH is having. I will say we have had a couple of people call him Ben already but close friends and family use Bennett. I like the common nickname Ben and if he chooses to use it someday he has that option at least

elainej

I prefer Bennett. Beckett seems a little pretentious because of the association with Samuel Beckett.

ktpaladino

Bennett hands down

WiFeY 4 LiFeY

I love Bennett, and Bennett and Benjamin are not the same. If I named my DS Bennett I would call him that, not Ben anyway..

caramia582

I definitely prefer Bennett nn Ben...  Ben is a common enough name that it's really nbd that you already know a Ben... pretty much everyone does!

equestrianqt13

I really like the name Beckett! There a kid at my child care center I work at with that name. However, a word of caution. The nickname I've taken up for him is Becky Boy, which some may not like because of the girls name Becky. Also, almost every child under the age of 3 calls him Bucket, simply because the "e" sound is not something that comes easily for kids with the "b" and "ca" sound around it.

 

But I do like it! 

blu-eyedwife

Have you thought about Barrett?  I find it similar and prefer it to both.

ButternutSquash

I like Beckett.