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Yay or Nay...

Auki13Auki13 member
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My husband absolutely loves the names Miles, and originally I was not a fan but it's growing on me.  Yesterday I mentioned this name to an acquaintance (to test it out) and she pretty much hated it.  So now I'm asking all of you- what do you think?

We have 2 kids at home Daniel and Lilah, and our angel baby in heaven- Annabelle.  I think Miles seems to go with the rest of our names and the middle name is going to be Ivan (EE-vahn).  It's my grandfather's name and is very sentimental.  Not my favorite if it was just purely a name I like, but because of the meaning it's sticking...

 So it would be Miles Ivan Anderson (our last name is similar to this and does begin with an A)

TIA! 

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  • Puppylove*85Puppylove*85 member

    Miles gets a yay from me.

    I'm sorry about the loss of precious Annabelle.

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  • theimpossibleastronauttheimpossibleastronaut member
    I love Miles! DH doesn't want to use it because the MN we will use is David, and he thinks it sounds too much like Miles Davis. Still, I love the name and think it goes well with your children's other names.
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  • ZimgerZimger member
    I love Miles. It's ne of our top three. It's a good solid name.
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  • princessjenneyprincessjenney member

    It's not a bad name but to me it doesn't really fit with the sib names which I consider more classic. I really like the middle name and the sentiment behind it, but Miles is more trendy to me than classic.

     Here's a list of classic boy names if it helps.

    https://nameberry.com/list/262/Classic-Boys-Names 

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  • plunderbplunderb member

    I think Miles is a great name and goes well with Daniel and Lilah.

    While Miles is currently at a high point in its popularity cycle (getting close to the top 100), it's a solid name with a long history. Think Myles Standish, the Mayflower passenger. Miles has only dropped out of the top 500 names in the US for about a decade (1960s-1970s), but it has usually been in the 200-300 range going back to the 1880s. In my book, that sort of solid popularity makes it more of a classic than Lilah, which is a perfectly fine name, but much more volatile in its trendiness.

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  • milescmilesc member

    Miles is the name we have chosen for our DS, so of course- LOVE IT! 

    DH and I always said we would name our DS Miles if we ever had one because it was my madien name (and my SN). We've joked about it for so long now, that nothing else fits Smile

    It seems to be getting fairly popular now...

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  • TripMommaTripMomma member
    I love it too, it is DS2's middle name :)
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  • Auki13Auki13 member
    imageplunderb:

    I think Miles is a great name and goes well with Daniel and Lilah.

    While Miles is currently at a high point in its popularity cycle (getting close to the top 100), it's a solid name with a long history. Think Myles Standish, the Mayflower passenger. Miles has only dropped out of the top 500 names in the US for about a decade (1960s-1970s), but it has usually been in the 200-300 range going back to the 1880s. In my book, that sort of solid popularity makes it more of a classic than Lilah, which is a perfectly fine name, but much more volatile in its trendiness.

    Wow, you really know your names!  Thank you for the info.

    And thanks everyone for your opinions, it was just a bit of a downer to hear her say how much she disliked it.  (Which is the reason we aren't sharing names with people was actually care about!).  I'm not going to say we are 100% set on it (we always choose names last minute, and it's odd that we have a name so soon this time around), but I will be happy if this is the name we go with. :-) 

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  • Candyshel13Candyshel13
    I love the name Miles! It's a strong boy name and wish I could get DH on board. 
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  • Sunshine is mineSunshine is mine member
    Love Miles! and LOVE the NN Milo
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  • aimee1899aimee1899 member
    I really like Miles with Lilah and Daniel. I'm just sucker for the letter 'L' in names, so I like how one name starts, one name ends and one name has it in the middle. It is not too obvious a theme as far as themes go.

     

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  • BoatsNHoesBoatsNHoes member
    It's just ok to me. I wouldn't vomit upon hearing someone else use it but wouldn't use it myself. I do think it sounds good with MN and LN.

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  • almostjenniferalmostjennifer member
    I LOVE Miles.  I think Miles Ivan is a gorgeous name. 
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  • aimeern623aimeern623 member
    Miles is NMS but I do think it goes well with your other children and follows well with Ivan.
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  • gimmietimmiesgimmietimmies member
    Yay!
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  • JulesDianeJulesDiane member
    Yes
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    Yes
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  • tcfreedomtcfreedom
    It's a great name. I like your mn too - good choice! 
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  • supermandasupermanda member

    imageSunshine is mine:
    Love Miles! and LOVE the NN Milo
     

    This! It's my second favorite boy name...and it's a very close second. 

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  • CranangCranang member
    MIles is getting a little too popular for my tastes.  But I love the name!  I named my dog that 11 years ago.  He's still kickin', so it's definitely out for my family.
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