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martina219
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Boy name help - due in 2.5 weeks
martina219
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in Baby Names
My SO and I cannot agree on a name for our first (his third) and are due in a little over two weeks. My all-time favorite boy names have either been vetoed or are taken by family members (Jonah, Ezra, Samuel, Eli, Asher, Solomon, Nathan, Isaac). The baby has felt like a Jonah to me, and I sort of had my heart set on it. My SO just doesn't love it:-/
We are leaning towards a somewhat more traditional name because the baby's last name will be tricky (last name pronounced "Drypush" but spelled differently). The only ones we sort of agree on are the following:
-Jacob (nn Coby)
-Jacob (nn Jake)
-Jacob (no nn)
-Noah
-Gabriel (nn Gabe)
-Zeke (no nn)
-Ezekiel (nn Zeke)
-Joseph (nn Joe)
Out of the above list, I think I like Jacob and Noah best, but I'm wondering if they are just too common. Both are in the top 5 on the Social Security website. Not sure if I would regret such a common name.
For middle names I like: Ronen, Emmett, Saul, Gideon, and Martin (family name).
Would love any thoughts or suggestions!
We are leaning towards a somewhat more traditional name because the baby's last name will be tricky (last name pronounced "Drypush" but spelled differently). The only ones we sort of agree on are the following:
-Jacob (nn Coby)
-Jacob (nn Jake)
-Jacob (no nn)
-Noah
-Gabriel (nn Gabe)
-Zeke (no nn)
-Ezekiel (nn Zeke)
-Joseph (nn Joe)
Out of the above list, I think I like Jacob and Noah best, but I'm wondering if they are just too common. Both are in the top 5 on the Social Security website. Not sure if I would regret such a common name.
For middle names I like: Ronen, Emmett, Saul, Gideon, and Martin (family name).
Would love any thoughts or suggestions!
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Sophia1913 member
I'm not much help since I'm in a similar boat. We are expecting baby boy #2. I had Jonah on my list too and my hubby doesnt like it. My number one name though is Caleb. He's on the fence about it and suggested Jacob. I don't mind Jacob it's just that I feel like it's common and our last name is super common. Think of like Jones. So I'm thinking with Jacob (common last name) he'll likely run in to people that has the same first AND last time. But I love the nn Jake! Hoping my hubby warms up to Caleb though.
Other suggestions I had on my list were Micah (which i also love and hubby said no). Josiah, Xavier and Chase (which I only crossed off since our kast name is one syllable, Chase just sounded too short with it).<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home D - Loading the player...
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remindmeofthebabe member
I love all your favorites that were vetoed! I have similar concerns about Noah and Jacob (nn Jake) being common, but I love both names. I'm not a big fan of Gabriel or Joseph, or Ezekiel but prefer it to Zeke as a given name.
I'd suggest Elijah (though also a common name) and Judah.
I'm not a fan of Ronen or Emmett but like your other mn options.
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So my style! Elijah is on my list too but as a middle name. If I had it my way we'd have Caleb Elijah and be done with it.<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home D
