{"id":14026,"date":"2019-02-25T12:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T16:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=14026"},"modified":"2019-04-28T10:11:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T14:11:18","slug":"baby-boy-marnik-_________-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2019\/02\/25\/baby-boy-marnik-_________-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy Marnik: _________ George"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Swistle!<\/p>\n

I am due on March 26th with our first child, a boy, and my husband and I are paralyzed by naming indecision! I recently discovered your blog and it feels like a god send!<\/p>\n

Our last name is Marnik and we’ve decided to use the middle name George because it has rich family significance for both sides of our family.<\/p>\n

Names we both like but are currently unsure about with the other names are:<\/p>\n

1. Owen
\n2. Levi
\n3. Caleb
\n4. Liam
\n5. Carter
\n6. Ethan
\n7. Wyatt
\n8. Jeremiah
\n9. Louis<\/p>\n

I also love the name Lincoln but my husband doesn’t like it, especially since the whole double president connection with both first and middle names. I also love Asher, but my husband hates it too. He likes names that are not super unique, while I would be willing to go a bit more “out there”.<\/p>\n

We both like Liam, but are hesitant to choose that one because its in the top 5 names right now. We also love Noah, but can’t use that name due to my sister choosing that for her son.<\/p>\n

We plan to have at least 2 or 3 more children. If this one had been a girl we were going to name her Adelaide or Amelia (with the middle name Lois for my grandmother who recently passed away).<\/p>\n

Thanks so much for any advice or new suggestions you can give us! This naming this is so much harder than I thought it would be!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The name Caleb caught my attention because I really like that name, but then I said it with the surname and found it difficult to say: the -b of Caleb disappears into the M- of Marnik and I get something that sounds more like Kayla Marnik. Liam Marnik turns into Leah Marnik.<\/p>\n

Carter Marnik has repeating -ar- and c\/k sounds that bother my ear, but that’s a very subjective thing. I have a little trouble saying Wyatt Marnik, but I can’t put a finger on why.<\/p>\n

My top favorites from your list are Owen and Louis. More possibilities:<\/p>\n

Aaron
\nBenjamin
\nCharles (repeating -ar-)
\nDaniel
\nElijah
\nElliot
\nEvan
\nEzra
\nGabriel
\nHenry
\nIan
\nJonathan
\nJudah
\nLeo
\nNathaniel
\nNolan
\nOliver
\nWesley
\nWilson<\/p>\n

I would have suggested Joel and James and John, but I don’t like them with the middle name.<\/p>\n

You wouldn’t want to use George as the first name, would you? I just love it, and particularly with the surname. George Marnik. So handsome! But I can see many reasons to keep honor names in the middle.<\/p>\n

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Name update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Swistle! <\/p>\n

Thank you so much for your name help! Our little guy was born 9 days late on April 5th and after much back and forth my husband and I decided to name him Owen George Marnik. We think it fits him perfectly and a very happy to have Owen in our lives! <\/p>\n

Thanks again for your help!<\/p>\n

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