M. writes:<\/p>\n
My son is due September 16th and is currently nameless. My husband (Josh) and I (Melissa<\/span>) already have a little girl named Louisa Claire, and will hopefully have another baby in a couple of years time. Our surname is $amuel, which you would think would be easy to work with. For us, it has not been so easy. Even Louisa’s name doesn’t sound quite right with it. <\/p>\n
Our favorite name is Max, but Max $amuel sounds like Mac $amuel or Max Amuel when said out loud. Do you think that is a definite deal-breaker? His middle name will most likely be Hudson, so it would be Max Hudson $amuel. Of course we could name him something like Maximilian, but as we don’t like that at all he would go by Max 100% of the time, therefore he would still be Max $amuel. <\/p>\n
I have been looking at names on your blog and a name you suggested recently has really stuck in my head and I have found myself absolutely loving it! The name is Caius. Of course it doesn’t work with our surname either. Caius $amuel = Caia $amuel :-( <\/p>\n
Other names I really like that my husband does not like include Oliver, Everett and Evander. Clearly I like ‘v’ sounds! <\/p>\n
My husband like’s the names Jacob, Aidan and Lucas. I don’t particularly like Jacob, I like Aidan but not enough to consider it (plus a friend of mine has a Jayden and another friend has a Kaiden), and obviously we cannot have a LOUisa and a LUcas AND it doesn’t work with our surname (although I do like it). <\/p>\n
At the moment we are also considering the name Declan, which I do really like. However I don’t believe my husband likes it as much as he claims…I think he is sick of talking about baby names so is just agreeing to whatever I say (LOL). <\/p>\n
Any suggestions would be very appreciated! Popularity does not concern us too much, but I would prefer to use a name that is not so common.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My general feeling about run-together names is that it depends on how embarrassing\/confusing the run-together is, and on how much you love the name. I definitely think it can work if the former is low and the latter is high.<\/p>\n
I think Max $amuel is workable if you love it. Neither Mac $amuel nor Max Amuel is an embarrassing mistake, and I think you and he would get accustomed to pausing between the first and last name to make it clear: “Max…$amuel.” Or, for example, you’d say, “Hi, this is Max. Max $amuel.”<\/p>\n
Caia $amuel is a more embarrassing confusion. The name Kai would work better: Kai $amuel. But Kai does not seem as compatible with Louisa as some of the other options.<\/p>\n
I like Declan from your list, too.<\/p>\n
May I suggest one of my own recent favorites? George $amuel is handsome, and Louisa and George is almost irresistible to me.<\/p>\n
Another of my own pet favorites: John $amuel; Louisa and John.<\/p>\n
Everett and Oliver makes me think of Elliot and Emmett.<\/p>\n
If you don’t mind repeating an initial, I wonder if Levi would work. In style it reminds me of a sort of combination of Max and Oliver and Jacob, and it has the V sound you like. Levi $amuel; Louisa and Levi.<\/p>\n