S. writes:<\/p>\n
I am due on March 24, so I have less than 10 weeks left. We currently have a two year old named Carson Michael. We are having another boy. Last name is Smith. I cannot for the life of me choose a name for this baby. I want a family name somewhere in the name, so Jackson, Jordan, Owen, and Britt are possibilities.<\/p>\n
Now to talk about what we have considered. Actually at this point I don’t think there is a name that I haven’t considered.<\/p>\n
My favorite names are Jackson, Hudson, and Silas. Jackson and Hudson don’t work because they end in -son like my first son’s name. Silas ends how my last name begins, and is too hissy sounding with all the s’s.<\/p>\n
My husbands favorite name is Levi. It just doesn’t click with me. It feels very religious to me.<\/p>\n
We have seriously considered a number of names in addition to the ones above, but I find something wrong with each. Here goes:<\/p>\n
Jordan- worried about the unisex aspect, too many girls using it now?
Brady- my family names don’t go with it for the middle (I refuse to give him the initials BJ)
Owen-too old sounding it was a great grandparents name, so I picture a 95 year old
Brody-same issue as Brady
Trevor-people say it sound “snobby” and pretentious
Noah- No, Noah sounds like a stutter and we are afraid our two year old will be confused with all the “No” sounds
Parker-i never liked it until recently, but I think the strong R sounds makes it hard to say especially with Carson<\/p>\nHusband had vetoed:
Ryan
Kyle
Connor
Tanner
Grant<\/p>\nPlease tell me you will help!!!! I honestly have been crying for the last two days every time I try to settle on something. I hate this! I find something wrong with every name. I feel alot of pressure especially since my first son was born a month early! I may not have much time left!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I don’t think the “No” sound in Noah is going to be confusing to your older child, any more than it will confuse your second child that his older brother’s name has the words “car” and “son” in it. If it really did turn out to be an issue, it wouldn’t be an issue for very long. And if I think back to the Noah I had in my daycare class, I don’t remember the no-no issue being a problem at all: the pause for the comma, and the W-sound in the middle of Noah, keep it from sounding stuttery. Perhaps some parents of Noahs can weigh in on whether this has been a problem for them.<\/p>\n
A name with some similar sounds (but no “no”) is Rohan. Rohan Smith; Carson and Rohan.<\/p>\n
I might in general prefer to avoid having two sibling names ending with -son, but there’s no rule against it. If you and your husband can agree on the name Jackson or Hudson, and you both love the name, there is nothing wrong with naming two brothers Carson and Jackson, or Carson and Hudson.<\/p>\n
I can see how having an elderly relative named Owen would affect the sound of the name for you. Does it help at all that it’s in the top 50 for boys right now? As with many names, it has cycled around again: names first sound too elderly to use, then sound vintage and appealing, then sound totally current. Owen is already sounding current, with only a hint of vintage remaining. It fits in beautifully with other revived no-longer-elderly-sounding names such as Ava, Henry, and Emma.<\/p>\n
I like the sound of Carson and Parker together. I think the R sound ties them together. Maybe it ties them together a little too well, since it’s more of a matching ar-sound than just an r-sound. Maybe Porter would be better? Porter Smith; Carson and Porter.<\/p>\n
Jordan is one of the few truly unisex names. Even though it’s used for many baby girls, it hasn’t dropped at all out of the running for boys—especially since many girls use feminized spellings such as Jordyn and Jordynn.<\/p>\n
Another good unisex name is Riley. It has the il-sound from Silas, but without the s-ending problem. Riley Smith; Carson and Riley.<\/p>\n
If you like Silas but the ending S is a problem, do you like Simon instead?<\/p>\n
If not Levi, would you prefer Leo?<\/p>\n
If Trevor isn’t quite right, would Truman do? Or Everett? Or Evan?<\/p>\n
If you like Brady but the initials are a problem, do you like Grady instead? Grady Owen Smith; Carson and Grady.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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