Hope writes:<\/p>\n
Hi there. I am due any day now (early baby) and was all set to name this baby Silas Henry Lawrence. We have another son named Hudson Graham Lawrence. However, all along I was just saying “Silas” (I love the name) and did say “Silas Lawrence” too often and I just realized that it is a bit awkward to say. <\/p>\n
So now we need a name.<\/p>\n
Husband is Australian with English parents. I am American. We live in the US but will likely move back to Australia one day.<\/p>\n
We like less common names. No interest in James, Jack, Thomas, etc. Hudson was named after NYC where we used to live. We love the name Hudson and it is a perfect fit.<\/p>\n
Our thoughts now are:<\/p>\n
Alistair
Dashiell (nickname Dash)
William (Husband’s thought – I am not crazy about it).
Callum (just saw it on your site)<\/p>\nReally – we have nothing. I think Lawrence is hard to work with. There are names that I don’t mind (Ethan, Owen, etc) but nothing that I love. I really like Silas but don’t think it will work. (Thoughts?)<\/p>\n
Any thoughts on names that sound good with Lawrence? Something a bit unique but not too crazy?<\/p>\n
Baby could be born tomorrow so please respond soon!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I think two things:<\/p>\n
1. It is normal to panic about the choice of baby name at the last minute.<\/p>\n
2. Silas Lawrence is great and you should use it.<\/p>\n
POSSIBLY if you had written early in the process I might have said Silas Lawrence was a little bit difficult for me to say, but by “for me” I would have meant “But, meh, just because it’s hard for me doesn’t mean it’s hard for other people” and I would have added “But not enough to rule it out AT ALL,”—AND I might not have EITHER noticed OR mentioned it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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