Natalie writes:<\/p>\n
I need help! We are expecting our first child, a boy, Feb. 27, and we are nowhere near choosing the name. I’ve given my husband several choices, but he doesn’t really like any of them. I thought we had our list narrowed down to three, but I asked him about the names the other day, and he didn’t really seem too excited about any of them. First, a couple rules:
\n– No names that begin with N. Both our first names start with N, and I don’t want to be stuck using that letter with all our kids.
\n– Our last name is Hilton, so I don’t want any names that end with -ten, -tan, -ton. Nothing rhymey.
\n– Names I like but we won’t use for various reasons: Noah, Eli, Luke\/Lucas, Max, Sam, Jack.<\/p>\nOne problem I seem to keep having is I like the name until I say it with our last name. I don’t like the way anything sounds with Hilton! One day I thought, “I really like the name Harris Hilton.” But I couldn’t figure out why it sounded so familiar. Then I remembered Paris…<\/p>\n
We had my list of names narrowed down to:
\nOliver James or Oliver Hays
\nSawyer James
\nLevi James<\/p>\nJames does not have to be the middle name, but it is a family name that seems to go well with everything. Hays is my maiden name, so I’ve considered using that too. My husband wants to use Jaxon as a middle name (I don’t).<\/p>\n
I had decided I liked Levi best of those names, but my husband tells me last night he doesn’t think it sounds like our baby’s name (with no other explanation). The only name he has suggested is Malachi. I like Malachi, but I think it’s too different for us.<\/p>\n
Other names I’ve suggested, but he says no (or “I’ll think about it”) to:
\nAbram
\nMilo
\nTrace (I really like the way Trace Hilton sounds)
\nJase
\nTheo
\nLeo<\/p>\nThe thing with all these names is that I don’t know anyone named them, so I have a hard time imagining what the name will look like on an adult. Please help us, we are both so indecisive and hate making big decisions. I just feel like I need someone else’s opinion. Thanks!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIf you both like Malachi but it seems too different to use, I wonder if you’d like Micah or Malcolm?<\/p>\nI like S-sound-ending names with Hilton: Bryce Hilton, Charles Hilton, Marcus Hilton, Miles Hilton, Rhys Hilton, Ross Hilton. But I’m worried that some of them sound a bit uppercrust.<\/p>\n
Some more possibilities:<\/p>\n
Dane Hilton
\nGage Hilton
\nJoel Hilton
\nReid Hilton
\nSeth Hilton
\nWade Hilton
\nWesley Hilton<\/p>\nI think my favorites are Charles (Charlie) Hilton, Wesley (Wes) Hilton, Joel Hilton, Ross Hilton, and Seth Hilton.<\/p>\n
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Name update!<\/strong><\/p>\n
So, it\u2019s been almost five years since this:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2010\/02\/04\/baby-boy-hilton\/.\u00a0 But I\u2019m recommending your site to a friend, and realized I never sent an update!<\/p>\n
Our son was born the next day after the blog post.\u00a0 Many readers recommended Micah, but that was another name we couldn\u2019t use – we have a niece named Myca.\u00a0 Malachi and Eli were also both suggested, and we did go with an old testament name.\u00a0 I also liked Trace and Chase, and we went in that direction for a middle name.<\/p>\n
So I\u2019m being induced and we have all day to sit in the hospital room, I have my Baby Name Wizard book in hand.\u00a0 And it just hits me, I say, \u201cI like Isaac.\u201d\u00a0 My husband says, \u201cI do too.\u201d\u00a0 And that was that.\u00a0 For the middle name we chose Jase.\u00a0 Isaac Jase has worked out well for our little bundle of joy, I mean strong-willed preschooler.<\/p>\n
And then, two years later, we had a girl.\u00a0 There was no dilemma with her name; from early on we both agreed on Sarah Addison.\u00a0 We call her Sadie.\u00a0 And honestly, I wish I had just named her Sadie.\u00a0 I worried about Sadie being too nicknamey and she might not like it when she\u2019s older. But Sadie needs something after it.\u00a0 She is always called Sadie May, Sadie Joe, Sadie Bug, Sadie Girl.\u00a0 If she had a middle name after Sadie, it would make it easier to know what to call her:)<\/p>\n
Thanks for your great blog!
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