My baby will be here sometime between now and [name_m]Saturday[/name_m]. If baby is a girl the name will be [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]. For a boy we’ve narrowed it down to the following.
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]- [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is a name we both like, and [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] is a family name. This seems like the “safe” name.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]- We both like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] but it is a friends name, and I’m still slightly worried people will think we’d named baby after him. [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is a family name.
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]- [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] has been my number one choice forever, but husband doesn’t love it. He has agreed to use it if we can name the second son [name_u]Beau[/name_u]. I don’t hate [name_u]Beau[/name_u] but don’t love it with our last name Briars.
I’m hoping when we see baby we will just know, but id love to hear what you would choose.
I vote for [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]. [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] is very handsome and as for [name_u]Beau[/name_u], your second child might be a girl so you won’t have to use it.
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] or [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]! [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is a classic, soft yet strong. I love it!
I’m personally not a fan of [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] and you seem lukewarm at best.
With your girl pick I like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] best. [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u] seems like really good set.
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is my favorite off of your list though and I adore [name_u]Beau[/name_u], particularly as a brother to [name_u]Jesse[/name_u].
I always liked [name_m]Wes[/name_m] and [name_u]Beau[/name_u] so [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] has a bit of that feel too me.
Personally I like [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], but if you like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] better I think it’s fine to use a friend’s name. You could also do [name_m]John[/name_m] or [name_u]James[/name_u] nn [name_m]Jack[/name_m] to differentiate. For [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] I think it is probably best to find a compromise rather than having to use something you don’t like later and feeling like your husband isn’t really on board.
I like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] the best!
Now it depends if you are close with this friend and if he and the baby will see eachother often or if they will be seen a lot together. I would not worry, you both should like the name, no matter what!
I agree that you should probably not use [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] if your hubby is not 100% on board. It would be good if you both like the name equally!
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is definitely my favorite. And it’s clearly yours. I hope he arrives seeming so much like a [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] that your husband becomes convinced.
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is nice but it sounds like you don’t love it. I love [name_m]Jack[/name_m] but do think it’s weird that it’s your friend’s name. I like [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] best for you but it’s too bad that your husband doesn’t love it. Is there any chance he’ll come around to it? I feel like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and possible nn [name_u]Jess[/name_u] are close in style. If you don’t go with [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], I vote for [name_m]Jack[/name_m].
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is the gorgeous standout for me! [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is a popular name so I don’t see any problem using it even though you have a friend with the name. If it arises you can simply say, ‘No, we just love the name’. Not a big deal.
I really dislike [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], and not helped by knowing a teenage one who hates his name. [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is fine, and my second choice. I like [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] better than [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Jack[/name_m] goes best with sister [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] 2nd.
I don’t think it’s a big deal if you have a baby and a friend named [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. People might think you named him after your friend, but I don’t think it really matters. [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is my favorite!
My favourite is [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] with any of the names on your list. I think it depends how close your friendship is with [name_m]Jack[/name_m], and if he is thought of as a friend within a larger group I would still use it but maybe not if he has been a BFF. When you announce baby’s name you could just say that it is a name that you have loved for a very long time. Or, maybe you would like [name_m]John[/name_m], nn [name_m]Jack[/name_m], or [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], nn [name_m]Jack[/name_m]?
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] is such a favourite of mine too, so I understand the love for it! But honestly, I’d think long and hard before making a naming “deal” like this - do you really want to use a name your husband doesn’t love, as well as committing now (potentially) to a name you’re not a huge fan of for a future child? It doesn’t really seem fair on any party.
I think [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] is a lovely compromise option. [name_m]Jack[/name_m] feels like a great middle ground between [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] and [name_u]Beau[/name_u], and the combo is such a great, solid, classic-yet-contemporary name for a son.
Or, how about [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]? Initials J. S. -> [name_u]Jess[/name_u]/[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] as a nn - too much of a stretch?
I think [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] is a good name. I think I get what you’re saying about safe - a name you like, with no worries like with [name_m]Jack[/name_m] or [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], but maybe not as exciting?
I have always liked the name [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I think it has spunk and is just so boyish. I would probably pick [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] over [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m].
My grandfather was [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], and my sister is [name_u]Jessie[/name_u] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]. I’ve got a boy in my [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] school class named [name_u]Jesse[/name_u]. For me, it’s definitely unisex, but it’s not girly on a boy or boyish on a girl - like, [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], to me, is a boy name on a girl, and [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is a girl name on a boy. I think [name_u]Jesse[/name_u]/[name_u]Jessie[/name_u] is a name that actually blends right in with where it sits and works equally well on both genders without shading to the other side. But if your husband doesn’t feel that way, then maybe there’s a better pick?
I like both [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], and I don’t think you’d make a mistake to pick either of them, but I’d probably pick [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m].
