Boy names: Byron or Kenneth

Having trouble choosing. We both like both names,

[name_m]Byron[/name_m] or [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]?

Also middle names, for [name_m]Byron[/name_m] we want an O middle name:

[name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Owen[/name_u] Sor
Or
[name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Odell[/name_u] Sor

[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m], open to middle names

We would like it to flow with Sor as a last name

What do you all think?

[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] is great. I’ve never met anyone with the name.

I’d choose [name_m]Byron[/name_m]. I think [name_u]Odell[/name_u] sounds best as a middle. I also like [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], and [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Orion[/name_u].

[name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Odell[/name_u] Sor for sure. [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Owen[/name_u] doesn’t work as well, for me, because they’re both 2 syllables ending in N, with the emphasis on the first syllable, so it’s too rhymey. [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Odell[/name_u] works better.

I don’t mind [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m], but really dislike the inevitable [name_m]Ken[/name_m]/[name_m]Kenny[/name_m] nicknames! But if you really can’t decide between the two I actually think [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_m]Byron[/name_m] is a nice combination. Good luck!

I don’t really like [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] but [name_m]Byron[/name_m] is gorgeous. I prefer [name_u]Owen[/name_u] over [name_u]Odell[/name_u] generally but I’m not sure about the flow of [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Owen[/name_u]; how about [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] or [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] instead if you like O names?

I really like [name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Odell[/name_u]!

I like the sound of [name_m]Byron[/name_m]. Aside from the inevitability of it being mistaken for [name_m]Bryan[/name_m].

[name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Odell[/name_u] sounds great.

[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] sounds really dated to me. It’s a perfectly fine name, but a bit like [name_f]Linda[/name_f], [name_m]Gordon[/name_m], or [name_f]Janet[/name_f] to me in terms of being dated.

[name_m]Byron[/name_m] [name_u]Odell[/name_u] is fabulous!

I love the literary connections of [name_m]Byron[/name_m] and it’s far less dated than [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m].

I chose [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]! However, it was only because I strongly dislike [name_m]Byron[/name_m].

Middle names for [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]:
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_u]Jersey[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_m]Joel[/name_m]

I like [name_m]Byron[/name_m]. [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] does seem a bit dated, as mentioned by the previous poster.