Brighton Wilkins or Braden Wilkins Plus More

See the results of this poll: Brighton or Braden?

Respondents: 11 (This poll is closed)

  • Braden Wilkins : 4 (36%)
  • Brighton Wilkins: 7 (64%)

[name]Braden[/name] to me sounds more like a sixteen year old than [name]Brighton[/name], which makes me think of the [name]Nanny[/name]. It just sounds less strict.

Boys:
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Tyler[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] ([name]Matt[/name])
[name]Gabe[/name]

Girls:
[name]Lane[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Marissa[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Kaitlyn[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Eliza[/name] or [name]Beth[/name])
[name]Rebecca[/name] (Becks)

[name]Braden[/name] sounds more like a 16 year old boy than [name]Brighton[/name]. [name]Braden[/name], on the Nameberry stats, was 277 in 1996, while [name]Brighton[/name] didn’t rank.

I think a brother [name]Braden[/name] would have sisters with either super-girly names or fairly trendy ones as well. Maybe look at the 2002/05 stats and see if there’s anything on there that would fit.

This is my thinking. People would forget the name [name]Braden[/name], but remember [name]Brighton[/name]. This boy sounds very smart or “bright” to me.

Aunt:
[name]Mara[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]

His sisters:
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]

Brother:
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] “[name]Max[/name]”

Girlfriend:
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Macy[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]