Desperately Need Name Opinion!

We are due in [name_u]March[/name_u] and don’t know the gender of our baby and have been going back and forth for months on boy names - so much harder than girls!! This is also our first, and our last name is one syllable, beginning and ending in ‘S’. It seems like no matter how many names we bring up, we keep coming back to the name [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] for a boy. I’m not sure what it is - I just think it’s a strong male name that ages well and is unique without being too over the top. The problem is, I’m getting cold feet on using it because it isn’t even in the top 1000 on the SS list and when I google it, for some reason, most people don’t have a good opinion of it. (I tend to like surnames as first names, which I know some people disagree with. I also like the ‘n’ ending). I’ve also read references to [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], Teen Mom and Dannon yogurt, which don’t bother me to be honest (not familiar with [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] and don’t really see the yogurt connection since they are two different words. And I won’t let a TV show dictate my name choice - I never even saw this season).

For a middle name, we were thinking [name_m]Cole[/name_m] or [name_m]Cooper[/name_m]. We were also considering [name_m]Cole[/name_m] as a first name but since our last name is one syllable, I wasn’t sure if that was too choppy. We both also really like [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], but are concerned that it’s too trendy and will become dated. We also like [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], but none really as much as [name_m]Gannon[/name_m].

So what do you think of [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] or [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cooper[/name_m]? Or should we nix [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] and consider [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] or [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]? Thank you so much for your opinions!

I like [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]! It’s very handsome, and I don’t think of Teen Mom at all, probably because I’ve never been a huge fan.

I think [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] is a great name! [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] prob flows better, but I actually really like [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] too. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]?

Thank you! I feel alot better now. Any more opinions? Please be honest :slight_smile:

I have never heard or seen the name “[name_m]Gannon[/name_m]” before. To me, it kind of looks made up. Sorry. If you love it, then great. But its not something I would ever personally use. I do like [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] though. And I haven’t met anybody under the age of 5 with that name yet. In fact the only “[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]” I came across was my age. And I went to school with him.

To be completely honest, I have only ever heard the name on Teen Mom, but I really doubt too many people watched it and will be able to associate your child’s name with the show. That being said, I think [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] is such a handsome name. I also like the suggestion of [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]. Good luck :slight_smile:

I adore [name_m]Cole[/name_m]! I personally would rather see [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] in the middle. [name_m]Cole[/name_m] [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] sounds great. Honestly, when I saw [name_m]Gannon[/name_m], the Dannon jingle went through my head.

I like [name_m]Gannon[/name_m]. I don’t think it sounds made up. More importantly, it isn’t made up. It does not make me think of yogurt. I have never seen “Teen Mom.” [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] and [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] are NMS because they sound like cowboy names to me, but they are perfectly fine.

[name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] :slight_smile:

[name_m]Gannon[/name_m] reminds me of [name_m]Gandolf[/name_m]. However, I love [name_m]Cole[/name_m] and [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]…

What about
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]?
or
[name_m]Cole[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]?

If it is the name you love then use it anyway

Having said that, I personally am not a fan of [name_m]Gannon[/name_m]. It’s just too close to cannon and gammon for me. On the plus side, gammon is delicious :slight_smile:

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite of the ones you listed is [name_m]Gavin[/name_m]

I like [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]! [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] is very [name_m]French[/name_m] sounding

I for one like [name_m]Gannon[/name_m]. Surname-like first names that have become (I think) normal at this point. It’s unique, but it feels familiar in a way. I never even thought of the yogurt until you mentioned it so I don’t think that will be a big deal at all. And the Teen Mom with a baby [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] was cancelled for not having viewers, so I don’t think that will matter either.

[name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] is great! Also, have you thought about [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]? [name_m]Both[/name_m] are wonderful names that you should definitely use - so go for it!

I have an uncle named “[name_m]Cannon[/name_m]” and so [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] sounds a bit made-up and nasally in comparison. But if you like it, then go for it

Thank you everything! I think we will go for it…something tells me there is a reason we keep coming back to it - it’s the name we’re meant to use!

[name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] sounds good to me. I don’t have any negative associations with the name.

I’ve never heard [name_m]Gannon[/name_m], but I like it. [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] sounds great.

gannon? sounds made up. go with aiden, and it’s all good

So just when I thought we were set, DH now wants to use [name_u]Carter[/name_u] as the middle name, so [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] [name_u]Carter[/name_u] (last name is one syllable beginning and ending in S). Thoughts on [name_u]Carter[/name_u] for a middle name? Am I overthinking the fact that both [name_m]Gannon[/name_m] and [name_u]Carter[/name_u] are traditionally surnames? Does it even matter? Thanks again!!