So I have long thought that I really must use a 2 if not 3 syllable first name for my baby (due in 4 weeks) because our last name is only one syllable and rather abrupt ([name]Kim[/name]). However, I am feeling more open to shorter first names that I love, and thinking it could work with a longer middle!
First off, which do you prefer between [name]Clark[/name] and [name]George[/name]?
For [name]George[/name], which middles do you like?
Honestly, I don’t like the sound of [name]George[/name] or [name]Clark[/name] with your last name. [name]Even[/name] with a longer middle, they hardly will go by their middle, they will more often be called [name]George[/name] K or [name]Clark[/name] K, which just sounds choppy in my opinion… sorry
I do like [name]George[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]George[/name] [name]Owen[/name] though.
I prefer [name]George[/name] [name]Kim[/name] infinitely to [name]Clark[/name] [name]Kim[/name]. I like all of your mn choices, I think [name]Watson[/name] is great! I also really like [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Frederick[/name]. Unless you really love Middlemarch, I would avoid [name]George[/name] E(l)liot.
I prefer [name]George[/name], over [name]Clark[/name]; especially with the last name [name]Kim[/name]. [name]Clark[/name] [name]Kim[/name] runs together, Clarkim.
I think the long vowel sounds in [name]George[/name] help soften the abruptness of your last name too.
I would avoid the [name]George[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] combination as there is a famous [name]George[/name] [name]Eliot[/name]; she was an English author, and that was her pen name.
[name]George[/name] [name]Watson[/name] [name]Kim[/name] is really handsome! I also really like [name]Clark[/name] [name]Kim[/name] because it makes the geek in me think of Superman but maybe that’s not ideal. I don’t see any thing wrong with [name]George[/name] [name]Kim[/name], so I’d go with that.
I think 1-1 names have a certain power and strength to them that works especially on boys. A lot of celebrities and high success men have 1-1 names, often not by birth but chosen as stage/public names and I think that speaks to their appeal. I started at thread on here a while ago about this but to rattle off the top few, [name]Brad[/name] [name]Pitt[/name], [name]Tom[/name] [name]Cruise[/name], [name]Tom[/name] Hanks, [name]John[/name] [name]Wayne[/name], [name]George[/name] [name]Bush[/name], [name]James[/name] [name]Dean[/name], [name]Garth[/name] [name]Brooks[/name], [name]Graeme[/name] [name]Green[/name], etc. They work. We have a 1-syl surname and I will almost definitely use a 1-syl boys name and might consider the right 1-syl girls name, [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Eve[/name] being top contenders.
I like [name]Clark[/name] [name]Kim[/name] and [name]George[/name] [name]Kim[/name] about equally. The K’s do bump in [name]Clark[/name] but it’s not the worst thing. I think it’s really more about what you like. I like the idea of using [name]Watson[/name] and I like [name]George[/name] [name]Watson[/name] a little better for not sounding like two surnames. I also think a little Clarkson would fit right in if you don’t mind the trendiness with all the [name]Jackson[/name]'s and [name]Grayson[/name]'s out there. It does evoke [name]Kelly[/name] Clarkson though FWIW. Clarkson [name]George[/name] is very handsome (so is [name]George[/name] Clarkson but if you’re doing that I would just recommend you do [name]George[/name] [name]Watson[/name]).
[name]George[/name] [name]Kim[/name] is lovely, much prefer it to [name]Clark[/name] [name]Kim[/name]. I also like [name]George[/name] [name]Watson[/name], I’m not a massive fan of surname names but I think given your last name can also be used as a first name it grounds it, if you get what I mean.
Thank you everyone! I think I prefer [name]George[/name] [name]Kim[/name] as well; it does have a softening quality that works well with our last name, and it avoids the double K issue that [name]Clark[/name] has.
Pregnancy brain…didn’t think about Geroge [name]Elliot[/name] the author! Thanks for pointing that out – nixed!
I do like [name]George[/name] [name]Watson[/name] [name]Kim[/name] a lot. Should I be at all worried though that “Geroge W. [name]Kim[/name]” sounds like [name]Bush[/name]'s nickname, you know, “[name]George[/name] Dubbya?”
I liked Clark Kim-- I think it’s a handsome espresso shot of style. George is obviously a great name, but not quite as distinctive as Clark.
I do think the George W problem might be a real concern. I know Watson is your family name-- perhaps consider another “strong K” name like Clark, with Watson in the middle? They could also pair with George, if you so chose: