I was talking with my SO about names the other day and we both like [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] nn [name_u]Cam[/name_u] for a boy (we are hockey fanatics and agree this is a great hockey name). The problem is the surname sounds like house but starts with -Kr. I’ve never been a huge fan of alliteration but could deal with it for the right name. Does [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] (Kr)aus sound ok? What about the nickname [name_u]Cam[/name_u] (Kr)aus? Is the alliteration and one syllable by one syllable pattern too abrupt and choppy? Honest opinions appreciated
Both look fine to me! I would prefer to use [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] as a first name and just call him [name_u]Cam[/name_u] so that it would feel less ‘informal’ if I were to pen down [name_u]Cam[/name_u] on official documents. [name_m]Just[/name_m] my opinion. But [name_u]Cam[/name_u] Kraus seems perfectly fine too. It’s not abrupt or choppy.
I agree with Shannonlim, put [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] down and he can choose if he wants to be [name_u]Cam[/name_u] later on.
Both [name_u]Cam[/name_u] and [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] go well with your surname in my opinion, though like you I am not usually a fan of alliteration.
I think [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] Kraus is great! I agree with you that alliteration in names can sound kind of silly, but in this case, I think it works. The reason [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] Kraus sounds so good because they share those memorable K and R sounds, but the vowel sounds are not similar; it also doesn’t rhyme, the names have different numbers of syllables, and it has a nice beat and rhythm when you say it aloud. If it were [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] Kraus (which does have a nice rhythm) I would not be a fan, because there’s so many K, S, and R sounds and [name_u]Chris[/name_u] Kraus might as well be [name_m]Criss[/name_m] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] or [name_u]Chris[/name_u] Kringle. [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] Kraus is far enough away from those sing-songy, story-book type names to work really well.
[name_u]Cam[/name_u] Kraus is a little choppy, but nicknames, by nature, are shorter and choppier, so I don’t pay much attention to that, and I don’t think it should be much of an issue.
I love [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] for a boy and [name_u]Cam[/name_u] is a good nickname. I’ve known a couple Camerons in my lifetime, both went by [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] and [name_u]Cam[/name_u] equally as often, and they were great guys, so I have a good association with the name. My SO also loves hockey and, coincidentally, loves the name [name_u]Cameron[/name_u].
I think it works pretty well. The name of the director [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] Crowe is pretty similar, and that’s never felt too alliterative to me. (And I agree, [name_u]Cam[/name_u] is a great name for a hockey player - though [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] is really pleasingly versatile to me, for what it’s worth.)
