Down to 3... (boy version)

Boy Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,

I’m 18 weeks with #2, and we don’t know the sex. We have a DD, [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Leah[/name_f], and our last name starts with an M, and sounds like Merit.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] posted our girl name choices over on the girl’s name board, and thought I’d get your thoughts on our boys name picks as well :slight_smile:

We’ve narrowed our baby name list down two 3 names for each gender

Here’s the boy names:

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]

I’d love to hear your thoughts on these names… the impressions they give you, your order from best to worst, possible downsides, etc. Middle name will definitely be [name_m]Richard[/name_m], after DH’s dad (it’s a tradition in their family for the first born son to have his dad’s first name as his middle name).

Thanks so much!

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I prefer [name_u]August[/name_u] with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. I also feel [name_m]Richard[/name_m] works best with [name_u]August[/name_u]. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Leah[/name_f] and [name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] are very nice together.

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They’re all good, solid names, and they all sound fine with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and with [name_m]Richard[/name_m] as a middle. From most to least favorite…

  1. [name_u]August[/name_u]: Strikes me as definitely the handsomest of the three. Only if you call him [name_u]August[/name_u], though, I’ve never liked the nickname [name_u]Gus[/name_u]!
  2. [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]: Not as handsome as [name_u]August[/name_u] sound-wise, but distinguished and historic enough to make up.
  3. [name_m]Amos[/name_m]: For some reason this gives me the image of a big, cantankerous hillbilly dude with a huge bushy gray mustache.
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I like them all, in this order: [name_m]Amos[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u]. [name_m]Amos[/name_m] is so sweet and way underused. [name_u]August[/name_u] I like, but because of its meaning, it always strikes me as super serious - while [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] certainly does not!

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I like [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] the best. [name_u]August[/name_u] is a little too old man and [name_m]Amos[/name_m] reminds me of cookies.

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I like [name_u]August[/name_u] or [name_m]Amos[/name_m] with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and with [name_m]Richard[/name_m]. [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] is not modern or hip enough. [name_m]Abram[/name_m] would be better, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].

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what about the name [name_m]Abram[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]? it sounds more modern and it could still be shortened to [name_m]Abe[/name_m] as a nickname for either one if you would like.

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[name_m]Amos[/name_m] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] sounds just perfect to me! My se one pick would be [name_u]August[/name_u].

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[name_m]Amos[/name_m] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] sounds just perfect to me! My se one pick would be [name_u]August[/name_u].

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[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] sounds too heavy with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] to me, but it is a nice name. I think [name_m]Amos[/name_m] and [name_u]August[/name_u] both work well with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_m]Richard[/name_m] and are wonderful, handsome names. The only drawback to either: I asked my sister what she thought of [name_m]Amos[/name_m], and she simply replied “Anus.”