I posted a few weeks ago on a name for our baby boy, who will arrive in about 8 weeks. We love the names [name]Luca[/name] and [name]August[/name], but can’t use them. Our older son is named [name]Pierson[/name], but called [name]Pierce[/name] most of the time. We have a one syllable last name and all listed MN are family names.
After a lot of “debate” with my husband, here are some names on the maybe final list:
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Jackson[/name]: (I know that [name]Noah[/name] is popular, but we don’t see any at our son’s preschool.)
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name]
[name]Alden[/name] [name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
We also like [name]Caleb[/name], but it sounds terrible with our last name. From this list, it looks like we have a preference for “American colonial” style names. Appreciate any feedback or other suggestions!
I think [name]Owen[/name] [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] are my favorites. With [name]Pierce[/name], because of the sharp soud/image maybe [name]Ezra[/name] a little more. [name]Noah[/name] is nice but I am a little tired of hearing it. I do like [name]Alden[/name] but not paired with [name]Josiah[/name]. Maybe [name]Alden[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] or [name]Alden[/name] [name]Henry[/name].
My nephew is [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Thomas[/name], so I like that combination. I also like [name]Owen[/name] [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] [name]Jackson[/name].
I like [name]Noah[/name] but not paired with [name]Jackson[/name]. [name]Owen[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] are wonderful with [name]Ezra[/name] being my favorite!
I really like your names & name combos! My favourite, due to meaning, is [name]Alden[/name] followed by [name]Noah[/name] & [name]Ezra[/name]. My favourite combo is [name]Noah[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name].
Thanks, everyone! We are having a really difficult time picking one. [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Alden[/name] would be confused with [name]Aidan[/name]/[name]Aiden[/name]?
[name]Alden[/name] might be confused with [name]Aiden[/name] if someone is reading the name quickly, but not if they hear it. I think the names sound different enough. I used to work with a guy named [name]Alden[/name] and no one had trouble with his name.
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Henry[/name] is fab & i really like it with [name]Pierce[/name]/[name]Pierson[/name].
I think that [name]Noah[/name] also sounds really nice with [name]Pierce[/name].
I actually read the original post as [name]Aiden[/name] (not [name]Alden[/name]) and had to scroll back up twice to figure out why you asked if [name]Alden[/name] would get confused with [name]Aiden[/name]/[name]Aidan[/name] (because I read it as " [name]Aiden[/name] getting confused with [name]Aiden[/name]/[name]Aidan[/name]"). So, yes, I think that, in print [name]Alden[/name] would be often read as [name]Aiden[/name].