Needing a compromise

[name_f]My[/name_f] partner and I disagree on the name [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]. I personally LOVE it. He doesn’t like it as a first name but might be ok with it as a middle name (and that’s a big might). What are some alternative names similar to [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]? [name_m]Or[/name_m] first names that would make someone love the name [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] as much as I do? lol

Thanks for your help!

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Similar to Isaac…
[name_m]Zach[/name_m] / [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] / [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Zaccai[/name_m]
[name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]
[name_m]Ellis[/name_m]
[name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Beck[/name_m] / [name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]

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[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Mikhail[/name_m]
[name_m]Dorian[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_m]Malik[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] or [name_m]Clark[/name_m]

Names like [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]:

[name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jabez[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]

First names for the middle name [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]:

[name_m]Douglas[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Jay[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ray[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Stewart[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]

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Names that remind me of [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]:

[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafa[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Zaccai[/name_m]


It might be worth considering why your partner doesn’t like [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]! That might help narrow down the sort of compromise that will work!


Some first names for [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]:

[name_m]Benji[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Jem[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Oakley[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] / [name_m]Sol[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought is [name_m]Isidore[/name_m]!

[name_m]Izan[/name_m] (Basque version of Ethan)
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Iverson[/name_m]
[name_m]Israh[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

Similar to [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], you may like:
[name_m]Israel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ismael[/name_m]
[name_m]Isadore[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaias[/name_m]
[name_f]Islay[/name_f]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Marc[/name_m]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Asa[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Jace[/name_m]

First name for [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]:
[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Dorian[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Everett[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Hudson[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]

Came to say [name_m]Zach[/name_m] (Zachary) which is so close in sound… but what do you love about [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]? The vibe? The hard “I” sound? Meaning?

What about Ezekiel/Zeke? For some reason [name_m]Zeke[/name_m] and [name_m]Ike[/name_m] remind me of each other so it was my first idea. These names also feel like [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] to me:

[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]

Tried not to just stick to Bible names although it’s super easy to do with a name like [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]. :slight_smile:

Good luck!

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I like the name meaning of [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] as well as the vibe. I like the way the name sounds when I say it as well. I’m also a teacher so many names I associate with other kiddos I’ve had in the past. I’ve never had an [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and never met one. It just hits all the right spots for me.

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] is such a great name - my favourite from the Old Testament but transcends faith traditions and cultures. Timeless and modern sounding. Many great historical figures. Don’t give up on it yet, though good to consider alternatives. [name_m]Abram[/name_m], [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Noah[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m]?

I second the suggestions of all variations of [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Elias[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], and [name_m]Silas[/name_m], and add Ezra/Ezran as another option. I like the variation of [name_m]Ezran[/name_m] better (Dragon [name_m]Prince[/name_m] fan here!), but [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is a Hebrew name that means “helper,” which is nice. :slight_smile: