Rank these names for #3 from best to worst?

jenna_momof3 · September 21, 2015, 5:28pm

[name_m]Hi[/name_m], wonderful Berries! I just wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who have helped us decide and ponder the names for our boys. One down; one to go!

Boys thus far are [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Evan[/name_u] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m] Harner. We’re trying to find a perfect match for them!

We have scratched some combinations off our list, but we have also gained a few.

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]”

[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]

If you please could, can you rank these names from your favorite to your least favorite? We are looking for the names that sound the best with our names, but especially not to clash or sound odd with [name_m]Joel[/name_m]. We aren’t a fan of matchy twin sets, but we think we’ve avoided it since we don’t have another “J” name on the board.

Our last name is [name_u]Collins[/name_u].

Thank you so much!

[name_f]Jenna[/name_f], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m], and Pumpkin Butt!

mrsbuntain · September 21, 2015, 6:45pm

#1 [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]”

oiseau · September 21, 2015, 7:29pm

Top 3 would be…

[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]

[name_u]Dean[/name_u] just goes so well with [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m], but I think [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] are great too.

realmum · September 21, 2015, 8:15pm

[name_m]William[/name_m] is a very classic and regal name. [name_m]Joel[/name_m] is a proper Bible name, which creates a sense of the traditional. So, I feel that [name_u]Dean[/name_u] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] are misfits with bothers [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m]; and [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] also.

From your other combinations, out of the two (where there were two options) I prefer:

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] (this is probably my favourite of your combinations)
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]

With [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m], I like

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

smithe · September 21, 2015, 9:36pm

Top 3…
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]

zum · September 22, 2015, 2:56am

Top 3

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]

WhiteGardenia · September 22, 2015, 4:37am

I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the names as far as working very well with [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m], so my suggestions are related to my favourites with [name_u]Collins[/name_u]. My favourites…

[name_u]Everett[/name_u]/[name_m]Rhett[/name_m] [name_u]Collins[/name_u] - love how this sounds with your last name!
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]/[name_u]Sam[/name_u] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]

EmmaJoy · September 22, 2015, 4:57am

[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] stands out to me as a wonderful name and the best choice with your family’s names.

Nemorosa · September 22, 2015, 5:10am

[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Joel[/name_m] Harner and:
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] (I love [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and nn’s [name_m]Tommy[/name_m] and [name_m]Tom[/name_m])
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] ([name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_u]Nico[/name_u] would be really cute!)
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] (I love [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] but I’m not so keen on the shared ending with [name_m]Joel[/name_m])
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]

Where there was more than one middle name I’ve picked the one I like more and think flows best. The order is really my personal choice, aside from [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (shared ending with [name_m]Joel[/name_m]), [name_u]Dean[/name_u] (works with [name_m]Joel[/name_m] but not so well with [name_m]William[/name_m]) and [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] (feels too different stylistically), I think any of them would be lovely!

emsky · September 22, 2015, 8:27am

My favorites with [name_m]Joel[/name_m] Harner (in no order) are:

[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] or [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”

Good luck!

PrincessShannon · September 22, 2015, 8:42am

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] is so handsome!(if I could get my SO on board with [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]/[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], I would have this on my list in a heartbeat) That would be my number one favorite. [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_m]Nate[/name_m] sound wonderful together! [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] also have a subtle similar ending( which may be a deal breaker/ deal maker depending how you feel on that)

My runner ups for you:
#2: [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]: [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
#3: [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] ([name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], subtle similar ending): [name_m]Will[/name_m] [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
#4: [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]: [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_u]Dean[/name_u]
#5/#6: [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]/ [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]: [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_m]Ben[/name_m] (I know at least 2 sets of brothers named [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and [name_m]Will[/name_m] so that’s why they are listed together down here)

colls39 · September 22, 2015, 8:54am

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], and [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] are my favorites by far. I don’t think you can go wrong with [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] or [name_m]David[/name_m] as a middle name, but I’m not wild about [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]. [name_u]Everett[/name_u] would have been a bit higher on my list if the nickname “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]” wasn’t in the cards, but I still like the first four names I mentioned the best.

lavenderbelle · September 22, 2015, 9:38am

#1 [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
#2 [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
#3 [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
#4 [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
#5 [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] (I prefer [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] with [name_m]Joel[/name_m])
#6 [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]

I don’t really like the other first names as the are not my style so I hard time trying to decide which I should put next. I think I like [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] then [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]. Sorry personal history makes me despise [name_m]Edward[/name_m] so I can’t even mention it. I do love [name_m]Ned[/name_m] as a nickname though.

thenameprincess · September 22, 2015, 9:55am

Top three for me would be
1.[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
2.[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
3.[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]

But honestly [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] just goes so well with [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m] I think it beats all the other names out of the ballpark.

neve_a · September 22, 2015, 9:55am

#1 [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
#2 [name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
#3 [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]

paige11 · September 22, 2015, 11:35am

[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] “[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]”

[name_m]Joel[/name_m] & [name_m]Ben[/name_m] are the best twin pair from the list, in my opinion.

Good luck!

tiannarose · September 22, 2015, 1:59pm

#1 [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Shepard[/name_m]