[name_u]Honest[/name_u] opinions please… I love the name [name_u]Jude[/name_u] for our third baby boy, but had previously ruled out single syllable names because of our single syllable last name- Lamb. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband is trying to convince me that it’s not a big deal and that it works fine.
What do you think of [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb? It’s also quite close to [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Law[/name_m] so I’m not sure if that’s an issue.
Other names we like are [name_u]Henry[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and [name_u]Owen[/name_u]. Open to any suggestions!
I think it’s totally fine! I know plenty of people with single syllable first and last names and have never thought anything of it (with the exception of a few where the first and last name rhyme ).
Sounds fine to me! [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m], [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_m]Brown[/name_m], [name_m]Greg[/name_m] [name_m]Jones[/name_m], etc. are all very normal.
I think it’s completely fine! I know so many people with one syllable firsts and last names. (Also, [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Law[/name_m] is a fabulous example of how cool these names sound.) I love it! [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb is an amazing name.
Honestly, I would usually agree, but in this case I think it works. I would almost say it works better than [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] Lamb and [name_u]Owen[/name_u] Lamb, even though both are two syllable names. [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] Lamb doesn’t really roll off the tongue.
Somehow, even though [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb shouldn’t work on paper, it sounds really good. Maybe because the names don’t share any letters/mouth sounds. It actually is a lovely combo - I imagine Lamb is a difficult surname to pair with so you’ve done really well.
[name_f]My[/name_f] second choice would be [name_u]Henry[/name_u] Lamb - but even that, especially if he went by the nickname [name_u]Harry[/name_u], I don’t think works as well as [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I completely understand and would usually agree with your reservations, I absolutely love [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb. It is sweet, handsome and comfortable. Memorable yet not unusual. I think it’s fab
I find 2 x 1 syllable names are often spunky
& with-it. Yes, they can be staccato but this isn’t the case with [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb. I agree with above that [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] Lamb is too L-heavy and twee, while [name_u]Owen[/name_u] is nice but I don’t think it holds up to Lamb in the same way [name_u]Jude[/name_u] does. The downside of [name_u]Henry[/name_u] is the two animal thing - hen and lamb. The Henry’s I know get [name_f]Hen[/name_f] as the main nn, not [name_u]Harry[/name_u] - though obviously you could direct that. I know a guy though called [name_u]Billy[/name_u] L@mb and it makes me think of billy goat. Most people won’t notice - because they’re not nutty about names - and you don’t often say the nickname [name_f]Hen[/name_f] with the last name like [name_u]Billy[/name_u] gets [name_u]Billy[/name_u] L@mb but the potential of [name_f]Hen[/name_f] Lamb would push me closer to [name_u]Jude[/name_u].
I think it sounds nice, actually. I did think of [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Law[/name_m], but I don’t think it’s unusably close, it’s just that he has a very good example of a double one-syllable name that sounds good. All of your other choices are lovely as well, but I especially like [name_u]Owen[/name_u] and I think it sounds great with your last name.
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb sounds really good. I like it much better than your other choices. Your surname is hard to pair with and you did a great job with [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb.
I also have a 1-syllable last name, and i couldn’t find any one-syllable first names that didn’t sound too choppy with our last name, but I actually think [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb doesn’t feel choppy! Go for it if you love it
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb is amazing! I like it more than your other options, and I think it has a natural flow to it - just like [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Law[/name_m] does!
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb really roll well. A while back I was listening to this podcast where they were talking about how some people are “first name last name” people – people who are typically referred to in conversation by their peers with both their first and last name. Where the name (typically two short names) flows in such a way where they are “__ ", not just "”. [name_u]Jude[/name_u] Lamb feels like that sort of name.
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