The amount of threads I’ve started but didn’t post because I wasn’t sure if I was wording it right is getting ridiculous.
I need some help and thoughts on the possible full name of my future son. [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] is my #1. I say it out loud and can just picture myself calling my son [name_m]Henrik[/name_m]. I don’t think I’ve had this feeling with any other name. I don’t know if it’s because I’m close to when I plan on trying to conceive or if it’s The Name for me. I hope this makes sense.
I would like to honor my Grandmothers [name_f]Mattye[/name_f] and [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] with my first child. [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] and [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] are the chosen names to honor them for a boy. I think [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] sounds well. The problem? I don’t exactly love how [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] sounds. I do really like how it looks. I’m starting to think it doesn’t matter how it sounds because the meaning is there, but the name nerd in me is rejecting it.
I agree that it doesn’t flow the best, but I also understand that you are attached to the meaning of the name. I guess it comes down too which is more important to you - the name sounding good, or having all the honour names included. For me personally, I would rather it sound as best is possible.You could always save [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] for if you have another boy, later down the track.
And I do think meaning/honor trumps sound or flow. I probably wouldn’t use an honor name it if was terrible but something in the middle like that makes it easier to brush over. Example, if you wanted to use [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] as a first name but your last name was [name_u]Rice[/name_u] I’d probably advise against it because [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] [name_u]Rice[/name_u] doesn’t sound great. But if you used [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] [name_u]Rice[/name_u] I think it works because he’d be known as [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_u]Rice[/name_u] most of the time.
The things I’d think about here would be using all of your good family names at one time and not having any for future kids! Also, I’d worry about it being unfair/unbalanced by not incorporating family names from your parter’s side. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a few things to think about! Good luck!
I considered swapping the names, but I didn’t the sound of -rik [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]. I only see one child in my future for now and I don’t have any other family I would want to honor. My family isn’t the best and these two are the ones who have done and meant the most to me.
One ([name_f]Mattye[/name_f]) is deceased and the other ([name_f]Rhea[/name_f]) has a religion where you don’t name after living relations. I’m hoping Grandma R says healthy as long as possible so I guess this isn’t an issue right now. I still would want to honor her in some way so I’m thinking about her fathers’ name - [name_m]Irving[/name_m] or a variant/similar name like [name_m]Irvine[/name_m] or [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] or maybe [name_u]Beau[/name_u]/[name_m]Beauregard[/name_m] for her mother [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f].
If I end up with just [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] I would be happy. If I do decide to have more children I can just forget about this issue and use [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] on another child in the future.
I agree with you that [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] flows better after [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] than [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] does.
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] the name [name_u]Rhys[/name_u].
I think [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] works.
I think it flows just fine. But I am in the same boat, where [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] will 100% be the middle name of my next child… and [name_m]Archer[/name_m] is one of my top few boys. I am almost to the point of embracing the quirky repetitiveness of it. And with girls names it’s even harder.
In your case however, your combo doesn’t even have any obvious faux pas. You may not be in love with the flow, but maybe it’ll grow on you. Anyway, my opinion from experience is to use the names most important to you when you can, because you never know if saving them for future kids will work out.
Is [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] pronounced ree-uh or ray? If it’s the latter then you could always go with [name_u]Ray[/name_u] and see if you prefer the look and flow of that. I’m not a fan of [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] personally so I’m having a hard time liking it with [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] and [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] which are both bad a–.