Okay guys I’m running into a wall. My sister and I were discussing future kids names and on my/my SO’s list are [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Marcus[/name] (nickname [name]Mark[/name]), [name]Luke[/name]/[name]Lucas[/name]. And on my sister’s preapproved list is [name]Matthew[/name]. She immediately told me tochange my list. Because between the two of us we’d have [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Luke[/name]. I see her point. Would cousins named [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Mark[/name], [name]Luke[/name] and [name]Matthew[/name] be too much? These kids would be around each other alot and would probably be yelled for at the same time. Would [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Mark[/name]/[name]Marcus[/name] and [name]Luke[/name]/[name]Lucas[/name] be too much? Or even just [name]Mark[/name]/[name]Marcus[/name] and [name]Luke[/name]/[name]Lucas[/name]?
Personally, I see no reason why you shouldn’t use the names. Yes, many of the names are biblical but I doubt that most people will make the connection.
I see no problem with it at all, and I agree that most people won’t make the connection. If anything: oh, they are all Hebrew names…which they are.
Great choices btw, I especially love [name]Lucas[/name].
Eh, just because your names are on a list doesn’t mean you’re necessarily going to use them, or you could put one in the middle. You might not even have that many boys if any at all. I’d say it’s a bit petty of your sister telling you to take your names off your list when you probably love them as much as she loves [name]Matthew[/name]. I’d say keep them on there, you or she might go off them by the time you have kids.
I wouldn’t say it’s too much, in fact my biggest note was that [name]Marcus[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name] both end in the same sound. That would bother me enough that I would only use one of the names (or just use [name]Luke[/name] or [name]Mark[/name] rather than the longer version for one) so that automatically helps to solve the [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Mark[/name] and [name]Luke[/name] issue. Realistically, you’ll probably end up calling for something like [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Marcus[/name], [name]Sarah[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name] between you, as the chances of you both having just boys is pretty slim, and putting the girls’ names in there makes the connection less obvious.
Thanks guys! Our family is super religious so I’m sure our cousins and such might but it together but I completely forgot about girls. Lol. That would make it a whole mess of names, especially with my sister’s taste in girl names.
I agree. Besides, what are the odds that you’ll just have boys? It’s more than likely that [name]Lilith[/name] and [name]Elodie[/name] and whatever your sister’s picks are will be yelled in between [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Luke[/name], [name]Mark[/name], and [name]Matthew[/name], so I really don’t foresee it being a huge problem.
ETA: And if your family is quite religious, I can imagine there will be a lot of other Bible names in there, not just her and your [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Mark[/name], and [name]Luke[/name]. There might be a [name]Hannah[/name], a [name]Sarah[/name], a [name]Michael[/name], etc. in there, too. So I don’t think it’d be that unusual.
As long as you don’t throw a [name]John[/name] in there, I think you’ll be ok [name]LOVE[/name]! [name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name] btw!!! My top two boy pics!
Dindlee: I doubt we’d get a [name]John[/name]. It’s too “tame” for my sister and I’m not horribly fond of it. [name]Isaac[/name] is for sure being just, SO is sold on [name]Marcus[/name] over [name]Lucas[/name] but we shall see. lol.
[name]Ash[/name]: Yeah. I have quite a few cousins with some Biblical names. And if my brother has kids similar in age, I wouldn’t even think of Biblical since he’s into very vintage/Ancient [name]Roman[/name] names.
I have cousins named [name]John[/name] and [name]Mark[/name], and one has a [name]Matthew[/name] and the other has a [name]Luke[/name]. I always thought it was kind of fun, and it is also like they sort of honored each other without actually naming their sons for one another.
Shellezbellez: That is pretty cool. My little sister has a variation of my middle name but that was on complete accident.
Southern.maple: Good point. I’m not really religious but my immediate family is, as are my inlaws so it should be okay. And I’m right there with you on what your signature says.
I think you’ll be fine If your relatives notice, they probably won’t care much or they’ll love it! As for the rest of the world… I’m reminded of a [name]Jay[/name] [name]Leno[/name] bit where they used to ask simple trivia questions of people on the street. When they asked people to name the four gospels, I distinctly remember hearing more than one person respond along the line of “[name]John[/name], [name]Paul[/name], [name]George[/name]… wait. No?”
It sounds like you’re more happy about the situation, but I have another thought. It’s not guaranteed that either of you will have any boys, right? You could have [name]Isaac[/name] and then have three girls and your family would be complete (or even seven girls, or whatever!), or you could even have [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Marcus[/name], and [name]Lucas[/name], and your sister would be all girls. Or she might have [name]Matthew[/name] and you might have [name]Lilith[/name] and [name]Elodie[/name], and that would be it. I don’t think it’s too much of an issue yet, not until you have a [name]Luke[/name] or a [name]Mark[/name], and she already has a [name]Matthew[/name], and you’re for sure expecting another son, but even then, I don’t think it’d be a big deal at all.
I remember that one! Hilarious. I’m not sure I could do it, though. I have to say, as a jew (or non-christian) I don’t know a lot about the New Testament. I think a lot of people wouldn’t make a bible connection so much as a classic or hebrew one.
I think if I heard the names [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Mark[/name], and [name]Luke[/name] in succession, I would think of the 4 gospels, but that initial thought is about as much brain power as I would devote to it. I don’t think it’s a big deal.
Thanks guys! I’m not happy, to me they’re just names. But I wouldn’t want my boys (if I had that many) and my nephew to continually hear “Like the Gospels?”
Plus I don’t think I could handle 3 boys, it would be chaos. Especially when [name]Martin[/name] is like a little boy himself.
[name]LOVE[/name]! [name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name] btw!!! My top two boy pics!
If your relatives notice, they probably won’t care much or they’ll love it! As for the rest of the world… I’m reminded of a [name]Jay[/name] [name]Leno[/name] bit where they used to ask simple trivia questions of people on the street. When they asked people to name the four gospels, I distinctly remember hearing more than one person respond along the line of “[name]John[/name], [name]Paul[/name], [name]George[/name]… wait. No?”