Trying to decide on name for our baby boy

Boy Names
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So, I am in love with the name [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]. I love the sound, the meaning, it has connections to a Bible story I love, and it really feels like that’s my baby’s name. However, my husband is concerned that it could be too unique, too long and doesn’t have many options for nick names.

I threw around [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] as a middle at some point, and he’d prefer that as a first. I don’t like it as much as a first and I’m really not a fan of the nicknames or it being in the top 10. No matter what we do, I’d like to incorporate [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] as a middle. He’s more open to [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], which I also love and would gladly use, but I worry that [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] sounds to rhyme-y. Our last name ends in “feld” and doesn’t rhyme at all, and when I say it out loud it sounds good to me, but that may be because I really want it to work.

I don’t know why I’m having such a hard time letting this one name go, but I’m sure the pregnancy hormones aren’t helping at all! Any input is helpful

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I really like [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Zee[/name_f]? Zari? Azree or AJ for nicknames? Yes, you have to use [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] to get to that nickname but I think it’s worth it to get there.

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A compromise that might suit would be a combination of [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]. [name_m]Benaiah[/name_m]
The original [name_m]Benaiah[/name_m] was [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]'s bodyguard, so it is Biblical, and fits in with your preferences.

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Yeah I think it is a bit much to have both of those in the name - [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] in first or second spot grounds it.

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I’m sorry but I think [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] sounds silly. If [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] is that important to you in the middle I would look for a new first name that doesn’t rhyme. Who knows, maybe as the search continues [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] will start to feel more normal and natural to your husband and you’ll be able to use it as a first. Good luck.

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I like [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] ____feld. I don’t think it’s too much.

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[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_m]Azarius[/name_m] or [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Azarius[/name_m] might be alternatives?

Otherwise some ideas:

[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]/[name_u]Tobin[/name_u] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u]

Tbh while [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] is rhymey, I don’t think it’s completely unusable

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I could see [name_u]Ari[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_u]Azariah[/name_u], and I think [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] or [name_u]Ari[/name_u] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] would work nicely. I wouldn’t pair [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] with [name_u]Azariah[/name_u], even with another middle in the mix somewhere.