See the results of this poll: Our boy is Ellis Lincoln; call him Ellis or Lincoln?
Respondents: 42 (This poll is closed)
- Ellis : 34 (81%)
- Lincoln: 8 (19%)
If you are cringing that is not good. What don’t people like about [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] do you know? I feel like either way you won’t be happy. What about [name_m]Eli[/name_m]?
I’m honestly not sure why they don’t like [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] - we heard one person say it sounded like a girl’s name. I really think they just like [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] more.
I do love [name_m]Eli[/name_m], but I have a nephew named [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (nicknamed [name_m]Eli[/name_m]), so that isn’t an option. 
Oh okay what about [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] did they like [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]? My fear is that if you change it to [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] you won’t be happy but you are concerned about the comments.
I have to agree with your feelings against sibling with matching initials. [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is a great name, stick with it. Plus, it will make it so much easier on him in the long run rather than going by a middle name. Soon anyone who was against the name will only associate his little face with it and it won’t be an issue.
I think the important thing here is, choose the name that YOU (and your husband) love best and feel most comfortable with. Whether that’s Ellis or Lincoln or something else altogether. Whatever name you choose, there will always be people who like it and people you don’t just like there’s no movie/food/etc. that everyone is going to like. So don’t worry about that when picking a name!
As for having three L names, I wouldn’t purposely do that myself, but it’s not the end of the world. You will be calling out his name individually a LOT more than writing all three of your kids’ names together, so picking the name you love is more important.
As to the [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] card situation specifically- you can always put “the Last Name family”- I’ve received quite a few cards written like that. 
I love [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] or [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] and don’t know which one I like more! I totally understand what you mean with the initials. Go for what you love and if that’s [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m], don’t feel pressure to name your next kid (if you have one) another L name. I do love [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m], sounds very handsome! So whatever you chose you can’t go wrong!
Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate your input and encouragement!! After talking (yet again) with my husband about it, we decided to go back to calling him [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]. My husband even said, “After getting to know him a few days, he just feels like an [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] more than a [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m].” That made me feel so much better about it all. My oldest son (age 4) is still calling him [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] or [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m], but I don’t mind that… for everyone else, he’ll be [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] or [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]. I do think it will catch on and probably people won’t even remember preferring [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]. I’m feeling so much better about it this morning and actually calling him his name for the first time. Thank you again!