Which name is better?

General Name Discussion
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A. [name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m]
B. [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m]

Which name is better? Any comments?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] they flow well?

Which name is more masculine?

All comments are welcomed.

Thanks

([name_m]Lim[/name_m] is my Last name, similar sound like limb)

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I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m].

The shortness of [name_m]Ken[/name_m] next to [name_m]Lim[/name_m] and their similar sounds make it very choppy and almost rhymey.

I think [name_m]Ken[/name_m] is an extremely nicknamey first name. I also find it pretty dated, I don’t know any Kens younger than myself (25) and many older. It also reminds me of [name_f]Barbie[/name_f] and [name_m]Ken[/name_m].

[name_m]Jason[/name_m] is a much more substansial, masculine, handsome, and classic/timeless name. And it has nickname options of [name_u]Jay[/name_u], [name_m]Jase[/name_m].

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I agree with previous poster, [name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] sound very abrupt and incomplete. [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] flows better. If you like [name_m]Ken[/name_m], try using [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] or [name_u]Kendell[/name_u], they flow better with the one syllable last name, and you could use [name_m]Ken[/name_m] as a nickname.

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[name_m]Jason[/name_m] for sure, for the same reasons as above.

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I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m].

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[name_f]Every[/name_f] time I see [name_m]Ken[/name_m] I end up thinking of [name_f]Barbie[/name_f]. One syllable fn with a one syllable ln doesn’t flow. [name_m]Say[/name_m] it fast and it’s a new smoosh name for boys.

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I agree with above and on the previous page the poster who mentioned “[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m].” I think [name_m]Jason[/name_m] opens up a lot more nickname opportunities and [name_m]Ken[/name_m] feels just… plastic. //punny

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Another vote for [name_m]Jason[/name_m]. [name_m]Ken[/name_m] is just too short next to [name_m]Lim[/name_m].

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If you go with [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m], I prefer that. But I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] to [name_m]Ken[/name_m].

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I like both names, and while I do prefer the name Jason to the name Ken, Ken is a lot more original to me. I know one Ken/Kenny whose full name was actually Kentaro (mom was japanese). He would be about 15 now. And I also met a little “Kenny” at work yesterday, so I do like the name for a child. I also have no problem with the shortness of Ken Lim. Half the world has short syllables like that. Good luck

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You could go with [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] or [name_u]Kendall[/name_u], as another poster mentioned. The [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] option is nice, too.

[name_m]Jason[/name_m] was very popular for a while, and so [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]/[name_u]Kendall[/name_u] would be a nice change.

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

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I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] but I do like the full name [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] better than [name_m]Jason[/name_m].

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I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] since the 1-1 syllable pattern of [name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] is a little too blunt and abrupt for my taste.

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[name_m]Jason[/name_m]! Not only is it far more modern, but it has a better sound with your surname. Two one syllable names together dont work too well

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[name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] is much more masculine, but I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] wayyy more, for the same reasons already mentioned.

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I feel that [name_m]Ken[/name_m] is more masculine than [name_m]Jason[/name_m]. That said, I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] over [name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m].

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[name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m], definitely.

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I agree that [name_m]Jason[/name_m] is better. [name_m]Ken[/name_m] sounds “old” to me.

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[name_m]Jason[/name_m]. [name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] sounds too short and abrupt. [name_m]Ken[/name_m] sounds a bit old to me. What about [name_u]Kendall[/name_u], [name_m]Kendrick[/name_m], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], or even [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]? [name_m]Jason[/name_m] has some cute nicknames like [name_u]Jay[/name_u], [name_m]Jase[/name_m], [name_m]Jon[/name_m], and I have even heard Aso.

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I prefer [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m], too. It sounds better to me ([name_m]Ken[/name_m] and [name_m]Lim[/name_m] could sound sort of similar, if you said them fast! I don’t think [name_m]Ken[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] flows very well, either), and I just love [name_m]Jason[/name_m]. I went off of it for a while because everyone complained about its popularity, and I think that bothered me for a while, but I still love it, regardless, and when you remove the popular/dated aspects of it, it’s a great mythological/Biblical name with an appealing sound and some cool nns ([name_u]Jay[/name_u]/JJ, [name_u]Jace[/name_u], maybe even [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]). I think [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Lim[/name_m] is great.