which one???????

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Registered: 11-06-2004
which one???????
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Wed, 03-15-2006 - 9:29pm

we have thought of the names Aiden Michael and Blaine Alexander and now we cant decide which one to choose for sure.... if it is a girl though we have decided on Arianna Noelle.... can sommeone help with the boys name please......

Trista
Proud Mama to Victoria Elizabeth---1/30/04
EDD---8/1/05

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Wed, 03-15-2006 - 10:41pm
I prefer Blaine as its a bit more unique. Aidan is lovely, but Blaine has something different that will make him stand out. Goes well with Victoria.

                             
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Registered: 10-27-2005
Thu, 03-16-2006 - 12:22am
I would definitely prefer Aidan Michael, if you used that spelling. Although I usually avoid popular names, I can't help but appreciate the Gaelic elegance of Aidan. However, and I apologise if this seems a little blunt, the various spelling "variations" only look illiterate and culturally insensitive to me. Aidan is the standard Anglicized form and as it is already phonetic, I see no reason to mess with it. The other valid possibilities, to my mind, are the Gaelic spelling Aedán or the Welsh form Aeddan. Anything else seems less like a centuries-old saint's name and becomes one with the made-up, super-trendy sound-alikes Caden, Zayden, etc.
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Registered: 10-14-2005
Thu, 03-16-2006 - 6:49am

Aidan (and it's various spellings and rhyming names) is so painfully popular right now, that I cannot ever bring myself to recommend it or encourage anyone to use it. This previous posts outlines all the different variations that appear in the top 1000 names for boys currently, and it's a bit shocking:


http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-ppbabyname&msg=38379.1&ctx=128


Blaine is very nice and under used though. I've only known one Blaine and he is late 20s now. I always really liked his name (as did he), so I would definitely recommend it.




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Registered: 09-25-2003
Fri, 03-17-2006 - 12:24pm
Aiden Michael definately! Blaine sounds too boring and plain.
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Registered: 10-23-2004
Fri, 03-17-2006 - 12:28pm

Very nice names you have chosen. I like Blaine Alexander over Aidan Michael. I really like Arianna Noelle. Very pretty.

Terra.
Mommy to Ethan Robert and Logan Ryley

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Registered: 05-29-2003
Fri, 03-17-2006 - 8:46pm
Aidan Michael! (I prefer it with the an ending)
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Registered: 07-03-2004
Sat, 03-18-2006 - 9:19am

Blaine Alexander sounds like a wonderful name. Being how popular Aiden is right now, I would definitely go with Blaine.
Arianna Noelle is a very beautiful name.

Good Luck naming your baby.

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 03-19-2006 - 5:33am
Blaine is nmsaa. I'd go with Aiden.
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Registered: 03-19-2006
Sun, 03-19-2006 - 1:37pm
I prefer Blaine. Aiden is SO popular right now!