Baby Any Day and No Name!

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Baby Any Day and No Name!
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Fri, 03-16-2007 - 4:45pm

My sister will be having her second son very soon (due date is March 23) and has yet to decide on a first name. Older brother is Tyler Stephen. She has FINALLY picked a couple of names she likes and also has decided on the baby's middle name. Middle name will be Lee (90% certain), this is the baby's father's middle name. Last name will be long: Reynolds-Hoffmann.

Here are a few names she has said she likes so far. Please tell me what you think.

Shaun Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann
Nathan Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann
Alexander Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann
Logan Lee Reynolds Hoffmann

I personally don't think that Shaun or Logan sound good with Lee as a middle name. My sister has also mentioned the possibility of using Alexander as a middle name. As I said, she is only 90% set on Lee.

So perhaps:
Shaun Alexander Reynolds-Hoffmann -or-
Logan Alexander Reynolds-Hoffmann

Please let me know what you think. Any other suggestions would be helpful also. Thanks!

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Registered: 04-16-2003
Fri, 03-16-2007 - 9:48pm
I vote for Nathan

Beth - mommy to Ayden 03/23/02, Owen 06/23/04, & Eliz

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Fri, 03-16-2007 - 11:16pm
My first choice would be Alexander. It's a strong, classic/timeless name, and I love it. (We have a lot of Alexanders in the family, and they go by Alexander, Alex, Sandy and Sasha.) My second choice would be Sean, but only if it were spelled Sean. Third choice would be Nathan. Logan would be last because to me it sounds super trendy, and (just an opinion) I'm tired of the surname thing.
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 12:25am

She's got some good options ...


Shaun Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann - my first choice; since there's a hyphenated surname, I think it's best to have short fn and mn; even tho fn & mn are one syllable, they don't

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 11:32am

With

Shaun Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann- I really dislike the Shaun spelling, Sean looks a million times better to me. I like Tyler and Sean as brothers a lot, but agree that with Sean and Lee both being one-syllable, the flow isn't great. But I do think it's important to use a family name (Lee) as a mn and not just a random name (Alexander) so I would stick with Sean Lee.
Nathan Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann: Love this name and it goes incredibly well with Tyler as a brother and will Lee as a mn. This seems like the best choice to me!
Alexander Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann: This is nice, but I don't think it goes that great with Tyler. I like Sean and Nathan better. The nn Alex is very popular, but I do LOVE the nn Anders
Logan Lee Reynolds-Hoffmann- This is okay, it is nice, but I prefer Sean or Nathan.

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 05-29-2003
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 3:53pm
I vote for either Logan Alexander or Nathan Lee. They are both nice.
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Registered: 07-13-2006
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 8:19pm

I vote Nathan Lee -- a good, strong name.

I dislike the spelling of Shaun, Alexander has been done to death and is awfully long with the last names, and Logan is boringly trendy.

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Sat, 03-17-2007 - 8:41pm
Nathan is my favorite.

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Sat, 03-17-2007 - 9:58pm

Just wanted to mention that it's not the end of the world if she doesn't have the name set before the baby is born. Dh and I couldn't decide on ds's name until he was at least a week old. I've had people tell me, "I thought you weren't allowed to leave the hospital until you had named the baby!", which is just silly. It's your baby. It's a little more trouble because you have to go to fill out the birth certificate paperwork at another time (usually at the county or city office), but to us it was definitely worth the extra time to come up with the perfect name for our son.

Amanda