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deacon or declan?
| Fri, 11-03-2006 - 8:04am |
So, we're still ttc #2. DD is Madisyn Kate. We don't have any girls names that we "LOVE". I really like Riley. DH is driving me nuts. He keeps going back and forth about what he really likes. For a boy, the only one we can agree on is Deacon. DO you think it works well with Madisyn. What genre of name is that? I'm really bad at all of this. PLEASE HELP> We aren't people to not name our child a popular name just because it's popular. We also like Spanish names for a boy. Our ln is Munoz. Can you PLEASE give me some suggestions??
Kimberly
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I LOVE Deacon, and Declan is nice too. They both seem so strong to me. Deacon is my fave of the two.
www.behindthename.com had this to say about Deacon:
DEACON
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEE-kun
From a surname which originally belonged to a deacon, a cleric in the Christian church (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").
and this about Declan:
DECLAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to Ireland.
Here are some suggestions that are along the same lines as Deacon and Declan:
Ronan
Gavin
Thane
Riordan
Grant
Everett/Rhett
Garrett
Ashton
Chase
Charles nn Chas/Chaz
Tucker
Kohen/Cohen - love this one for you!
Jared
Wesley
Wade
Beau
Calman/Calder nn Cal
Jonah
Let me know what you like and dislike
-Nikki
If you are very religious and want a name that reflects that, Deacon is a good choice. Otherwise, I prefer Declan, an Anglicized form of the Irish Deaglan, usually related to deagh, meaning "good," and lan, meaning "full" -- therefore "full of goodness."
Since your ln is Spanish, you might also like Diego or Donato.
HTH
~Kelli
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Both names you have suggested are nice. Another that is similar is Decker.
Good luck!
Margaret
Of those, I like Deacon.
For spanish names, Diego comes to mind. I love that name.
AJ, enjoying life with C.
Ronan - ooh.. I kind of like this one. I don't think I've ever heard it in person.
Gavin - DH vetoed this one already :(
Thane - I really like this one.
Riordan - nms
Grant - nms
Everett/Rhett - bad association with the name
Garrett - BIL
Ashton - Nopers- Too much association with Punk'd
Chase - my cousin's name. DO NOT want him to think we're honoring him at all!
Charles nn Chas/Chaz - see Everett
Tucker - too country
Kohen/Cohen - love this one for you! - I can't even find what this one means! Can you tell me please?
Jared - DH's best friend's name
Wesley - CUTE! This one's on my list! DH hasn't really answered one way or the other about it... hmmm...
Wade - see Everett
Beau - see above
Calman/Calder nn Cal - I actually prefer Calvin, but DH says it sounds "dorky" lol
Jonah - not my favorite biblical name.
THanks for all the suggestions~ YOU had some Great choices!
KIM
OK- So here are some Boy "d" names.. Which goes best with Madisyn Kate and do you have any mn suggestions??
Damien-
Damon-
Dax-
Deacon-
Declan-
Dieter-
Dietrich-
Derek-
Devereux-
Diego-
Dylan-
Drake-
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OTHER Names I LOVE:
Andrew-
Jaxon(yes this spelling!)-
Philip-
Sebastian-
Maverick-
Maximus-
Noah-
Luke-
Cash-
Parker-
Kai-
Matteo-
Jett-
TIA--
KIMBERLY
Not sure if you've already considered it, but I forgot to mention Dante. Technically Italian, but I actually worked with a Spanish guy named Dante a few years ago, and the name really fit him well (obviously many Italian and Spanish names are similar, so it makes sense). ;)
~Kelli
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