Desperately Seeking Boy Name

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Registered: 11-23-2005
Desperately Seeking Boy Name
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Mon, 06-18-2007 - 9:51am
I am scheduled to deliver #2 on the 27th and we have yet to decide on a name for our new little bundle of joy. We were thinking Zane from the minute we found out, but now we are having our doubts. DH really likes Griffin & Jacob, but I don't know if I am sold on either one and I don't know what to use for middle names. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 10:00am

I really like Griffin. It is adorable in a sort of "rough and tumble" way. I love the nn's Griff and Finn.

Zane is also nice. Not a favourite of mine, but I like hearing it. I have also seen is at a nn for Isaiah. Especially is Isaiah's mn or last name starts with an N.

Jacob is way, way overdone and is just borign to me now. I would avoid it.

As for a mn, I would use something with meaning to you. There are so many ways you could incorporate this; a family name, the name of someone you look up to or want to honour, a name in a song/book/movie you love, the town you grew up in, the church you were married in, name of the godparent, etc. It jsut adds so much more significance.

-Nikki
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Registered: 06-11-2007
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 10:28am

Griffin Zane would be a great name! Zane Jacob is also nice.

good luck,
Brooke

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Registered: 12-07-2006
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 11:22am

I really like Griffin, Griffin Jacob even sounds real nice. Other ideas that you may like:

Drake
Porter
Nash
Shane
Trey
Cole
Nolan
Cain
Clay
Dane
Jace
Reid
Alec
Rory
Jaron
Dean
Cooper
Finn

hth!

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Registered: 12-13-2006
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 12:53pm
I don't like the name Jacob. I agree with Nikki -- the name is way overdone!! How about Zane Lucas?
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Registered: 11-23-2005
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 1:50pm
Zane Lucas sounds cute. What do you think of Zane Joshua (DH name) it doesn't flow as well, but using a family name.
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Registered: 11-23-2005
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 1:53pm
Thanks for your input. I agree with you on Jacob being overused. The other hang up with Griffin is finding a middle name - DH's name is Joshua and his middle name is Chad, so I don't think either of those sound good. Both grandparents names are out & surname is too out there...
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Registered: 11-23-2005
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 1:54pm
I think Griffin Zane sounds cute together too...
Thanks
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 1:55pm

I think all three are great names but since you have a taste for some that are a less common, I don't think you'd be satisfied with Jacob when it's so popular.

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Registered: 11-23-2005
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 1:56pm
What a fun list... Cain is cute & similar to Zane. I really like Dean, but I don't know if DH will go for it. Thanks for your input!
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Registered: 11-23-2005
Mon, 06-18-2007 - 2:01pm
I guess our doubts about Zane come from whether it is a trendy fun name now, but later we will wonder why did we name him Zane? Does that make sense. DH loves Gavin, but we have a friend with a little one by that name & my cousin married a Grant. Otherwise, those would both be in the running. Thanks for your help!!

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