New here- Baby Boy due

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Registered: 10-21-2004
New here- Baby Boy due
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Tue, 12-21-2004 - 1:53pm

Hello ladies! I'm a regular poster on the Feb EC board but thought I'd jump over here from some name advice.

We have a baby boy due in mid-Feb and are just now getting around to names. We have a daughter (20 months) named Alexandra Katherine.

DH would like to name this baby Matthew Dean, which I like. However, our last name is Perry, as in Matthew Perry, the actor.

What are your thoughts on this? Would it be cruel to name our son in such a way?

TIA,
Sara

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Tue, 12-21-2004 - 2:15pm

WELL...that is completely up to you of course, but I don't think I could do that. You never know, by the time the boy gets to school Matthew Perry the actor could be a thing of the past (keep in mind though i am a huge friends fan!). But you never know. Could you use Matthew as his middle name?

:) Leah

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Tue, 12-21-2004 - 2:21pm
Matthew is such a beautiful name. If you really like it & would love to give that name to your child I would go for it.
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Wed, 12-22-2004 - 12:50pm
I think by the time your child is school age, none of the other kids would have ever heard of the Friend's star.
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Wed, 12-22-2004 - 4:14pm

I am with Leah. It wouldn't be horrible, but I personally wouldn't do it.


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Wed, 12-22-2004 - 4:27pm
I went to HS with a boy named Matt Perry. I never even thought about it being the same. This was 7 years ago so freinds was just starting around then, but if you like Matthew use it and if he went by matt it probably wouldnt be that big of a deal. I also like the idea of using Matthew as a middle name. But no matter what you come up with someone will always have a way to change it into something else. For example my name is Suzanne and I cannot even tell you how many times people would say to me hey Suzanne Sommers even though that is not my last name. But no matter what other people said I still like my name a lot. So go with how you feel.
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