like the others have said, if you love Zachary, then use it. I'd talk to the other parents first and tell them to be honest about how they would feel. For me it would depend on how often the kids were to be together and how close you were to the family as to whether I would use it or not.
Of your other names I only like Oliver. I havn't heard it all that often. i have a cousin named Olivier (o-liv-e-ay). French version of Oliver (his mums french). i like the name, but people get confused at the spelling so when they read it they say Olivia, like a girl.
Gabriel is a bit girly, but I know girls named Gabrielle, so thats why I think girl. And Wilder is a bit out there for me. I love Wil as a name though.
Good luck
Thanks for the responses (and the brutality ), oh this is so hard!!!
I know what you mean about using Zachary anyway - part of me goes - well Isaac and Zachary are two very different names, and they can be called by their full-names when they are together... BUT it is dh's brother's son - that is close family, and in no way do we want the "big Zac / little Zach" scenario. Plus we don't want to announce the name and have family members think 'hmm, why did they do that?' I just don't want to have any reservations about it. But it is the name that speaks to me the most!
The others are not really standing out for me...
I think we are going to cross Wilder off the list - we like it but don't love it, and I think if we are going to go with something different like that we should have real faith in it. Also, it is dh that really likes Wil/Will, I am more ambivalent about it, I just didn't like William and thought Wilder might be an option.
My ds's name is Max.
I am not that into Xavier (although I like the whole beginning with an X thing), and don't have strong feelings about Joseph (and yes, I do like J names! there were more, like Jed and Jovan too). I have run some of the biblical type names past dh before (Noah, Jonah etc) and he doesn't like them (Gabriel is the exception.)
I actually don't like 'Ollie' all that much either, but I like Oliver, whereas Dh really likes Ollie.
Other name suggestions are welcome, but I do feel like we have considered and discarded pretty much every name that is out there already....
Can I say again: AAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHH!
Last edited by smamfa; June 1st, 2010 at 12:18 PM.
Boys names are tough aren't they. It's a pity that our DH's just don't agree with us. And bugger those people that ruin perfectly good names for us.
Some more suggestions:
on the Wil/Will path: Have you considered Wilson, Willem, Willard or Willis?
Do you like names that start with Z? Maybe Zeke or Zane.
My personal favourites ATM are Cooper, Hayden, Reuben, Rowan, Archer, Carter
I always think Sam goes well with Max for some reason.
Ummmm. Tyson, Owen, Nathan, Lucas.
I like Oliver! Its super cute! Ollie
Oliver Zachary.
To be honest, in my opinion, i would not use Isaac and a Zachary, as they sound too similar. I would use Zachary for a middle name instead.
Im not too fond of Gabriel.
I am not a fan of Wilder, Will is cute though!
Some more names I like :
Cohen
Riley
Max
Fynn
Flynn
Bailey
Tate
Fletcher
Brodee
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), oh this is so hard!!!
there were more, like Jed and Jovan too). I have run some of the biblical type names past dh before (Noah, Jonah etc) and he doesn't like them (Gabriel is the exception.)
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