Lincoln or Rafferty?

[Beautiful Disaster]

Lincoln definately

Agreed

[Raupe]

I think Rafferty goes better with the middle name.

[*Ash*]

Rafferty John sounds cool! TBH, I didn't like it when I saw your first thread but it has really grown on me. I think Raff and Raffy are very cute nicknames. I wouldn't worry about the baby food brand, I had never heard of it. I do remember a show from the 80's called Rafferty's Rules (oh, I am old!) but that is not a negative association anyway.

Good luck!

[PollyA]

Rafferty, especially if you're going straight for nicknames, Love the nickname choices

[widdly]

Rafferty for sure!

[Manhattan]

I prefer Rafferty. I think it can go through each stage of life a lot better. You know from being a cute baby/toddler, to a cool teenager to an adult.

[Lizzy]

Lincoln John is very cool, Lincoln was one of our top names and my husbands father whom passed away 4 years ago was John, but we have changed now, to Noah, but thinking it's too popular at the moment, 6 weeks to decide! Good Luck to you

[volcomkitty]

I prefer Rafferty. I think it can go through each stage of life a lot better. You know from being a cute baby/toddler, to a cool teenager to an adult.

:yeahthat:

Rafferty makes me picture a cute little toddler with curls for some reason...

[sally6]

Thank you ladies, it's really helpful to get your perspective (and encouraging that Rafferty is not completely blown out of the water when suggested to most of you). I think the negative feedback we've received on Rafferty from family and friends has influenced me, try though I did to not be influenced!

Lincoln feels 'safer' as a name, whereas Rafferty is really exciting as a name to us both - particularly if the kid grows up to be outgoing and creative, then he'd really suit the name. But of course, we won't get a sense of that for many more years - argghh, it's so hard to choose boy's names!!