Stephenson or Williamson?

[21Dukeee]

We don't think double-barrelling is a good idea: they end in the same sound and are both long! We each think our surname is the best which do you prefer?

[MikeUniformMike]

How about you blend them Into Wevenson or Stelliamson

[NataliaOsipova]

Depends on the first name! Stephen Williamson is better than Stephen Stephenson....and vice versa!

[21Dukeee]

Goodness @MikeUniformMike they're horrific!

First name is Noah.

[SnickersWasAHorse]

Williamson is slightly easier to say.
That is a tough problem.

The other option is that you go for a completely different name altogether and you all change your names.

[21Dukeee]

@SnickersWasAHorse we would rather not. Not to be rude, but we don't really see the point in doing that!

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Go for the least popular.

[Pestilentialone]

When you get married what name are you going to use?

[21Dukeee]

@Pestilentialone 1. How do you know we're not married? 2. How do you know we're going to get married? 🤔

@ThroughThickAndThin01 do you know how I could find that out?

[MikeUniformMike]

21Dukee, I was only joking. I would go for your partner's surname and use William/Stephen or Williamson/Stephenson as a middle name.
Noah Steve Williamson sounds nice.

[tabulahrasa]

Neither are really better or easier, they're fairly similar tbh.

If you're not married, go with yours, it's just easier all round.

If you are, um, Rock Paper Scissors?

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Just googled it! The list I found had them at:-

169. Williamson
230. Stevenson
231. Stephenson

Good point may be that the Stevenson plus Stephensons make more than Williamsons.!

[coldteaforme]

S is slightly futher up the alphabet, I have a "W" surname and hated being back of the queue/last out at school!
So I'd go with Stephenson for that reason only!

[alltouchedout]

Williamson purely because it's less likely to get misspelled. I like them both though. And I think Stephenson-Williamson would be an ace double barrel. Whenever the athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is on TV I think how good her name sounds.

[kimlo]

I would either use Stephenson, or I would double barrel to Stephen-Williams.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

I think Noah goes better with Stephenson.

The h gets a bit lost in the w in Noah Williamson.

Not a huge problem though 😀

[Daphnedown]

I don't think you'll be able to decide this based on whose name is 'better'! Your options are:

• pick one
  
• blend
  
• double barrel
  
• pick a new name
  

It's always the woman who comprises and we've been compromising for centuries. Maybe it's time for the men to be on the back foot a bit.

[Daphnedown]

But I agree with the pp - if you're going purely on which works best, Noah goes better with Stephenson

[Lemonnaise]

Noah Stephenson sounds better to me, lovely name.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Agree, Noah Stephenson.

[pieceofpurplesky]

Noah William-Stephenson

[harderandharder2breathe]

Noah William Stephenson sounds lovely

[21Dukeee]

Stephenson is my surname 🙈 I really like the idea of putting William/Stephen as a middle name. He'd be Noah Reuben William Stephenson - is it too long? We really want Reuben to stay.

[MikeUniformMike]

It's fine. Don't use William-Stephenson as a surname, It's naff.

[SumAndSubstance]

Williamson is slightly easier to say.

I think Stephenson is! And I also think Noah goes better with it. I don't think his name is too long. He won't use the whole thing often anyway.

[MimiSunshine]

Go for the 2 middle names. It's fine, once you e announced the name people don't really bother about middle names.

Are you likely to have any more children? I'd go with Noah Ruben Stephen Williamson so that if you ever a had girl you could use Stephanie Williamson as a 2nd middle and surname