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thoughts on our name for our baby boy?

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s1kylar · 15/02/2026 23:33

My husbands nickname was Ethan Mack (his middle name is not Mack) after his Uncle whose name was “_ Mack” because he spent a ton of time with him growing up and his Uncle taught him how to rebuild car engines & made him his little prodigy.

We were thinking of using Mack for a middle name but we love Grant. Grant Mack. I don’t want to post our last name because it’s not a common one. But wondering what you guys thought about Grant Mack. Thinking G-Mack for a cute nickname!

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sleepylittlebunnies · 16/02/2026 02:28

Have you thought about a first name like Mackenzie or Macauley, and just calling him Mack. Could be Mackenzie Grant.

Stressedoutmummyof3 · 16/02/2026 02:23

Sounds fine to me and the nickname is very cute.

MeanLeanRunnerbean · 16/02/2026 02:03

I really like Mack (and the special significance of it is so sweet). I'm not keen on Grant personally and agree that it doesn't "go" with Mack (which wouldn't normally be a consideration for me except it sounds like your little boy will get called by his first and middle name sometimes? G-Mack sounds cool. I'd go for another G name personally.

Soonenough · 16/02/2026 01:53

Gerard
Jonathan
Aaron
Louis
Christopher
Franklin

Bones101 · 16/02/2026 01:37

Grant is too old fashioned. It's Grant and Phil now lol

Worriermummy · 16/02/2026 00:14

i would just call him Mack surname...not keen on the grant. Mack is cute tho

Fbfbfvfvv · 16/02/2026 00:07

Geraint is a Welsh boys name and similar (ish) to Grant and would flow better with Mack, just as another possibility.

RudolphRNR · 16/02/2026 00:01

How many syllables is your surname? If only one syllable then I don’t think this works, if two or more then it flows better. E.g.,
Grant Mack Smith - too harsh/blunt
Grant Mack Johnson - better

If you’re worried about the two short names together you might like Grantley? Grantley Mack sounds lovely.

“G-Mack”? Awful. Just use Grant Mack in the same way as your husband used Ethan Mack.

Nuncheon · 15/02/2026 23:55

Grant and Mack don’t work together — too similar in being two single-syllable names with the same short ‘a’ and that end with a distinct consonant. This won’t matter particularly if you never plan to use the middle name, obviously, but if you’re planning a nickname that uses it, you presumably are.

If you’re going with Grant, then I think you need a two- or three-syllable middle name eg Grant Peter Surname, Grant Ethan Surname, Grant Nathaniel Surname. If you want to use Mack as a middle name, then I think you need a two- or three-syllable first name eg William Mack, Oliver Mack, Jacob Mack.

Fbfbfvfvv · 15/02/2026 23:50

It doesn’t flow that well to me, but I love the idea of you using Mack with the history, so if you are set on Grant as a first name, then go for it. It doesn’t sound bad together.

MasterBeth · 15/02/2026 23:45

It's quite harsh. Grant. Mack.

NeedSleepNowww · 15/02/2026 23:37

I worked with someone whose surname was Mack and he ended up becoming a mentor and one of the most sincere and supportive people I know.

So I am obviously biased but I love it!

Contrarymary30 · 15/02/2026 23:35

It sounds fine to me . It's really nice to name the baby after a loved one