Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Isaac or Sebastian...?

32 replies

pinkwineandsensations · 03/05/2011 23:25

DH and I like both, but we each prefer a different one... which do you like best and why??

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
highlystrung · 10/05/2011 14:19

Sebastian

Original poster
pinkwineandsensations · 10/05/2011 10:40

Thanks all. Think we like Sebastian best at the moment! Would like something more unusual than Isaac for a middle name though me thinks! I'll get my thinking cap on!

OP posts:
Kaekae · 10/05/2011 10:12

I love Sebastian, it is what I will use if this baby is a boy. I don't mind Seb as a NN, quite like it.

fivegomadindorset · 08/05/2011 19:33

I have a Sebastian, usually Seb or Bastian but also Basil and Seabass, middle names are Wilfrid Joseph

Fredfred · 08/05/2011 19:13

OP you have picked my two absolute favorite boys names ever. Unfortunately it is unlikely I will ever get to use them though as I have 2 DDs!! Absolutely fab names, great whichever you choose. Sorry not much help though!! Blush

wineisfine · 08/05/2011 17:32

I have a Sebastian Isaac and we did dither on the name order. I love Sebastian though - he's Sebby at the moment but there's loads of scope to change. We decided that Isaac as a first name would tip the boys' names too much to the old testament side of things. It's a great name though.

BaronessBomburst · 06/05/2011 23:02

Rachel1970 - Basty as a little too close to Bastard?! PML at that. No. It rhymes with Pasty. Grin

pinkwineandsensations - middle names are William Alaric. I don't like William much but it was important to DH. Alaric was king of the Goths and lead the sack of Rome in the 4th century. I love the name. and it suits the little sod perfectly

HattiFattner · 06/05/2011 15:51

isaac is great unless your surname is Hunt.

Or Kite....

fishandlilacs · 06/05/2011 08:11

isaac is great unless your surname is Hunt.

I always wanted it on my list but DH said no.

rachel1970 · 05/05/2011 15:36

Basty Shock - a little too close to Bastard, no?

glendathegoodwitch · 05/05/2011 10:28

i have an Isaac (almost 12) so was pretty much one of a kind for a few years - we never shorten it to Zac we shorten it to Iz or Izzy (as my nan pointed out thats short for isabelle - but suits him in a very non girly way) my dad always calls him Ike which he loves lol

QueenofDreams · 05/05/2011 08:06

My Sebastian's middle name is James. I don't tend to shorten his name, but DP's siblings for a while called him Sebby which is just naff. I think they only did it because they knew DP wouldn't like it. I really don't mind Seb as a shortening though.

Original poster
pinkwineandsensations · 04/05/2011 23:23

Thanks Baroness, these name books all say different things, so I don't know! :) I do like them combined (and either way they sound nice with surname), but as they are the only two boy names I like enough as first names (except for DS1's name of course), what if we have a DS3 in the future?! Soo you have a Sebastian?? What is his middle name?

OP posts:
BaronessBomburst · 04/05/2011 23:04

I thought Sebastian meant 'man from Sebaste'? And speaking from experience Grin it gets shortened to Seb, Sebi, Seba, Baas, Bassie, or Basty.

I like Isaac too. How about combining them? One as a first name, the other as a middle name, depending on your last name of course.

Original poster
pinkwineandsensations · 04/05/2011 22:53

Interesting, thank you all!

I too love that Isaac means 'laughter', which is what makes me lean towards it I think. And I quite like all its nicknames!

However, Sebastian has a pretty good meaning too I think - 'revered, venerable'. And I love Seb. And it is a little bit more unusual.

Hmm, decisions...

OP posts:
balia · 04/05/2011 20:52

Isaac - means laughter, love that. And mine gets a wealth of nicknames and variants; Isa, Is, Itzac, Izzy - but have never had 'Zac'. Like Seb too, but you risk 'Baz'. And 'Bastian', which is too pretentious for words.

Dinosaurhunter · 04/05/2011 20:47

I know a iSaac spelt izak , but. Adore sebastian .

Bagpusstree · 04/05/2011 20:43

Isaac, because I have a very cute one, and actually don't know any others. He also never has it shortened (yet), but when his little sister starts to talk, I think he will be Ike for her ease!

Mrsmackie · 04/05/2011 12:58

Both lovely but prefer Isaac - and lots of sebastians around here at the moment.

tammytoby · 04/05/2011 12:12

I prefer Isaac. I really dislike the Seb in Sebastian as it reminds me of sebacious (oily). Also dislike Sebby.

MercurySoccer · 04/05/2011 11:30

I like them equally - not much help, sorry!

MelinaM · 04/05/2011 10:39

Love, love, love SebastianSmile

bruffin · 04/05/2011 10:22

Sebastian- it was my fantasy name for DS, but DH wasn't keen.

grubbalo · 04/05/2011 10:17

I prefer Isaac (but am biased!) - incidentally he has NEVER been zac - more often than not he is "just" Isaac, but where we do shorten it we would call him Ike or Ikey.

Do very much like Sebastian though, Bass is a great nn - unfortunately DH disagrees - god knows what we are going to call DC3 if it turns out to be another boy!

twolittlemonkeys · 04/05/2011 09:45

I prefer Isaac, not keen on Seb as a nn (or Bass as my friend's DS is called)

Swipe left for the next trending thread