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Original poster

Moses or Solomon

58 replies

aroha77 · 29/06/2017 16:45

Hi

Unfortunately my husband and I just don't like any boys' names! We're so fussy (too posh, too unusual, too common) but need one any day now

We both quite like Moses and Solomon, despite being put off by how obviously biblical they are!

Which would you choose? Or do you have any other good suggestions?

Probable middle name of Daniel (after a particular Daniel we've known)

Thanks!

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RingTailedLemurFan · 29/06/2017 20:28

Solomon out of the two.

Summer how about

Sloane Rebecca
Sloane Ophelia
Sloane Darcey
Sloane Jasmine

Theveryhungrybutterfly · 29/06/2017 20:26

They're both mega biblical. I assumed from the thread title that you were very religious. Names like Noah have become so mainstream they have lost the religiousness but Moses and Solomon haven't. I worry that your child will have lots of assumptions made about him (and his parents) - and it sounds like you are worried about that kind of thing if you are fussy about names being "too posh/common"?

ColourfulOrangex · 29/06/2017 20:21

I prefer Solomon to Moses

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aroha77 · 29/06/2017 20:07

No, I'm not Jewish

Thanks for all your opinions! I still like Moses the best but might try to get Solomon to grow on me more!!

I just don't think it's any more overly biblical than Noah which is so popular now...?

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summerbaby2017 · 29/06/2017 20:06

I prefer Solomon. I like Luke too. Does it have to be s biblical name? What about Zack/Zackary?

We are struggling with middle name to go with our daughters first name Sloane, any suggestions welcome? I think it needs a feminine sounding name to balance it...

TeachesOfPeaches · 29/06/2017 20:02

I LOVE the name Moses and I'm not religious at all. Solomon is also a strong name

BertrandRussell · 29/06/2017 20:00

Are you Jewish?

littlejeopardy · 29/06/2017 20:00

I have a friend called Moses and he is lovely so I am a fan of the name. I think it has a nice sound too.

Justhadmyhaircut · 29/06/2017 19:58

My friend called her ds Moses. Before he was a year old she was using his mn permanently. .

MaisyPops · 29/06/2017 19:58

I like Solomon.

Moses feels a little 'Duggar family' for me, like one of their girls calling their baby Israel and the other Spurgeon. Sort of overtly religious (rather than a name of biblical heritage)

Decaffstilltastesweird · 29/06/2017 19:57

Pp suggestion of Abraham is one of my absolute favourite boy names though, so if there's even a small chance you'd choose that, I'd vote for it.

ClashCityRocker · 29/06/2017 19:56

I like Solomon. Whilst both are obviously old testament names I think moses is a bigger character in the Bible.

A child called Moses I would instantly think his parents were uber religious whereas I wouldn't necessarily think that with a Solomon.

Decaffstilltastesweird · 29/06/2017 19:56

I love biblical names!

I really like both .

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 29/06/2017 19:55

I really like Solomon/Sol, very nice.
Not Moses.

TheSeaTheSkyTheSeaTheSkyyyyyy · 29/06/2017 19:51

I like both, but I prefer Solomon.

krakentoast · 29/06/2017 19:44

Both nice - I like Solomon best and Sol is a good nn. You might also like...

Samson
Abraham (nn Bram)
Ephraim
Isaac
Isiah

MsPassepartout · 29/06/2017 17:45

Solomon

Deploycharitygoats · 29/06/2017 17:40

Solomon. Wanted it for DS2 (with Solly as nn) but was swayed by MIL saying it was a very big name to live up to. Now I think DS2 could have handled it Grin

MissBax · 29/06/2017 17:17

If it's Solomon I really hope he's born on a Monday! 😉

2014newme · 29/06/2017 17:16

Moses and Solomon are names that are thousands of years old, they atre in no way 'next generation ' 😂😂

Jooni · 29/06/2017 17:15

Cool choices!

I like Moses best in full but I love the nn Sol! Though actually Moss is great too...

Moses!

MikeUniformMike · 29/06/2017 17:13

I was thinking Moshe and Shlomo too or Musa/Sulamein. All lovely.
Isaac, Elijah, Noah, Reuben, Jonah etc might be a bit too popular IMO. The first one you hear of you think Ooh Noah, that's a bit unusual then you think ah Josh hmm 20 yr old probably.

LadyoftheLake123 · 29/06/2017 17:07

I really like both of them! Solomon was on my list too but rejected by DH (he also thought it was too biblical). But then names like Noah, Elijah and Jonah are surely just as much so and they're really popular at the moment! I think they're lovely names.

YokoReturns · 29/06/2017 17:06

If you like Old Testament names, what about Reuben, Noah, Elijah, Isaac?

revolution909 · 29/06/2017 17:06

What about in Hebrew? Moshe/Shlomo