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Do you prefer Otis or Ezekiel

42 replies

Jenniferb21 · 13/09/2017 21:08

Hello

My baby will be mixed race.

We're undecided on

Otis Matthew
Or
Ezekiel Matthew

What do you think?

Matthew is a family name we'd like to use but not sure whether to have two middle names maybe something like Matthew James ?

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PointlessUsername · 14/09/2017 22:41

Ezekiel

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:39

Ezekiel but I also like Hosiah.
Otis is a No from me.

SerfTerf · 14/09/2017 21:15

You left MN because sometimes people didn't catch your drift?! Confused

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 14/09/2017 21:14

Gosh OP no need to be so snappy!

Otis is better

AutumnalLeaves38 · 14/09/2017 21:12

Come on, OP...how could you not want a name connection with this talented man? Wink

JanuaryJuniper · 14/09/2017 20:55

I really really like both maybe slightly prefer Otis but only slightly! Great names op!

Disastronaut · 14/09/2017 19:34

Ezekiel! It would have been in the running if we'd been having a boy. Zeke is an ace nickname!

PinkFlamingo888 · 14/09/2017 19:33

I like Ezekiel and like others have said Zeke is a cute nickname. I know an Ezekiel who also has Jamaican heritage and the name really suits him.

SumAndSubstance · 14/09/2017 19:31

To be fair to the pp who queried it, 'mixed race' doesn't necessarily mean 'with Jamaican heritage'.

Personally I prefer Ezekiel - he's my favourite OT prophet - but I like Otis too.

affectionincoldclimate · 14/09/2017 19:24

Otis. Such a lovely name.

GodIsDead · 14/09/2017 19:23

Ezekiel saw a spaceship in the bible...and that's the only good part of that entire book.

Liadain · 14/09/2017 19:10

Jaysus OP, that was a snippy reply to someone who just said they don't see what the race has to do with it. Maybe it's for the best that you left MN.

Anyway, I think Otis is better. Ezekiel is just a lot of name to pull off.

Beadieeye · 14/09/2017 17:28

I'd go for Otis.
Otis will never confuse anyone, people will be forever asking you and him how to spell Ezekiel (if that makes any difference).

MB134 · 14/09/2017 15:56

Ezekiel for me Smile

meltingmarshmallows · 14/09/2017 15:56

Love Otis! Smile

Lemondrop99 · 14/09/2017 15:54

Ezekiel/Zeke is cool

Otis is ok too, but reminds of the Aardvark on kids tv in the 90s!

thegreylady · 14/09/2017 10:14

I have a nephew called Zeke which I love. Otis I'm not keen on though.

NellWilsonsWhiteHair · 14/09/2017 06:18

I really like both, but Otis edges it. And I also get why you mentioned baby's heritage. Smile

Incidentally my DS has a name some people describe as 'very Bible Belt America' - yeah, not in my corner of London it's not! I think the same is true of Ezekiel.

Jooni · 14/09/2017 06:13

I like both. I think Otis is my favourite but I really love Zeke!

Lozmatoz · 14/09/2017 06:07

Maybe wait until you meet him to choose between the two? See what he looks like!

Lozmatoz · 14/09/2017 06:06

Maybe this person is a Christian folks and is proud and pleased about it. And if course race matters. I'd be unlikely to choose a name that didn't feel right for my background.

CakeRattleandRoll · 14/09/2017 04:56

Otis

AutumnalLeaves38 · 14/09/2017 00:19

Otis!

Sophronia · 13/09/2017 23:21

Otis is great.

squoosh · 13/09/2017 23:15

Otis is great.

Ezekiel would make me wonder if the parents were bible bashers. Just too much.

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