Rhyming first and last name... can it ever work?

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thunderandsunshine01 · 28/07/2020 10:45

Not sure what we are having yet but we have always had 2 boy names shortlisted from the get go.

Nolan
Tobias (Toby for short)

Whilst I think I prefer Nolan slightly, Tobias has always been the front runner due to our last name which rhymes and has the same number of syllables as ‘BODEN’ - also ends with the letters DEN. Can we ever make Nolan work or is it a no go? These are some middle names we like so combo suggestions are welcome! (Would two middle names work better to make it less rhymey?!)

-Stanley
-Grayson
-Elliot
-John (family name)
-Cameron
-Otis

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thunderandsunshine01 · 28/07/2020 11:37

@reeny19 These were my fears! Possibly may have to veto Nolan then. Interesting to see that you’d drop a middle name if it rhymed with the last name too... there goes plan B!

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thunderandsunshine01 · 28/07/2020 11:34

Ooh sorry not sure if my OP was clear, the other suggestions would be middle names only! We really love Nolan and Tobias, so I’m just really looking for opinions on whether we could get away with having Nolan with our last name - perhaps some of the middle name suggestions might make it work?

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reeny19 · 28/07/2020 11:33

If it rhymes with the surname I just don’t think you can use Nolan, using middle names as an attempt to correct it won’t work.

I think you already know Nolan is a no go. Tobias is lovely, Stanley the next best IMO.

I remember seeing a patient with a rhyming first and surname (she married into it). The waiting area would always chuckle when she got called in and she had to constantly explain it was her married not given name, loud enough so the waiting area could also hear the explanation,

My middle name rhymes with my partners surname, if I took his surname I’d completely drop the middle name, again, it just sounds so daft when it rhymes!

MikeUniformMike · 28/07/2020 11:10

I don't like Nolan as a first name. Middle names are rarely used in day-to-day life.

Of your list of names, I like John very much and the nn Johnny is great.
Tobias is ok, but I prefer Toby.

-Stanley - ok
-Grayson - dislike
-Elliot - a bit wet-sounding as a first name
-John (family name) - love
-Cameron - it's been very popular in the past and will be Cam
-Otis - dislike

LovingLola · 28/07/2020 10:47

Nolan would be a no from me.
I’d go with Elliot or John

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