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Final two names - Aidan or Isaac?

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PumpkinSoup21 · 27/12/2021 20:59

Which should we go for and why? Aidan or Isaac.
DS is three weeks old and I can’t decide which suits better.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 27/12/2021 21:45

Issac
Mainly because Aidan is on the rise so I think Issac will be more unusual for a baby born now, it’s also a slightly more classic option (assuming you in England) as it’s been in popular use for centuries so it won’t date, whereas Aidan will a bit.

HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 27/12/2021 21:41

Isaac.
I prefer Aaron to Aidan.

solania · 27/12/2021 21:34

Aidan is lovely! A beautiful Celtic saint's name. Isaac also lovely but Aidan is more unusual right now.

Ignore the 40 yr old man comment - I get that about my son's (completely normal, common as anything) name, but I just let it wash over me!

Totalwasteofpaper · 27/12/2021 21:29

Aidan all day every day

Loopzy · 27/12/2021 21:28

Aidan

Porfre · 27/12/2021 21:27

Isaac

MondeoFan · 27/12/2021 21:25

Aidan

Nichola2310 · 27/12/2021 21:24

I would go with Aidan

PanicBuyingSprouts · 27/12/2021 21:23

I much prefer Aidan.

CantStartaFireWithoutaSpark · 27/12/2021 21:21

@JustWonderingIfYou Grin I laughed out loud.

Catch32 · 27/12/2021 21:21

I love Aidan, it's a little more unusual

CherryRedDMs · 27/12/2021 21:21

Isaac

JustWonderingIfYou · 27/12/2021 21:19

Aidan is great... if you've given birth to a 40 year old man.

Amammai · 27/12/2021 21:18

Both lovely choices but I would go for isaac

golddustwomen · 27/12/2021 21:15

Love Isaac.

trumpisagit · 27/12/2021 21:08

Isaac
It was on our list and I still like it 15 years on.

Yika · 27/12/2021 21:01

They are both lovely so in my view you could just pick one out of a hat and be fine.

My personal choice would be Aidan of those two. I like it because of the meaning, the Celtic background, and the fact that it's a bit more unusual.

SapphosRock · 27/12/2021 21:00

Definitely Isaac - fab name.