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Please help me pick between these two boy names!

43 replies

Babydo22 · 20/07/2022 20:21

Our baby will be here anytime now and we are stuck between Finn and Ivan if it's a boy. My husband prefers Ivan and as much as I love the name, I think I prefer Finn but go back and forth between them both frequently. Which do you prefer?

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PoleFairy · 20/07/2022 20:53

I like Ivan more but I love Ivo. DH vetoed it for us :(

HouseInTheHills · 20/07/2022 20:52

I prefer Finn. I don’t like Ivan at all.

CoddledAsAMommet · 20/07/2022 20:51

Ivan! I really , really like this. He'll definitely be the only one in the class, it's easy to spell and pronounce. Finn is boring in comparison.

SammyScrounge · 20/07/2022 20:48

Finn

MammaWeasel · 20/07/2022 20:40

Bloody autocorrect. Finn

MammaWeasel · 20/07/2022 20:39

Find! Don't like Ivan tbh

HallieHufflepuff · 20/07/2022 20:38

I like Finn 😁

CuriositysCat · 20/07/2022 20:37

Finn for me - not keen on Ivan.

Ganymedemoon · 20/07/2022 20:36

Finn. I don't really like Ivan tbh

Kanaloa · 20/07/2022 20:36

I prefer Finn. I’ve met one little Ivan and if he was cheeky or didn’t listen we’d all call him ‘the Terrible.’ Although luckily he wasn’t really a naughty/cheeky child 😂

MouseRoar · 20/07/2022 20:35

Finn

Violet1988 · 20/07/2022 20:33

100% Finn

StressfulBedtimes · 20/07/2022 20:32

Finn, really don’t like Ivan

Starlightstarbright1 · 20/07/2022 20:32

It would be Finn but maybe make a decision when baby arrives. It may help you decide

wherearetheturrets · 20/07/2022 20:28

I like Finn more, but Ivan's less common if you're after something more unique/unusual. Though I personally don't know anyone called Finn, and none that I know of in dds school so it's not common in my world..

Walkerbean16 · 20/07/2022 20:28

Finn

chickenegg · 20/07/2022 20:25

Finn for me.

LT2 · 20/07/2022 20:23

Ivan. I feel like Finn is overused. Ivan is refreshing. I have an Evan so more to my taste aswell!