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Baby boy names - can’t agree

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Mummylcluelsss · 20/01/2023 06:50

Baby is two weeks old and we still can’t agree on names. The options are

Noah Otis …
Otis Noah

i prefer Noah & think since I went through awful Labour I should name him 🥲. Partner prefers Otis as thinks there will be too many Noah’s as it’s popular. I did like Otis to start with but I’ve gone off if a bit.

Is it a nice name?

Feeling under pressure to decide as every day we have people asking what we have called him 🫣😬😫

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Calliell · 24/01/2023 03:07

Noah. Otis sounds like an ear problem.

wingsofabird · 23/01/2023 16:18

Prefer Noah but both nice

Enko · 22/01/2023 13:56

sunseaandme · 20/01/2023 10:07

I love Otis as it reminds me of the legendary Otis redding also Otis Noah flows better x

This 100%

mathanxiety · 22/01/2023 01:51

Oscar?
Otto?
Noel?

Noah is really wet imo, and Otis is very clunky.

If you're deadlocked, I think you need to go back tonthe drawing board.

Hersetta427 · 22/01/2023 00:11

He right - Noah is overused now but don't like Otis either.

BevMarsh · 21/01/2023 10:32

Really dislike Otis.
Noah is nice.

Purplecatshopaholic · 21/01/2023 10:26

Noah is just so bloody common. Go for Otis.

Luredbyapomegranate · 21/01/2023 10:23

They are both nice.

I prefer Noah, but it is more popular

On the other hand Otis is slightly faddy, and is getting pretty popular. As Noah is more classic I think Otis will date more.

ChillysWaterBottle · 21/01/2023 10:20

Both lovely but I have to be honest there is at least one Noah in every single baby/toddler class I have been to, and more than one in several. So I can see your husband's point about its popularity. However as someone said its popular for a reason, it's a really nice name! I also think Noah Otis flows better. If it was up to me though I would chose Otis as I love that name.

Fivebeanchilli · 21/01/2023 10:16

I personally prefer Otis as I know a lot of Noahs (my 18 year old has 6 in his year!) and only one Otis.
But both are fine.
I agree that you can't use Noah Otis if your surname begins with a B and I wouldn't use it personally if it began with a T, W or G either.

2chocolateoranges · 21/01/2023 09:50

Definitely Noah , unless your surname starts with a B and his initials would be NOB.

MarleneH · 21/01/2023 09:43

Noah is very popular.
I would go with Otis.

everythingsapickle · 21/01/2023 00:23

I prefer Noah.

dustydewdrop · 21/01/2023 00:21

I like Noah best as a first name. I’m not sure either combination works together though. Maybe a longer middle name with either.

DramaAlpaca · 21/01/2023 00:03

Otis is nice. Noah is just so... whiny sounding.

Go for Otis.

Aria999 · 20/01/2023 23:52

We had a similar dilemma with DD2. We agreed to flip a coin and afterwards to start talking about her as the name it landed on, but we would keep thinking about it to see if we both liked it.

AnotherNameChangeYes · 20/01/2023 17:18

I love the name Noah, there is only one Noah in my DC’s year so despite its popularity we don’t hear it much. Unlike Samuel, we have 6 of those!

TenPounder · 20/01/2023 14:37

It's your baby so ultimately anyone else's opinion does not carry that much weight.

Personally I like Noah most, but that's because I don't think any child of mine would be 'cool' enough to pull off Otis. I personally would not choose Noah because it is currently no 1 in baby charts and I do not like really popular names. But some people do so whatever floats your boat really.

Would Oscar be a possibility as an alternative to Otis if you are not sure? Or if you like Hebrew style names like Noah, Joseph, Josiah, Ezra, Elijah?

My husband does say I have ultimate naming power but we have narrowed it down to names we can live with, so it's not that I'd overrule him so much as just get a slight edge on the deciding vote.

Also just to say I spent the first six months thinking I had named my baby wrongly and now I love it, so whatever you pick it might take a while to fix

LightHousePanda · 20/01/2023 13:02

I wouldn't choose it on how well it flows. I think what name they'll be known by every day is more important.

For me Noah is nicer.

EL8888 · 20/01/2023 12:52

I vote Otis Noah but did wonder how each options flows with his surname? But l appreciate you probably don’t want to share that on here

We are quite taken with Otis. Noah l don’t dislike but it was a no for us as it’s so popular and he was an alcoholic apparently (lots of my family have alcohol issues)

4thonthe4th · 20/01/2023 12:25

Mummylcluelsss · 20/01/2023 06:50

Baby is two weeks old and we still can’t agree on names. The options are

Noah Otis …
Otis Noah

i prefer Noah & think since I went through awful Labour I should name him 🥲. Partner prefers Otis as thinks there will be too many Noah’s as it’s popular. I did like Otis to start with but I’ve gone off if a bit.

Is it a nice name?

Feeling under pressure to decide as every day we have people asking what we have called him 🫣😬😫

Hmm, I know 1 child called Noah and have met 3 called Otis. I don’t think either way flows better than the other.

Are there any other names you both like?

opencheese · 20/01/2023 12:24

Otis the Aardvark or Otis Redding?

alotoftutus · 20/01/2023 12:19

I must prefer Noah Otis - I think it flows a lot better than the other way round. Otis Noah feels a bit clumpy to me.
I also absolutely love the name Noah - my eldest is Noah but was named before it was popular and people would raise an eyebrow and say "oh that's different" when I said his name lol. Whilst it is popular now it's still a lovely name and even after all the years I've been saying it I still absolutely love it.

BertieBotts · 20/01/2023 12:15

I agree Otis Noah flows better - it's a bit awkward with the two vowel sounds clashing - to avoid a weird pause you'll get "Noharotis" which is a bit odd because it's Noah not Noar.

That said how often do people really say the name with the middle name?

emmathedilemma · 20/01/2023 12:13

If you use Noah Otis just make sure your surname doesn't mean his initials spell anything daft that people could make fun of e.g. NOB (trust me, kids will!!).
I think Otis Noah flows better than Noah Otis.

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