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Heath Grant or Edison Grant?

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Elanne · 04/05/2025 15:56

I have written a post here before, as we love the names Heath & Edison for a baby boy due at the end of May. We both like Heath better, but unsure if it sounds good with the middle name Grant. We would like to take the father's middle name, the surname is 2 syllables. The fact Heath & Grant both just have one syllable, it making me want to go for Edison. What do you all think?

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Words · 04/05/2025 20:34

Edison invented the électric light bulb. Astonished no one seems aware of that.

RuthW · 04/05/2025 20:26

Edison is much nicer but Eddie Grant isn’t good (I don’t wanna dance!)

Firsttimebabymummy · 04/05/2025 20:23

I vote Heath Grant!

TheeNotoriousPIG · 04/05/2025 20:23

I know a little Heath and he is excellent! Thus, I vote for Heath.

His middle name probably won't be used very often, so I wouldn't worry too much about the syllables, especially if your surname has two.

Zeitumschaltung · 04/05/2025 20:14

Heathcliff perhaps if you are worried about a string of single syllables in the full name?

Ilovemyshed · 04/05/2025 20:03

No one has mentioned Chitty Chitty Bang Bang yet?

Norastroud · 04/05/2025 19:56

Heath Grant is a great name - sounds very handsome! I met a toddler called Heath & thought what a cool, strong sounding name, good for kids and grown ups. I like Edison too & have never met one - good luck with your choice!

Boreded · 04/05/2025 19:43

AM1994 · 04/05/2025 19:11

We have an Edison, never hear it anywhere else and he’s never called ed or eddy, always Edison and none has a problem with that, he’s 5. Also don’t get lightbulb comments like above posters are saying 🤣

Ah but the posters here have been reading about a fellow named Tom Edison who’s working on an idea for snap-on electric lights.

IYKYK

AM1994 · 04/05/2025 19:12

And of course we love it

AM1994 · 04/05/2025 19:11

We have an Edison, never hear it anywhere else and he’s never called ed or eddy, always Edison and none has a problem with that, he’s 5. Also don’t get lightbulb comments like above posters are saying 🤣

LilyJosephine · 04/05/2025 19:07

Flow is only important for the first and last names imo - as middle names are rarely said aloud by most people (though I still think it’s lovely for a family name to be used and Grant sounds fine to me with both)..

Heath is stunning - such a cool, romantic sounding name. Edison is nice enough - but there are a lot of “sons” around now and I always wonder if Jenson’s Dad is John, Harrison’s dad is Henry, Edison’s Dad is Edward, Hudson’s dad is Hugh etc. It secretly makes wonder if Mum is hinting at something 🤣

Moreteaandchocolate · 04/05/2025 17:04

I like them both equally - not names I would choose personally but wouldn’t think anything negative of a boy with either name and it’s nice they’re not commonly used. If you like something more unusual then Heath is best as Edison may become another Ed. Heath Grant sounds good to me - my boy has one syllable first and middle names so I think that sounds great! 😁

Reddelilah · 04/05/2025 16:35

Dearover · 04/05/2025 15:59

A light bulb moment. Henry or Edward?

Both of these are so common - we know so many Henrys and Edwards/Eds that I need their surnames to identify them! I even know two Edward Smiths and two Henry Taylors. We really don’t need MORE..!

Heath is a great name - well known but not overused.

Reddelilah · 04/05/2025 16:32

I really like Heath too!

BootballJoy · 04/05/2025 16:29

Had to Google the Eddy Grant reference- it didn't seem like a bad association? And it's a middle name so won't be picked up on. And I am much older than their peers will be and still had to Google.

Having said that Heath is much the better name, reminds me of Ledger or Heathcliff, and just has a nicer sound.

Grant doesn't really flow with it but doesn't matter as much with a middle name. Could you add a second middle name to make it flow better? Heath Thomas Grant or something?

RosesAndHellebores · 04/05/2025 16:28

The G's are out because of Grant otherwise I'd have suggested Gawain or Gulliver.

Merlin
Lancelot
Maxim
Magnus
Tristan
Florian
Degory
Dylan
Wulfric

They are uncommon rather than unique.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 04/05/2025 16:24

Hugh

AlphabettiTouretti · 04/05/2025 16:24

ChessieFL · 04/05/2025 16:02

If Grant is the middle name it really doesn’t matter because middle names are very rarely used.

Yes, this.

Although I do think Edison Grant sounds like the name of a science scholarship.

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Elanne · 04/05/2025 16:22

RosesAndHellebores · 04/05/2025 16:17

They are both awful. Heath is marginally less awful but only because you can't give the child the initials E G, eg (for example) surname.

Some suggestions:

William
John
Thomas
George

or if you want a little more unusual:

Headley
Briscoe
Osric
Ambrose

I do like unique names, but I am not keen on those ones. X

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clarrylove · 04/05/2025 16:20

No-one will ever use his middle name so it doesn't matter.

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Elanne · 04/05/2025 16:19

TeflonMom · 04/05/2025 16:03

I love Heath

Thank you! 🩵

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RosesAndHellebores · 04/05/2025 16:17

They are both awful. Heath is marginally less awful but only because you can't give the child the initials E G, eg (for example) surname.

Some suggestions:

William
John
Thomas
George

or if you want a little more unusual:

Headley
Briscoe
Osric
Ambrose

Words · 04/05/2025 16:10

Hope Edison will be the brightest bulb...

CharlotteFlax · 04/05/2025 16:05

Edison Grant is the name I prefer from the two.

GoodVibesHere · 04/05/2025 16:04

Both absolutely awful, poor kid