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Zephaniah or Magnus - which do you prefer and why?

36 replies

LetThemEatCake · 02/05/2009 10:09

not sure if dc3 will be boy or girl but still undecided about boy names.
Think these two are my favourites but sure others will surface in the next 20 weeks!

dd is Phoenix and ds is Cassian, if that has any bearing.

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LetThemEatCake · 02/05/2009 19:06

friend at a party this afternoon asked me about names and looked absolutely gobsmacked and appalled when I mentioned Magnus.

Turns out she thought I was saying Madness. Which is an adequate reflection of my state of mind, tbh...

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SowpDragon · 02/05/2009 13:26

Zephaniah. Mainly because Magnus is such a dumpy kind of name in my mind.

TabithaTwitchet · 02/05/2009 13:24

I prefer Magnus for the same (or rather for totally opposite) reasons as Wordweaver.

pointydog · 02/05/2009 12:26

Magnus. Same reasons as yama

LilyBolero · 02/05/2009 12:12

Magnus - lovely name
Zephaniah - not at all keen I'm afraid

jellybeans · 02/05/2009 11:52

Zephaniah is my fave by a mile, mainly as I like Zeph, and it sounds more 'cool'. Matches your other DC names better too. Magnus reminds me of an old man, sorry. Stick with Zephaniah!!

yama · 02/05/2009 11:11

Magnus - a good strong name.

Zephaniah - too twiddly.

NorkilyChallenged · 02/05/2009 11:10

I personally prefer Magnus but I think Zephaniah goes better with your other names

EachPeachPearMum · 02/05/2009 11:09

Zephaniah is too biblical for me.

bluebump · 02/05/2009 10:23

My Danish friend has a Magnus and I like it.

Wordweaver · 02/05/2009 10:21

I prefer Zephaniah because it makes me think of the poet, whereas Magnus makes me think of Mastermind . . .

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