Stuck between 2 baby names 😞

[El87le]

Ok so I am due my baby boy this coming week and am so completely stuck between 2 names which I love, I cant post on social media as we want to keep it a secret until he is born so thought you lovely lot could give me your input before I drive myself crazy lol
So we have Lincoln or Wyatt?
Sooooo confused 😖

I'm not a fan of either I'm afraid and they sound very American. If I had to choose I'd say Wyatt as I once went to Lincoln and apart from the cathedral it's pretty grim.

you can have two or more middle names

Wyatt is lovely, Lincoln is dreadful.

I heard someone call her child Wyatt today and thought that I’d not heard that name used recently in the uk.

I prefer Lincoln.

Lincoln, Wyatt is very redneck

They're different sounding names - so surely one must go better with the middle name you've chosen and your surname?

Love them both. Don’t choose the name until the baby arrives. You will know what fits.

The local accent needs to be taken into account, I think. I lived for a while in east London and the Lincoln I knew had his name pronounced as Ling-kin. Wyatt (not that I knew a Wyatt) would have had the most almighty glottal stop at the end of his name and I wouldn't have wanted that.

I like them both, but living in Yorkshire, home of the gluttoral stop, I couldn't call a child Wyatt.

So Lincoln for me. Linc is a cool nickname too.

Cross Post with wheat there!

I’m not keen on either but Lincoln is slightly better. It’s not a very inspiring city though.

I think Lincoln's a lively name. I wouldn't think of the city, c resurrected if it was attached to a beautiful small child or a handsome man!

Especially if it was attached to a beautiful small child...

You’re bound to get opinions of all sorts when posting on MN! They are both very American, which would feel a little odd in some parts of the UK when pronounced with different accents and without the cultural heritage. We have two kids at our school with American names and they often commented on with a quizzical air!

Just something to consider.

Lincoln the person is rather a big name to have to live up to and the small English city a rather odd choice.
Country is perhaps a better way to consider Wyatt rather than redneck, although there are always going to be some that think redneck.

What is the middle name?

I would say Lincoln, but only if you have been there and like it.

Well Lincoln the car brand is pretty cool too

And Link as a nickname is awesome (Hairspray!)...I may another child just to use it!

I think you might know which one suits best once you see him

Lincoln.

Agree with others re accent. I'm Glaswegian and Wyatt sounds a bit odd.

Lincoln

Wyatt is Penny’s Dad in The Big Bang Theory’s dad....

I’d pick Wyatt

If I'm honest, I'm not keen on either. But I am old!!

I prefer Wyatt of the two.

I'm American. Between the two, I'd rather have my child 'share' a name with Abraham Lincoln than Wyatt Earp.

Lincoln.