Gabriel or Jared??????? Help please

[LyraBelaqua]

Which do you prefer?

Jared.

Gabriel is just so flouncy and feminine. I can't get my head around it as a boys name, I hear Gabrielle.

Thanks everyone. I totally love the name Gabriel and DH likes Jared but all the people I have mentioned it to think its awful . Dont know if I can name my baby a name that his family does not like. BUT it is the only name I actually love!!! Dilemma

Gabriel by a million miles. I love Gabriel, and really dislike Jared.

What does dh like other than Jared? I think you'll have to go back to the drawing board and find a compromise name to be fair. Better a name that both of you like than a name thatone of you loves and the other doesn't imho.

I love Jared
Its my favourite boys name

Not keen on Gabriel ,its a bit wet

Gabriel is the name of your gay hairdresser.
Jared gets into pub brawls and hangs out with Tyson.

Gabriel

i seem to be alone in loving them both
Gabriel beautiful - i have used as a middle name - more middle of road now
Jared more edgy - gorgeous for a young man - i would use as first name

LOVE Gabriel, was on our list.

Jared is chavvy imo, maybe because it's similar to Jayden.

Jared is nothing like Jayden imo - poles apart!
Jared is classy

I love Gabriel, it's the name of my DS2. You do need to get used to comments from people though. Jared is lovely too.

I love them both, but would probably go for Jared as there is potentially less scope for teasing.

Maybe though you should go back to the drawing board and choose one you both like. I know you didn't ask for alternatives, but how about something else shortish and biblical eg. Caleb, Noah? Or if you want to explore the pretty sounding archangel route, how about Raphael? Raff might be a cool nn to have!

Gabriel

What comments do you need to get used to about Gabriel? I have one and never a single comment - apart from "he's so well named" (he has blond curls & dimples)

REMUS DH likes Oren/Orin which I like too but we seem to pronounce it differently at the mo. I'm just trying him out with Soloman and Simeon too :)

Really dislike Gabriel and detest the nn Gabe even more so would say Jared. Gabriel is just to close to Gabrielle for me, sounds very feminine.

Jared, would be my choice. My oldest son is Jareth so like Jared.

Etaoin xx