Could we use the name Jacob with this surname...?

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Ok, so the surname is Aldrick.

We have automatically ruled out names beginning with 'B', male or female, (which is a shame as I love Bethan!) as we wouldn't want to inflict 'BAldrick' on our child but... we are debating whether or not a name that ends with a 'B' would be ok or whether the same issue would exist?

For example, we like Jacob so he would be Jacob Aldrick - is this fine? Or would it sound like Jaco-Baldrick?? And written down as a full name, would it be ok??

We also like Caleb but just not sure if we should use it???!

Maybe we are overthinking this??????!!!! Any thoughts please??

Thanks!

I think it sounds fine, probably best to avoid B as a first letter as you say, but I wouldn't have made the connection with a name ending in b, either on paper or spoken.

Fine I think. Would not have occurred to me.

Love Jacob & Caleb

Sounds fine to me.

Sounds ok to me. Probably overthinking it which is easily done!

That generation will know nothing of baldrick. Go for it

I imagine there are parents that don't know who Baldrick is let alone the generation your child will be brought up in. Jacob is a lovely name and sounds good with your surname.

Thank you so much for your responses, you've put my mind at rest!

Jacob is definitely on the shortlist!!

I would definitely think "Baldrick", sorry.

If anyone did make the connection it would more likely be an amusing rather than offensive nickname opportunity.

I would also think Baldrick if the first name ended in b.

For me it's not an issue of Baldrick per se, it's more that the first name and surname run into each other and are hard to understand. So I would hear Jaco Baldrick, without considering a connection to the character, I would just struggle to understand it.