Aidan or Lucas

[RumAppleGinger]

DS
2 due soon, we've narrowed it down to two names, Aidan and Lucas. We like both equally and can't decide between the two. DS1 is Archie. What would you go for?

Also can't decide if I prefer the spelling Aidan or Aiden!

Oops - I prefer the spelling Aiden

Lucas is much nicer in my opinion.

thefilly Adrian is a different name to Aidan. isn't it?

Lucas, else they'll both be Mr A Surname and it makes the post confusing.

Yeah it is, flipchart. I cocked up and actually meant Aiden. I typed Adrian because I was thinking about Mr Lucas from Adrian Mole!

Lucas

If Aiden, with an e I think.

Lucas.

Aidan but both are fine (definitely Aidan with an a)

I don't like either! I particularly don't like Lucas. But, I would prefer same sex siblings to have different initials so, in your position, I would choose Lucas.

I have an Aidan so obviously gets my vote, but I like Lucas too. Both sound nice with Archie.

Thanks all, just tallied up and still pretty evenly split. Maybe we'll just wait and see which feels right once he arrives.

at Mr Lucas from Adrian Mole. I always think of Mr Lucas the insufferable wit/letch from Are You Being Served!

I prefer Aidan. Although I see it as very Irish so I would be a bit if you had no Irish connection.

I like both. Definitely wait and see. We changed our minds when our first was born.

Aidan should always be spelt with a second 'a'. Aiden is wrong.

Quick update. We moved house today, our new neighbours have a little boy (who is already DS1's best friend apparently) called Luke. This might swing it slightly more towards Aidan for us. Thanks again for all your opinions.

You can't seriously name your child a second choice on the basis of your neighbour's child!

I have an Aiden/Aidan but we spelled it Aden as for some reason the i just wasn't appealling to me. No idea why.

If you do go for Aidan/Aiden, make sure you give him a different initialled second name to DS1 for post reasons.

Definitely Lucas. Not keen on Aidan.

itsfab did you actually read my OP? It would not be a second choice. We like both names the same they are our two favourites. We can't decide between them. Hence why I came on the internet to ask a bunch of strangers.

I did read your OP and the fact that you would discount a name on the basis of a neighbour's child's name made me think it was your favourite and hence you using the second choice.

Love both, prefer Aidan, Lucas better with Archie to avoid double A alliteration.

Aidan