Blake vs Bowen

[xjasminex]

Blake or Bowen for a boy? Ideas for a middle name for either?

jim bowen
blake carrington

Haha

Blake.

Bowen sounds a bit too much like bone.

Plus the aforementioned Jim 'look what you didn't win' Bowen. Although that will mean nothing to anyone under the age of 40!

Blake.

Bowen sounds really really try-hard.

Blake is a preppy little American kid's name. Just doesn't work in a Britis accent (sorry if you are American, in which case, if you don't mind the Dynasty connection, go for it)

Can you seriously imagine yourself calling either of those out across a playground?

I like Blake, or Blair.

I know a Bowen, he hates it and all the kids at school laugh about his name. Please don't do it.

I like Blake. My partner likes Bowen. I also like Blair but he's not so keen.

Don't like Bowen at all

Blake.
Bowen is a bit try-hard. It is like Penry and Parry. All are son of name.
(ab Owen, ap Henry ap Harry).
Prefer Owen.

Blair. Hmm Tony.

oh god, Blake!

Bowen - what pronunciation were you going for? And it's too close to bowel anyway.

You could have a little family of prime ministers. Eden, May, George, Cameron, Blair, Wilson, Heath ...

I have a Blake! Often get told it's a girls name though (Blake friggin Lively)
My sons middle name is a very traditional name.

I think a traditional name will go nice :)

Bowen doesn't sound like a name at all, even in this day and age. And you'd get people constantly asking if it's to rhyme with cow or row.

So Blake.

Just realised you can pronounce row both ways! As in row row row your boat.

Definitely Blake!

I like Blake Alexander (though check what the initials might spell!?!)

Ooopppss, I'm not a UKer so didn't make the Blair connection.

Blake

Blake. Bowen is awful. Drop the 'B' & Owen is nice enough. Or Rowan is a beautiful name.

I love Blake. It's one of the few surnamey first names I like.

I don't like Bowen, or Blair.

Blake is quite nice.

Bowen doesn't sound like a forename.

They both sound like surnames to me.
Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but not my taste.