Marcus or Vincent

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Have shortened our list to these two.

DC2 will be here in less than four weeks, dh and I have strong, differing opinions on baby names, and these two are really it. If you hate both, of course it’s fine to say so if you like, but I will have to ignore you !

Many tia for opinions.

Vincent

Very different names.
Marcus I see as posh public schoolboy
Vincent is kind of cool.
I quite like both but they give off different vibes to me.
My DH hates Marcus. Says all he can hear is mucous.

Oh sorry for the derail, but regarding your user name... Have some respect for rags.

Marcus or just Mark. Vincent is awful.

I really should apologise to rags the world over!

@hijklm

I feel the same way about Lucas as your dh does about Marcus! So I sympathise.

Marcus (or Mark), really don't like Vincent, sorry.

This is probably the first time on a baby name thread where I actually like both options! Not helpful I know. I’d be inclined to use both.

Thanks all.

I’m leaning towards Marcus atm, but that could easily change.

Marcus, though I like it spelt Markus! I wanted to use it but my husband hates it!

Definately Marcus (but i am biased😀)

Vincent! I know quite a few Marcus' though...

I prefer Vincent but Marcus isn't awful by any stretch.

I prefer marcos.

Markus is a nice spelling. Where does that come from? I think we’ll stick with Marcus tbh, as dd has a really classic name, which can’t be misspelled. Would like the same for dc2.

Marcos makes me think of Imelda . I’m sure I’d get used to it if I met one though.

I like then both, but prefer Vincent.

I prefer Vincent.

Vincent. Reminds me of the 'starry starry night' Don McLean song.

Yes @fridge! Me too. I love that song. Poor old Van Gogh though...

Vincent makes me think of a slimy italian mobster...
Marcus is nice, but I had a crush on a guy called Markus for years!

Yes I just hear ‘Vinnie’ in a very nasal voice.

@tatiana

I sometimes say Vinnie in my best prohibition era gangster voice . Just to try it out. I am leaning towards Marcus I think though. Sad I wouldn’t get to do my al Capone daily though .

Marcus definitely! I have an 8 month old Marcus 😊 Went to school with a boy called Vincent and he was a horrible bully so that name is tainted for me.

They’re both nice.

Vincent doesn’t make me think of Italians (or Italian mobsters!). The Vincents I know are English or French / from French speaking regions... (But I do know Italians named Vincenzo / Enzo.)

Marcus is nice and reminds me of holidays in Venice / St. Mark :)

Marcus, definitely.