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Baby Boy name help! - Hector or Alden?

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Meebs · 19/09/2018 23:39

DH and I currently have the two above names as our front runners for our baby due in October. I prefer Alden, yet now DH has informed me he never really liked the name in the first place despite having these 2 in our shortlist for a couple of months.

Firstly, is Hector a popular name now and is it a bit faddy? Don't really want DS to have 5 other little Hector's in his class.

Is Alden 'a bit too weird' as DH would say, or should I push for it?

Any other name suggestions similar to Alden that DH might approve of? Little upset now since I thought I'd get my perfect and preferred name out of the two. Sad (pregnancy hormones not helping)

Thanks!

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crunchtime · 19/09/2018 23:41

I am really sorry but they are both awful.
Aldenham is less awful than Hector. Hector is truly appalling.

crunchtime · 19/09/2018 23:41

Alden.

Sophronia · 19/09/2018 23:42

I like both but prefer Hector

DramaAlpaca · 19/09/2018 23:43

Alden is by far the nicest of the two.

Fanjango · 19/09/2018 23:43

Alden. I have an Aiden and that's not too dissimilar and fairly regular. Really not a fan of Hector. Sounds like the name for a hedgehog

Fiveletters · 19/09/2018 23:44

I’m sorry but I don’t like either.
I’ve never heard of Alden but I think it’s slightly better than Hector. I can’t imagine there will be 5 Hectors in a class!

lottiegarbanzo · 19/09/2018 23:48

Alden is really nice.

Never heard of it before and I'm not usually a fan of 'out there' names but actually, that's nice. (Makes we think of Alder, Aiden, Alan Alda, Aspen and Walden).

Hector I don't like. Apart from the 'heckle and shout' meaning, I find it unpleasant sounding and it makes me think of hiccups.

indigo13 · 19/09/2018 23:51

Hector is great

Synecdoche · 20/09/2018 00:03

I've always loved Alden

shirleyschmidt · 20/09/2018 00:05

Hector is a fantastic name! I associate it with Hector of Troy. No contest with Alden!

MarcieBluebell · 20/09/2018 00:11

Alden

annainboots · 20/09/2018 01:13

Whilst it will likely be mistaken for Aiden quite often, I prefer Alden out of those two names by a long shot. Definitely not if your surname is Towers though...

Shadow1234 · 20/09/2018 01:16

Sorry, dont like Hector at all.

Aiden is a nice name,, or Hayden as a close alternative.

MagnaDoodle · 20/09/2018 01:18

Really, neither.

Shadow1234 · 20/09/2018 01:23

Other suggestions:

Reece
Elliot
Alex
Bradley
Alexander
Byron
Hugo
Miles
Scott
Jacob
Callum
Connor
Joseph
Elijah
Fraser
Lewis
Louis
Kieran
Jayden
Ronan
Mason
Arthur
Marcus

Not all to my taste, but just thought i'd throw a mixed bunch out
there.

ReginaPhalange89 · 20/09/2018 05:30

Sorry but both are awful 🙈 I hate saying that to someone but it's true

Hector is so old fashioned, not in a good way. It sounds so harsh too. No associated NNs that I know of either. I reckon he'd hate it , sorry !

Alden.... I've never heard it before so to me it looks made up. Like it's Walden or Aiden spelled incorrectly. I guess it doesn't sound as bad as hector though

TheNumberfaker · 20/09/2018 05:54

Alden will get mistaken for Aiden, which is quite popular.
Hector is a very classic, distinguished name. No contest for me.

olderthanyouthink · 20/09/2018 06:03

I like Auden but it's sort of ruined by a family member

Eleanor90 · 20/09/2018 06:43

I prefer Hector. How about Alban, Auden, Astor, Castor or Holden?

Peachbubble · 20/09/2018 06:46

I like Hector. Alden looks like Aiden, which is a name I don't like.

pilates · 20/09/2018 06:58

Sorry, don’t like either

How about Rex, Jared or Jesse?

Sunflower321 · 20/09/2018 07:15

Alden is a great name!

The meaning of Hector puts me off. To hector is not nice.

dovek123 · 20/09/2018 07:47

Love hector ! Would chose for my own bump but my best friend has a hector !! Anyone like Cecil ? Percy ?

Quangot · 20/09/2018 08:07

I prefer Hector, and also like Alban and Aidan.

Albert
Edwin
Aldous
Rowan
Tristan
Julian

InTheNavy · 20/09/2018 08:38

I'm afraid I'm not keen on either.