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Final two names - Aidan or Isaac?

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PumpkinSoup21 · 27/12/2021 20:59

Which should we go for and why? Aidan or Isaac.
DS is three weeks old and I can’t decide which suits better.

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Awrite · 27/12/2021 23:00

I really wanted Aidan for ds. Can't remember why dh vetoed it. So, yes - Aidan. It really is a great name.

DramaAlpaca · 27/12/2021 23:04

Aidan. It's lovely.

Isaac is a wrinkly, ugly name.

2irishmums2be · 27/12/2021 23:06

Aidan,but I'd spell aodhan

Poetrypatty · 27/12/2021 23:07

Both lovely. I'd choose whatever sounds best with your surname.

FallonCarringtonWannabe · 27/12/2021 23:12

They were bith our last two names with our ds! He is 9 now and uses our 3rd choice, Lucian, on his gaming accounts Hmm

IAmSantaOhYesIAm · 27/12/2021 23:16

Isaac but then I’m biased!!
Mine is 15 and it’s still such a cool name - I still get comments on how nice it is from people I meet.

Veryverycalmnow · 27/12/2021 23:25

Love both

ICalledYouLastNightFromGlasgow · 27/12/2021 23:26

100% Aidan.

Loveinacoldishclimate · 27/12/2021 23:30

Team Issac all the way 😊

buddy79 · 27/12/2021 23:30

These were both on our list! We chose Isaac - I love the meaning (laughter) and it goes better with DS1. Think it is slowly getting more popular though. Sorry am no help!

MadeForThis · 27/12/2021 23:31

Aidan.

imsureineverdo · 27/12/2021 23:33

Isaac!

SundayTeatime · 27/12/2021 23:35

@Loveinacoldishclimate

Team Issac all the way 😊
That isn’t a name, and nor is it one of the OP’s options.
SummerLew · 27/12/2021 23:37

Isaac. Great name!

Loveinacoldishclimate · 27/12/2021 23:44

@SundayTeatime Confused Hmm

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 27/12/2021 23:47

Aidan, by a very long way

weegiemum · 27/12/2021 23:47

Aidan, but I'm biased as I have a very cool 19 year old one! He loves his name.

Ceramide · 28/12/2021 00:50

I really like Aidan.

wingingit33 · 28/12/2021 00:58

Isaac reminds me of the old one in Hanson

Mumofgirls2017 · 28/12/2021 06:47

Isaac

headspin10 · 28/12/2021 07:58

I think they are both great names.
Does that help? 😬 Good taste!

Maybe if I HAD to choose I'd choose Isaac as I've loved that name for years. Let us know which you choose.

MoominMeggy · 28/12/2021 09:25

Aidan - on my list. Lovely name.

Not keen on Isaac. Feels quite biblical to me, and really overdone. Zachary is similar but nicer and more unusual I think. But Aidan beats both my a mile.

RuthW · 28/12/2021 11:22

Isaac. Aidan is very old fashioned and not a nice name.

Blackberrybunnet · 28/12/2021 11:45

Both lovely names, Isaac a bit Biblical, Aidan a bit Celtic, so depends which way you want to go. It would be a lot easier to choose if we knew the surname (not asking you to post it tho)

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 28/12/2021 14:38

That’s exactly how I feel about Isaac.