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Your thoughts on Isaac Matthew?

34 replies

ThisSassyQuoter · 28/01/2026 09:04

Hi me and my husband are expecting a boy, we both absolutely love Isaac. We picked Matthew for the middle name, your thoughts on the two names?

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Briegirl · 28/01/2026 13:50

NamingNoNames · 28/01/2026 11:38

As long as the surname isn't Stick or Snob.

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GoldDuster · 28/01/2026 13:51

Biblical, safe. Probably won't be another.

NamingNoNames · 28/01/2026 13:57

The 'firstname middlename' threads always seem to concentrate on the flow of the two names.
What really matters is the first name and surname. Isaac won't go with some surnames (e.g. Cox, Dixon).

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mathanxiety · 28/01/2026 14:00

PolyVagalNerve · 28/01/2026 13:49

🙏 😇
very biblical - if that’s your thing

Like Ezra, Zachary, Nathan, James, Luke, and 90% of other names for both boys and girls in the UK...

What's the problem with 'biblical' or 'religious' names?

Makingpeace · 28/01/2026 14:01

Coffeeishot · 28/01/2026 09:06

Oh i like it, although i prefer Mathew Issac, but either way both great names.

This is what I came to say too!

mathanxiety · 28/01/2026 14:03

OP. imo, Isaac Matthew is a great name. Both are classic names.

loislovesstewie · 28/01/2026 14:05

Matthew is lovely, Isaac isn't.

ginasevern · 28/01/2026 14:08

Both good solid names but Matthew is far less common than Isaac these days and I prefer Matthew Isaac personally.

Calliopespa · 02/02/2026 13:20

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 28/01/2026 12:39

Isaac Matthew is great. I like it that way around.

I do too. I think Isaac is slightly more characterful as a first name, but I like them both.

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