Can’t decide between two names

[chriss232]

I really love the name River but can’t tell if it sounds overly strange with our last name (Berger) like low hanging fruit for bullying or jokes. Also not sure if most people think of it as a “normal” name nowadays or if it’s a name that would make people roll their eyes or consider wimpy for a boy?

I also really like the name Jonah. And could potentially want to use the nickname Joey.

Trying to avoid name regret but now I feel like I’m just obsessing and getting nowhere.

Yes to Jonah. Love that. Absolutely no to River, just think it’s a really silly name.

River Berger doesn’t sound great

I prefer Joseph to Jonah if you are keen on Joey as a nn

If you want a biblical name, how about Ham?

<gets coat>

😂

Don’t like either of them with the surname

How do you pronounce your surname?
Is it Ber- jer or Ber- gur?
If the latter then do not call your child River.
Burger pronunciation will be very hard to match.
As for River I do find it an eye roll name.
Very try hard.
River Phoenix was named after his parents joined a hippy commune. Phoenix was not their real name, they changed it.
Also being a Hollywood superstar is very different from being an ordinary person living a very ordinary life, and having to carry a name like that.
It’s a lot to live up to and most males will never live up to a name like River.

I agree with you on the River Berger, plus I’d assume it was a girls name,

Is it only me that thinks that Jonah Berger sounds like "do you want a berger" 😬

Do you pronounce Berger as ‘burger’ or ‘burjer’? Both names sound better with the latter pronunciation, but not so much the former.

River Berger sounds like something you’d be served at a millennial-owned restaurant, and Jonah Berger sounds like you’re asking someone if they’d like a burger. I suppose you could go for Joey for short, but Joey Berger sounds like a kangaroo’s offspring has been slung on to the bbq.