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Emmett Aidan all the way

I like Emmett a lot. Aiden is a bit too popular and/or trendy for me, as is Aidan.

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However, I don't think Emmett Aidan flows that well.

That combo causes me to pronounce Aiden in a slightly different way than I normally would. Normally I would pronounce it AY-din. But next to Emmett I say it more like AID-in. I feel like I'm not describing this very well but hopefully you understand what I mean. If I'm the only one who does this than I guess it doesn't matter lol, but I think it's an attempt on my part to make the names flow better. If I don't change the pronunciation of Aiden, then it sounds to me a bit like Ada Nemmet.

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Anyway, it's an okay combo. I don't really care one way or the other with either name, although of course Aiden/Aidan is super popular right now so that turns me off. I don't like the flow of Emmett Aidan at all...sounds all jumbled to me like Emmadaydyn. Neither name comes across clearly.

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It probably seems like I'm being really picky about flow (which I am) but I have experience with this. My first and last name sound a bit jumbled and I always have to repeat my name two or three times for people whenever they have to write it down.

Aidan Emmett is cute. I'm just sick of the rhymes-with-Aidan trend. I'm not bothered by the popularity of any one individual name, but taken as a rhyming group, they're overwhelming. Aidan, not Aiden, is the best of the bunch by far, but I still wouldn't use it.

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I prefer Aidan Emmett over Emmett Aidan, though. Emmett Aidan sounds a lot like "Emma Taidan" to me.

Emmett Aiden is a lot better than Aiden Emmett. I don't care too much for either names, but I like Emmett better than Aiden as a FN. I'd never use it myself.

I don't care for it. Although I love Aiden, the popularity has totally ruined it for me. I know 7 Aiden's under age 3. It's crazy. And I just don't care for Emmett too much. I'd rather see Aiden in the middle name spot with something else in front.