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HelpEric Benjamin and Abigail
I just discovered that these are the names my brother picked out for his future child. Abigail would be Abby(middle name is his surname. They are using his husband's name as the surname.) He was planning on using Isabelle but my sister beat him to it. Other kids are Brianna, Emma, Natalie and Lilyanna nn Lily.
I found Abigail hilarious because he was recently complaining about biblical names. He doesn't see Abigail as biblical, though.
Thoughts?
Also, I just discovered my sister in law is planning on using Emma Grace if she has a girl. Emma it's ostensibly after her grandmother, Emma Mae. Who hated her first name with a passion and always used Mae.
I found Abigail hilarious because he was recently complaining about biblical names. He doesn't see Abigail as biblical, though.
Thoughts?
Also, I just discovered my sister in law is planning on using Emma Grace if she has a girl. Emma it's ostensibly after her grandmother, Emma Mae. Who hated her first name with a passion and always used Mae.
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Benjamin is also biblical...
I like all the names well enough, honestly. Benjamin is lovely. As is Abigail. :) I prefer Erik to Eric. Eric Benjamin is nice as a combo.
Emma is probably a bit (or a lot) overused right now. As in Grace, I guess, but I love Grace; it's one of my my favourite names (it's also the mn of my sister and the name of one of my aunts). I feel like Grace would be better paired with a somewhat longer name, like Emily or Emelia / Emilia with Emma as a nn.
It does feel a bit strange to "honour" someone by naming your child after a name they hated. :/ I know I'd feel a bit confused, personally, if someone in my family who knows me well enough to know my opinions on my first name were to name their daughter Charlotte after me.
I like all the names well enough, honestly. Benjamin is lovely. As is Abigail. :) I prefer Erik to Eric. Eric Benjamin is nice as a combo.
Emma is probably a bit (or a lot) overused right now. As in Grace, I guess, but I love Grace; it's one of my my favourite names (it's also the mn of my sister and the name of one of my aunts). I feel like Grace would be better paired with a somewhat longer name, like Emily or Emelia / Emilia with Emma as a nn.
It does feel a bit strange to "honour" someone by naming your child after a name they hated. :/ I know I'd feel a bit confused, personally, if someone in my family who knows me well enough to know my opinions on my first name were to name their daughter Charlotte after me.
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I love Eric Benjamin! I don't know why I haven't seen this combo before or thought of it. It's a brilliant pairing. It's so pleasant, both the sound and the look of it!
On the other hand, I really can't stand Abigail or Abby.
Emma Grace is incredible boring. As boring as it gets, I would say.
On the other hand, I really can't stand Abigail or Abby.
Emma Grace is incredible boring. As boring as it gets, I would say.
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Yup, Abigail's as Biblical as they come. Maybe it doesn't feel Biblical to him because it's so widely used? Nice name but doesn't really fit with the others.
I have to say Emma Grace bores me stupid. It might be honoring, but it feels like such a generic 2000s-baby name. Mae would have been better.
I have to say Emma Grace bores me stupid. It might be honoring, but it feels like such a generic 2000s-baby name. Mae would have been better.
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I like Eric Benjamin, but like Benjamin Eric more. Obviously Benjamin is your brother's own name so they wouldn't call the son Benjamin.
Abigail is kind of prissy to me. I think Abby's cute, but a tad cutesy.
I don't get why he wouldn't think of Abigail as Biblical; I mean, it is Biblical, and not even an obscure Bible name.
Emma Grace is as dull and pasty as unflavored gelatin.
Abigail is kind of prissy to me. I think Abby's cute, but a tad cutesy.
I don't get why he wouldn't think of Abigail as Biblical; I mean, it is Biblical, and not even an obscure Bible name.
Emma Grace is as dull and pasty as unflavored gelatin.
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He was going off about the obscure biblical names - Elijah, Zechariah, Magdalene, etc - the names our cousins used. Somehow Miriam and Abigail are OK.
I find Eric Benjamin odd... It was a name he had picked with his ex.
Totally agree with Emma. Plus it's going to be confusing. There are already two Christophers and two Renees.
I find Eric Benjamin odd... It was a name he had picked with his ex.
Totally agree with Emma. Plus it's going to be confusing. There are already two Christophers and two Renees.
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It was the name he had picked with his ex? Won't she be angry when she finds out?
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She didn't seem to be. She was in the car when we discussing names.
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Elijah is definitely not obscure either, and Zachariah isn't either if you lump it in with Zachary. Magdalene isn't used much but it's still not what I'd call obscure.
I like his previous choice of AManda much better.
I like his previous choice of AManda much better.
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Zechariah
Not Zachariah.
But I agree with you
Not Zachariah.
But I agree with you
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Yeah, you'd think it doesn't get much more biblical than Abigail! Or more popular. Does his DH agree?
As for naming a baby after a person who hated that name - I did! My mother was Beatrice; it was a family name and she had no mn and therefore no option. She didn't mind the name as a name, but as something to actually go by she found it less than pleasant: the nns like Bea, Beattie and even Beat just sapped her energy. But she was a wonderful person and we both wanted to use her name and did; if she's been alive at the time, I don't think she'd have complained actually, but nor do I think she'd have been too pleased.
As for naming a baby after a person who hated that name - I did! My mother was Beatrice; it was a family name and she had no mn and therefore no option. She didn't mind the name as a name, but as something to actually go by she found it less than pleasant: the nns like Bea, Beattie and even Beat just sapped her energy. But she was a wonderful person and we both wanted to use her name and did; if she's been alive at the time, I don't think she'd have complained actually, but nor do I think she'd have been too pleased.
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