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[Opinions] Re: Benson or Finton?.....

by Freddo (guest)

5/8/2005, 8:37 AM

I really dislike names which sound much more like a surname than a forename, except when a family surname is used as a middle name. I think both Finton and Benson do sound more surnamey, but of the two I prefer Finton. Saying this I do quite like Byron because of the poet.
There are many definite forenames which end in a -en/-on sound, such as
Simon
Simeon
Faolan (which could use the nn Finn)
Anton
Brian
Christian
Ciaran
Cameron
Darren
Dylan
Euan/ Ewan
Ian
Jonathon
Sebastian
Stephen
Tristan
Vivian
Or even Fionn, which I really like as a fn in its own right.

Good luck!

Freddo xx

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- Amy (guest)

5/8/2005, 9:03 AM

Thanks for your comments Freddo.

From your suggestions I quite like Cameron and Dylan (a good Welsh name to please my grandmother!).

The problems I have had pointed out to me with Byron and same will go for Cameron is that they do not run well with our last name Rowley; (Ron-Row is a no-no!!)

I've already had to try and avoid names which end in -ley/-ie as I have found with my own name, Amy Rowley, that this -ee/-ee sound is a bit twee and does not work well!

Thanks for the help and any more advice is more than welcome

Amy

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