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[Opinions] Isaac vs Isaiah?
For ages my top combo was Isaac James, recently that has been moved down to second and replaced by Tobias Henry. When asked for feedback on Isaac James however many people say that although there is nothing particularly wrong with it, it is a little boring. And I can't help but agree. So I've been thinking: what about Isaiah James? Better than Isaac James, more interesting? Or worse?
I just think that Isaac James is a little boring compared to my other top combos: Tobias Henry, Sebastian Wolfgang, Sydney Alexander, Edmund Tempest...Opinions on whether I should change Isaac to Isaiah?

This message was edited 12/19/2012, 10:12 AM

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I would go with Isaiah James, just love the sound of both names. I don't really care for the meanings since I'm not religious.
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I like both, Isaac and Isaiah, but Isaiah a little more. Great name! :)And I looove James! Both combos flows well..But I like Isaac more with Tobias than Isaiah, I think.
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Isaac and Isaiah are both nice... Isaac flows into James better, but I'm not really a fan of the supplanter/deceiver meaning of James/Jacob... Bould be cool w/ a different mn and it would depend on the mn which would sound nicer. Of course, if meaning's unimportant to you, you can ignore the latter part of this.
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What bugs me about Isaiah, apart from the fact that I'm not, like, heavily into prophets, is the iezIEa versus iezAYa issue. For that reason alone, though also for its splendid meaning, I'd go for Isaac every time. Why saddle a child with a lifetime of confusion?

This message was edited 12/19/2012, 11:31 PM

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In terms of interest, I think Isaac and Isaiah are pretty equal. I much prefer warm, friendly Isaac, though. I think the problem is James, tbh. I love it, but it feels like a filler in many combos, particularly when paired with a popular/common names like Isaac. I read below how James is a family name, so I get why you wouldn't want to drop it, but have you ever considered rearranging some of your combos in order to pair James with a less common first name and Isaac with a more uncommon middle? Something like Isaac Wolfgang and Sebastian James, perhaps, or Isaac Tempest and Edmund James.
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Sebastian James and Isaac Wolfgang.... :) I'm pretty sure I could make that happen! Thank you! :)
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I find James super-boring in the middle. James Isaac or James Isaiah would be better. I don't mind Isaac or Isaiah at all. How Isaac Jamison?
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James honours my cousin, it is his first name so I would feel a bit wierd naming my son James as then we'd have two James's in the family. Although I like "-son" names, Jamison is not one of my favourites, thank you for the suggestion though. :)
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Makes sense.Oh, and yes your other combos have a lot more intrigue and memorablity (if that were a word). :) Edmund Tempest is pretty awesome.
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Naw, Isaac is better than Isaiah. Isaiah's tacky. Isaac is cool. Isaiah James is just another stripe of boring - modern preppy boring, rather than more timeless boring.
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Haha okay, thank you. I've never thought of Isaiah as tacky before, can't quite see it myself :)
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I like Isaac and I like James but I don't care for them together. It is a little boring. I don't care for Isaiah at all. A friend of mine had a baby named Isaac William. I think it needs 2 or more syllables for the middle name.
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See, the thing is...James is an honouring family name so I'm not inclined to change it :/
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JamesYes, James is what makes it boring. I do like the name but it does nothing for Isaac or Isaiah. I think Santiago would be better, and that means James.Isaiah Santiago _______I don't know if your ok with changing the language though. But it's like honoring a family member named John by naming your kid Ian or Ivan or something.What do you think? Or maybe try another varient of James.
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make it James Isaac. I like that much better and love James as a first name.
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Lol, I time I heard the name James Isaac, I think of the show Jimmy Neutron, see how that was his full name!
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