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Help[Opinions] Is any of these combos usable?
Is any of these name combos a good option?
Along with each combo I am going to add some of my concerns based on all of my experience reading baby name forums so you guys can tell me if they are legit concerns and which one (if any) would be a good option
• Christopher Grant: Christopher apparently is a dad's name/dated/80's style people aren't naming babies Christopher as much indicating that the name has became dated
• James Grant: Although James is a worldwide favorite having two one syllable names together seems like a capital sin in terms of flow and choppiness
• Joshua Grant: same concerns as in Joshua being a dad's name/dated
• Nicholas Grant: same as Christopher
• Grant Christopher: Grant as a first name can cause some issues some people only see it as a last name while others think it's too serious of a name for a child and here apparently the flow isn't good either because the general preference when it comes to a good flow is for a long first + short middle
• Grant Nicholas: same concerns as Grant Christopher
Along with each combo I am going to add some of my concerns based on all of my experience reading baby name forums so you guys can tell me if they are legit concerns and which one (if any) would be a good option
• Christopher Grant: Christopher apparently is a dad's name/dated/80's style people aren't naming babies Christopher as much indicating that the name has became dated
• James Grant: Although James is a worldwide favorite having two one syllable names together seems like a capital sin in terms of flow and choppiness
• Joshua Grant: same concerns as in Joshua being a dad's name/dated
• Nicholas Grant: same as Christopher
• Grant Christopher: Grant as a first name can cause some issues some people only see it as a last name while others think it's too serious of a name for a child and here apparently the flow isn't good either because the general preference when it comes to a good flow is for a long first + short middle
• Grant Nicholas: same concerns as Grant Christopher
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The first 4 are definitely usable the last 2 are a bit less accepted but it is up to you
This message was edited 1/17/2024, 3:15 AM
Grant Nicholas would be my first choice then can't Christopher my 2nd, the flow is great. While it is a last name, it is a well established first name and I wouldn't consider it a serious name for a child. Great name for a child teenager and adult. It's a great name and not so common
Grant James would be nice too, no problem with 2 1 syllable names, Grant Joshua would be nice too
Grant James would be nice too, no problem with 2 1 syllable names, Grant Joshua would be nice too
They're all usable. My favourite is Christopher Grant.
Christopher, Nicholas and Joshua are all in the US top 100. Plenty of people are still using these names. They are definitely falling in popularity, but there are lots of babies with these names. All three are fairly classic as well, with long histories of use. Grant is probably the most obviously dated of them all, if you are worried at all about that. But because it's the most dated, it's also the most "fresh" option. A baby Grant will probably be the only one in his class.
None of these names are on the cutting edge of fashion, they all have a gently dated feel to them, but none of them would be difficult for a kid to wear.
James Grant is perfectly fine. I'd even say that having choppy one-syllable names for boys is a kind of English language tradition. Think of John Wayne. James Dean. Glenn Ford. Names like this don't feel strange, they feel strong and iconic. Also remember that middle names really don't matter in the grand scheme of things. Most people won't know or care about someone's middle name.
All of these names are perfectly fine and I don't think you need to worry so much about it. Especially not forum opinions!
None of these names are on the cutting edge of fashion, they all have a gently dated feel to them, but none of them would be difficult for a kid to wear.
James Grant is perfectly fine. I'd even say that having choppy one-syllable names for boys is a kind of English language tradition. Think of John Wayne. James Dean. Glenn Ford. Names like this don't feel strange, they feel strong and iconic. Also remember that middle names really don't matter in the grand scheme of things. Most people won't know or care about someone's middle name.
All of these names are perfectly fine and I don't think you need to worry so much about it. Especially not forum opinions!
I don't really think any of these are especially valid concerns unless you yourself, as a baby-namer, are bothered by them. Tastes vary of course, but you will never find a combo that pleases everyone's ear.
I will say I don't like the name Grant for a first name. It's too much like a command: Grant Christopher a new trial on the basis of ineffective counsel? Grant Nicholas an extension for handing in his homework because he was sick? But even that isn't important to many people, and there's plenty of people named with "command" names like Chase or Grant.
Christopher and Joshua and Nicholas aren't as hugely popular as they once were, but they are still extremely popular, and they don't really sound like "dad names" or dated in the way that say, Ronald or Steven might. They are all so common in such a wide age range that that issue of datedness is pretty much meaningless. And James has always and always will be very popular. It will never date. James Grant sounds fine, and that's the name I'd pick if I had to use Grant as a mn.
I will say I don't like the name Grant for a first name. It's too much like a command: Grant Christopher a new trial on the basis of ineffective counsel? Grant Nicholas an extension for handing in his homework because he was sick? But even that isn't important to many people, and there's plenty of people named with "command" names like Chase or Grant.
Christopher and Joshua and Nicholas aren't as hugely popular as they once were, but they are still extremely popular, and they don't really sound like "dad names" or dated in the way that say, Ronald or Steven might. They are all so common in such a wide age range that that issue of datedness is pretty much meaningless. And James has always and always will be very popular. It will never date. James Grant sounds fine, and that's the name I'd pick if I had to use Grant as a mn.
I like Nicholas Grant the best.