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[Opinions] Reed or Reid?
We agreed on a name for a boy over the phone a few minutes ago!
Reid, WDYT?
The middle name is undecided so far.
But, I'm so happy
He called and asked me if I liked the name, and of course, I said it was one of my favs.He didn't say anything about the spelling, though.
So, my question is, which do you like better Reid or Reed?
And, what middle names do you like?Of course, if it were up to me I'd give him a rare name like Caspian Diego, but, I'll settle.Thanks ahead of time!pregnancy week by week
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I'd go with Reid. I really like the name too, great choice. It's not that popular, well I don't think so, so it should be fine. What about using Reid Caspian then?
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I personally prefer Reed, but that's mostly because it's a family name for me (my mother's maiden name), that spelling. Reid is great, too, though some might misspell it ('is it "ei" or "ie"?' lol).
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Wow. It looks like I'm in the minority with Sabrina Fair. The reason I prefer Reed is three-fold. First, whenever I see "ei" or "ie" my mind takes a minute to process whether it should be an "ee" sound like Frieda, or a long "i" sound like Lorelei. The Reed spelling is so much easier. Secondly, I like that it makes me think of a reed near a river. I like names from nature. While I usually think of them as more feminine than masculine, Reed seems happily ensconced in the male category. Finally, it makes me think of John Reed, whom the movie "Reds" was about.I do agree with many others that Caspian would make a terrific mn. Just for fun, others you might like:Reed Malachi
Reed Melchior
Reed Mordechai
Reed Malcolm
Reed Magnus
Reed Matthias
Reed Mateo / Matteo (Sp. / Ital.)
Reed Methodius (me-THO-dius)
Reed Milo
Reed Mycroft (Sherlock's brother)
Reed Casimir
Reed Carsten
Reed Cyprian
Reed Cormac
Reed Cyrus
Reed Cuthbert

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Reid is great - handsome, not common, but easy to say and remember - terrific choice!! Either spelling works, but the Reid spelling is much more visually interesting and less like someting one would find by the water. :) ~ EM
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Reid! I love the name. My friend has a baby cousin named Gavin Reid, and I think it's adorable, whether it be mn or fn. Good choice! :)
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I prefer the spelling Reid, I like this name a lot, it's a family name for me
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I prefer Reid, and I think that it is a lovely name. I agree with Array, Reid Caspian sounds good to me. Perhaps, you can both compromise? Congratulations, btw.
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I prefer Reid. I think it's very handsome and familiar without being at all common.Why not something like Reid Caspian? Array

I want to be be more like a river--
Less like a wall--
Not trying to hold back these feelings at all.A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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I like that!
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Agree.
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
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I prefer Reid, it's more name like to me. Reed makes me think of wood.
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agreed. Love it!
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Cinto :Dor however you say 5th in that ditto-ed way :D
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um... quitto? 4th, anyway.
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Trittothough it's not in my normal style, I rather like it!
"The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything." ~~ Theodore Roosevelt
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ditto.
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Reid Euripides, obviously.
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