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Edward, Gabriel or Oscar
Please can you share your views on these names (positive and negative) including which you prefer.Thanks,
Sharon
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I like all 3 quite a bit, but if I had to pick one: Oscar. Edward - I really like this, esp. with nn Ned, Ted, or Teddy. But I really dislike Ed and Eddie, and I prefer Edmund to Edward. Gabriel - Getting way too popular for me, but it's gorgeous. Oscar - LOVE this. I'd be a little afraid of teasing because of "Oscar the Grouch" and just being a bit unusual for many non-namenerds, unfortunately. :(
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Gabriel! Edward is all right, but sounds like an old man and is rather harsh. Oscar is a grouch. It's extremely harsh and just grates on the ears. Gabriel is fantastic.
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Edward - I don't like it much. I hardly like anything that starts with Ed-. Gabriel - I like it, I like the sound of it. Oscar - I like Oscar a lot. I have difficulty choosing between Gabriel and Oscar, because I really like both. I guess it would depend on the middle name. Now I'm leaning a little bit towards Oscar, because it's less popular than Gabriel.
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Edward - I absolutely adore this name. It's definitely not overused (in the U.S. anyway), and is regal and traditional.
Gabriel - I'm not wild about this name, mostly because it sounds a bit wussy to me. I can't explain why I think that.
Oscar - All I can think of is Oscar the Grouch.
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Edward is nms. I just don't like the stuffy-ness of the name and I hate the nn Eddie.Gabriel is handsome and attractice. I love the nn Gabe and it isn't very popular here in Australia.Oscar I love. It doesn't work with our ln though. Another handsome, masculine name to me.
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Edward- Not bad. Not sure if I'd ever use it but it's a solid boys names.Gabriel- Love it. It's on the top of my list of boys names.Oscar- Dislike. Sounds too much like a nn for me.
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Edward is alright,Prefir Edgar, Eddie is a cute nn, Reminds of Eddie Haskell though, he was the wise kid getting Beaver's brother in trouble.
Gabriel-used to be a fave when I was in like middle school. it's alright.I've heard worse names.
Oscar-it's growing on me, not because Oscar the grouch, because of a song called Hello Oskar.
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I think Edward sounds kind of snooty; there are lots of boys names that start with "E" that are so much nicer.
Gabriel is a nice name that I would like more if I hadn't known a horrible Gabriel growing up. So it's nice, but not for me. ;>)
Oscar ~sigh~ What can I say? I think any boy who has this name is at risk of being called Oscar the Grouch until he grows up. However, I think it's a lovely name and wish it wasn't saddled with a green muppet.
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Oscar is my favourite, I like it quite a bit at the moment.Edward comes second, it's nice enough but not as interesting as Oscar. There have been a lot of Edwards in the BAs recently.Gabriel I loathe. I can't stand the sound, or the look.
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Edward - this was my uncle's name. It think of an old smoker...Gabriel - I like this best, but it sounds a little feminine to me.Oscar - Reminds me of Oscar the Grouch. It is cute though.
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Oscar by farIts in the running for my second son, if I ever have one, along wih Solomon and Boston (my names are all over the place, I know. First son will be August Malachi "Gus") Love Oscar, I think it is just adorable on a little boy, but ages very well.I also really like Edward nn Ned, so thats my second choice. For some reason I really don't like Gabriel- the sound just doesn't appeal to me at all, sorry.
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definitely Gabriel...Edward- sounds English to me. It's ok for someone of another generation, but it seems too old for a little kid. It's fine by itself, but I hate nn Ed and Eddie.Gabriel- great! I love this name. It's traditional, but not boring. Also, I love nn Gabe and girl's name Gabriella.Oscar- the Grouch. I can't think of a single boy's O name that I like, and this is no exception. It sounds really harsh and old and humbug-ish to me.
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English? sounds like bad stereotyping to me. I don't know a single one :)However, of the three I like Edward best, with Oscar coming in at a close second. Gabriel is common, and I don't like the sound
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Didn't intend to sound like I was stereotyping. The fact that it sounds English to me has nothing to do with my opinion of it, and I have absolutely no idea if it's popular over there or not. It's just the first weird and random thing that pops into my head when I hear the name, regardless of whether it's true or just my loony imagination. :)
Edward is (very slowly) growing on me, and I like the sound of it, but I still can't picture it on a little kid. I think it would be great as a mn, though!
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I like Gabriel. Edward and Oscar are dated and not my style.
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Hate Edward, and all Ed names, and Oscar.
But Gabriel is one of my favorites.
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Edward - very classy but a little old-fashioned IMO, though I'd definately prefer it to the others
Gabriel - very boring and overly popular, plus I'm not a religious person
Oscar - I used to watch this show called "Hey Arnold!" and the lazy, useless tenant was named Oscar, plus there's Oscar the Grouch, so I have a bad association with the name. I think it's better than Gabriel though, since its much less popular and I like Oscar Wilde.
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