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Thanks for all your honest opinions.

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You all have so many associations with the name, ones I didn’t even think of! I also love the descriptions some of you gave!

I guess the sibset works, but I don't like the name Grant. I went to school with an obnoxious & pretentious boy named Grant.

It's okay. Very basic, like a primary color.
Also, I have a hard time not associating black-and-white photos of 19th century military.

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I like Joel, which seems more cosmopolitan but still basic/simple. The sibset sounds fine.
...and I'll add that I prefer Joel as two syllables but either way is good.

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I don’t like it. It makes me think of the word ‘grunt’.

I have a cousin named Grant. His sister is Madison. They like to talk about the holy spirit a lot and how fill their hearts are. They also like guns and disapprove of gay people.

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So... that's the association I have with Grant. Kind of trying not to be redneck but failing.

Love it, yes I think that sib set is ok

Not really a fan. It's very plain, and I don't like the sound. It does work well with Joel though.

I don't think it's necessarily a name I'd choose. But I like it just fine. It's funny how different people relate names to different things. When I hear Grant, I think Ulysses S. Grant. Maybe that's the history geek in me. So I find it strong, solid and masculine. I do have a little touble imagining an infant or toddler named Grant. It works fine with Joel.

Grant is bland. When I hear (or see) Grant, I think of Grant Imahara from Mythbusters. When I hear Joel, I think of Billy Joel, even though it isn't his first name. I think the sibset works fine, though.

Dull & ugly

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The sibset works, I suppose, though I'd never suggest Joel as a brother to Grant. When I think of Grant, I immediately think of Reid.

I've always liked Grant. It's strong and handsome.

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But I've always hated Joel, so I don't think the sibset works.

It reminds me of Cary Grant and the word "grand". I'm not a fan. I think it sounds elegant but kind of hollow and stiff. I think of a stiff 1920s cocktail party for some reason. Yes, Grant and Joel work but they don't go that well together as Grant is this stiff, polite 1920s cocktail party guy in a suit and Joel is that approachable 1990s guy who wears plaid shirts and works on something in the barn.

I think it’s really ugly and I find its appeal puzzling. It works with Joel.

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I find this name masculine, strong and timeless, I like it!

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I would use another name instead of Joel.

I love it. It was one of the names on our list for DS #4.

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I think Grant and Joel make a very nice sibset.