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HelpRe: Noel?
in reply to a message by maryjane
I love Noel for a boy and dislike Nolan so I may not be the best person to ask.
Trying to be objective, I've suggested names to people in the past that are similar to family members. So to be consistant I have to admit that using Nolan would be OK. I just really, really prefer Noel. Apart from everything else, I think it will age better than trendy Nolan.
I don't have children myself, but there was a time when we might have had kids. I know my dh would have wanted to use some of his family names as mns and I would have gone along with that. Just thinking of the family members' reaction when we tell them was enough to melt my heart. I tried to associate that warm-and-fuzzy feeling with the name, not my previous dislike. It worked. I actually talked myself into liking a couple of the names. For me at least, honoring loved ones can make an otherwise unattractive name beautiful.
Trying to be objective, I've suggested names to people in the past that are similar to family members. So to be consistant I have to admit that using Nolan would be OK. I just really, really prefer Noel. Apart from everything else, I think it will age better than trendy Nolan.
I don't have children myself, but there was a time when we might have had kids. I know my dh would have wanted to use some of his family names as mns and I would have gone along with that. Just thinking of the family members' reaction when we tell them was enough to melt my heart. I tried to associate that warm-and-fuzzy feeling with the name, not my previous dislike. It worked. I actually talked myself into liking a couple of the names. For me at least, honoring loved ones can make an otherwise unattractive name beautiful.
This message was edited 9/12/2011, 12:51 PM
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