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[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

So a few days ago I asked you guys what you thought of Gabriel. The response was pretty favourable. I'd like to update and ask what you think of the first/middle combo Gabriel Phineas (our last name starts with an S and it makes my husband giggle geekily that the initials would be GPS).

Hebrew name would be Gavriel Pinchas.
Gabriel we just like and Pinchas (the Hebrew form of Phineas) was actually the name of Hubby's late Bubbie's little brother who died in the Holocaust. We actually have a photo of Bubbie Shaindel and her brother as small children on our mantle. Hubby really didn't know that this was his name but when he picked Phineas/Pinchas as a middle for Gabriel, I pointed to the photo and said "Like Bubbie's brother!" and that made him like it more I think.

His 8 year old cousin Daniel's Hebrew name is Pinchas too but I don't think it's a huge conflict as it will only be a middle name for our kid if we use it and the kids don't go by their Hebrew names anyway.

This got really long, sorry! The point is Hubby loves this combo and it is growing on me though I don't want to make a commitment just yet and I wondered what you all thought of it?

Comments

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I think the connection with the middle name is great, but the only thing I worry about is the 's' sound at the end of Phineas blending in with your last name, assuming it's a soft 's' sound, too. It might sound like hissing, which wouldn't be ideal, IMO.

Phineas as a standalone name I do not like because of Phineas and Ferb, but I don't mind it in this case as a middle. =)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Our last name starts with a Sh sound and is two syllables. Do you still think it would blend?

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I think that could get a little hard to say, yeah. You'd have to really distinguish the sounds when you pronounced them, which might get annoying, and I think it could potentially run together a lot quicker than other ending sounds. Is there another variation you can think of that doesn't end in an 's' sound?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I will have to mention that to my husband and see if it changes his opinion.

[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

I really love Gabriel Phineas, and I don't think it will blend that much with your last name. Just for arguments sake, let's say your last name is Shalom (lawl). Okay so, Gabriel Phineas Shalom. I don't think it runs together. It's mostly if your name ends in a vowel and the next one starts with the same vowel is when it runs together.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I mentioned it to Hubby and he didn't think it blended either.
Also since it's a middle name I don't think it is that big of a deal if it does blend a bit since people will rarely say the whole name.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

i love gabriel phineas! those are two of my favourite names :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

cool! Hubby will be pleased.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Kind of off topic, but Pinchas was the Torah portion I read at my bat mitzvah!

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

lol that's cool.
I just asked my Hubby what his was and he guffawed and said "Why would you think I would possibly know that?"

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I love it:)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

cool, thanks!

[turtle-dove-1.livejournal.com]

I really really like it. Phineas is one of my favorite names of all time. And if it blends together its not that big of a deal. Are you going to be calling by all three names every single time you say his name? :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I don't think it blends that much and, as you said, I'm sure we will rarely call him by his full name anyway.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

I like both versions of the name; they flow well, IMO. I enjoy the history behind it, too.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

cool thanks. I'm coming around to it too.

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I'm with the crowd on this one. Love it and love the historical connection too!

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Awesome, Hubby will be happy that you guys are slowly pushing me more towards it.

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

I love it.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

cool, thanks!

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Absolutely wonderful. I think you've got a winner there. I'd most definitely use Gabriel Phineas.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

awesome, thank you so much!

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

I quite like it (though actually I like the flow of Phineas Gabriel better) and the story behind it is heartwarmimg :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

thanks!
I don't like Phineas enough to use it as a first name.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i think its wonderful. i love both gabriel and phineas on their own, and i love the meaning for you guys. beautiful.