middle name argument

[ilovehounds.livejournal.com]

my brother and his wife are expecting their second son this spring. they are firmly decided on the first name, but are at odds about the middle name. which do you prefer?

Mason Andrew
or
Mason Blake

I like both, but I'm leaning more toward Blake, which is my sister-in-law's brother's name. The first son was named after my side of the family so it seems only fair that the second should be named after her side.

Comments

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I like them both, but prefer Mason Andrew, because the repetition of the long a sounds in Mason Blake is a little jarring to me.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Ditto. I don't like when there are hard AY sounds in both names.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

This. I'm not really a fan of either Andrew or Blake. They're perfectly respectable names, though.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i agree