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Help[Opinions] Re: Bruce or Graham
in reply to a message by Amy Boyd
Audrey Helena is lovely! :)
Okay...well, I love Graham and pronounce it "GRAY-um". To me, it's warm and cuddly, friendly and bright, sophisticated and distinctive all at once; I think it ages well. However, it ends in "m" and if meant to be a first name for Mitchell (handsome, by the way), I'm not wild about the flow.
Bruce is alright; never have been particularly drawn to it, though I do like Bruce Willis. The actor and the mechanical shark from "Jaws" are my only real associations with the name. The name, itself, has a much more informal feel to it than either Graham or Audrey, in my opinion. I imagine a Bruce to be active, athletic, bright.
Bruce Mitchell flows better than does Graham Mitchell, but I prefer Graham as a sibling to Audrey.
Okay...well, I love Graham and pronounce it "GRAY-um". To me, it's warm and cuddly, friendly and bright, sophisticated and distinctive all at once; I think it ages well. However, it ends in "m" and if meant to be a first name for Mitchell (handsome, by the way), I'm not wild about the flow.
Bruce is alright; never have been particularly drawn to it, though I do like Bruce Willis. The actor and the mechanical shark from "Jaws" are my only real associations with the name. The name, itself, has a much more informal feel to it than either Graham or Audrey, in my opinion. I imagine a Bruce to be active, athletic, bright.
Bruce Mitchell flows better than does Graham Mitchell, but I prefer Graham as a sibling to Audrey.
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Great, so we pronounce Graham the same. Not a big fan of the "Gram" pronunciation. Never thought about the double Ms with flow, interesting point. Mitchell is my maiden name so that one's not changing. Given that it will be primarily fn LN flow, I'm more worried about Bruce Boyd vs Graham Boyd.
Their big 3yo sister is Morgan Stella. We told her awhile back that her brother's name may be Bruce, and now we're having a hard time getting it out of her head!
Their big 3yo sister is Morgan Stella. We told her awhile back that her brother's name may be Bruce, and now we're having a hard time getting it out of her head!
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I've never heard the pronunciation GRAY-um before. I've only heard GRAM before so the GRAY-um pronunciation seems weird to me. Maybe it will grow on me over night. I'll see tomorrow.
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Well, with Boyd as the surname (I didn't assume that from your posting name.), I vote for Graham Mitchell Boyd. Graham Boyd flows and sounds far better, to my ear, than does Bruce Boyd, not that Bruce Boyd is bad. The slightly sticky "m"-"M" transition isn't difficult to say; just makes me pay attention to my lips and, as you point out, it's his first and last name that will be said most of the time.
Maybe when the twins are born, big sister, Morgan, could have a new male baby doll named Bruce to mother. :)
Maybe when the twins are born, big sister, Morgan, could have a new male baby doll named Bruce to mother. :)
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