Do you like the name Owen?

[staceyobu]

It's the only baby name DH and I both seem to like. I'm due in the next couple of weeks! Our other kids are Molly, Matthew and Callie. Everyone I've told about Owen doesn't seem to like it. Or thinks it's really unusual. It's in the top 100 now, so it's definitely not statistically that unusual.

 

If you don't like it, why not?

 

If you do like it, what middle name would you use?

[Melissa in Australia]

I went to school with someone called Owen

[MotherMayI]

I really like it! If you and your dh both like it, I would stop asking others for their opinion. Once the little sweetie is born everyone will love it!

[Joker]

There are many Owens in our family and I really like the name. Some middle names would be Joseph, Tyler, James, Riley, Michael, or William.

[plain jane]

I like Owen Michael. :)

[West Coast Mom]

Love it! We picked Owen Michael for our second son. We ended up with a different first name because he just didn't look like an Owen. Still like the name though.

[Tammyla]

Owen James

I love it and always have.

[besroma]

I like Owen Michael.

[Tap]

I have known a few Owens so it isn't foreign to me. Being brutally honest, it make me think of a whiny little boy, who grows up to be a whiny man. I don't have any idea why I have that association but I do. LOL

[cactus flower]

I really like Owen Matthew.

[MamaT]

I only know one Owen, but I like the name. I think Owen Michael sounds great!

[Rebecca VA]

It's adorable!!

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

I like Owen and wanted to use it for one of our boys, but dh didn't think it went well with our last name.

[SunD]

I think Owen would be an excellent choice.

 

My suggestions for a middle name would depend on your last name. How many syllables are in your last name? If it's long (3+ syllables), I would suggest a one-syllable middle name might sound best.

 

Owen James

Owen Jude

Owen Luke

Owen Miles

 

If your last name is short (1 syllable), I would pick a longer middle name.

 

Owen Alexander

Owen Dominic

Owen Gabriel

Owen Theodore

 

If your last name is also two syllables, lots of people seem to enjoy the steady rhythm created by 2-2-2 names, especially for boys. Most popular boys' names fit that, so you could just look around and consider dad's first and middle names, plus grandpa's, great-grandpa's, uncle's, masculine version of yours, etc if there are no other options jumping out at you.

[mytwomonkeys]

yep. super cute name!

[JessReplanted]

I like it!

 

Actually, a long time ago we decided that if we ever had another boy we would name him "Owen Samuel", which means:

"Young warrior given to us by God".

 

 

 

:)

[jentancalann]

Love it! I'm snuggling with my sweet Owie-bug now.

btw.. Owen Daniel

[*********]

I really like Owen Matthew.

 

:iagree: This is what popped into my head for a middle name, too.

 

I really like the name Owen. And I agree that if you and your dh like it, you should go with it.

 

I have a sil who told me that other kids would make fun of Moose when I told her what we were going to name him. :glare: Gee, thanks. I just TOLD you what name we had picked out, and your reply is that other kids are going to make fun of him?! Yeah, that sil and I aren't real close. (And obviously ds's name is not really 'Moose'; we named him after an Old Testament prophet.) And while his name is only like 500 or so in popularity for little boys, it's not exactly extremely unheard of in Christian circles. I've even seen others on this board mention they have a son with the same name.

 

if you love Owen, use it. I think it's a swell name. :)

[JFSinIL]

I like it ok - it depends on how it flows with the last name as to whether or not I'd love it.

[jentancalann]

This is the book that turned me on to the name http://www.amazon.com/Owen-Caldecott-Honor-Kevin-Henkes/dp/0688114490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333719681&sr=8-1

[BatmansWife]

If our last child would have been a boy.....we had it narrowed down to 2 names. One of them was Owen. So....I voted that I love it!

[Crimson Wife]

Where do you live that people think "Owen" is unusual? If anything, I'd say it is a rather trendy name (even though I still like it). There are a zillion little Owens running around where I am.

[Kari C in SC]

My niece just named her baby boy Owen Timothy. He was born in February. I was not in love with the name Owen, but his middle name is given to honor my oldest son - so my heart loves the name. Especially because when somebody writes about him on FB - they always write Owen Timothy. I think it is a name that is gaining in popularity so people must like it!

[nukeswife]

Our last son was almost an Owen. We had picked the name out and loved it until a neighbor kept yelling it like the actress from the movie "Throw Mama from the Train" after that we started to doubt it, and then I had a dream that the baby wanted to be named Lucas John, so we went with that. After he was born another friend said "so you ditched Owen but stayed in the same family." We did a :confused: and then she said "you know Owen and Luke Wilson the actors" yep didn't even think of that. Oh well, he just looked like a Lucas and it fit him well. I'm kind of glad I didn't go with Owen because although Lucas is not totally uncommon, Owen has taken a huge surge where we are living, so there are tons of them.

[Desert Rat]

I love the name Owen. I love the little play on words; it's so close to "own" as in My Owen, My Own. We were ready to use Owen as a middle name for my youngest, but put together with his first, made it sound like a phrase that wasn't something I wanted.

Owen James is nice, or pick a family name for the middle name.

[JeneralMom]

I actually know way too many Owens to be comfortable using it as a name. It has been extremely popular in the places I've lived since having kids.

[kokotg]

I love Owen, but my issue with it is that it's TOO common....to go with my other boys' names anyway. Not that I have anyone to name at the moment. But I'm always thinking about baby names.

[Missouri Okie]

I like it okay. I have heard other people have negative associations with it from the movie, "Throw Mama from the Train."

[canadianmomtofour]

My oldest is Owen Christopher. My husband hated it at first, but he came around!

[cin]

Ooooooh! I got to check 'Other' for once! My maiden name is Owens, and, while I didn't have a HORRIBLE upbringing, it was somewhat dysfunctional, and not always nurturing. Therefore, I cannot LIKE the name Owen.

[KirstenH]

DS7 has had two friends named Owen. I like the name.

[kitten18]

Love it. I have a great-nephew named Owen (Owen Bennett, Bennett is a family name on dad's side), his little brother is Aden James.

[Cinder]

I voted meh. I don't love it; don't hate it, either. It reminds me of Evan. It's an ok name but not one I would choose. My ds thinks it's a cool name, but only if spelled like the author Eoin Colfer.

[Denisemomof4]

LOVE it.

 

Owen Michael

[Spryte]

Owen is a family name for us. :) I like it. But I liked it when it was not quite so popular.

 

My only reservation... Do you want to have one of the many Owens on the playground, if it's in the top 100? Now that it is a more popular name, we hear it while we're out and about almost weekly. Usually in the toddler group. We're always hearing some frazzled mommy calling out, "Oooowwwweeennnn!" I can list, right now, at least 4 times we've heard it in the last month - different kids, different locations.

[justLisa]

I really like it, but for some reason I think it is one of those names that suits a child better than an adult. And then if his middle name starts wtih J, I could see people saying OJ, which makes me think of juice or.....something else.

 

But I do like the name. I like Michael for a middle name. He could always go by his middle when he grows up if he prefers.

[Stacia]

Owen Miles

[Laura in NC]

Our son is Owen Christopher. It was going to be his middle name but we decided we loved it as a first name. It fits him perfectly. I don't hear it used too much. It does have family significance for us so it's special to us in that way.

[jubilation]

I like it. It goes well with your other children's names.

[happypamama]

Love it! I think it will fit nicely with your other children's names as well. I think a lot of traditional masculine names would work as a middle name, like Michael, as a previous poster suggested.

[Amy in NH]

I like it. It goes well with your other children's names.

 

:iagree:

[Joyofsixreboot]

I wanted to use it but dh was a no.

[KatieJ]

I have a grandson named Owen.

As a baby he was Baby Ohs, and sometimes OH Bows. ( Spelling is mine as these names were never written down.)

 

I admit I wasn't fond of it at first, but he is so cute and it fits him perfectly!

[6packofun]

Actually, I think the name fits perfectly with your other names! I don't love it myself, but like the feel/sound of it with your other kiddos. :)

[gardening momma]

Everyone I've told about Owen doesn't seem to like it. Or thinks it's really unusual.

One thing I learned early on was to NOT tell anyone the names we were considering or had decided on.

[SonshineLearner]

Wouldn't do a "J" name for the middle... (OJ...no) But do know some Owens... the aren't whiny. Don't know if I'd like my teen being called "The Big 'O'." But, I suppose that'd be any "o" name. (Better than the small "o"... ;)) Hmmmm.... I always think of what kid's will be nicknamed...potentially at least...

The one that I hear of the most has a last name that's French... The Dad is a cool guy and not whiny... the mom is beautiful!!

The other names in the family are similar to Emily and Travis...

[Farrar]

Love it... But I think it's overused now, so I wouldn't personally choose it.