Boy Name Game - Sheeesh

I agree with previous posters that Corbyn with the y seems feminine and prefer it with an i for a boy's name.

I think if you chose Brecken, he will probably be called Breck by most friends... And that makes me think of women's hair shampoo.

I like Holden; I like Corbin... Don't like both together. I like James Brecken. Like Holden James and Corbin James.

Good luck, the name game is hard! Sometimes you have to put it on hold for a few days and then revisit it.

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I think Brecken or Breckon is likely to get teasing from contemporaries - they'll probably call him "Broken."

You are not obligated to use relatives' names, but there's nothing wrong with using them, either. You can still use James; if the other young James is someone you're close to, and James is his first name, you could use James as the middle name. Or vice versa. Both boys would be named after Grandpa, and that's great. James Holden?

Corbyn Christopher also sounds good to me, if you want to retrieve Corbyn from the delete pile. Although I'd spell it Corbin, because he'll like that better when it's on his law school diploma. :^)

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Um, I don't like Breckon. At all.
Sounds like "reckon."

Why not name him Holden Corbyn (then you last name)?
Or Corbyn Holden.... ?

You do not have to use a family name.
You are not obligated.

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I have heard of Brecken before. I like it okay, it's different, but I like Holden better! I think it's okay to use a family name that has been used before. Almost every grandkid on my mom's side was named after my grandfather in some way, shape, or form, so really, it's fine!

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I like the sound of James as the middle name. I've heard of Brecken before. But not very often. Ya know when it comes to names I think the more unique the better. No body wants to be number 3 in their class with the same name. I way go for something different. We did with my daughters and I'm glad I did.

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I like Brecken..I think it's great...there is an actor named Breckin and my sister LOVES that name, tried to get me to choose it but I went with Korbin!

But I also have a Korbin and am partial to that name too!

Brecken James sounds good but Holden Beck is AWESOME!

~If I were you I would choose something you LOVE...not just something you kinda like b/c you guys couldn't decide?! What about using both names? Holden Corbyn or Corbyn Holden?

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I think Brecken is a cute name. Go ahead and use James. Our oldest sons middle name is Michael, which happens to be my brothers middle name and his oldest sons middle name. It didn't make me think twice about still choosing that name! :)

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Brecken James! I like it much better than Holden or Corbyn.

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"da-da-da-daaaaaaaaaaa" --- ha ha, so cute. My 3 year old says this all the time!

Brecken James sounds great to me. It is a bit unusual as a name but not so strange that people would have problems pronouncing it or anything like that.

A middle name, I have no issue with it already being used by another family member. It is not the first name, so I think it is fine.

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Why don't you flip a coin over Corbyn and Holden? Why throw away two wonderful names only to choose something neither of you like as much? The coin toss loser can choose the middle name and the first name of any other kid that you might have.

And names can be used over and over again -- especially with middle names. I think just about everyone in my husband's family has the name Patrick somewhere in their name :-)

If you go past your due date, maybe your son's b-day will be 11/11/11!

***update***

What's wrong with Holden Corbyn? Nothing!

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I think if you go with Brecken your going to end up with "Breck" as the name he goes by. Which will for any of us over the age of 40 mean a shampoo brand. I think of all the names you have listed up top Holden Breck is the most easy flowing.

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You know names have to appeal to other children so you son will be well liked. Holden seems the better first name and it defies nick names.

Since you are asking for opinions....
I like Holden (we know two!) but do not like Corbyn.
I think Kamden + Corbyn= confusion! Just sounds awkward to me.
I also don't care for Brecken.
Brecken?
What about Holden James? That's a nice solid name and you can use James again certainly...
I also like Christopher Holden as well.
Good luck!

Hi,
How about mixing Holden and Corbin? Then both you and your husband would be happy.

Cordin Breck
Cordin James
Cordin Christopher

Just a thought. Best Wishes!

Breckon sounds pretty nice, never have heard it before that's for sure. Breckon James or Breckon Christopher both go well together. I also like Holden Corbin as well. I think "Breck" sounds good as the nick. It seems like a name you would hear on a soap opera.

I like Brecken, or Breckan.

Brecken James is nice. I don't like the flow of Brecken Christopher.

I do also like Holden Corbyn or Corbyn Holden.

Congrats! I like Holden Corbyn but not so much Brecken. It reminds me of the shampoo Breck---No offense! I think that you should name your baby whatever you and your hubby both love. If you do Holden Corbyn, or the other way around--it works nicely!

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I agree with using Holden Corbyn or Corbyn Holden if neither of you are crazy about Brecken--you won't use the two names together very often anyway. I think the issue will be whose name gets to be the first name since that will most likely be the one you call him! Brecken is nice, too, but if neither of you like it as much, no one gets what they want!

I found it with a different spelling on my favorite baby name website (http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Breck.... I entered both Holden and Corbyn to see what other similar names the site recommended that overlapped for the two names and came up with: Ethan, Gavin, Grayson, Logan, Mason, Caden, Carter, Aiden, and Avery. The site has a nice function where people with those names write about whether they like their names and if they've had problems with them. I like both James and Christopher (I think James would work better with a shorter first and last name like you've got). In my family we use familial last names for middle names a lot (often mother's maiden name), so you could consider that.

I like names that no one has really heard of alot, yet still have a masculine feel to them for little boys. My cousin named her son Kyler. (Which if you ask me, Kamden and Kyler sound good together.)

Brecken is perfect especially if you want to make sure your son doesn't have five other classmates with the same name.

If you want to use James as a middle name, then do so. Our family name is "John" and several have that name either as a first or middle name. It's OK to use it also, shows that the family has a lot of admiration for James.

Brecken James (Smith) sounds good, I like how it flows.
Brecken Christopher (Smith) seems a bit like a mouthful.

Have you considered using your maiden name as a middle name? Just a thought.

PS) Still voting for Kyler (even though you didn't ask for more suggestions, just love how Kamden and Kyler sound together).

I love holden! And Corbin with an I (the y makes it more feminine I think). Breckin Meyer is a hilarious actor! I like using James, plus many names can equal a nickname (Corbin James-CJ, breckin James-bj, etc). I do think the two names ending in n are too many n's!

Some others I've heard and liked are: beckham, ashton, Arden, bentley, brendan, Boston, callan, carson, collin, dylan, Gavin, Grayson, Harrison, kellan, Landon, Leland, marston, Nathaniel, Paxton, talon. Congrats!