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@pansyshell: Landon because it's one of my best friend's kiddos name. They have a song that goes "L-A-N-D-O-N Landon Landon is my name!" and I just can't imagine singing it with an "e" :)
@pansyshell:Landon is what I would go with. Both look perfectly fine to me :)
They are both legitimate spellings BTW. Landon is more popular and is ranked just under the top 50 which is something we don't like about it. Landen is ranked just over the top 200. I also think it sounds like -en when you say it not -on but that might just be me.
@missfireslayer: so cute!
Both are legitmate, but Landon is the better-known spelling. If you go with Landen, he is going to have to spell it for people a lot and people will still refer to him as Landon. I guess you have to decide if having him deal with that is a big enough problem to be a deal breaker. It would be for me, but that's something only you can decide.
The nice thing about North American English is that they'd have basically the same pronunciation. I think Landon looks more elegant (perhaps because I like London), but it'll be pronounced very much like Landen.
@Neva: That is where our problem comes in! My name is spelled commonly either Alyssa/Alissa. People always spell or pronounce it wrong. Somewhere along the lines I gave up and don't care how people say/spell it. Doesn't matter because I've heard it all. My brother also has a similar problem. His name can be spelled either Shaun/Shawn/Sean and people always want to spell it wrong. Another thing is growing up my brother and I could never find our names on things that had names on them which was a bummer. Your starting to see mine, but it's rare to find his spelling. DH and I checked it out and you can find Landon on things but not Landen.
DH and I picked Landon out nearly two years ago and it is still the only boys name we like/agree on! It wasn't as popular at the time but now we know of several little boys by this name and that is one of the reason we were looking into the less common spelling. It's such a hard decision because it has such an impact on someone...
I always loved the name Landon, and thought that's what I would name my son (Ironically, I thought I would name my daughter Alissa). Turns out neither of those will work for us for various reasons, but I still love the name Landon. We have a friend who named her son Landen and I thought it was a little strange since I was so used to the other spelling.
@mariavvisa: haha I suggested London at one point too! DH shot it down rather fast lol. I agree though, I do prefer the -on ending. I wonder if it matters that our last name has an -en ending?
It was a named I liked for my future baby, but my sister fell in love with it when she was pregnant so she ended up using it. I would have spelled it L-A-N-D-O-N but she ended up spelling it L-A-N-D-E-N because the den part matched part of his older brother's and his dad's name.
@Lillindy: Oh man! I'm sure you have another great name picked out for a boy!! That is nice that she wanted the name to tie into her husband and son's names and was able to do it without making it look weird.
I like Landon better.
Also, IMO its really annoying to not have the typical/normal/common spelling for a name. First of, you are CONSTANTLY spelling it for people and it will appear wrong on stuff with good frequency. Second, as a kid you can never find stuff personalized with your name (which doesn't sound like a big deal but is sad when you're a little kid).
@Mrs.KMM: Trust me...I know how both those points you made feel. I have that problem with my name.
Ok here is my big dilemma which is totally stupid because it honestly doesn't matter and I do realize that: A co-worker of mine (who I hardly know but went to HS with her and is married to my neghbors nephew so we may see them at their pool in the summer) had a son last year named Landon. She it totally the type of person to say we named our kid after hers even though DH and I had this name picked out long before she was even pregnant. My mom pointed out that she will say that no matter how we spell the name so just spell it how we want...I know she's right.
It depends on how you wanted to be said..
Landon - Like "don" in Lon-don
or Landen like en in end
@pansyshell: Your mom is right - if she's that type of person, she will say you took her kids name no matter what way you spell it (so I'd factor her thoughts out of the equation entirely).
If it makes yu feel better, there was a thread recently about "name stealing" and the general consensus of most of the Bes was that unless the name had been previously used by one of your's or your DH's siblings (ie your kids cousins would have the same name) or MAYBE your BFF, then that name was totally up for consideration. So no one but this crazy co-worker is going to think you "stole" her kids name.
a friend of mine here at work just had a baby boy (literally like 2 weeks ago) and his name is Landon! I like it, but i have to say I always think of little house on the prarie's Michael Landon when I hear it, lol. :)
@Mrs.KMM: Very true. And I do agree about the name "stealing" thing. I think in the end we will go with Landon. I just had to go over all the options before deciding.
@JuneBride_26June2010: So does my mom! She's always like really you want to go with that because all I can ever think about is Michael Landon. She likes the name, just can't get passed it lol
If your only decision at this point is over the spelling, go with the more common spelling (Landon). Everyone is going to try to use the more common one anyway, so you may as well make his life a whole lot easier!
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DH and I are set on a name for our son, but we can't decide between two common spellings! I need some outside opinions please, so here goes:
Landon or Landen?