Matthew or Oliver

[MrsPeacock13]

Struggling with a name for our son who is due in October.

Currently thinking of

Matthew Joseph or Oliver Joseph

Would MJ (michael jackson) and OJ (orange juice) be silly initials?

 

[JJKCB]

Im not persoanlly huge on either but I would go for Oliver as every Matthew ive ever met has bullied me

 

[steph.]

I really like them both! I would go for Matthew but I dont think you can go wrong with either name. And MJ and OJ are fine

 

[Dime Cuando]

Oliver Jospeh is EXACTLY the name that our baby would have been called had she been a he....I love it! It's a strong name and can be understood in most languages (may not be an issue for you but I live abroad so it was an important factor) - and I like Oliver when shortened to Ollie too.

 

[MumMumMum]

I like both but Matthew is less common at the moment, if that is an issue for you.
I really like MJ as initials/nn. OJ isn't going to be an issue but I wouldn't call him by it iykwim.

 

[060509.x]

Matthew is less common but I like both.

 

[MissMooMoo]

Both lovely but I prefer Oliver , both could be shortened to Matt or Oli again which are both lovely
Xxx

 

[SweetWitch]

I like Matthew, always loved it.

 

[emyandpotato]

I hate hate Matthew. Oliver is nice, though common. Love Joseph. Would Joseph Oliver be an option? I don't like either initial nicknames, but I always hate initial nicknames.

 

[MeAndMyShadow]

Matthew...strong, classic name. It's pretty common in the states, a lot were born in the early 80's x

 

[Dream.dream]

I like Matthew better. It's a stronger name and think it works better on a grown man the Oliver

 

[MUMOF5]

I really like Oliver Joseph . Not really a fan of Matthew, not sure why , I guessmaybe because it is very common where we live - my son has three Matthew's in his class at school.

 

[MrsPeacock13]

Thanks everyone!!!

 

[starangel27]

my sons called Matthew & its a fantastic name

 

[mordygordy]

Matthew for sure! I don't like Oliver.

 

[chelsnap]

I really like the name Oliver