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lilpeanutnumber3
So my Husband and I have been quite sure we are going to name this boy Alaric, but lately I’ve the name Malachi is really growing on me and I love it too. Husband wants to do Alaric still and I’m not against that but now I’m torn.
Which do you like better? Malachi or Alaric? (Alaric pronounced ah-lare-ick not ah-larr-ick)
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lyshe
Malachi
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y0511
Malachi
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may24bb
Both are nice but I like Malachi better
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marscecil
I like Alaric :)
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kreyes111
I like both but Alaric reminds me of the hottie from Vampire Diaries lol
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lilpeanutnumber3
@kreyes111,
haha I never watched it so this is the first I’ve heard of it �� Good to know!
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brittanifirsttimer
Malachi
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BoyMama0827
I like Malachi with the nickname Kai !
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lilpeanutnumber3
@BoyMama0827,
me too! That’s half the reason I want to call him Malachi, because I love the nickname Kai so much ♥️
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Banarnie
Well I read al-ah-rick and if how his name is read is going to irk you, and you can see yourself getting frustrated with correcting them, I would go Malachi
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lilpeanutnumber3
@Banarnie,
oh interesting! I never thought of pronouncing it like that! I don’t want to constantly correct people, that would get frustrating
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Alainanicole21
Malachi
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dez3140
I think that there are many different ways to pronounce Alaric, so he’ll be correcting people his whole life. I’ve heard is pronounced “ah lar ick” which I think is the most common pronunciation. I’ve heard “al uh rick” and now I’ve seen your interpretation of it, which is different than the other 2.
Malachi is a straight forward pronunciation and not really open to interpretation.
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@dez3140,
truly didn’t realize there were so many different ways to pronounce Alaric, I think it’s just going to end up confusing everyone!
Plus I’m not the biggest fan of the nicknames that could go with. Al and Rick just aren’t my fave.
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