39 thoughts on “Vote!

  1. Mimi

    I vote for Milo, because there is this awesome song that I know that goes like this…

    “Milo is your best friend
    He’s your second cousin.
    All roads lead to him,
    He’s the rising sun.
    Milo is a long, long way from home.
    Milo is a name you won’t forget.
    Milo I haven’t met yet.”

    It is a great song by a great band called Matt the Electrician. You should download it.

    So yeah, I vote for Milo

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  2. desperate housewife

    I like Henry too- both are good, but I lean towards Henry because of that movie Milo and Otis. Remember that, with the dog and the cat who take the adventure together? Kind of like a really old Homeward Bound. So Milo makes me think of a pet’s name. But I’m sure I’d get over it!
    (That didn’t make you cry, did it?)

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  3. gjr

    Someone I work with just named her son Milo! He’s a cute baby.
    That’s all. I don’t have a preference either way.

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  4. Anonymous

    I choose Henry, because Milo reminds me of a fortified hot chocolate drink. Henry reminds me of Harrison Ford. Mmm…need I say more?

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  5. Black Sheeped

    I vote Henry. It seems solid and nice, masculine but sweet. Milo reminds me of Milo and Otis (which I love, but, you know). I also see Henry working well from babyhood to adulthood.

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  6. Erica

    I like them both, personally. It would depend on which goes better with your other kids names and your last name.

    But if I *had* to pick, I’d go with Henry because I’d call him Hank for fun.

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  7. Anonymous

    I think Milo sounds a little softer and more suited for a baby, but Henry could hold up better over time. Milo is also a hot chocolate drink in New Zealand called Milo (it’s delicious!)
    Now can I ask you a question? I’m expecting in 8 weeks and we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl. We have a boy’s name but no girl’s name.
    Evelyn
    Eve
    Gwen

    anything?
    Thanks!

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  8. melissa

    I’m voting for Henry as it was **my** choice for a boy name, 3 times but I ended up with 3 girls and Henrietta wasn’t cutting it.

    Milo is my SIL’s much-older husband so I wouldn’t even consider it. He’s in his 80s so I consider it a “nice old guy name.”
    Just my thoughts…

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  9. Anonymous

    (Coming out of the woodwork to say) I think Henry will age well. Cute for a baby, distinguished for a man.

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  10. Shannon

    I really like them both. I know a Milo and think he is an adorable baby. I don’t know any Henry’s but I can totally see it as a baby name. I don’t think either are bad choices and I think both are good choices. How is that for fence sitting?

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  11. JMH

    Henry. Milo is the name of some animal on a kids movie (Milo and Otis) so that name reminds me that. Henry sounds more..umm. regal. However, don’t know your last name and how it will “flow” together.

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  12. Kelsey

    If this were your first or only child, I might pick Milo because I really do like it. However, Henry is a much better fit with your other kids names. And I love Henry too! I actually know two people who just named little boys Henry and I never thought of it as a baby’s name before, but I love it now. If you go Milo people might be like, Robert, William, Elizabeth, Edward, Milo???? But I also think you should pick a name you love.

    When we first talked about the name Harper my mom said, “Is that even a name?” Still we went with it because we feel in love with it.

    Milo makes me think of the movie as well, but I don’t necessarily think that’s good or bad.

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  13. aoife

    Sad to say, Milo is a brand of tuna in Morocco and that’s all that I can think of (said Me-lo). By default, the choice is Henry, but its so overused right now. Just like Isabella was about three or four years ago… (or still is for all I know)

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  14. Melanie

    Milo. I say Milo because if Henry (which is a good name) becomes Hank…well, I’m not crazy about Hank. Yank. Hank. Nope.

    Don’t hate me if you choose Henry. Henry is also a lovely name. Give me a fence, I’ll sit on it.

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  15. Anonymous

    Henry every time! Henry is such nice flexible name – can be Hank, or Hal. You’re pre-selecting him for an elevated position in adult life, too.

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  16. Shelly

    Henry, which doesn’t have to become Hank if you don’t want it to. Henry is classic, a cute cuddly boy with great big eyes and a shy smile.

    I say no to Milo b/c of Milo & Otis, but also b/c it seems easier to rhyme with in the bad way that kids do to torment one another. (Milo, Silo, Rhino, Dino, etc)

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  17. velocibadgergirl

    I vote for Henry, because Milo makes me think of 1. a movie called Milo & Otis, where Milo was the cat and Otis was the dog. 2. a good friend’s black cat called Milo.

    Plus, Milo is a lot more likely to be mispronounced, and as the bearer of an often-mispronounced name, there’s something to be said for phonetic simplicity ;)

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  18. Tessie

    A little late to the party here, but my vote is for Milo. Henry seems to be everywhere right now (not necessarily a problem, of course). I also like that Milo has a unique end-sound. Seems so many boy names end with a “n” or “ee” sound. Especially handy in a large family!

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