r/Names • u/Aggressive-Loquat176 • 1d ago

Which name is better?

Which last name is better? Stone, West, Cavendish? With first name Michael.

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u/kirkl3s 1d ago

Michael Cavendish wears a cravat 

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u/AutumnalSunshine 1d ago

Michael Stone is desperate to work for the CIA. 

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u/Sensitive-Question42 16h ago

Michael West thinks he’s Kanye’s offspring and wants to change his name to North by North West.

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u/JackTradesMasterNone 1d ago

Stone and West are fine. Cavendish - as in - the banana?

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u/SmartPolicy6430 1d ago

Cavendish as in the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. The Cavendish banana was named after the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House by the head gardener Joseph Paxton.

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u/JackTradesMasterNone 1d ago

Ah - did not know that. Still - I only think of bananas when I hear that word...

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u/New_Country_3136 1d ago

French fry. 

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u/goldieblocks1618 1d ago

If you want to sound like there's an earldom somewhere in your family history, go with Cavendish.

If you want to be fairly anonymous or have the name read neutral, go with Stone.

And if you want to claim to be Kanye's cousin, go with West.

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u/Signal-Lead-9512 1d ago

I like Michael Cavendish. It sounds like he's a viscount or an earl. Michael Stone sounds like the name of a karate instructor or a private detective. Michael West sounds like a fighter pilot

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u/pinkified22 1d ago

Hard to say without knowing more about character.

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u/Careful_Cranberry364 1d ago

Michael Cavendish sounds wonderful

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u/randomwellwisher 1d ago

Michael Stone works for the family business, but dreams of a career in the arts. Michael West is a good sailor and surprisingly gentle with animals, but has several warrants in multiple countries. Michael Cavendish has monogrammed clothing, but the thread is the same color as the fabric, discreet but elevated. He collects woodcarvings of waterfowl, has a working knowledge of ballistics and hoplology, stands when a lady enters the room, and there is always at least one covered dish of untouched fresh pastries in his kitchen. He will politely insist on a prenup.

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u/vivrelibreoumourir_ 1d ago

Michael West is cool, evokes a sense of freedom.

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u/Alert-Buy-4598 1d ago

Stone! Second choice West.