Save my son from being called "fatso"

[Eemia]

Hi,

I'm new, but already asking for help I'm afraid! I have an elective booked for Monday and still our child has no name.

He will be joining older brother Theodore Christopher and whilst the middle name is sorted (one of 2 family names), we are stuck on the first name...thoughts please before we give in and just call him fatty which is what he's being called atm!

(Oh - and I have a thing about being able to shorten the name!)


Lawrence Peter - shortened to - Larry
Leonard Peter - shortened to - Lenny
Emerson Peter - shortened to - Sonny
Ernest William - shortened to - Ernie
Sebastian Peter - shortened to - Seb
Maurice Peter - shortened to - Mo/Moss
Griffin Peter - shortened to - Griff
Samson William - shortened to - Sonny
Tobias Peter - shortened to - Toby
Gabriel Peter - shortened to - Gabe
Dexter Peter - shortened to - Dex

[FimboBBINGFORAPPLES]

I like Sebastian Peter shortened to Seb is fab.

[TwentiethCenturyHell]

My favourites on your list are Lawrence Peter and Gabriel Peter. Peter is a fab middle name too :)

[Silkstalkings]

Lenny is cool. Like Griff but not Griffin, bit scifi/fantasy geek. Griff Rhys Jones is Griffith.

[Expecting06112010]

i really like tobias peter shortened to toby. I think thats lovely and was thinking about tobias myself for a while!

But i wouldnt have griffin peter as its peter griffin the other way around from family guy!

[Librashavinganotherbiscuit]

You are not allowed to call your son Maurice.

I like Lawrence and also Laurie, ditto Sebastian and Seb.

[Eglu]

From your list I really like

Emerson, Griffin and Dexter

[Eemia]

OMG - I hadn't even thought about the family guy reference - lol! Poor child!

Thanks for all your feedback so far - I'll keep checking back this evening, then tot up answers and show DH (who is just being rubbish).

[Minione]

I like Gabriel Peter, tis lovely.

I don't really like any of the others, sorry!

[FimboBBINGFORAPPLES]

Just dont reverse Gabriel Peter.

[MardyBra]

Lawrence Peter - nice
Leonard Peter - like Lenny but not Leonard. Slightly creepy great uncle-ish
Emerson Peter - again prefer the nn.
Ernest William - Great uncle-ish again
Sebastian Peter - nice
Maurice Peter - sorry, no
Griffin Peter - not that keen
Samson William - please don't
Tobias Peter - nice enough
Gabriel Peter - makes me think of Peter Gabriel
Dexter Peter - nice

HTH

[JamaicaGeisha]

Vote foe Samson

[spidookly]

Tobias Peter

[beccagrace2]

Ernest is my fav

[KenDoddsDadsZombieDogsNotDead]

Gabriel, Sebastián aré my favourites

[Vine]

Sebastian or Tobias go with Theodore.

[Faaamily]

Gabriel
Sebastian


I like Sonny, but not Emerson or Samson I'm afraid. Nelson?

[1percentawake]

Lawrence Peter - shorten to Laurie - lovely
Leonard Peter - not so keen
Emerson Peter - more like a surname
Ernest William - quite like
Sebastian Peter - lovely - like Seb
Maurice Peter - no
Griffin Peter - no
Samson William - like Sonny not Samson
Tobias Peter - boring
Gabriel Peter - nice
Dexter Peter - too American

[jeee]

But Fatso has a nice ring to it - and noone else in his class will be called it.

[scarysnufflebeast]

Gabriel, Sebastian or Tobias all sound good to me.

I'm also a fan of Samson but shortened to Sam or Sammy rather than Sonny.

[thelunar66]

I've got a Lawrence, but everyone shortens it to Lol. I thought he would become Lawrie, which is nice, but it never happened

[homeagainhomeagain]

Lawrence Peter - shortened to Lawrie, love it. :) Congratulations

[amothersplaceisinthewrong]

Sebastian Peter, yes, no to all the others.

[amothersplaceisinthewrong]

Sebastian Peter, yes, no to all the others.