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As at the moment we can't agree on a name, hoping he 'looks' like a ____ and so naming will be easier once born.

DP likes: Thomas, James, Joseph
I like: Nathaniel (Nate), Lochlan
Both don't mind (but don't love): Evan, Theo
Both like but too popular now: Noah, Finn

Anyone care to add to the list? Any 'S' names are out due to surname.

I love Thomas, Joseph and Nathaniel.

I'm reluctant on Thomas and Joseph as there are already two in my family. Oliver is out for the same reason.

Jonathan nn Jonny

Nathaniel, Evan and Theo are the best on your list though if popularity is a worry I would avoid Theo as I think it's going to explode in popularity one day soon.

Jonah
Nairn
Elliot
Matthew

When we had dd we let the midwife choose

very brave Norma - from a pre approved list?

Oh yes - it was a choice between two names. It was which would be first and which would be middle

And to add to the list - how about Max

Ah - that's okay then - had a vision of a midwife let loose and calling your child something weird

Isaac
Ethan
Elijah
Lucas
Christopher

Not the most obvious of traditional names but we like Artem for a boy if we do have one. Artem William Bowen. It's greek (our daughter is Ariana) and i think it's different but still strong William after my father and grandfather (also brother's middle name) and Bowen is my Dh's middle name (one of them) Other nice names for boys - Asher, Aston, Aurelian (yes- we like 'A' names!!) lol

i like thomas and nathaniel. i've got a 15 months old jonathan, so would add that to the list. disclaimer: people seem to be unable to spell his name - jonathon and jonathen are both popular misspellings, no idea where that comes from!

I really like all those names, good choices!

If you're worried about the popularity of Noah and Finn, I'd also worry about James and Thomas. Last year James was no. 5 and Thomas was no. 7, Noah was 14 and Finn didn't crack the top 20.

I really like Max, Christopher, Elliot and Jonny/ Joanthan- in fact, all four I have suggested but DP isn't as fussed. Nephew is Matthew so it's a no-go.

DP has the most ridiculous connotations with so many names, anything slightly unusual he views as 'chavvy' or 'they'd have to go to private school'???

How do you pronounce 'Nairn'? I haven't come across it before.

Not sure about letting midwife pick but if we narrow it down maybe dc1 could decide (he's 8), think he would defo just go for Thomas though as it's the name of his good friend at school.

Nairn is just as it looks, Nayr'n - it's a place name in Scotland which is used as a first name but isn't very common. With you having Lochlan (Lachlan) I thought you may have some Scottish roots

If you like that you may like:

Rory
Ross
Murray (Moray)
Keir
Kerr
Innes

Nicholas, Everett, Emmett, Zachary, Isaac, Philip, Peter, Alexander, Jeremy, Daniel?

amck- oh dear, did I spell it wrong? Not a good sign! Not Scottish but just think it sounds beautiful. How do you pronounce the 3rd name- is the first part like 'moo' cow as in moo- ray? Please excuse my ignorance!

Dessie- Ohhh, I like Philip (but not Phil) and Daniel is lovely but also (booooo) in my giant family already.

No probs Wiggy - I've seen people use Lochlan on here before but i've personally only ever come across Lachlan in Scotland - Moray is pronounced Murray usually but to be honest depending on where you live there is often not that much difference in how some vowels are pronounced. I hate having to spell out out my name as it has A's and E's in it and in my accent they sound pretty much the same.....and don't even start on the mistakes I get with my postcode - So to me the name Moray comes out somewhere between Mo-ray and Muh-ray. Lachlan or Lochlan would come with a proper scottish gutterall hhchchchgg in the middle - no idea how to represent the sound . I once went to school with a Lachlan McLachlan - he was a total punk in case you were imagining some guy in an Aran sweater and tartan trews!

Tiernan or Torin might suit too - both Scottish but the latter definitely sounds more Scandinavian - probably came across with the Vikings.

A lot of Scottish place names or mountains etc make excellent names and are used. I also like Merrick or No1 son was almost Blaven but we chickened out. No2 son was nearly Cairn as that's what we kept hitting (it indicates a small structure at the top of a mountain) when we did the pin in a map thing.

A bit more usual names that might suit are:

Euan or Ewan
Logan
Rowan
Scott
Callum
Lewis
Harris
Craig
Jamie
Andrew
Austin
Hayden

I know a Philip that was Pip when he was little. It's a lovely underused name imo. :-)