Please critique our shortlist!

[ShergarAndSpies]

So DC2 will be a boy. DH and I are struggling to settle on one name we both love but have a shortlist as follows.

Surname begins with A and is 2 syllables.

Theodore
Barnaby
Jasper
Sebastian
Robin
Harrison

Please tell me honestly what you think!

[Bowlersarm]

Nice last.

My favourite is Sebastian, followed by Barnaby.

Not sure about Robin, I think simply because you just don't hear it often. I'll have to ponder that one for a little while.

I dislike Harrison.

[Bowlersarm]

...list.

[Toadsrevisited]

Jasper or Barnaby- unusual but classic. Ace.
Sebastian- lovely but v overused at the moment. ditto Theodore.
Robin. Meh.
Harrison. Awful.

[mymummademelistentoshitmusic]

Most are ok, I'm just surprised you've put Harrison in with the rest. It's awful.

[WhatWouldBlairWaldorfDo]

Love sebastian!
Like theodore
Hate harrison

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Love Barnaby and Robin. Hate Harrison. Others all fine.

Robin is my favourite - it's lovely.

[ThursdayLast]

I only like Barnaby

[Leeds2]

I think you and I would choose from different lists, lol!

But Harrison, no.

[ShergarAndSpies]

Ok Harrison is officially OFF the list!

Thank you all for your feedback so far, very helpful

[hollie84]

Love Theodore and Sebastian

Like Jasper

Not keen on Barnaby

Not sure about Robin

Less said about Harrison the better.

[Thecircle]

I have a Theo so I'm biased(he's not a Theodore though)

Love Seb but not crazy on Sebastian.

Prefer Casper to Jasper but like the sound of both iykwim?

Harrison ok and don't really like Robin(just makes me think of Robin Hood)

Good luck choosing!

[funnyface31]

Love, love
Barney (if you dot mind mn)
Theo

Others, don't really like.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Theo's lovely is that what he'd be known as, but don't like Theodore.
Don't like Barnaby but again Barney's quite cute but there could be a risk of teasing
Hate the name Harrison, sorry.
Robin is quite nice but more for a girl I'd say although the argument for that is it was a boys name first. With Robin though do you like Rob because he may want to use Rob.
Sebastian is beautiful and underused. Plus it's cute on their school name beg yet classy in the boardroom
Jasper not really my thing love Casper though.

[thatsn0tmyname]

Go for Barnaby

[ShergarAndSpies]

Baby would most likely end up being known by a shortened version of whichever name we choose but I do like having the full name 'option'.

So certainly Theo, Seb and probably Jas / Jazz. Barnaby would I'm sure end up as Barney too.

Really interesting reading your thoughts on the names. I'd expected Robin to be more popular tbh.

DC1 is an Alfred (Freddie) if it makes any difference name-wise?

[OldF0ssil]

only barnaby.

also prefer caspar to jasper

harrison - no

Robin, no, ok on an older man but it has become too feminine.

[OldF0ssil]

I like Robert though.

[Rivercam]

Can't believed there are so many negative comments about Harrison - I know a couple of Harrison's who are lovely (aged 10 and 14). Also love I Barnaby. Jasper is my least favourite of your list, the others okay. robin is due a revival.

[Hakluyt]

Harrison doesn't fit with the others- different social class

How about Robert shortened to Robin while he's little then Rob when he's older?

[Wishfulmakeupping]

Theodore-ok but don't like Theo
Barnaby- but clunky for me
Jasper- ok
Sebastian- like and like Seb but its popular
Robin- different I like it
Harrison- dislike

Names that are similar taste and would work well with ds1 name would be-
Rupert
Hugo
William nn Bill
Alastair
Rafe

[catsofa]

Robin is my favourite and is near the top of my own list, it's lovely.

[Marcipex]

I like all your names, though only know girls called Robin these days.

[Discobugsacha]

Harrison is horrid. Don't like Jasper either but Robin and Barnaby are brilliant names!

[ShergarAndSpies]

Not a huge fan of Robert but appreciate the suggestion and see that Robin might need a more 'butch' (for want of a better description) style name to carry him through teens / young adulthood.

Reading the posts, it sounds like the top 3 are pretty clearly

Theodore / Theo
Barnaby
Sebastian / Seb

Really interesting - thank you all for taking the time to reply! Definitely taking all your thoughts on board.

One question - a poster mentioned Barney as a nickname might risk some playground teasing? Because of the purple dinosaur thing? Or something different?

[ShergarAndSpies]

Gah wishful those are pretty much our long list!