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Lilmamacita16 · 25/06/2016 19:57

So me and my boyfriend are looking for baby boy names ! We are hoping it's a boy.. Anybody have any suggestions. Smile

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228agreenend · 25/06/2016 20:04

What sort of names do you like? Traditional? Modern? Unusual?

When i was pregnant, i used to look at the credits on tv programmes to give me ideas.

Traditional/classic
Mathew
Samuel
Thomas
Ben
Daniel
Alexander

Unusual:
Blake
Glen
Kirk
Tarquin
Francis

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Lilmamacita16 · 25/06/2016 22:09

I'm really thinking about a unique boys name

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228agreenend · 25/06/2016 22:31

What sort of unique?
Welsh - Aled, Dai, Dewi, Gweirydd, Cellen
Scottish -Hamish, Duncan, Sinclair, Angus
Grandad - Leonard, Cecil, Sidney,
Hippy - bear, tiger, moon,
Foreign - Rodrigo, Valentino, milo, giovanni, Luca,
Traditional/70s - Russell,Christopher, mark, Peter, Paul, Andrew, Russell, Dominic,
Other - Jude, Seth, Simeon, Blair, graham, TJ,

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Lilmamacita16 · 25/06/2016 22:50

I was thinking of a cool Egyptian // Greek // etc . God names

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sonlypuppyfat · 25/06/2016 22:54

Zeus, apollo, Set, Otitis, Anubis, Thoth, Thor, Neptune....... Go on pick one I dare you

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sonlypuppyfat · 25/06/2016 22:55

Osiris ffs my phone didn't like that

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1horatio · 25/06/2016 23:25

Atticus, Calix, Androcles, Balthazar, Cadmus, Demetrios, Daedalus, Ignatios, Costas, Hector, Draco, Janus, Olimpio, Olympos..

Hector is actually really pretty.

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Lilmamacita16 · 26/06/2016 00:01

I like the name Calix , Demetrios , and Osiris

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RedLarvaYellowLarva · 26/06/2016 00:17

Not Greek/Egyption, but what about Thorbjorn? Doesn't get much cooler than Thunder Bear.

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StillNoFuckingEyeDeer · 26/06/2016 08:10

Galen

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sonlypuppyfat · 26/06/2016 10:45

Osiris God of the dead, that's nice

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1horatio · 26/06/2016 15:09

Hector? Julius? Severin? Ulrik?

Puppfat, wasn't Osiris also killed by his brother (but revived by his wife Isis)?

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sonlypuppyfat · 26/06/2016 15:27

Yes osiris was chopped up by his brother set and put back together by his wife /sister he was the first mummy

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turtlesallthewaydown · 26/06/2016 15:46

Themi, short for Anthemios (a renowned Greek architect), also short for Themistocles (Athenian politician).

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1horatio · 26/06/2016 17:15

OP, I am truly sorry if this insults you. But Osiris is pretty terrible, imo.

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cecilelliott · 26/06/2016 20:09

Agree that Hector is a great name.
What about:
Lysander?
Orpheus?

Gwen Stefani has an Apollo!

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libellule1 · 26/06/2016 21:02

I love a good mythology name!
How about Ajax, Troy, Tristan, Artemis...

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Lilmamacita16 · 27/06/2016 18:31

Those are very good suggestions thank you Flowers

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228agreenend · 27/06/2016 19:52

Not Ajax, that's a cleaning product.

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allegretto · 27/06/2016 20:34

Roy - due for revival.

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Raines100 · 27/06/2016 21:56

Jason?

Troy, Paris, Leander, Pax, Evander

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FinallyMadeIt · 27/06/2016 22:40

My sons name is Major, he loves it now he is old enough to look up the meaning of things.

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Lilmamacita16 · 28/06/2016 01:25

@Raines100
My boyfriends name is Jason haha

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plimsolls · 28/06/2016 09:27

I hope you won't be too disappointed with a girl Confused

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