Benjamin

[Rosebud05]

This seems to be the only boy's name that dp and I can both go 'well, it's nice enough' to at the moment.
Like but don't love it - what do others think?

[gigglewitch]

I love it.

I would have called my ds this except we have a surname which doesn't go with B-anything

[pointydog]

yeah, it's ok. Ben is simple, good sound.

[ViktoriaMac]

Every single Ben(jamin) I have ever known has been absolutely lovely - and I have taught in 7 different schools, so rare to find a name without a negative connotation somewhere!

[SuperBunny]

I like it. Was on my shortlist for DS

[hulabula]

Really like Benjamin (and Benedict!), but find the nickname 'Ben' (which he will inevitably be called) a little boring....

[MummyDoIt]

Like the name but it's very popular. There were five of them at nursery with DS1!!

[Stretch]

We are probably calling our baby Benjamin. (Due in Sept) DH loves it, I think it's ok, goes with the other kids name etc....Still waiting for something to go wow though!!

[sophiesmummie]

Agree that 'Ben' is ok, but a little dull/boring....

There are SO many lovely 1 or 2 syllable names around that won't inevitably be shortened. How about

Oscar
Arthur
Quentin
Thomas

[nooki]

Ben's ok, nothing wrong with it, but agree that its a little dull.

[jellybeans]

Ben is OK, bit common, but don't like Benjamin, not sure why though! I like short names for boys.

[MamaG]

I love it

[rubyslippers]

LOVE it ...

[Takver]

I like it but that is because it is DH's name! He is not common, honest

If you don't like Ben as a shortening, what about Benjie, which is lovely for a little boy IMO (although bound to become Ben as he gets bigger).

[wotulookinat]

Brilliant name - classic and smart and suits allsorts.

[KERALA1]

It is a lovely name. It is also very very common (as in lots of them). Most of our friends have boys called Ben.If this bothers you dont use it.

[jellybeans]

I meant common as in popular too

[MrsJamin]

I love it. (hint: see my name)

[piscesmoon]

Lovely. I also like Ben. I never know what is wrong with boring-I love the so called 'boring' names.

[ramonaquimby]

think very wet wimpy name
like Ben as shortened form, but v v overdone

[atowncalledalice]

I like Benjamin but hate Ben - not because it's a bad name, but because every boy I knew at school seemed to be called Ben and I find it unutterably tedious.

[PaulaYatesBiggestFan]

i have never loved it

HOWEVER i think it means ' beloved youngest son' and since discovering this i fail to see how anyone could not love it

we call ds5 'Netanyahu' which inevitable ends up as 'Binjamin' (Bin ya min)

lovely

[ben5]

benjamin is lovely!! there are lots around

[Rosebud05]

Thanks, ladies. I'm not really bothered about it being a popular name tbh, as our surname is pretty far out and I'd prefer a "well-known, no queries about spelling" sort of first name for his sake.