oliverboliverbutt
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:35:07
I am leaving out all of the typical names that I know most of you will think are ok.
what do you think of these more unusual names?
Roman
Yves
Orren
Ivan
Mannix
Nelson (but call him Sonny)
We have a double barreled last name, first name two syllables beginning with P, second name one syllable beginning with B.
dizzydixies
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:37:42
prefer Roan to Roman
Oran to Orren
Mannix - not my taste
Nelson - I love sonny but he's always going to get Mandela so why not call him Sonny?
oliverboliverbutt
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:38:56
Wouldn't call him Sonny because we always want to use a proper name instead of a nickname. 
dizzydixies
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:40:24
no problem, I have 3 with full names & short versions!
dizzydixies
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:41:11
Samson or Jackson nn Sonny?
I don't like Roman, Saxon much nicer
Yves how is that pronounced?
Orren I don't like.
Ivan and Mannix I don't like. Especially not Mannix. Think about it. It sounds like Manics.
Sonny is a lovely name I tinhk, nut Nelson not to my taste.
Sorry!
How about Orson?
oliverboliverbutt
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:46:52
'Yves how is that pronounced?'
like Eve
famous person, Yves Saint laurent
oliverboliverbutt
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:48:14
I don't really like Nelson either, but love Sonny.
Jackson was our choice for our first, she turned out to be a girl. So could use that but don't like that Jack is the most popular name.
cece
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:53:50
Sorry but I don't like any of them.
dizzydixies
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:54:04
I don't know any Jack's anymore - don't let the popularity charts put you off, I chose DD1's name and everytime its mentioned on here people go on about how overused it is - I haven't met another one yet however we chose something a little different for DD2 and I know of 4 of them 
is it definately a boy or do you have some girls options too?
hunkermunker
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:56:05
Is your surname Parker-Bowles? 
Yves would get mistaken for a girl going on sound, though I do like it.
Roman - do you have unfortunate noses in your family?
Orren - "Warren? Eh?"
Ivan - quite like this.
Mannix - "like the Street Preachers"?
Nelson - no. Just no.
hunkermunker
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:56:36
Jackson great - although people will think it's a tribute...
oliverboliverbutt
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:56:39
it's a boy. If it was girl everything would be just fine.
We are having a bit of trouble with this one since we've already used our very favorite boys name on my son!
oliverboliverbutt
Fri 03-Jul-09 17:58:28
'although people will think it's a tribute...'
OMG we can't have that!
dizzydixies
Fri 03-Jul-09 18:08:52
am sure there are loads of names that would give you the nn Sonny
what about Corran?
sockmonster
Fri 03-Jul-09 19:23:35
Roman- yes, but polanski did bad bad things with 13 year old girls. However I do like it. Is Rowan a boy's name, kind of similar?
Yves- NO! He will be called Eve and laughed at by his chums. Unless you live in a french village this will not work
Orren- orange???
Ivan- Cameron, nah
Mannix- Manic
Nelson (but call him Sonny)- admiral nelson shot in battle of trafalgar. Not bad, best of the bunch I have to say.
Jackson- I like this a lot actually but I think it will be a top 10 name in the US at least by the end of 09 and it will be assumed it is en homage to michael
Sorry not too positive! I like Nelson and Roman and Jackson I think, how about just 'Sonny'?
sockmonster
Fri 03-Jul-09 19:25:55
I agree with overmydeadbody- Orson? Like Orren and Sonny combined?
The sound like Gladiators, sorry!
MrsMattie
Fri 03-Jul-09 19:27:48
Nelson nn Sonny was on our boy's list. I like it.
The rest - bleurgh.
Yves conjures up images of gay designer type a la Bruno.
Fimbo
Fri 03-Jul-09 19:31:06
From that list, Evan is just about acceptable to me. But hey it's your baby your choice, not mine.
MrsBadger
Fri 03-Jul-09 19:35:48
Ivan is passable
Mannix is dreadful
the rest I think he could squeak by with by sheer force of personality if he was at Bedales or Eton
