Jonathan or Charles or. Edward...?

[gingerwench]

DS is Peter.
If no. 2 is a boy then middle name will be Ernest.

Ideas for "strong-sounding" boys' names please? Quite like Jonathan and Charles (nn Charlie). Would prefer a non-top ten name.

Not keen on Matthew, Paul, Simon and can't use Andrew.

[Plonker]

Love Edward.

The other boys names that I love are William, Sebastian and Harry/Henry.

I'm not keen on Jonathan (or the inevitable 'Joni') but Charlie is Ok.

Love Peter!

[Hassled]

I love Edward but Edward Ernest might be a bit much. Charles/Charlie also good.
David? Stephen? Michael? I don't much like Dave/Steve/Mike but the actual names are great.

[SnowMuchToBits]

Jonathan. Because it is the best name in the world! Also I think it goes really well with Peter. I have a Jonathan, and if I had had another boy, Peter would have been at the top of my list.

[SnowMuchToBits]

And my Jonathan is sometimes called Jonty or Jonno, but very rarely Joni/Jonny.

[onimolap]

I really like Jonathan.

I wouldn't go for Henry - it's a lovely name, but Horrid Henry's brother is Perfect Peter and I think that might brle a little hard on family dynamics.

Other ideas: Rupert, Marcus, George, Christopher, Nathaniel, Richard?

[Lamorna]

Jonathan or Edward but don't give him Ernest!
Use Charles for the middle name.

[gingerwench]

Thanks for the comments. Jonathan is my favourite so far I think. Sebastian and Nathanial were on my shortlist last time round but vetoed by DH. David is out (close family name) but otherwise sound. William is DS1's middle name.

Agree can't use Henry given the Horrid Henry connotations (didn't even know of Perfect Peter when DS was named which may explain my SIL's raised eyebrows at the time).

I do like Christopher so will add that to the list for discussion with DH.

Rupert is a step too close to Tarquin for my liking... also Rupert, Michael and Marcus fall foul of a self-imposed rule that we would try to avoid using our own initials (to save postal confusion!). Sorry for omitting that from the OP but it had slipped my mind...

Glad Jonathan has a reasonably positive response. Thanks again.

Now must think of the girls' names!

[Nightstar]

If your eldest is Peter then you must use Edmund!!

(The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)

[gingerwench]

Hi Nightstar yes had thought of that... bit too Blackadder maybe?!

Incidentally I like Lucy for a girl but although Lion Witch and Wardrobe reference is ok, not keen on Eastenders connotations!

[Edmundo]

I prefer Edward but I think Jonathan goes better with Peter.

[orienteerer]

Biased towards John rather than Jonathan, DS is John Edward

[gingerwench]

Will add John to the list.

[JamieLeeCurtis]

I have a Charles/ Charlie so am biased

I also think John (rather than Jonathan)

Also:

Michael
Patrick
David

[JamieLeeCurtis]

Girls:

Marianne
Elizabeth - loads of lovely nicknames as well
Margaret - Maggie/Peggy
Rose
Iris

[JamieLeeCurtis]

Julia
Juliet

[SnowMuchToBits]

Oooh I would also go for Juliet/Julia as girls' names. Or Isabel, Miranda, Rosamond, Alexandra.

Still think Jonathan the best for a boy though.... Have just tucked mine up in bed!

[gingerwench]

Yep Juliet is on the girls' list. Miranda and Rosamund although lovely fall foul of the "no common initials" rule. Elizabeth is a close family member so no go. I'm rather partial to Jemima (but yet to persuade DH) and possibly Edith (although my family would have a field day with 'Allo 'Allo jokes and bad impressions of Mme Piaf). We do have the girls' name that DS would have had (Annabel Sophie) but I will aim to have another that we both like ready so that as with DS we can decide when we see the baby.

[Komondor]

Edward

[Hedwig3]

Peter and Charles sound wonderful and I love both of those names.