baby boy 6 days old still no name

[ghostspirit]

i have a boy whos 6 days old. im finding it real hard to find a name. our last name is jones...i dont want anything thats j or j sounding...any ideas?

[MrsHathaway]

I'm an expert in that particular problem

From our shortlists, including our DSs:

Adam
Alexander
Arthur
Charles
Christopher (Kit)
David
Edward
Henry (Harry)
Max
Oliver
Robert
Tristan
William

We felt we couldn't go too crazy (eg Marmaduke) or too Welsh (because we aren't Welsh or in Wales). Cutting out all the J names too didn't leave us with much!

Good luck.

[Lunastarfish]

My randon selection for you!

Sebastian
Rory
Louis
Dominic
Raphael
Brodie
Lucas
Bailey
Leon

[MrsHathaway]

That is, congratulations!

[SurlyCue]

Ok what names do you like? Kind of hard to suggest names without having an idea of your tastes/heritage etc.

[pelicancrossing]

Rory
Arthur
Nate
Seth
Barnaby
Declan
Walt
Oliver
Do any of these suit him? Congratulations!

[ghostspirit]

i did have max. but then i put myself of...then i had elliott... but then i dont pronounce the 't' so it dont sound right...

i have hayden in my head or maybe leaning back towards max... dont know :/

[SurlyCue]

Elliot jones is quite nice i think. Is it just that the t isn't pronounced in your accent?

[GirlInTheDirtyShirt]

Lucas is a lovely name and goes well with Jones.

[MrsHathaway]

Hayden is very much not my style. I think Max has a much broader appeal and is much more like Elliott in style.

Dexter? Finn? Lucas?

[MrsHathaway]

Cross posted - thinking slowly...

[SoupDragon]

If you like Hayden, how about Aidan.

I was mentally running through the boys in my children's classes and thought of Thomas... Maybe not with Jones as a surname :)

[ajandjjmum]

We had a JJ (Junior surname) for the first six weeks of his life (infact for the first two years, although we had to make a decision when he was registered!).

We actually settled on Max.

Don't stress - it'll work out. (And 20 odd years later, we still love Max!!)

[ghostspirit]

cue i dont know what it is. i guess im common maybe a southeast london thing for some.

i really like the name thomas... but yeah thats why i wont use it :)

[HarryLimeFoxtrot]

Aubrey, Caleb, Dominic, Gregory, Isaac, Linus, Richard, Solomon, Wilbur.

[emotionsecho]

Dominic Jones sounds nice, if you're going for Max are you using the full Maximillian? Maximillian Jones rolls off the tongue nicely!

[timelyreminder]

Ethan
Daniel
Zachary
Ciaran
Alfred (Freddie, Alfie)
Aaron
Luke
Matthew

[IvoryMadonna]

If you like Max, and surname-type names like Elliott, how about Baxter (like Baxter Dury). Baxter Jones. That's quite unusual without being 'out there'.

[ghostspirit]

haha secho i did not know there was more to max... i thought max was max haha.

but if i decided max it would be max.

[emotionsecho]

ghost I was just imagining you using the full "Maximillian Jones" in your best exasperated voice it would sound awesome and certainly guarantee a response

[ghostspirit]

haha i would sound a twat haha :)

[timelyreminder]

There's Maximus and Maxwell as alternatives

[BellMcEnd]

Isaac
Silas
Harry
Adam
Daniel
Oliver

Congratulations!

[FishCanFly]

Ronald or Ronan

[momtothree]

Theo, Zach, Dylan, Mason, Tyler,

[Chancewouldbefinething]

Max Elliott Jones