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Literally have about 50 names that need to be reduced

60 replies

welz · 13/12/2016 18:22

Which is your favourite?

Liam
George
James
Leon
Travis
Matthew
Colin
Dean
Layton
Corey
Oliver
Sam
Josh
Trent
Hogan
Fox
Tom
Tanner
Brad
Rhys
Aaron
Scott
Ryan
Adam
Kaine
Harris
Harrison
Redmand
Brodie

Thanks Grin

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Sophronia · 13/12/2016 18:23

My favourites are James, Matthew, Adam and Aaron

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JingleBellCock · 13/12/2016 18:24

I like Leon, Liam, Sam and Josh best.

Colin, Redmand, Harris and Brodie are dreadful.

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welz · 13/12/2016 18:25

To be honest, our taste is all over the place!

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Bibs2014 · 13/12/2016 18:25

Out of that list I like Sam the best and Colin the worst.

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Artandco · 13/12/2016 18:29

Liam - 90s
George -nice
James -nice
Leon - nice
Travis - no
Matthew -no
Colin -no
Dean-no
Layton- no
Corey- no
Oliver - fine
Sam -nice
Josh - fine
Trent -no
Hogan -no
Fox - no
Tom -fine
Tanner -no
Brad- no
Rhys - no
Aaron- nice
Scott - no
Ryan -fine
Adam -nice
Kaine - no
Harris -no
Harrison -no
Redmand - no. Raymond yes (nickname Ray)
Brodie -no

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Rainbowqueeen · 13/12/2016 18:34

Adam, Liam and Aaron

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Baseballcupcakes · 13/12/2016 18:34

James is my favourite.

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Playdoughinthecarpet · 13/12/2016 18:38

Leon and Aaron were both on my list, good strong names Wink

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stumblymonkey · 13/12/2016 18:45

I like Fox....because I luffs foxes.

HTH Grin

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bluechameleon · 13/12/2016 18:50

Like: George, James, Leon, Matthew, Oliver, Adam
Like if they are nicknames for a full name: Sam, Josh, Tom
Dislike: Liam, Travis, Colin, Dean, Layton, Corey, Trent, Hogan, Fox, Tanner, Brad, Rhys, Aaron, Scott, Ryan, Kaine, Harris, Harrison, Redmand, Brodie
My favourite is James.

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stumblymonkey · 13/12/2016 18:52

More seriously...just my opinions...

Liam - no as reminds me of the Gallagher
George - bit overdone due to Royal babe
James - I like this (biased as DPs name)
Leon - not my cup of tea
Travis - not my cup of tea either
Matthew - I love
Colin - the world's not ready for Colin to make a comeback as a name yet
Dean - makes me think of Dean Gaffney, not a good association
Layton - quite like this
Corey - quite like this
Oliver - meh
Sam - meh
Josh - quite like this
Trent - not for me, sounds like an American brat
Hogan - like Hulk Hogan? Not for me
Fox - I luffs foxes
Tom - meh
Tanner - another American brat
Brad - ditto
Rhys - I like this
Aaron - American brat effect
Scott - don't like, sounds a bit 80s child
Ryan - meh
Adam - quite like this
Kaine - not for me
Harris - I love this one
Harrison - I love the name Harrison
Redmand - least favourite
Brodie - meh


Hope I don't offend, just my personal opinions which mean nothing!

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 13/12/2016 18:53

Love Matthew and Adam

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TheWildRumpyPumpus · 13/12/2016 18:54

James or Oliver for me. There are others which are OK but some which are not my taste at all!

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SassyPants19 · 13/12/2016 18:58

Loving Fox and Tanner!

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/12/2016 18:59

I'd keep.
James.
Tom
Aaron
Adam
Liam.
Corey and Layton are not normally my style of names, but. There is something appealing about them .
Fox is quite nice, but a bit risky for a teenage boy. Do you not think.
Hes not going to stay a cute little baby forever

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PrincessOnTheInternet · 13/12/2016 19:00

Layton is the surname of a Nintendo video game character Professor Layton if that puts you off?
Favourite name is James !

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NapQueen · 13/12/2016 19:03

Top 3
Travis (because I have one, Travis Leo, which I much prefer to leon)
Scott (also on our list!)
Tom (DHS name)

We also loved Fox and we're going to use it as Travis' middle name but DD made a look comment about ds so we chose Leo.

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Beebeeeight · 13/12/2016 19:05

Which is your favourite?

Liam very Irish
George Royal
James always a good choice
Leon don't like 'lee' sound
Travis ok
Matthew too biblical
Colin ugly
Dean ok
Layton what if he's always late?
Corey American
Oliver far too many of them
Sam solid
Josh like this
Trent ok
Hogan hulk
Fox mulder
Tom plain
Tanner no
Brad too 80s/ Pitt
Rhys too welsh
Aaron will have to keep spelling it
Scott good, solid, not trendy
Ryan I like this
Adam too biblical
Kaine and able
Harris good but trendy
Harrison ford
Redmand not a name
Brodie quite surfer dude

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MikeUniformMike · 13/12/2016 19:08

Liam - not unless you're Irish
George - yes
James - yes
Leon - not unless you're Russian
Travis - no
Matthew - yes
Colin - no
Dean - yes but only cos I love Dean Martin
Layton - definitely not
Corey - awful
Oliver - too popular but maybe a yes, don't like Olly
Sam - yes
Josh - maybe but not keen
Trent - no
Hogan - no
Fox - foxy. Todd? Wolf is better.
Tom - yes but a bit too popular
Tanner - no
Brad - no
Rhys - not unless you're Welsh-speakers
Aaron - no
Scott - not sure
Ryan - no
Adam - 's ok
Kaine - awful
Harris - not sure
Harrison - no
Redmand - no. Redmond is ok.
Brodie - no

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AnnetteKertan · 13/12/2016 19:18

Ryan or Tom

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Pluto30 · 13/12/2016 20:17

Like:

  • George
  • James
  • Matthew
  • Oliver
  • Sam (prefer it as a nickname for Samuel, but I love it on its own too)
  • Josh (also prefer as a nickname for Joshua)
  • Tom (also prefer as a nickname for Thomas)
  • Scott
  • Harris
  • Harrison


Neutral:
  • Liam
  • Leon
  • Adam


Dislike:
  • Travis (outdated)
  • Colin (outdated)
  • Dean (short, harsh sounding)
  • Layton (Hewitt)
  • Corey (outdated)
  • Trent (outdated)
  • Hogan (Hulk or Paul?)
  • Fox
  • Tanner (very American sounding)
  • Brad (outdated)
  • Rhys (just don't like it)
  • Aaron (outdated)
  • Ryan (outdated)
  • Kaine (every Cain I've known has been the definition of feral)
  • Redmand (don't like, prefer Edmund)
  • Brodie (outdated)


I think Fox works well as a middle name though. Middle names can be unconventional.
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SpeckledyBanana · 13/12/2016 20:18

Sam(uel)

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MinesAGin · 13/12/2016 20:23

You seem confused between classic names, names that are very popular and names that belong in Mills & Boon books.

Classic:

George
James
Matthew
Oliver
Sam
Tom
Adam

Mills & Boon

Travis
Layton
Trent
Hogan
Fox
Tanner
Brad
Kaine
Harris
Harrison
Redmand
Brodie

And then you have Colin! I didn't think anyone had been called Colin for decades!

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Lizziedoll · 13/12/2016 20:31

Liam!

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SpeckledyBanana · 13/12/2016 20:32

If I have a male cat I'd call him Colin.

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