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Boy’s name Marcus or Charlie?

31 replies

Biebs88 · 28/10/2017 16:02

Hello everybody!
My partner and I are expecting our first baby in February, a boy! We are beyond excited but can’t decide on a name. A few of my favourites have been vetoed (Leon, Theo, Julian...) and the two names remaining on our list are Marcus and Charlie.
To me they are quite different... Charlie sounds to me like a name for a goofy, playful child and Marcus sounds more serious/artistic to me. Sounds a bit weird - I know :)
What are your opinions on this matter? Or some more name suggestions in the line of Marcus, Charlie, Leon...

Many thx!

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mondler · 28/10/2017 16:05

I love the name Marcus- it's on my list! Does popularity bother you? There's lots of Charlie's at the moment but not many Marcus's. Also, with Marcus he could shorten it.

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BernardBlacksHangover · 28/10/2017 17:35

I prefer Marcus.

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ChocolateCrunch · 28/10/2017 17:48

I prefer Charlie as not a fan of Marcus, myself.

How about Ethan, Benjamin, Freddie?

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bridgetreilly · 28/10/2017 17:49

I prefer Charlie.

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/10/2017 17:50

I prefer Charlie.

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mikeyssister · 28/10/2017 17:54

Try them both with the babies surname and see which one feels better

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SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 28/10/2017 17:59

I prefer Charlie.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 28/10/2017 18:08

Marcus.

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Thesqueezermustghost · 28/10/2017 18:13

Marcus. I imagine someone dark with that name.

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PhatSlag · 28/10/2017 18:15

Love Marcus. I met a puppy bulldog called Marcus the other day. Such a cool name.

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Beammeup11 · 28/10/2017 18:17

Marcus is such a cool name :)

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PurpleGrapePip · 28/10/2017 18:23

I love both but I love Charlie more.

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sonlypuppyfat · 28/10/2017 18:23

Marcus is fab a proper blokes name

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daisypond · 28/10/2017 19:21

I greatly prefer Marcus,

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AnyaMoondial · 28/10/2017 19:52

How about Leo instead of Leon?

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FizzyGreenWater · 28/10/2017 19:53

Against the grain, I hate Marcus. Just a bit depressing for some reason.

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FizzyGreenWater · 28/10/2017 19:53

Agree - Leo? Much better than either!

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GPolly91 · 28/10/2017 20:30

I vote for Marcus. I would love the name myself if it wasn't for our surname. Charlie I dislike- although I'm not keen on many names ending in ie as I think it sounds like more of a nickname.

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Sophronia · 28/10/2017 22:19

Marcus

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SuperBeagle · 28/10/2017 23:35

I prefer Charlie.

I like Mark more than Marcus.

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ScarletSienna · 28/10/2017 23:37

Marcus makes me think of mucus.

Charlie is great.

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BernardBlacksHangover · 29/10/2017 07:28

I feel like that^^ about Lucas - Lucas / Mucus. But not Marcus, which is lovely and not at all mucussy - so nerr Wink.

Fwiw, Charlie makes me think of class a drugs, but that's because I'm a bit immature (as demonstrated in the above paragraph Grin).

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SardineJam · 29/10/2017 07:30

Thinking of when he's an adult - Marcus is definitely better!

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ScarletSienna · 29/10/2017 07:34

Bernard Grin

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TheNumberfaker · 29/10/2017 07:52

Marcus. Charlie is quite popular and it should be Charles anyway!

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