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Mission Impossible- find me a boy's name conforming to (my) strict criteria...

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 13:54

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a name (or names) for my son (due January, plenty of time yet). This is no ordinary namequest- there are strict criteria to adhere to...

  • no Top 50 names( I do not wish my child to be known as xxxx G. throughout his schooldays, I would prefer he was the only one in the school with his name)

  • cannot begin with 'G' or 'J' (surname issues) or 'R' (DH pronunciation issues)

  • no biblical names (I am a fervent atheist, DH is buddhist)

  • Unusual, but not wacky

    We are m/c academic types, I am not an earth mother, nor a lentil-weaver (sadly); we are also quite removed from popular culture. I am therefore never likely to name my child 'Celestin' or 'Zaphod'...

    ...or Guybrush.

    Or Neo.


    This thread will self destruct in 30 days (judging by the number of name threads at present),
    TIA
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CantSleepWontSleep · 04/08/2008 13:56

Sounds like our shortlist would be perfect for you.

Duncan
Lawrence
Dominic
Elliot
Barnaby

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 13:57

DH wouldn't manage Lawrence!
I like Duncan... but you already know that

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 13:59

Meant to say that DH has Italian/Greek/French/UK heritage, so Euro names are fine!

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bikerunski · 04/08/2008 14:03

Enzo

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MakemineaGandT · 04/08/2008 14:04

Nico

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schneebly · 04/08/2008 14:05

Ooh I love CSWS suggestion of Elliot

What about Donald? I have a Donald and I was told on here it is uber-cool I always thought it was an old man's name

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 14:07

I like Enzo.
Nico not quite right for us.
Donald- I think of elderly gentlemen too I'm afraid.

I like Elliot... but it is the little boy from ET for me!

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frazzledoldbag34 · 04/08/2008 14:07

Troy? (R?)

Murdo?

Barnaby (love this - fab name and unusual too)

Reuben? (sorry it's an R)

Mungo?

Zeus?

You said not Guybrush (?) but what about Guy?

Theo?

Will keep pondering........Alistair?

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MascaraOHara · 04/08/2008 14:09

lloyd?

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blithedance · 04/08/2008 14:10

Neil
William
Boris
Charles (too popular?)
Vivian
Nicholas
Martin
Anthony
Frank/Francis

I knew a Benoit once, lovely name IMO

Culled from a look along my bookshelf - oh just spotted another : Otto.

good luck

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MascaraOHara · 04/08/2008 14:10

Ross is nice but not suitable

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HumphreyPinCushion · 04/08/2008 14:10

Trumpet

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MascaraOHara · 04/08/2008 14:11

Damon

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CaptFabioHiltsCatInTheCooler · 04/08/2008 14:11

Fabio

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 14:11

Troy would be condemned to a life of being addressed as Twoy

Murdo,Mungo and Alistair - too Scottish- we have Welsh, but no Scots in us.

Barnaby- makes me think Bear

Reuben- biblical, and one in extended family
Theo- again one already in family

Zeus- too godlike!

Guy- can't with surname

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blithedance · 04/08/2008 14:11

Theo/Reuben unlikely to suit the OP! also isn't Barnaby derivative of Barnabas?

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Dalrymps · 04/08/2008 14:11

Baxter
Dean
Farrell
Hector
Hugh
Marley

I haven't checked if these are in the top 100, i'll leave that up to you.

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TwoBigNorks · 04/08/2008 14:12

Conrad
Carl
Casper

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 14:12

I love Benoit, but we live in UK now, and people can be funny with 'furrin' names

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Kewcumber · 04/08/2008 14:12

Cantsleep wontsleep - isn';t barnaby just a corruption of Barnabas (and thereofre biblical)

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seeker · 04/08/2008 14:13

Michael
David
Patrick
Anthony
Peter
Simon

I've just realized that all but one are Biblical - but you didn't mean you're banning any name MENTIONED in the Bible, did you? I was assuming you meant not Joshua or Jeddediah.

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frazzledoldbag34 · 04/08/2008 14:13

Ooh yes Otto, that's a good one.

Ferdinand (Ferdy?)
Sebastian
Dominic
Basil
Miles
Stanley?

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MascaraOHara · 04/08/2008 14:14

I love Seb/Sebastian

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TillyScoutsmum · 04/08/2008 14:16

Dylan
Cadel
Hugo
Atticus

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frazzledoldbag34 · 04/08/2008 14:16

Tarquin?

Hercules

Harvey

Cornelius?

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