stuck for a boy's name? I suggest ...............<drumroll>

[MamaG]

CHRISTOPHER

It really is a great, underused name.

Shortenings - Kit, Kip, Tiff, Chris (Chris? Really?)

None of my DSes are called it, but it is a great name

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Yup, classic name.

What's not to like??

[TheFallenMadonna]

Tiff? Really?

But yes, Christopher is rather nice.

[cyteen]

I don't like it

[nailpolish]

i think the same about William

lovely underused name

[AnguaVonUberwald]

We thought of it, by my sisters partner is called that, so it was too close to home for us. Good name though

[MamaG]

Its good because there aren't many of them about, but you won't get people saying "Christopher? Oh what an unusual name"

[Hulababy]

Not keen on Christopher; but William is a lovely name.

[MamaG]

naily I loved William, but there are quite a lot at DD's school - at least one per class

[nailpolish]

there are hardly any round here

[thumbwitch]

I like CHristopher but DH think's it's a gay hairdresser's name

[WhereTheWildThingsWere]

thumbwitch 'gay hairdresser'

[MamaG]

LOL at gay hairdresser! Surely only if its Christopher-Paul or similar

[pinkblossom]

Sorry, but absolutely 100% dislike it.

[highschoolmusical]

Yuk

[belgo]

nice name except

Tiff????? are you sure?
Kip is dutch for chicken.

I came across the name Zak the other name. Zak is dutch for pocket.

[hw2004]

Hmmm..don't like it. I considered Christian but didn't like the shortening of Chris.

also, don't think William is underused at all. It's very, very popular round here.

[nappyaddict]

i've never known a christian be shortened to chris which is quite odd really.

[CuckooSplodgeandTubs]

My cousin has a Kit. I quite like it, but I find it a bit feminine too.

I know a lovely Christian. Much prefer it to Christopher, but would never have chosen it for my own son. I prefer a more religiously ambiguous name!

[buttercreamfrosting]

It's often shortened to Topher in the States....

[ghosty]

Good choice MamaG ...

[NotAnOtter]

like it but one of my pet hates is it being pronounced ChrisTIpher

[lastboxoftampons]

I like it - I had mentioned it to DH, but then we both agreed we liked Christian better, which later became Tristan...so won't be using it, but it was the original inspiration for us.

[CuckooSplodgeandTubs]

Stiff would be a cool nn