Our Shortlist for our soon to arrive boy

[ThatsNotMyPirate]

What do you think?

Henry
Felix
Edward
Leo
Alexis

[bargainhuntingbetty]

Like Leo but not keen on the rest but then its not my baby. You go withh what you want andd never mindd what anyone else says.

[Pingpong]

Edward

[gladders]

the only one i dislike is alexis - all the others are nice solid boys' names. aso they're not too too popular so little chance of there being another in the same class?

[fizzpops]

Only REALLY like Henry and Edward.

Felix is nice, Leo is OK - don't like Alexis at all.

[boodleboot]

Alexis is a girls name. Leo is ok. i like Henry too

[stillstanding]

My favourites are Henry and Leo out of those.

[LouMacca]

Edward here too.

[jellybeans]

Henry ...OK but don't like 'Hen'
Felix...not keen
Edward...Don't like, but like Ted
Leo ..love it
Alexis ...really dislike, girls name? (or sounds like one)

[Pepa]

Love Leo...but then I would (name of DS!) We've never actually met another Leo and although its unusual everyone recognises it and its easy to spell and pronouce....very important now my son is learning to read and write!!

[Nancy66]

Alexis is a girls name
Love Felix - great name and not too overused unlike the others on your list.

[MamaLazarou]

I like Edward the best from your list.

Felix is a cat and Alexis is Joan Collins.

[chaya5738]

I love Felix - very cool. And Leo is great. Henry is cute.

Edward is unbelievably boring IMH.

[Mammina]

I like Felix and Leo. Not keen on the other two I'm afraid

[mustrunmore]

Too many Henrys and Leos in the world at the moment, Edward a bit bland, Felix too pretentious, Alexis is a girl. Sorry!!

[Madmentalbint]

I like Edward and Henry.
Felix could grow on me (can't get past the cat thing atm).
Not sure about Alexis. Sounds like a girls name.
I don't like Leo.

[annie896]

I love Henry DS1 name. I love Leo as well sometimes wish I had chosen this for DS2.

I like Edward, not sure about Felix just can't get the cat thing out of my head with this one, but I have never met anyone called Felix and I'm sure my view would change if I ever did.

[fruitstick]

I like Felix or Henry as a safer choice.

Alexis - think Carrington
Edward - a bit dull
Leo - nah

[Tillyscoutsmum]

They're all ok apart from Alexis which I would say is a girl's name (I have a female cousin called Alexis).

I think I prefer Henry but like the nn for Edward (Ted, Ned etc)

[Servalan]

Rearranging your list in order of my personal preference:

1. Leo - love it, love, it, love it!
2. Edward - lovely classic name
3. Felix - like it a lot
4. Henry - tis OK
5. Alexis - I think of it as a girl's name, sorry.

[clairebear88]

Hi

1. Leo - nice
2. Edward - classic
3. Felix - i still think of cats sorry
4. Henry - nice
5. Alexis - surely should be alexander or just alex for a boy. Alexis is girlie sorry.

[TwoSunnyDays]

Henry, Edward and Leo are all great

Felix I wouldnt have as its (for me) a cats name.

Alexis is a girls name. Alex or Alexander would be great. Are you thinking of Alexei, as in Alexei Sale? That is a boys name.

[ThatsNotMyPirate]

Thanks for all your input.

Although my favorite has rated as least poular, it has just confirmed how much I like it. And its not a girls name. Its a unisex name. And I think its lovely. :D

[SarahL2]

I always thought Alexis was a boys name but then the only one I have heard of is Alexis Denisof

Wikipedia says "The name was traditionally male, though it has been in use as a girls name in the United States since at least the 1940s"

Alexa is a girls name.

I like it, but then my DS is named Alexander...

[annasmami]

To me, Alexa sounds like a girls' name and Alexis a boys' name.

Alex can be both (Alexander, Alexandra).