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Please help us with a baby boy name!

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mamato2soon · 27/08/2025 23:14

DH and I cannot agree on a name for our baby boy, being induced next week.

We have a daughter called Tilly (not Matilda, just Tilly).

Our surname begins with C and his middle name will be John after my Grandfather.

DH loves traditional names however all of our friends have had boys, so Oliver, Zachary, Liam, Max and a few others we like are out of the running.

We originally decided on Henry but something isn’t clicking for me, DH likes George but our DD is Peppa Pig mad and I just associate it that.

I love names like Beau and Kit but DH won’t entertain them.

We both like Charlie, Joshua and Henry is still in the mix however like I said, it’s just not clicking for me but maybe it will be when he’s born?

Any name suggestions I’d be really grateful for!

OP posts:
Angelil · 28/08/2025 02:29

Rémy

DanFmDorking · 28/08/2025 02:09

Dan

MeDadMeDad · 28/08/2025 02:04

Christopher John
Or
Christian John

Wingedharpy · 28/08/2025 01:51

mamato2soon · 27/08/2025 23:53

I think what’s putting me off the most is anyone shortening it to “Hen” would that happen do you think?!

Only if you live in Scotland, hen.

LancashireButterPie · 28/08/2025 01:22

Patrick
Rory
Idris
Michael

mathanxiety · 28/08/2025 01:17

Tobias ('Toby')
Myles
Felix
Otto
Elliott
Leo
Anthony
Finley
Digby
Joseph ('Joey')
Stanley
Jesse
Remy
Louis

WWomble · 28/08/2025 01:07

Isaac or Jonathan

magiciansgirlonce · 28/08/2025 01:06

Edward

Starling7 · 28/08/2025 00:59

Finn

ohrodneyyouresuchplonker · 28/08/2025 00:49

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Nearlyspring23 · 28/08/2025 00:46

Tobias?

Whichone2024 · 28/08/2025 00:42

Tilly & Jude go nice together (and he can also be JJ)

Sandiega · 28/08/2025 00:41

Tilly and Caspar
Tilly and Inigo
Tilly and Louis

Pryceosh1987 · 28/08/2025 00:40

I cannot say what name you should have because i have not seen the child and there are others things to take into account. But i will say that a name is everything concerning the childs opportunities in life.

Pryceosh1987 · 28/08/2025 00:40

I cannot say what name you should have because i have not seen the child and there are others things to take into account. But i will say that a name is everything concerning the childs opportunities in life.

UniqueBlueUser · 28/08/2025 00:30

I've got a fairly new grandson Kenny

FlowersAndFruit · 28/08/2025 00:29

I'd be wary of thomas john. Bit close to john thomas, no?

Libre2plussensor · 28/08/2025 00:27

Thomas. TJ

FlowersAndFruit · 28/08/2025 00:26

I am 35w and am also getting desperate.

I like raphael but dh says no and has broken my little heart.

I was musing on thierry today. Hmm.

48mumof6 · 28/08/2025 00:07

Kit is a nickname of Christopher which goes lovely with the middle name John. Your husband then gets a traditional name and you can call him Kit.

murasaki · 28/08/2025 00:04

Leo?

PennyPugwash · 28/08/2025 00:03

Sebastian?

AleynEivlys · 27/08/2025 23:59

Rufus
Finlay
Hugo
Miles
Otto
Tristan
Jasper
Rupert
Barnaby
Felix

Enko · 27/08/2025 23:59

From your liked names I am getting you like more unusual names and dh doesn't. How about looking in that more unusual but not weird area keeping it traditional

Cedric
Conrad
Godfrey
Geoffrey
Douglas
Edgar
Neil
Glynn
Douglas
Edmund
Peter
Simon
Emmett
Miles

grrrlatrix · 27/08/2025 23:58

Stanley is my absolute fav.
Loved Vincent, until I met a few awful
ones.
Arthur is super cute.
I have a soft spot for Percy, but no one else seems to agree.