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Boys names, 'normal' please.

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DetectivePotato · 21/08/2010 10:36

I am pregnant with DC2. I have a DS and we have used our boys name. Really struggling with another.

I like Harry, DH isn't quite so sure but I may be able to persuade him.

There are names that are ok but I don't love them.

Can't have names in the family (according to DH) so out is Daniel, Callum, Matthew, Sam, James. All names that I like!

I like traditional 'normal' names. None of this Benedict/Cassius stuff (appologies to anyone who likes these or who has named their DS's these names but they are just not for me).

I also don't care how common it is. If I like it, I will use it (apart from Jack, far too many).

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thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 21/08/2010 13:25

I wasn't aware that Benedict wasn't a 'normal' name either!

And Roy - Eeew. It's my Dad's name and I'd love to do the nice thing and include it DC4's name somewhere, but really, I can't. I was looking at the ONS 2008 boys' names list last night and was amaed to see there were 6 (or was it 8?) born that year.

AT1137 · 21/08/2010 13:22

I didn't realise Benedict and Cassius weren't normal either! Hey ho, my bump, if it is a boy will be an abnormal Benedict! Hurrah for non-normal!!

Lancelottie · 21/08/2010 12:51

Patrick
Tim
Alistair

Depends on what is 'normal' for your area and generation, though. I mean, I went to school with two Frasers, a Bentley (luckily not Fraser's brother), two Malcolms, a (male) Kim and a Heath. Seemed pretty normal at the time.

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Bacofoil · 21/08/2010 12:13

I didn't know Benedict wasn't a normal name.

What about Norman? That's almost completely normal. Grin

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Lancelottie · 21/08/2010 12:12

What's DS1 called (or first letter, if you don't want to give whole name)?

Christopher
Benjamin
Robin
Peter
Justin
Paul
Oliver
Simon
Austin -- or is even that too Cassius-like?
Anthony
David
Gregory

Vine · 21/08/2010 12:07

Harry and Samuel are nice. How about Adam?

sophiesmummie · 21/08/2010 11:27

James
Quentin
William
John
Edward
Michael

SirBoobAlot · 21/08/2010 11:24

Sorry, terrible syntax there... Blush

SirBoobAlot · 21/08/2010 11:22

Squeezy, its a very traditional name, actually... 19th most common Victorian boys name, apparently!

SqueezyB · 21/08/2010 11:18

Nathaniel James is my favourite ever boys name - please use it as it looks like I am destined to only ever produce lovely daughters.

Other thoughts-

Peter
Dylan
Edward
Jacob
Joshua
Noah
Henry

Sirboobalot, love how you managed to slip 'Roy' in amongst a list of relatively normal names Grin

Rindercella · 21/08/2010 11:10

Samuel is a lovely name.

Joshua
Ben
George
Henry
Jake
Edward

Personally I love Cassius and DD2 would've been called it had she had been a boy. Each to their own Wink

SirBoobAlot · 21/08/2010 11:09

Michael
David
George
Edward
Roy
Paul
Howard
Harold
John \ Jonathan
Henry
Joseph
Richard
Philip
Nicholas
Benjamin
Andrew
Charles
Robert
Arthur
Oscar
Alfred
Lee
Leo
Francis

Thissideofchannel · 21/08/2010 11:05

"None of this Benedict/Cassius stuff " ??? Confused

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DetectivePotato · 21/08/2010 10:52

My best friends DS is called Samuel, which I'm gutted as it is my favourite boys name. I also have a few female friends called Sam too so its definitely out.

Thomas, Alexander and William are on my list of likes but not love. Maybe I need to keep thinking so one can grow on me.

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ReshapeWhileDamp · 21/08/2010 10:39

Thomas
Samuel if you use the full version?
Joseph
Alexander
William