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Here are some boy names I like. DP doesn't. Suggest more please!

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Hopefully · 08/10/2010 14:05

I have a fair few names that I quite like, but DP rejected most of them for DS, so I don't particularly see him going for them if DC2 turns out to be a boy.

I do like long names with a shortening available (DS has a longer name and is generally known by the shortened version), but I'm not totally and utterly set on that. I'm not hugely adventurous, but I'd like to be vaguely interesting (I'm not going to weep if there are 3 others in the class with the same name - DS's name is somewhere around 70-80 on the top 100 boys names for last year)

Anyway, names I like:

Nathanial
Sebastian
Cameron (really really like this, but taken by a close relative)
Alexander (again, really like this, used by v close friend)
Samuel
Mac (If I could think of a good long name to shorten to Mac, I'd totally be going for this, but DP thinks it's silly)

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Meglet · 09/10/2010 22:02

I love Sebastian (it's one of DS's friends middle names).

DD was going to be called Bruno if she was a boy. I love it, it's cute for a little boy but manly for a grown up.

mrswoodentop · 09/10/2010 21:56

Two of my boys names have been mentioned here and your list is very similar to what ours was;how about

Ivo
Hector
Angus
Guy

Easywriter · 09/10/2010 21:49

Meadowlarks So what am I, invisible?

proudfoot · 08/10/2010 23:50

Edward (Teddy or Ned)
Elliot
Oscar
Reuben (Ben)
Victor (Vic)
Xavier
Matthias
Jeremy (Jem)
Elias
Fintan (Finn)
William (Billy, Will)
Henry (Harry, Hank?)
Isaac (Ike, Zac)
Lucas (Luke)
Alistair (Ali)
Dalshiel (sp?) (Dash)
Everett
Gideon
Julian (Jules, Jude?)
Mackay
Cillian
Ciaran
Stellan
Lewis
Rowan
Owen
Miles
Phillip (Pip)

upahill · 08/10/2010 21:57

Evan?

Stefan?

I like Nathanial shortened to Nate.(6 feet under)

Not sure about Mac, straight steal from CSI New York. so I think of it as an old man's name.

McKenzie is the name of Chav sportswear.
Not Felix (the cat)
McKinley hmmmm what after the mountain in Alaska , your call.

I have worked with a few Saul's when I worked in the Youth Offending Team so that name has bad connertations for me.

What about Kurt?

I hate Perigine. would it be shortened to Perry? The only two Perry's I know of are Kevin and Perry and Perry Farrall

Suda · 08/10/2010 21:47

Saul - biblical Hebrew name - means 'asked for' - I think its lovely with a lovely meaning and not very common which is interesting when you think how commonly used the name Paul is with only one letter difference !

tammytoby · 08/10/2010 21:39

Quentin
Tobias
Sebastian

FluffMacDuff · 08/10/2010 21:31

Thaddeus
Laurence
Alastair
Emmett

letsblowthistacostand · 08/10/2010 20:53

Mackenzie is a girl's name in the US.

meadowlarks · 08/10/2010 19:44

I can't believe no one's said Leo yet.

Some others:
Hugo/Hugh
Duncan
Wilfred nn Wilf
Isaac
Elias
Alfred nn Alf/Alfie
Gilbert nn Gil/Gilly

Bue · 08/10/2010 19:21

Malcolm is often shortened to Mac.

thirtysomething · 08/10/2010 18:54

Most of my names on DS' list already covered here. other ideas:

Edward/Ted
Jackson/Jack
Montgomery/Monty
Zachary/Zach
Arthur/Art/Artie
Reuben
Xavier
Lewis

Would say depends where you live for Mackenzie - in the Midlands it's seen as quite downmarket....!!

Have heard a few Hugos recently though...

kimbles1984 · 08/10/2010 18:49

I have a Macauley who goes by Mac.

I like:
Theodore/Teddy
Alexander ( Macs middle name
Benjamin
Jeremy
Zachary

mamaloco · 08/10/2010 18:47

Artemis: that is definitely a girl.

washngo · 08/10/2010 18:46

Artemis is a classical goddess so wouldn't go for that one as is more of a girls name. I know an art whose full name is Aristotle!!!

mamaloco · 08/10/2010 18:40

Peregrine that's one of the hobbit isn't it?

Easywriter · 08/10/2010 18:37

Ted/Theodore

Art/Artemis

Nick/Nicholas

Raffy/Raphael

another vote for Mackenzie from me?

Leo/Leonardo (Leonard)

preghead · 08/10/2010 18:34

We have a Mack who is just Mack which I love (and I notice Lauren Laverne has now nicked! ). Also known as Mackie, really suits him. He was originally going to be Mackensie but last minute panic that it was too girly and, around here, a bit c word that we are not allowed to mention on name threads. A relative had a baby shortly afterwards and called him Cormac, known as Mac, which I did think for awhile was better but, TBH, most people seem to think putting the K on makes it more of a name rather than a nickname. Apart from the older generation it gets pretty much positive responses all round (only negative is people often hear it as Max or think he is called Max but no big deal).

PaigeTurner · 08/10/2010 18:33

Ferdinand (Ferdie)?

SpiderWilliam · 08/10/2010 18:26

Laurence (Laurie)?

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Hopefully · 08/10/2010 18:08

Ooh, and dominic, that's quite nice too.

Keep the suggestions coming - You're all doing perfectly!

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Hopefully · 08/10/2010 18:07

Oooh, I'd forgotten Alastair, thanks Thumbwitch! I seem to recall DP not being too appalled by that one last time (same name as a relative, but a distant one. Also suitably scottish to appease the celtic side).

I like Matthew, but apparently it's 'boring'

Hadn't thought of Mackenzie, will add that to the suggestions list.

Love Benedict, DP hates it (are you sensing a theme?)

Also love love Peregrine. Will definitely add that to the suggestions list. Can imagine DP's reaction, but am adding it anyway. Is it poncey? Never really heard it before.

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hildathebuilder · 08/10/2010 17:33

Our shortlist for DS had most of your names on....

the others on our list all of which could be shortened if you wanted were

Benedict (Ben)
Philip (Phil)
Raphael (Rafe - we quickly discounted that one)
Christopher or Christian (Chris)
Peter (Pete)
Theodore (Theo)
Julian (Jude)
Geoffrey (DH liked this I really really didn't)

minipie · 08/10/2010 17:32

Dominic
Theodore
Frederick
Tobias
Gabriel
Benedict

Mac could be short for Maximilian (in the same way that Alec can be short for Alexander)

Cormac?

escorchio · 08/10/2010 17:31

Another vote for Mackenzie. We have one near us, and he is known as Mac or Mackie, which really suit him - a particularly cute 2yo.

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