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We don't like any boys' names

27 replies

takethatlady · 25/11/2010 12:53

Hi,

DH and I just had the scan for our first baby :) (Only 9+3 (long cycles put my dates out) but wriggling about, waving and strong heartbeat Smile)

We have a few girl's names we like - we both like Tess and Isobel (mn probably Edith after DH's lovely gran who died shortly after we were married). We especially like Tess because it's simple, classic, pretty and yet barely inside the top 100. I'm actually quite surprised about that.

But when it comes to boy's names we're finding it really hard. Partly it's because people are so much more conservative with boy's names and so, while there are lots of lovely names like James and Charles and Harry and Thomas and so on, we know too many people with those names to be able to call our baby it. We have no less than six friends called Tom, three called James (including my boss), etc etc. We'd like something a little less usual, but still classic. We've toyed with Sidney after my granddad, but I think it's a little too much of a statement name, and DH likes Freddie (nn for Frederick). We both like Gregory but are a bit 'meh' about it.

Anyone got any ideas?

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ChristianaCatesby · 25/11/2010 13:11

Arthur
Dashiell
Otto
Lachlan
William
Sam
Philip

DorisIsAPinkDragon · 25/11/2010 13:10

Arthur or Edward both on my list.

John and David, won'tt raise eyebrows but I know only one small baby of each name.

I agree that girls names are MUCH easier!