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Final two, decision needed - please help!

33 replies

LLJ4 · 22/12/2010 12:35

After a bit of a hormonal cry yesterday DH and I have decided that we do need to narrow it down to one name. I am having big problems bonding (for which read "realising I'm actually pregnant") and we think that having The Name will help.

So we have narrowed it down to two. Popularity isn't a big problem - I used to get hung up on it until I read a very calm blog post about it - although trendiness would be.

So:

Charles Andrew
or
Oliver Andrew
?

Middle name fixed and not negotiable; child hugely likely to be known as Charlie/Olly respectively; DS1 is Adam Matthew.

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Hulababy · 22/12/2010 13:38

Like both lots!

BornToFolk · 22/12/2010 13:34

Sorry, meant to say - can you not just wait until the baby arrives and then decide whether he looks like a Charlie or an Olly?

polarfox · 22/12/2010 13:33

Oliver I prefer, and Olly to Charlie too!

But think about what nightstar said.

BornToFolk · 22/12/2010 13:33

Both names are lovely but I think I'd go for Charles nn Charlie.

ChessyEvans · 22/12/2010 13:33

I prefer Oliver but agree with Nightstar - it's now off my list due to such popularity. I think Charlie is a lovely name and can be quite suave in later years (as well as being cute for a toddler etc) so overall I would vote Charles.

Am with you on the 'struggling to realise I'm pregnant' by the way - how many weeks are you? I'm 23.

Lots of people I have spoken to have said that it's best to have a couple of ideas and then see which one fits once the baby is born. We call our bump Sprout, which I think helps with the whole bonding thing! I was Squirt before I was born, and it was an affectionate nickname for a few years after that!

rachxx · 22/12/2010 13:31

Charles Oliver

Nightstar · 22/12/2010 13:27

Oliver is top name for 2009. So it's the most popular name in the country right now. Are you sure you want your child to have the same name as everyone else?

Twinklebum · 22/12/2010 12:37

i vote oliver!!