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DH's Boys Names...!

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Highlandgirl · 30/12/2010 14:47

After months of trying to get DH to pick boys names, last night I finally got him to go over the baby name stats for England, Wales and Scotland and pick some names..!

Out of 200 names, he picked a whopping 4.. YES 4.... James, Jamie, Harry and Cameron.

Cameron - Shocked the hell out of me, I've suggested Hamish and it was poopooed..! Not sure if it flows with our surname or if I really like it.

Harry - Very common (i.e over used) but really like it. However my nemesis has a boy called Harry and I'm not sure if I can use it. But do I really care, not like I have any contact with her?? Maybe Henry instead.

James and Jamie - are okay, but I'm looking for something along the lines of.....Lawrence, Charlie or Toby. I really want to be brave and pick...Oscar, Kit, Orlando or Tristan but I think this won't happen as I'll chicken out..

If it helps both DH and I have quite classic names (think of Kings and Queens) We have a 3 syllable surname starting with "M".

Apologizes if you have commented before but with DC due in 8 weeks (eeekk) I'd like some form of short list and we are utterly stuck and the only names we can agree on are Jamie or Hugh.

Any suggestions would be brilliant, good or bad. Thank you.

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Highlandgirl · 03/01/2011 21:20

Thank you AnnOnimous now worried that it's not a 'proper' name. Someone else made a comment on another thread.

Avaj not keen on Harris...but it's a good suggestion. Fergus..might be hard pushed since I can't get DH to agree on Hamish...!!!

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AnnOnimous · 02/01/2011 21:54

I love Kit, and it would work very well with a three syllable surname.

avaj · 02/01/2011 21:50

What about Harris instead of Harry?
Hamish and Hugh are both good, what about Fergus?

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Highlandgirl · 02/01/2011 20:34

DH is coming round to Tristan and Kit..!

I wonder if I can change his mind and get Hamish on the list too.

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Highlandgirl · 31/12/2010 15:30

Slowly going off Jamie..but James is okay.

Signing over Orlando and Lawrence...do they need to be boys who are tall, big rugger buggers types to carry it off..??

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NineLadiesDancingThroughLife · 31/12/2010 00:20

My brother has the same name as our Uncle, so not really. It was always very clear that he wasn't named after him, but that it was our parents favourite name anyway.

Hugh is a fab name, but like I said, I'd have to use Hugo to go with our name.

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Highlandgirl · 31/12/2010 00:13

Ohhh ladies thank you for your feedback....!!

1percent Kit - different but not outlandish...! Very well put!

Really LOVE Hamish but DH doesn't like it....booo.

Cece Toby the Labrador...I'll remember that.

Hugh might be heading to the top of the list...does it matter that it's my brother's name??

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NineLadiesDancingThroughLife · 30/12/2010 20:14

Oh, the other one we liked was Hugo.

I remembered we discounted Hugh in the end because our surname begins with S, and Hugh S... comes out sounding like my maiden name (Hughes). If you don't want to use your brother's name, it could be different enough to be an alternative?

1percentawake · 30/12/2010 20:08

Lawrence or Hugh would be my choices

Also like Kit - bit different but not outlandish!

cece · 30/12/2010 19:32

Cameron means crooked nose so that would be a no from me.

James - OK but as a teacher they are usually naughty! LOL

Jamie - don't like this at all, not very manly sounding to me, prefer it for a girl

Harry - Oh my, another 'naughty' name! and very popular around here.

Lawrence - it could grow on me

Charlie - there are hundreds of them around here, so NO!

Toby - bit of a labrador name

Orlando - NO!

Tristan - ex bf name so no!

Oscar - again very popular

Kit - bit American for me

BTW I love Hugh - go for that!

BelligerentYhoULE · 30/12/2010 19:08

I like Tristan, Christopher/Kit, Laurence and Toby. Cameron not bad but probably not the best timing for it. James is lovely but I don't like Jamie. Not fond of Harry or Hamish.

mathanxiety · 30/12/2010 19:05

Hugh is really nice and if you are in agreement on it I would choose this one.

James and Hamish are basically the same name.

Jamie is too nicknamey for my taste.

Cameron is not too bad.

Suggest:
Alastair
Alexander
Alec

JiltedJohnsJulie · 30/12/2010 18:57

Oh forgot you had mentioned Hamish. Hamish is fab!

NineLadiesDancingThroughLife · 30/12/2010 18:29

I love Hugh, Henry and Oscar - in fact they were on our shortlist too. We'll keep them for next time as we had a girl.

Know quite a few Harrys. I quite like Cameron though.

If you like Hamish, do you like Fraser?

If you've got two you agree on, you're in a better position than we were 8 weeks before DD was born. If it helps (and it probably doesn't), even if you have 5 names that you don't feel are The One now, one of them will be it when you finally see the baby for the first time. It worked for us anyway...

CharlieBoo · 30/12/2010 17:07

Love Harry only know 2 and it won't date...

Don't like Cameron, Kit or Jamie but love James also, timeless classic

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Highlandgirl · 30/12/2010 16:25

Thank you RueLaChesty...Neither DH or I are keen on Harrison..it's a surname (she say's..having suggested Cameron...)

Seamus..Oh the jokes...poor wee chap.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 30/12/2010 15:50

Personally I prefer Henry shortened to Harry or just plain Harry or Henry. For some reason I'm not keen on Harrison, but again that's JMO.

RueLaChesty · 30/12/2010 15:32

How about Harrison and shorten to Harry?

What about Seamus (Shay-mus) instead of James? Or what about Shay?

Just thinking (writing) aloud :)

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Highlandgirl · 30/12/2010 15:24

Me again...!

Just checked Cameron was 11th out of 100 in Scotland within the last year, so for me it's back on...
It's not like DH has suggested going the full hog and calling DC David Cameron...hahaha

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5inthebed · 30/12/2010 15:22

I have a Harry James as well

DH chose Harry though and James was after dad who died the week after I found out I was pregnant with DS3.

I am yet to meet another Harry under 5 where I live. Most boys are called Alfie, Jack, Liam or Owen.

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Highlandgirl · 30/12/2010 15:13

JuilterJonhsJuile Can't stand the name Christopher....ruined by a tosser prat of a young man!

I'm Scottish and don't really think Cameron that bad in my eyes..but now it's been mentioned I'm not sure I can shift it...! Bugger

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PuppyMonkey · 30/12/2010 15:08

Yes that's what I meant! Unfortunate really as that's the best name on your list IMHO.

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Highlandgirl · 30/12/2010 15:07

GinHag are you longing for a gin??? I know I am.. I've been told it helps bring on baby, someone suggested having a gin a day the week you're baby is due....!!!!

Love Hugh but it's my brother's name...!!!

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 30/12/2010 15:07

Wouldn't use Cameron now.

Harry and Henry are both lovely and I really don't know that many.

James is lovely but not Jamie.

Oscar is very popular, know more Oscars than I do Harrys or Henrys.

Kit and Orlando are ok. Why not choose Christopher and just call hin Kit?

Tristan has been rather ruined for me by a little snotbag boy at playgroup.

Hugh is nice too.

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Highlandgirl · 30/12/2010 15:04

Ohhh as in David Cameron...??

My family is from Scotland so didn't really think about that. I went to school was plenty of Cameron's.

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