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Lucas, Malachi or Gethin

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corkythecat · 15/07/2011 18:11

DC2 is due at the end of October and we have just started thinking about names. We dont know if it will be a boy or a girl but we are pretty certain we know what we will call the baby if its a girl (Erin, just in case your interested).
We like Lucas, Malachi and Gethin for a boy but we cant decide.
What do you think of these 3 names???

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GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 28/07/2011 21:55

Lucas is nice, not keen on Malachi, bit trendy

Gethin I LOVE, but I'm half welsh so could just get away with it. Except DH says he'd have kids in the playground shouting "get In"!

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Fooffy · 28/07/2011 20:35

Posted too soon.

Lucas I like but there's a fair few about.

and I know I'm in the minority but I like Gethin.

Fooffy · 28/07/2011 20:34

Malachy but personally prefer it pronounced Mal a key.

Greenwing · 28/07/2011 20:26

If I saw Malachi written down with an i I would assume they were Jewish.

Gethin looks and sounds very unattractive to me, sorry.

Lucas is best even though it makes me think immediately of George Lucas and Star Wars. As you say, he can be Luke as a nn when he is older which is easy to live with.

ilovesprouts · 28/07/2011 16:23

Lucas & Malachi are both nice.

benne81 · 28/07/2011 12:09

Sorry but really don't like either Gethin or Malachi, not a massive fan of Lucas either tbh

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WiiUnfit · 27/07/2011 18:03

I love Lucas, but we have one so I'm biased. :)

Paperbank
Lucas - prefer Luke as it sounds stronger
We actually chose Lucas because it is softer sounding than Luke, DS can always choose to have Luke as a nn when he's older if he wishes.

JemimaMuddledUp · 26/07/2011 15:41

I really like Gethin (and am Welsh). Quite like Lucas and Malachi is OK, but much prefer Gethin. Its a good strong name.

lchodge · 26/07/2011 15:34

LOVE Caleb. Really dont like Gethin. Lucas seems very american too me so not so keen but Malachi is nice and strong. Caleb is my fave tho :)

ragged · 26/07/2011 15:31

Tbh, I despaired when I saw your boy name list.
Malachi is okay, really, but I shudder at Mal as nn (mal=bad in Spanish).
Chi and Luke are okay.
Caleb is brilliant! The 4yo Caleb I know has a brother called Jack.

CaptainNancy · 26/07/2011 15:22

I love Malachi and Lucas, but not Gethin sorry.

HengshanRoad · 25/07/2011 13:41

"Gethin my belly." - Billy Connolly

Leena78 · 25/07/2011 12:30

If you name him Malachi which is lovely you could nn him Chi (pronounced Kai)

Karbea · 15/07/2011 22:26

Lucus, but prefer Luke. Don't like the others, sorry.

Rhubarbgarden · 15/07/2011 22:24

Gethin!

SouthGoingZax · 15/07/2011 21:29

Malachi. Gorgeous.

englishmummyinwales · 15/07/2011 21:28

What lovely names (she says being slightly biased as DS2 is a Lukas - yes not the most common spelling, see other post - and DS1 was very nearly a Gethin). DH was put off Gethin as Mr Jones had just been in Strictly Come Dancing and thought everyone would think we'd named him after him, I've scarcely heard of him since!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/07/2011 21:26

Love Lucas.

Bandwithering · 15/07/2011 21:07

oops didn't know it was a bible name! I just prefer the spelling that looks right to me, but the name itself is a lovely one.

Funny how it's WELSH people who don't like Gethin! Sounds very Ioan Gruffudish and exotic to me.

BR44 · 15/07/2011 21:04

I'm Welsh and really, really don't like Gethin, sorry.

hester · 15/07/2011 20:16

I always thought Malachy came from Malachai, which is Old Testament?

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corkythecat · 15/07/2011 20:16

Thanks for all your replies

We like the biblical version Malachi, not a fan of the Irish spelling.
We like biblical boys names hence DS1 being a Caleb.
PaperBank good thought about Mac, hadn't twigged the french translation.
naturalbaby would not shorten to Kai purely because of the Rooney association Grin
bandwithering yes it is welsh.
Malachi is still top of my list at the moment.
Gethin second and Lucas last (there are a few around here)

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