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come criticise my boys shortlist

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technotronic · 21/07/2011 22:35

In no particular order,

Sensible names:

Edmund
Douglas
Patrick
Adam

Wildcards:

Gene
Jasper
Wulfric
Raedwald

Please give opinions and top 3 if you can.

(I am a namechanger as this list makes me far too indentifiable)

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razzlebathbone · 24/07/2011 20:56

Gene

livingonsaladalone · 24/07/2011 20:10

Edmund - Like a lot
Douglas - Not keen. Am Scottish, sounds like a middle aged man to me.
Patrick - OK
Adam - Like a lot, but not an adventurous choice.

Wildcards:

Gene - Love it! Reminds me of Mad Men a bit.
Jasper - Like.
Wulfric - No, too unusual
Raedwald - As above, and would be forever spelling it out.

I think my top 3 are: Gene, Edmund and Adam (although Adam seems really different to your other choices - which of these names feel more like "you"? Also if you have / plan on having other DCs it might be an idea to choose a name that you think you will find other names to go with... one DC with a very traditional name and the next with a really unusual name might be a bit odd, e.g. Adam and Raedwald?!).

muminthemiddle · 24/07/2011 13:21

Edmund -Don't like as he was the baddie in King Lear.
Douglas - very traditional/boring unless you have a family reason for using the name.
Patrick - One of the better names from your list.
Adam - ok, inoffensive

Wildcards:

Gene - possibly too unisex to lumber a boy with.
Jasper - very on trend and definately the best from your list, providing you don't want a name with longevity.
Wulfric - Very Germanic sounding, would probably get "Wolf" as a nn.
Raedwald - Never heard of this, don't like it. Your son would be forever explaining his name to everyone he meets.

LynetteScavo · 23/07/2011 22:06

Jasper is the best.

Douglas Patrick and Edmund are OK.

Don't like Gene.

birdofthenorth · 23/07/2011 22:02

Patrick, Edmund & Jasper would be my top three, in that order, all fab names.

Gene is great too but a bit girly especially as Jean is making a comeback.

Linnet · 23/07/2011 01:15

Jasper, love it

Sorry, don't like any of the others

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technotronic · 23/07/2011 00:49

lol @ 'grim'

Thanks for opinions, it's been food for thought!

Jasper isn't my preference, it was DH's wild card which actually surprised me as he's never mentioned liking it before.

Adam I think is nice but dull and there are a lot of them about, probably because it is nice.

Raedwald & Wulfric are my middle name choices, although if given free reign Wulfric would be my 1st choice (Wulfie as nn). Am I cruel? Grin I think it's lovely.

Gene seems to have a completely mixed reaction. I think it would suit a very cool person and make a nerdy person seem even nerdier, iyswim. Bit of a gamble.

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TanyaBranning · 22/07/2011 21:27

Patrick is nice. The others are pretty grim.

ImpyCelyn · 22/07/2011 20:12

Patrick - my cousin is Patch for short, better than Pat or Paddy.
Jasper
Raedwald

are my favourites.

I really really dislike Gene, and I don't like Douglas.

Adam and Jasper are nice.

Edmund and Wulfric - meh

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exoticfruits · 22/07/2011 19:14

Edmund, Adam or Patrick

Doozie · 22/07/2011 19:10

Sensible names:

Edmund - Great
Douglas - never
Patrick - Great
Adam - fine, but nope

Wildcards:

Gene - Great
Jasper - Great
Wulfric - nope
Raedwald - nope

Happymum22 · 22/07/2011 17:46

Sensible names:

Edmund- like, can be eddie
Douglas- like, doug or dougie..
Patrick- also fine, know lots in my sons year at school (hes now 20!) lots nicknames Paddy
Adam- dont like

Wildcards:

Gene- noo!
Jasper- like but a bit of a cat's name..
Wulfric- nooo
Raedwald noo...no one will know how to pronounce it!

NotJustKangaskhan · 22/07/2011 16:54

Ulric is the modern form of Wulfric.

My top three of yours would be Ulric, Douglas, and...either Patrick or Jasper. I couldn't decide between though though I prefer Jesper to Jasper though.

NearlyHeadlessnickelbabe · 22/07/2011 16:51

Sensible names:

Edmund
Douglas
Patrick
Adam

Wildcards:

Gene
Jasper
Wulfric
Raedwald

my twattish ex is an Adam, so i now hate the name (makes it hard at church when we sing about the Real Adam, thouhg.... Shock )

I like Edmund and Patrick.
I love Raedwald! that's brilliant - a proper old fashioned english names (have an obsession with them myself but DH vetoed me. :( )

notnowImreading · 22/07/2011 16:47

I'm pretty sure I used to have to top up my dodgy car radiator with Raedwald back in the halcyon days of the Renault 5...Wink

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technotronic · 22/07/2011 16:36

I think this might be the widest range of reactions I have ever seen on a baby names thread - am even more confused now!

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ShoutyHamster · 22/07/2011 13:30

Adam or Jasper.

Gene and Patrick I just particularly dislike - just horrid sounds.

The others are very bad and you would be the cause of much wailing and gnashing of teeth! Grin

Hedwig3 · 22/07/2011 12:12

Gene - fabulous Smile

Patrick
Adam
Douglas

Edmund - Bleurgh! Now being used by people who feel Edward is too popular.

MelinaM · 22/07/2011 08:12

Edmund is lovely, as is Adam ..if a tad dull.

Jasper is an awful name, I know of an awful lot of the feline variety!

Douglas, Patrick and Gene are not names I'd saddle a child with I'm afraid.

As for Wulfric and Raedwald, no, just NO!!!

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EightiesChick · 22/07/2011 07:55

I'm more trad about names so only really like Gene from that end of the list. Of the trad ones, Patrick and Adam would be my favourites.

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scarlettsmummy2 · 22/07/2011 07:52

I like Adam, Patrick and Jasper, really do not like the others- especially Edmund, to me it is up there with Norris.

CandiceMariePratt · 22/07/2011 07:42

Gene is the best