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Duncan. or maybe not.

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snapcruncher · 16/01/2012 15:22

After going round in circles quite a lot, DH and I have come back to the name Duncan.

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It had come up before in random reading out of names from book and DH said no , I wasn't sure as I know a fairly unpleasnant 'Dunc'. (Although I don't see him much.)

It's come up again and he's now quite keen.

it would be Duncan Allan .

a) what do you think
b) any similar suggestions?

Cheers :)

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5inthebed · 22/01/2012 10:51

I love the name Duncan and so wanted to call one of my DC it. DH didn't like it though, I have three DSs and none of them are called Duncan Sad

Ross is a lovely name as well, was alo one that I loved but DH didn't.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 22/01/2012 10:45

I wish I had called one Duncan. DD is intolerable sometimes.
I give people NN based on their behaviour or appearance.

Bluestocking · 22/01/2012 10:29

Sorry, Kreecher. It's by no means the worst of the nicknames we give people purely on the basis of their names. If it makes you feel any better, I met an adorable PhD student called Duncan in the common room at work on Friday!

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snapcruncher · 22/01/2012 10:25

i like Duncan as a cat name!

of course it could be a girl anyway. :)

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kreecherlivesupstairs · 22/01/2012 10:19

Angry that's you off my xmas card list. Spunky dunky indeed.
I wanted to call one of our cats Duncan. DD vetoed it and they have ridiculous names now.

Bluestocking · 22/01/2012 10:17

I quite like it, and have known some nice ones, but my sisters and I always refer to anyone called Duncan as Spunky Dunky. That may just be us though ...

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snapcruncher · 22/01/2012 10:12

Tbh it could change as we're not both desperate to have a wee Ross but it's the only one we've both considered so far.

if i get a goldfish I'll call it Duncan. Wink

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kreecherlivesupstairs · 22/01/2012 10:08

Noooooooooo. Ross is ghastly. Apologies to any mothers of Ross'. Duncan has it all.

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snapcruncher · 22/01/2012 10:02

thanks all.

unless we think of something else (or kreecher finds out where we live :) ) it looks like we're going with Ross... for now...

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BabyDubsEverywhere · 21/01/2012 11:08

Duncan Donuts :)

kreecherlivesupstairs · 21/01/2012 10:16

I've missed a couple of pages out, but am back to prod you into the Duncan corale Grin

whenskiesaregrey · 21/01/2012 10:05

As an Evertonian, I say there are not enough Duncan's in this world,.go for it!!!

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snapcruncher · 21/01/2012 07:01

i see what you mean. :)

i suppose it won't be said all together too often.

hmm.

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nooka · 21/01/2012 06:46

I guess they just blend a bit too much for me becoming a bit 'Rossallan' if you see what I mean. That might just be me of course :)

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snapcruncher · 21/01/2012 06:41

i did think Andrew Allan a bit of a mouthful.

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snapcruncher · 21/01/2012 06:41

it's a two syllable surname and the initials don't make a rude word or anything either. Grin

it sounds alright all together in my head, but i may be going nuts thinking too hard about this!

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nooka · 21/01/2012 06:36

I don't think I'd choose Ross with Allan as a middle name. Or Andrew for that matter. Of course it depends on the surname as you tend to only use the middle name when you are saying the whole name.

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snapcruncher · 21/01/2012 06:32

Duncan and Douglas seem to both have been vetoed currently.

am a bit Meh about Andrew for some reason.

is Ross really bad for some reason?

it went round in my head for a good few weeks, I think because it seemed to me to suit middle name/surname and strangely sounded quite nice with dc1's name. (not bothered about 'matching' names though!) i think it also isn't used too often which i quite liked.

DH in the huff cos I don't really like any of his suggestions either!

time to read entire name book again and surf random web sites...

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AberdeenAngusina · 18/01/2012 20:25

You cannot go wrong with Duncan. Or Douglas. Both go well with Allan as a middle name.

I know a 17 yr old Duncan and he's a good advertisement for Duncans.

Beamur · 18/01/2012 19:44

I love Duncan as a name.
James is a perpetual classic.

ilovesprouts · 18/01/2012 19:40

a pal of mine has a duncan james it really suits him

TheCrunchUnderfoot · 17/01/2012 15:57

Oh NO not Ross. Please.

BlueChampagne · 17/01/2012 15:45

Think you're going to have to have another go at Ross then. I like it. Unless you like Andrew?

ArielNonBio · 17/01/2012 15:29

From knowing no Duncans all my life, I now know three (one of whom I know very, very well Grin). They're all the same age (36) and they're all teachers. Weird.

I wouldn't have said I was a massive fan of the name before. But it is a good strong, dependable name. Not faddy or wishywashy.

Labootin · 17/01/2012 15:27

Splutter at rubber johnny.. That brings back errrr fond memories....

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