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HELP! My DH thinks he is naming a dog / video game character!

62 replies

Beeblebear · 28/05/2012 18:29

Am I crazy for giving the veto to almost all of my DH's baby boy name suggestions? My DH thinks he is naming a dog / video game character! How do I get him to pick some "proper" boys names? Do I just hope that he falls in love with something off my list?

Here is his list:
#1 Maximus (max is my aunts dog)
#2 Hawk (from hawkeye on the avengers)
#3 Hunter (our friends dogs name)
#4 Shadow (my old cats name)
#5 Lukas aka Luke (as in skywalker)
#6 Markus (not sue where this came from, but not bad)

Here is my list:
#1 Alexander aka Alex (vetoed by dh)
#2 Elliott (DH is unsure about this one)
#3 Arthur (DH doesn't mind)
#4 Cole ( this one jums off and on my list depending on the week - Dh didn't comment so I'm thinking this one is coming off)
#5 Jasper (DH doesn't mind)
#6 Simon (DH isn't keen)
#7 Grayson (DH doesn't mind)

I should probably mention that my DH is a childrens coach, and that many of the names I came up with he said no way, because of some brat kid that he could remember.

Thank you for your input!

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mayanna123 · 28/05/2012 18:56

Apart from Shadow and Hawk, I think they are all fine - nobody at our school would bat an eyelid at any of the others.

I'd probably avoid Lucas/Luke and Alexander/Alex because they're very widely used already.

mrsbugsywugsy · 28/05/2012 18:52

Ooh x-posted with lots of people

Perhaps all men think they are naming a comic book hero and not a baby?

gnocci the two my DP suggested were in his first four as well - Maximus and Hunter. Although to be fair, he picked Hunter because of Hunter S Thomson

How about Max or Maximillian?

Ilovedaintynuts · 28/05/2012 18:51

Meant DH's suggestions Blush

SecretNutellaFix · 28/05/2012 18:49

Marcus and Lucas are my favourites out of your DH's list

Arthur and Elliott are my favourites from your list.

Is he a massive, massive Star wars fan? Lucas is also the surname of the chap who created it- George Lucas

Ilovedaintynuts · 28/05/2012 18:47

My DS's boy suggestions were Hercules or Alan. Both dreadful for different reasons.

I like Elliot or Jasper.

mrsbugsywugsy · 28/05/2012 18:47

Ha ha, I think your DH and my DP might be the same person! Well, two of the names on your DH's list are also on my DP's list, and two of the names on your list are also on mine.

From your DH's list, I think Lukas is nice, I'd spell it Lucas though

From your list I really like Arthur, it was also on mine but DP vetoed it as he said it was 'poncey' Confused

Can you suggest that he comes up with names from movies he likes - provided he doesn't only like sci-fi

peachypips · 28/05/2012 18:47

I like jasper best!

StepOutOfSpring · 28/05/2012 18:47

Luke and Marcus are both fine. Not Lukas/Markus though.

Alexander, Elliott both nice too.

There must be some additional fairly ordinary names which your DH can associate with a character if he wants? E.g. James (from Captain James T. Kirk of Star Trek, plus James Bond)?

TheCunningStunt · 28/05/2012 18:46

I had a dog called Elliot. Arthur is a cartoon character and jasper is very like Casper the friendly ghostGrin.

colditz · 28/05/2012 18:43

Call the child Marcus Elliot.

Psammead · 28/05/2012 18:41

Shadow is bleedin' awful.

I quite like the rest of his list Grin

Our friends are the same. She wants to call the boy Alexander, he wants his world of warcraft user name, or Godzilla. Hmm

gnocci · 28/05/2012 18:39

The first 4 on your DH's list are just plain stupid (sorry).

Lukas / Lucas is nice as is Marcus (prefer both with Cs!). Luc as a nickname could work?

My fave out of yours are Jasper and Arthur.

Jasper Luc?