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Help needed deciding on boys name.

30 replies

KatyAnn28 · 03/11/2012 15:07

Hi all,

Hubby and I spent hours last night vetoing each other's favourite boys names and wittling out the ones we can't have due to knowing people with the same names etc. This has left us with a (very short) short list. Opinions would be very welcome :)

Rupert
Alfred (nn Freddie not Alfie)
Albert (nn Albie or Bertie)
Arthur
Emmett

Katy x

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survivingautumn · 03/11/2012 15:53

Love Rupert and Albert on your boys list

Not at all keen on Lorelei I'm afraid but really like all the others on your girls list

KatyAnn28 · 03/11/2012 15:39

Thank you both :)

Finding this so hard as there are plus/negative points for all of them.

Emmett is DH's favourite but not mine is I'm honest. If I had to pick one I think Rupert is my favourite for a boy.

Lorelei was a name on the Gilmore girls, but is an old Germanic name. I don't think the TV show was very popular over here so wouldn't worry too much about the connotation.

Katy x

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Gwennan · 03/11/2012 15:30

Congratulations! :)

Love Rupert & Arthur.

Emmett is too 'American-sounding' for my own tastes and what would it be shortened to? Em, perhaps? Your other choices are distinctly masculine so you might want to rethink this one if a clearly male name is important to you.

I like Alfred and Albert but not the nicknames you have suggested. The shine off these two names has also gone for me, as I feel they peaked in the 2000s. Of the two, I prefer Albert. I feel it would be difficult to get people to call your Alfred 'Freddie' when Alfie is the more prevalent and, in many ways, more intuitive nickname.

I can imagine all of your choices on a little baby, boy or man so, while they aren't all ones I'd go for myself, I think your boy will be fine with whichever one you pick!

As for your girls' names, I don't like either Lorelai or Rory. Aren't they the names from the Gilmore Girls, in any case? I would assume a little girl named Rory was named Aurora. Not one for me.

I like Elizabeth but not Betty (I prefer Bessie, Lizzie, Libby); Maggie but not Margaret; and love Alice.

All in all, very sensible lists and I am sure you'll come up with one you and your DH like from them!

mrsbugsywugsy · 03/11/2012 15:23

Rupert - no
Alfred - ok but I love the nn Freddie. Have you considered Frederick?
Arthur - I like it
Emmett - don't like it

Lorelei - ok but don't like Rory
Elizabeth - nice
Margaret - don't like but do like Maggie!
Alice - nice

KatyAnn28 · 03/11/2012 15:18

Also, opinions on our girl name shortlist would also be appreciated :)

Lorelei (nn Rory)
Elizabeth (nn Betty)
Margaret (nn Maggie)
Alice

Katy x

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