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Gosh I find boy's names dull, nevertheless I have a short list

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 20:30

I loved naming my girls, there are so many choices for girls and you can get away with slightly unusual without sounding odd. Now I'm having a boy and it seems you have a choice of about 10 classic names that are hugely overused but lovely and after that your choices are really posh, really not, or 10 or so very "of the minute" trendy names. I'm not inspired at all.

Despite these feeling here is my list. What do people think?

Thomas - lovely, classic, way overused

Joshua - lovely, classic, but teacher SiL says the Joshua's in her class are always naughty.

Isaac - I thought this was pretty safe but a friend reacted with shock and said "you can't do that to a child"

Reuben - quite unusual, DD1 says its "weird", does this view of a 6 year old mean he will be bullied?

Frederick - Freddie, a family name, but I'm not sure.

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 21:02

I do like Laurie too.

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 21:01

I like Theo but it is a name I feel is so "of the moment" that it will become associated with this small moment in time.

I quite like Max (or Maxim) but DH says its a dogs name. Same with Felix.

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smable · 26/03/2013 20:59

Laurie

MrsOgg · 26/03/2013 20:59

Hugh
Owen
Jonathan
Howard
Frank
Luke
Benjamin/Benedict
Richard

Timetoask · 26/03/2013 20:58

Love Reuben and Frederick. Great names!

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 20:58

Now Patrick I really like. Even DH is sort of nodding.

I love Peter but hate Pete.

DH hates Tristan.

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abbyfromoz · 26/03/2013 20:57

Obv mean love...not live

abbyfromoz · 26/03/2013 20:57

Rueben Rueben. Rueben!! Live this name but DH won't allow it. I want a boy to cLl my little Roo.

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 20:56

Gregory is a good one but DH just pulled a face.

Edward is a possibility but I'm worried about any name that Wills and Kate may go for making it the name of the year.

A good friend has a Kit, I like it but can't copy.

Jude I like but I'm not brave enough to use it.

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smable · 26/03/2013 20:55

Peter is due a revival i think

Judyandherdreamofhorses · 26/03/2013 20:55

Patrick

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 26/03/2013 20:52

Tristan

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 20:52

I don't want to name my DDs but one has a classic name that transcends any era and is in the top 50. The other is more unusual and hovers around 250 in baby name lists. Both are short and stong sounding names. Neither have spiked in popularity recently (that is important to me, I don't want a name that immediatly suggests the year the baby was born).

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MortifiedAdams · 26/03/2013 20:51

Thomas. Id use it only ots DHs name. I also really like Edward and Christpher nn Kit.q

JollyYellowGiant · 26/03/2013 20:50

I like all your names except Frederick :) DH and I have found boys names easy but girls names nearly impossible. We have one. And I'm not 100% happy with it but I can't think of anything better

Judyandherdreamofhorses · 26/03/2013 20:50

Ha, I want 10 more boys so I can populate a whole 70's football team (not really! Two DC are plenty for me).

I like David too, as mentioned above. And Gregory.

smable · 26/03/2013 20:49

Now about Nico as a shortening of Nicholas?

KLou111 · 26/03/2013 20:48

*Going to be - where did TNT come from??

KLou111 · 26/03/2013 20:48

There are a lot of Joshua's and Thomas's.
I found boys names to be the easiest! We knew our ds was TNT to be a Euan before he was conceived.
Freddie I like the best :)

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Artichook · 26/03/2013 20:47

I see the attraction of Judy's list but I'm not sure I'm ready for a 70s revival. All those names have associations with boys i was at school with Nicholas is lovely but I'm not keen on Nick.

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WinkyWinkola · 26/03/2013 20:47

Joshua and Thomas are great but everywhere.

Frederick is brilliant but I'd go for Fred not Freddie as a nn. Much cooler.

Or how about

Reuben
Noah
Jude
Julian
Barnaby

AnisotropicWeetabixFTW · 26/03/2013 20:47

We have v different taste. I like more unusual names. But your list is inoffensive and full of fairly classic names.

Reuben's really popular round here atm. I know 5 under 3! Def not unusual at all.

smable · 26/03/2013 20:47

Artichook what is your no1 priority in naming your son i.e. popularity or not, matching to your other children, being trendy or not

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