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Baby due in 9 days. No name but a sort of short list. Vote please!

65 replies

Artichook · 04/05/2013 07:44

This is our first boy and we are finding boys' names impossible. Things are made harder by the fact our DCs also want a say. Here is our short list with my thoughts:

Freddie (Frederick or Wilfred): a family name. DH and the kids like it, I'm worried its a bit comic.

Arthur: DH's fav. The nicknames of Artie and Art make me think of an ageing US door to door salesman. Also worried this is a very 2013 name.

Felix: my fav and the DCs love but DH says its wimpy. He also points out I shorten all names and there is no good nn for Felix.

Max (Maximillian): DCs' fav. I like. DH says its a dig's name.

Sacha (Alexander): I love, DCs cry at the thought as say its too feminine.

Jacob: safe, fine, nobody objects. I'm not terribly keen on Jake though.

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KittenofDoom · 08/05/2013 15:20

Alec is also nice for Alexander, and less often heard than Alex (at least south of the border).

tigrou · 08/05/2013 13:31

My top favourites are Freddie for Frederic (I like it without the final k, the French way) and X/Zander for Alexander (but you run the risk of Alex being adoted later by his school mates), followed by Jacob, Max and Arthur. Don't really like Felix.

PinkApple86 · 08/05/2013 12:47

I love Freddie. I want to call my ds Freddie but dh won't have it!

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 08/05/2013 09:28

Your DH feels strongly about Max and Felix, pity, personally I'd go for Alexander. You can call him Sacha or by whatever name you want when he's in your arms.

Cazid20 · 08/05/2013 04:49

I think they are all nice names so well done. I particularly like Wilfred... he could then be nicknames Will or Fred/ Freddy etc. but it's nice and not too long in his own right. There won't be so many Wilfred's at school with him (I know one girl who called her son Wilfred who is now about 3 years old). It might be nice for him to stand out a bit by name, but it's still classic and traditional.

Frederick (Freddie) and Arthur are lovely, but very popular at the moment and your son will be one of many at school etc.

Jacob, Max, Jack are all nice. Not my fav's, but that's personal choice. Agaian, there will always be a lot of these around at the moment.

Sacha personally, I agree, sounds girly.

VerySmallSqueak · 07/05/2013 18:45

Max is my favourite.

ItsallisnowaFeegle · 07/05/2013 18:43

My Jude is 100% pure, solid, manly boy thermals Grin

Viviennemary · 07/05/2013 18:32

I like Jacob the best. Or Jack.

thermalsinapril · 07/05/2013 18:24

ItsallisnowaFeegle yes, I know Jude is a male name, e.g. Jude in the Bible, but it still sounds feminine to me for some reason! Maybe because I knew a Judith whose nickname was Jude.

MMollyMum2 · 07/05/2013 16:58

I like Jacob. No need to shorten it, but if you wanted to it could always be Jay? Or Freddie.

YokoUhOh · 07/05/2013 16:43

Btw some of you have mentioned Freddie Starr - I give you Fred West! Bad associations come and go; there are plenty of serial killers with names out there ;)

YokoUhOh · 07/05/2013 16:39

Hi Artichook, my DS is Freddie, short for Alfred - I'm completely in love with the name and think it really suits him :)

Have you thought of Xander for Alexander?

ItsallisnowaFeegle · 07/05/2013 16:24

Jude feminine? Hmm

thermalsinapril · 07/05/2013 14:46

Frederick/Freddie - very nice
Arthur - too old man
Felix - great
Maximilian - quite nice but a bit faddy and OTT
Sacha - horrible and sounds like a girl's name
Alexander (Alex) - like
Jacob - OK
Jude - feminine

LittleMissLucy · 06/05/2013 01:34

I know a Freddie about 6 yrs old. Very cute, definitely not a comic name.

LittleMissLucy · 06/05/2013 01:33

I'd go for Freddie Arthur or Frederick Arthur.

Leafmould · 06/05/2013 01:22

Wilfred gets my vote.

GW297 · 05/05/2013 23:57

Max

dinnersinthedawg · 05/05/2013 23:54

I have a Jacob and I love his name (obviously!). I have only met one other so far (he's 2.6) but I guess it depends where you are as to how popular it is.

MummyBurrows · 05/05/2013 13:39

Freddie-i like if short for Frederick,not Wilfred,but given the current allegations against Freddie Starr it is perhaps poor timing to name a child that...

Arthur-way too popular right now but I'm personally not a fan of the current "old lady/old man" name trend anyway so I'd say no even if it wasn't as popular as it currently is lol

Felix-brand of cat food and generally a name for a cat,not a child imo

Max-it is a dogs name,usually belonging to labradors and alsations in my experience (I've met 5 dogs called Max but not a single child) but Maximillian is much better and doesn't make me think "dog"...that probably doesn't help...

Sacha-nice in its own right,but its not a nn for Alexander in my opinion. I do like Alexander but nn would be Alex...

Jacob-lovely name but very popular right now,mainly due to the Twilight films/books.

Out of the list I would opt for Sacha or Alexander or maybe Jacob,if current popularity doesn't bother you :)

ZolaBuddleia · 05/05/2013 11:29

Love both Jude and Arthur, not keen on the rest at all.

QuantitativePleasing · 05/05/2013 11:19

Freddie (Frederick or Wilfred): family association is the only thing that saves this

Arthur: hate it

Felix: love it

Max (Maximillian): Love it

Sacha (Alexander): Sacha is too feminine , how about Xander?

Jacob: i agree with your definition.

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ben5 · 05/05/2013 10:57

Arthur, Jacob, Alexander or Max in that order would be my choice
Felix just reminds me of a cat
Freddie reminds me of Freddie Star, drugs rock and roll and all that sliey stuff!!
Sacha no

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 05/05/2013 10:55

LOVE Frederick and like Wilfred, like Fred but hate Freddie. Don't like Arthur, Sacha and really dislike Felix. Jacob and Max are nice but a bit dull, maybe?

Laquila · 05/05/2013 10:53

Wilfred and Frederick are both lovely.

Arthur - I like this, and don't think it's too 2013, but I'm not overly keen on Art or Artie.

Max/Maximilian/Maxim - love these, classic and cool

Felix - this used to be one of my favourites, but everyone always seems to mention bloody cat food. Also, agree that it doesn't have a natural nickname.

Sacha - not keen, unless you're Russian, and I think most people will assume it's a girl's name. I do love Alexander though.

Jacob - lovely, but also bemoan lack of nickname. (Although suggestion of Coby upthread is good - I have a nephew named Cobe and he's adorable, so am biased)

Also, you might like Theo, Isaac, Rory, Gilbert, Corin, Gabriel.

Good luck!