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Baby boy name - Humphrey or Odhran

65 replies

swild · 11/09/2013 20:29

Help,

We cannot decide on baby boy name for DS who is now 7 days old! We are at polar opposites with me really liking Odhran and husband wanting Humphrey and thinking of a meet in the middle name of Aneurin.

Thoughts?

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nurseneedshelp · 13/09/2013 12:14

Sorry think they're both awful. .....

TidyDancer · 13/09/2013 12:05

Eek sorry, I think Humphrey and Odhran are awful.

Aneurin (which my iPad wants to autocorrect to aneurism....) is marginally better, but is still not really very nice.

SlightlyItchyBraStrap · 13/09/2013 10:04

They're all great, roll the dice!

burberryqueen · 13/09/2013 08:51

Bevin?

ZolaBuddleia · 13/09/2013 08:42

Aneurin is my fave, but I think that might be because of Mr Barnard.

Pachacuti · 13/09/2013 08:25

Names that are "restricted to the over 80s" are exactly the sort of names that are probably about to become huge for babies, though.

They are all fine -- Humphrey has grandfather chic, Odhran has Celtic chic and Aneurin has both Grin. But they are very different and I don't know how you're going to decide.

burberryqueen · 13/09/2013 07:52

I don't actually know how to pronounce it
A-nye-rin
i do not mean to be offensive but even in Wales this name seems to be restricted to the over 80s

SelectAUserName · 13/09/2013 07:29

I know an Oran but he (or his parents, I suppose) spelled it Oran.

Even though there have been cool Humphreys such as Bogart and Lyttleton, my instinctive response to it is to laugh, and that's not great, is it? Blush

Aneurin is okay but my phone wants to autocorrect to aneurism as well.

Hooya · 13/09/2013 06:44

Like Humphrey and Aneurin though Blush I don't actually know how to pronounce it, but nickname Nye is lovely. And a lovely history as it was the founder of the NHS I think?

If you like Odhran do it. I know enough people with unusual names who have to spell them, it's just not a big deal and starts a conversation about where they are from etc.

RoadToTuapeka · 13/09/2013 02:58

I don't like any of them. Poor child if he ends up with one of those three names. Odhran is maybe the least awful if only because few people will take an adult Humphrey seriously.

burberryqueen · 13/09/2013 00:33

Humphrey and Aneurin are both dreadful, sorry.
I did know an Oran, but honestly thought it was invented

Dominodonkey · 13/09/2013 00:25

Humphrey is absolutely awful.

Never heard of the other one so find it hard to have an opinion. If it is pronounced Oran as some suggest then think that sounds quite nice.

WeAreSeven · 12/09/2013 22:18

"Excuse me , but how do you pronounce your name?"
"It's Oran"
Problem solved!
Go for Odhran, I love it!
I do know a few, even here in Ireland who modify it to Oran which you could always do if you were worried about people being able to pronounce it.
Not keen on Humphrey, to be honest, or Aneurin.

CheshireDing · 12/09/2013 21:29

Neither, sorry.

Humphrey is you must (although sounds more like cats name).

I wouldn't know how to pronounce the other, or spell it if I just heard it. If I saw it on a CV I would probably think it was the name of a big Welsh guy Grin

lljkk · 12/09/2013 21:06

Sorry I am blanching at either. Humphrey is maybe ok.

TheBuskersDog · 12/09/2013 21:01

Showing my age but 'watch out there's a Humphrey about' and Humphrey cushion.

LynetteScavo · 12/09/2013 21:00

Humphrey

I can't believe you can't clearly see this is a brilliant name. I think you must be sleep deprived.

Flowers Congratulations on your baby!

SirChenjin · 12/09/2013 20:57

Don't like any of them, sorry.

thistlelicker · 12/09/2013 20:55

None of the above sorry

nextyearitsbigschool · 12/09/2013 20:52

I'm afraid I would think "poor child" if I heard of a Humphrey.

hellokitty123 · 12/09/2013 20:40

Don't think people think 'joke name' when they hear Humphrey Bogart.

exoticfruits · 12/09/2013 18:36

Don't like any of them.

forgetmenots · 12/09/2013 18:32

Odhran, every time. Really dislike Humphrey.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 12/09/2013 18:10

Ooh I love Aneurin (nn Nye). Choose that!

Sleepthief · 12/09/2013 16:36

By the way, I'm Irish so that's maybe why Humphrey is a joke name to me...