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A brother for Genevieve

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ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 15:54

Hi everyone. So we found out it's a boy! But I can't think of any boys' names I like that meet my admittedly quite strict criteria. Basically, we have a very common, single syllable surname, so figured we could go a little bit fancy with the first names, hence Genevieve, which we love. It's recognisably a name, not crazy or naff, but not common nowadays either. So I'm looking for a similar kind of boys' name. Nothing beginning with a J sound (I don't want them all matchy-matchy) and nothing that makes me sound ridiculously posh when I'm calling them together in the park (think "Genevieve! Cosmo!")

Please help! If we can't come up with something we both like, I'm going to come under serious pressure to name the boy after my father-in-law - lovely man, awful name...

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southerngirl25599 · 11/12/2013 01:25

Elias
Leonardo (Leo)
Louis
Tobias

rockybalboa · 11/12/2013 00:19

Barnaby.

guccigirly · 11/12/2013 00:09

Gabe, Max or Marcus would be fabulous with your daughter's name.

IThoughtThat · 11/12/2013 00:01

Nathaniel. Nat 'n Gen if you like a snappy NN

hoboken · 10/12/2013 23:29

Fabian

soontobeslendergirl · 10/12/2013 23:28

Sylvester
Artemis
Nelson
Lyall
Halbert (Hal)

IThoughtThat · 10/12/2013 23:09

Gabriel is a fab name.

IThoughtThat · 10/12/2013 23:08

I have a J named child and a G named child and I have to say it is a bit awkward at times. It doesn't really matter but I still stumble over their names on occasion (and they are nearly adults)

I love the name Genevieve.

RhondaJean · 10/12/2013 23:05

The first name that came into my mind was Monty?

IThoughtThat · 10/12/2013 23:03

Leander
Leolan

ancientbuchanan · 10/12/2013 22:25

Abner used in 19 th century esp in east coast US. No idea where it comes from.

Yes, top of the head. I had to go down the family route with Ds, and there are so many gorgeous names.

Gabriel v nice and goes well with Genevieve. Quite a few of both round US recently, but why not. Gabriel Francis v nice.

ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 22:05

Love Barnabas and Caspar. Abner- never heard that in my life. Is it some biblical thing? (And are these names just coming out of your head, ancient? If so, amazing!) But my current favourite has to be Gabriel. Great for a baby, and Gabe is a strong nickname, I think.

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ancientbuchanan · 10/12/2013 21:55

Another lot of mixed biscuits

Toby,
Ralph
Sylvester
Eli
Isaac
Caleb
Martin
Tibor
Theodore/ Theo
Giles ( ok, that dratted j)
Guy
Dugald
Donald/Donal
Hamish
Hector
Iain
Inigo
Iago
Ferdinand
Fergus
Angus
Nicholas
Hilary/Hilarion
Mungo
Ninian
Bede
Cathal
Liam
Rollo
Luke
Matthew
Marcus
Barnabas/Barney
Caspar
Balthazar
Ezra
Miles
Horace
Albert
Alfred
Thomas
Carl/Karl
Abner
Ludovic
Leo/Leon
Waldo
Vincent
Xavier
Xan

MortifiedAnyFuckerAdams · 10/12/2013 21:15

Christopher / Kit

ChippyMinton · 10/12/2013 21:12

Christian
Peregrine
Gabriel
Clement
Hugo

ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 21:05

Austin is an ex of mine- I don't think my DH would go for it!

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ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 21:04

Ditto Sebastien, very unfortunately, because that's one of my favourites.

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ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 21:03

Emile and Fabian are lovely, but I would worry that the combination of either with Genevieve would make us seem like we were pretending to be all continental, which we're not... I am v difficult, I know...

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ViviDeHohohoVoir · 10/12/2013 21:03

I love Genevieve and my choice for boy's name to go with it would be Sebastien (with an 'e')

KeziaK · 10/12/2013 21:02

Samson

Bowlersarm · 10/12/2013 21:01

Tobias
Austin
Matthew
Silas
Rory
Augustus

FunnysInLaJardin · 10/12/2013 20:59

oh Emile is nice. DS1 has a friend called Emile with brothers Miles and Oliver

IsabellaRockerfeller · 10/12/2013 20:57

Rafferty not Raafferty!!

IsabellaRockerfeller · 10/12/2013 20:57

Genevieve and:

Henry
Frederick/Freddie
Max
Emil
Elijah/Eli
Raafferty

FunnysInLaJardin · 10/12/2013 20:55

the Genevieve I know has a 4yo brother called Toby. I have a Fabian and would have loved to use Toby but DH's old dog was called that! Also Raphael nn Rafe

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