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A brother for Genevieve

35 replies

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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ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 20:50

So many names begin with J! We both really like Francis, thank you ancient. And I've always loved Oliver, but DH doesn't. (And toby, we pronounce Genevieve the English way, as we're not French...)

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 10/12/2013 20:31

Edward

BikeRunSki · 10/12/2013 20:27

Dominic
Patrick
Nicolas
Tristan
Simon
Adam
Ambrose
Anthony

Felix pretty common now!

ancientbuchanan · 10/12/2013 20:26

Want more?

ancientbuchanan · 10/12/2013 20:24

Fabian
Was going to suggest Julian but fails your j test.
Oliver, though fails the usual test
Adam. Not often used

On the mix,

Adrian
Batholomew/ Bart/ Bartlemy
Jeremy ( but fails the J test, as do Justin, Jude, Joshua,Jonah/ Jonas and Jonathan)
Ephraim
Claud/ Claudius
Clement
Charles
Benedict/Benet
Francis
Edmund
Bruno
Dermot
Louis
Sebastian
Laurence/Laurie
Bernard
Alistair
Alec

TobyLerone · 10/12/2013 20:19

How are you pronouncing Genevieve?

The proper French way (Zhe-ne-vee-ev) or like Jenner-veev?

nemno · 10/12/2013 20:16

Er, did I say plenty Blush Nathaniel, Timo and er, Sebastian.

ShatterResistant · 10/12/2013 19:19

Yes, Felix and Dominic, I like both those. Thank you both for trying- maybe I'll have to loosen my criteria! Out of interest, nemno, what else you got?

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Thumbnutstwitchingonanopenfire · 10/12/2013 16:29

Felix?

I was going to suggest Henry/Harry or Alexander but they fail on your "common" criterion.

And then Jasper, but the J sound blew that one.

nemno · 10/12/2013 16:01

Dominic
Frederick

Can think of plenty others but they fail the posh pairing in the park test(though you would call out nicknames there ?? ).