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If I like these names for a girl...

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 11:57

...then what boys name might I like? I love lots of girl names but don't love any boy ones, apart from Rory and Fraser, but these have been vetoed :-(

Polly
Harriet
Alice
Rose/Rosa
Clara

Thanks :-)

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 17:46

Tess, I adore Rex, but sadly it's a no-goer with our surname.

Hulafox - love Freddie but it's a very close relatives name. Dexter nice too, but I just think of the programme.

Thanks so much for all your replies. Still plenty of time to obsess yet!

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Hulafox · 11/03/2014 17:40

Our list included

Bradley
Dexter
Rafa
Freddie
Finlay

Bradley is my favourite - it's familiar and recognisable but surprisingly low down the most popular list.

Good luck deciding!

TessRA · 11/03/2014 16:06

Felix, Rex, Bruno? I guess they are not particularly traditional though.

ElviraPink · 11/03/2014 15:36

Niall

Barnaby

soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:33

Ha Ha - I should get a job doing this :o

I know a little Sandy which is nice - he has a brother Rory :)

I know a Fraser with a brother Nicol if that is any use?

Jamie?

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 14:25

Alex is already in our family, plus I have two close friends called Alex.

BUT, Zander/Xander is LOVELY! I will suggest this to my dh. Thank you!

Love Theo too.

What's the betting these will be too wacky for him :)

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 14:22

Bingo Soontobe! Three of those names are already in our family.

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soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:21

How about Alexander and you can then choose a more unusual nickname?

Sandy
Zander/Xander
Anders
Alec
Lex

rather than the usual Alex.

Ruprekt · 11/03/2014 14:10

Felix

Theo

Max

Archie

soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:09

...or maybe a Thomas?

soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:08

If I was a betting woman, I'd guess the other boys were:

Edward
Charles/Charlie
George
Jack

or similar? giving Henry/Harry as an obvious choice?

soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:05

Struan
Stewart
Torin
Nairn
Moray

HuglessDouglas · 11/03/2014 14:04

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soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:03

Blair
Brodie
Fergus
Laurie
Lorne

soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 14:01

If not Seth, then Saul?

Bart
Hal
Jed
Callum
Cameron
Jonah (Joe)

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 14:00

Henry has been my favourite for years but is a very obvious choice with my other dcs names. Perhaps for middle name. Fraser Henry would have been perfect, grrrrhhh!!!

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Wishfulmakeupping · 11/03/2014 13:56

Think we have similar taste OP not read all replies so sorry if repeating any...

Arthur
Rafe
Wilfred
Henry
Charles
Albert

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 13:55

Yes Soontobe, that is very true.

One of those on your list is my stubborn dh's name!

Harris is lovely, but we can't have names that end with s, as it does weird things to our surname.

He just told me he likes Seth. I really like it but two of my friends have little Seths.

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soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 13:50

Hmm - why do you keep having children with someone clearly so unreasonable? :o

Finlay
Cormac
Duncan
Niall
Hayden
Harris
Elliot
Andrew

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 12:46

Love Miles, but again, awful with our surname. Euan has been vetoed, of course.

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soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 12:44

or Alistair?

soontobeslendergirl · 11/03/2014 12:43

Euan
Ramsay
Innes
Craig
Gregor
Austin
Nicolas
Anthony
Miles
Marcus
Keir

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moominsville · 11/03/2014 12:28

It's really hard as my DH only likes names like Harry and Charlie, which are both lovely, but I fancy something a bit more unusual.

KenAdams, I love Lawrence, but it's my uncle's name.

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CaipirinhasAllRound · 11/03/2014 12:23

Caspar
Edwin
Edmund
Winston

HaroldLloyd · 11/03/2014 12:22

Why has Rory been vetoed? That's a travesty!