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Boy's name stress!

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Cupcake11 · 06/04/2014 10:47

Our baby's due in just over three weeks and we're so stuck on boys names. We don't know the sex and have Matilda picked for a girl.
I could never understand people who had couldn't decide a name in nine months and now I'm one of them Hmm
The names we've liked have been Arthur, Oscar and Oliver. Arthur I love but I know a couple of recent baby Arthurs. Oscar DH has gone off if completely. Oliver is probably the front runner but DH isn't convinced.
DH likes Freddie but I'm not a big fan of Fred or Frederick and not too keen on Freddie on the birth certificate.
Middle name has to be John for sentimental reasons.
Please help! Smile

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Mrsfullhouse · 07/04/2014 22:22

Wilbur?

We have an Arthur and are expecting another boy, our options are...

Henry
Spencer
James
Stanley
Hugo

Dh likes Sterling too, but I'm not so keen

rachel234 · 07/04/2014 21:18

Love John as first name. Alternatively really like
Arthur John
Quentin John

Don't like Oscar and Oliver was THE number one name a couple of years ago...

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Cupcake11 · 07/04/2014 18:12

I hadn't considered Wilfred before - I like the nn Will too.
I'll see what DH says!
Lots of good ideas, thank you.

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Beastofburden · 07/04/2014 16:34

you could just call him John, of course....

ToffeeJungle · 07/04/2014 16:31

Freddie is pretty cool, I'd just go for that on the birth certificate.
Otherwise you could have Alfred or Wilfred.

Quentin
Jasper
Theodore
Ezra
Frank / Francis
Rufus
Wilbur
Jeremy
Barnaby
Miles
Anthony

invicta · 06/04/2014 23:03

Casper

Michael

Lucas

David

Robert

Ernest

Theopold

Harold

Leo

Patrick

Bradley

bouncingbelle · 06/04/2014 22:54

I,d go for Alfred on the birth certificate and just tell the other woman you named him Freddie!

insideleg · 06/04/2014 19:50

Sebastian

NewtRipley · 06/04/2014 19:31

Michael

NewtRipley · 06/04/2014 19:30

What about Evan? (which is Welsh variant of John) Then you could choose something else for the middle name.

I like Arthur best from your choices

or

Victor
Patrick
Marcus (again)

soontobeslendergirl · 06/04/2014 16:30

Similar names:

Edgar
Albert
Morris
Peter
Austin
Crispin
Marcus

Writerwannabe83 · 06/04/2014 12:00

I'd go with Arthur.

I can't stand Oscar and every 2nd baby born seems to be called Oliver these days.

Arthur is just lovely Smile

OhGood · 06/04/2014 11:42

Don't worry about her! This is your baby and will be his name for life. You may never see the antenatal class woman again.

Go for it.

Also, Felix.

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Cupcake11 · 06/04/2014 11:38

Unfortunately she does know we have Matilda picked out for a girl.

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YoHoHoandabottleofWine · 06/04/2014 11:35

she won't know you have copied both her names though as you would only be picking one? She might have Alfie on the birth certif anyway not Alfred.

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Cupcake11 · 06/04/2014 11:33

The popularity thing did bother me at first but now I think we'd rather pick something that we like that's popular than something we don't just because it's unusual. Ideally I'd like something less popular though.

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Cupcake11 · 06/04/2014 11:31

I do like Alfred but one of the ladies from my antenatal class has just had twins and called them Matilda and Alfie.
We've had Matilda picked out for ages and I don't know her well enough to make me change it now but maybe copying both of her names might be a bit much. I know they're not exactly the same but still!

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CountessOfRule · 06/04/2014 11:27

Wilfred?

Oliver is great but has had a major spike in popularity. Would that bother you?

wizzler · 06/04/2014 11:17

Alfred John sounds lovely.

ThedementedPenguin · 06/04/2014 11:15

When I was pregnant with my ds I wanted Freddie but on birth certificate I was going to put Alfred, as I disliked Fred or Fredrick.
Could that work?

Artandco · 06/04/2014 11:13

Arthur John is nice

Or

Conrad John
Otto John
Stanley John
Theodore John

bouquetofpencils · 06/04/2014 11:10

Frank

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