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boys names

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alita7 · 28/05/2014 13:49

We are sorted for a girls name, since I suggested Liliana dp won't consider anything else and I love it too :) We find out in 3 weeks and I want to have at least one boys name we love but we aren't doing great. We have a list but there's nothing we both really love.

So far:

Michael (a family name but I'm not convinced)
John (but dp isn't all that convinced)
Max(imus) I really like max but not sure I it's enough
Cohen (dp likes this best, I do like in theory but not sure about using it!)
We might like Victor And durian but again can't imagine them on a child.

Names I vetoed - Odin, loki, Titus.
Names dp vetoed - Ivor, Jared, Casper, Rowan, isaac, Caleb, luke, Ralph, Rodger, dexter...
Names we like but can't use due to family and friends - Jacob, Alex, Elijah, kit, Elliot, Edward and James.

I've tralled the net and books but I must have missed something!
Any unusual ideas welcome :)

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Original poster
alita7 · 28/05/2014 13:50

*dorian

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ahigham27 · 28/05/2014 13:51

Lachlan

soontobeslendergirl · 28/05/2014 14:16

Marcus
Miles
Jonah
Hal
Jed
Piers
Emerson
Felix
Austin
Merrick
Matthew
Ira
Ewan/Evan

devoncreamtea · 28/05/2014 14:32

Rafe
Lochie (pron: 'lock ee')
Isaac
Milo

Max is lovely just by itself too, def enough of a name.

squoosh · 28/05/2014 14:50

Are you really thinking of calling your baby Maximus?

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 28/05/2014 14:54

Carl
Holden
Leon
Travis
Xavier

neverenoughwine · 28/05/2014 14:55

Gabriel
William
Alistair
Ralph
Sebastian

LauraChant · 28/05/2014 15:00

You have a lot of names I had on my list there including the two I went for and one of the middle names. We also liked: Hamish, Angus, Hugh, Drew (Andrew), Sydney and Prentice.

BlueChampagne · 28/05/2014 15:44

Conrad
Rufus
Ambrose
Declan
Wreford

Original poster
alita7 · 28/05/2014 18:32

Thanks for replies! Still nothing that grabs me, except a few whixh I forgot to put on the vetoed by dp list :/

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Original poster
alita7 · 28/05/2014 18:48

It's not that max isn't enough it's whether I like it enough.

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soontobeslendergirl · 28/05/2014 19:23

Lucas
Luca
Rory
Edgar
Tiernan
Devon
Ellis

Rhubarbgarden · 28/05/2014 19:38

Claude

poppydaisy · 28/05/2014 23:10

Dominic
Patrick
Quentin
Darius
Tobias

Vijac · 28/05/2014 23:20

I like Michael and max, or Maximilian. Think max is fine on it own. Not Cohen.

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alita7 · 28/05/2014 23:53

I like luka and Tobias/ Toby but dp says Toby is too cutesy (he's quite a manly man) and Luka is apparently same as luke.

This is so hard... I don't understand how I can like so many names (there are many I've suggested and can't remember them all to put on here) and yet we can only agree on a couple!

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RyvitaBerry · 28/05/2014 23:55

love Victor, Dominic and Patrick.

Your boys names are much better. Lily was so popular ten eleven years ago.

BikeRunSki · 28/05/2014 23:55

Kester

BikeRunSki · 28/05/2014 23:57

Amos
Ambrose
Peter
Anakin (I work with one, honest)

TheTerribleBaroness · 29/05/2014 00:00

Duncan

TheTerribleBaroness · 29/05/2014 00:02

Peter
Cecil
Anthony
Ross
Luke
Saul

RoseberryTopping · 29/05/2014 07:17

What about Maximo instead of Maximus?

Also Zachary
Henry
Arthur

chirpchirp · 29/05/2014 08:28

If you have names you like and agree on that fact that family and friends have used them shouldn't influence your decision. Jacob, Alex, James and Edward aren't exactly unusual names. I could possibly understand people finding it a bit strange if you and and sibling both named your children something very unusual but you and a friend both having a child called James shouldn't matter.

devoncreamtea · 29/05/2014 08:52

Or Maxwell?

I agree with the poster above, if one of those names is the favourite for you both you shouldn't cast it aside based on friend/work colleague (unless you are very close and kids will grow up together). It is hard isn't? Not helped by the fact that in my experience dh gets the power of veto, without the need to make any suggestions....!

What about

Ellis
Sebastian
Silas
Jesse
Jem
Sam
Liam
Leo
Milo
Arlo

Gethin
Beren (could be Ben for short)

Have you got a 'genre' like classic/modern etc? Would surname type names be any good? My friend's Son's are Harrison and Sutherland for eg - or what about Tom? I know most people don't go for it now as it's been so popular for years, but it is a lovely name and now names like 'Arlo' are taking over the top spots, it might be a good time to use it.

mrsnec · 29/05/2014 08:54

maybe Maxwell as another Max idea. I'm considering that as a. Middle name.

Re family names. I thought anybody would be flattered if we did that but my mil has announced she doesn't agree with it something about children being individual. I don't agree with her at all but have agreed not to use any family names at all despite being upset I can't use any on my side now. Anyway I'm glad that's been said early on I would have hated it if I only found out how she felt when we announced the name. Just something to think about. And dh likes a particular girls name that I hate. He has a cousin by that name so at least I have a reason to veto that!

I understand what chirp is saying but I'd like to choose names different to friends children's names too but it's probably also because we have a very boring surname so James would sound dull with it. Id take that into consideration too.

I know of a Lochie, it was short for Lachlan I like those suggestions.

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