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Should I deliberately choose a 'good boy' name? Suggestions please

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Iswallowedawatermelon · 06/06/2014 05:28

I think I may have inadvertently chosen a slightly naughty/mischievous (possibly neutral) but definitely not a 'good boy' name for my ds1.

Ds2 is due soon and I have selected a similar name (don't want to share the names though)

However I was thinking of changing the chosen name for something that is definitely known as a 'good boy' name. I hope that ds2 is better behaved and an easier, more compliant child all round :)

And I was after some suggestions to see what your opinions are and if I like any of them.

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burgatroyd · 06/06/2014 07:03

Thanks for the article, Ronald!

Maybe call him Colm, OP. It means dove which is a symbol of peace and sounds like calm.

RonaldMcDonald · 06/06/2014 06:48

Maybe www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/poll-ranks-naughty-kids-by-name-1783677.html this link from teachers?
The other link had names like Alice and Zoe on it as bad girl names...Shurley not enough of them to make the list and Shurley naice girls names ??

RonaldMcDonald · 06/06/2014 06:42

Theodore...Teddy
Miles
Toby
Dominic
David
Archie
John
Charles

mistyegg · 06/06/2014 06:41

Is this link what you meant?

NoArmaniNoPunani · 06/06/2014 06:39

I thought you perhaps meant names with good meanings eg Felix

Madamecastafiore · 06/06/2014 06:34

No Stripedtortoise, DS has a good William and a naughty William in his class!

Boleh · 06/06/2014 06:34

Christopher, Luke, John, Michael, David, Mark, Charles...

Classic - and strangely most of the ones that pipped unmediately into my head also seem to be biblical.

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Iswallowedawatermelon · 06/06/2014 06:30

Thanks, I don't like any of the suggestions so far Grin any others?

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stripedtortoise · 06/06/2014 06:23

Hmm well no, you can't expect a child's name to shape their personality. BUT I expect those on here that may have implied as such actually mean that a family who are intelligent, well mannered and kind etc etc are more likely, perhaps to chose the name James over Kai. People will say 'that's stupid. People shouldn't judge on names' or 'that's not true because I know a Kai who has just gone to Cambridge and won a Nobel prize for xy' but anyone who says that the above isn't largely true, is hugely naive.

James, William & George are good boy names.

RonaldMcDonald · 06/06/2014 06:19

I think that children can be slightly judged by their names
Actually I think people are judged all the time over everything and a name is only part of it

I think the world might be more kind initially to an Edward or Harry than a Kai or Jayden.

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Iswallowedawatermelon · 06/06/2014 06:18

No I can't think of any! Which is why I'm after suggestions.

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moomin35 · 06/06/2014 06:10

What's the name choice OP? Difficult to comment without knowing Grin x

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Iswallowedawatermelon · 06/06/2014 05:45

I know some posters on here have some good ideas about how names can bring to mind different attributes and personalities.

That is why I'm asking.

If you can't think of any that is fine but I'm after ideas and suggestions from people who do have opinions.

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Cardinal · 06/06/2014 05:40

Think the idea that a child's personality is shaped by their name is very wishful thinking.

Surely you know it's just pot luck?

NoArmaniNoPunani · 06/06/2014 05:30

What are good boy and bad boy name? I've never heard of such an idea

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