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Baby Boy names - Short list

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smurkej · 26/07/2014 16:42

Hi all,

First time poster, my partner gave birth to a beautiful baby boy last week but we're still dithering over names, really tough !

I've come up with a bit of a short list of candidates and wondered what you thought!...

Ayrton
Ethan
Castiel
Jake
Kye
Olly
Dayton
Jayson
Kane
Jesse
Sebastian
Oakley
Kade

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Canidae · 08/08/2014 12:45

I know a baby Castiel but prefer Ethan Castiel as a name (and I'm a Supernatural fan!)

If you wanted a Supernatural name to go with Jenson you could used Jared!

TempsPerdu · 08/08/2014 11:28

I like Ethan Castiel. Agree that Castiel has a nice sound to it, but it's quite 'out there', and very associated with Supernatural, so definitely best as a middle name imo. Ethan's nice and goes well with Jenson.

deenamathew · 08/08/2014 09:28

I like the name Jake and Jayson from the list which you have provided.

HopefulHamster · 31/07/2014 13:51

Nice - and good to make the quirkier choice a middle name. They go well together and I like Ethan :)

CormoranStrike · 30/07/2014 22:00

Wonderful choice.

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smurkej · 30/07/2014 12:57

Ok welllll... my OH doesn't like the name Sebastian very much at all!

But we both like Ethan...and she loves the name Castiel.... so it could be Ethan Castiel (Castiel for a middle name)..

Ethan sounds good for a Baby, Child, Teenager and a Man, it sounds Strong and firm but cute as well we think!

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ShovettyMcShovetty · 29/07/2014 19:56

I think Sebastian Spencer sounds fine. Seb Spencer for a shortened version does too.

BananaBeforeBed · 29/07/2014 17:40

Cad tee Elle sounds like a very feminine name to me. Castile, to rhyme wiTh dashiel sounds more masculine.

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smurkej · 29/07/2014 14:57

Cas-Tee-Elle ...

I think I like Sebastian best too, but it'd be Sebastian Spencer and as a customer said to me earlier that might be a bit difficult to roll off?

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ShovettyMcShovetty · 29/07/2014 14:01

How do you pronounce Castiel?

ShovettyMcShovetty · 29/07/2014 13:42

I like Sebastian best.

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smurkej · 29/07/2014 10:48

thanks..

my partner REALLLY likes Castiel, infact thats what shes been calling him whilst we choose a name. She's got it from the Supernatural TV show (I watched a few eps maybe s1 and s2 but didn't stick with it but she as you can see did!)...

I've heard mostly negative comments on the name though. I like the sound of it but I'm not sure on whether it would suit a child, or man for that matter.

Thoughts?

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houghtonk76 · 28/07/2014 18:05

Sebastian, Ethan or Jake. All good, but Sebastian is gorgeous. The others are too weird / popular. You want something timeless.

Gingerjv · 28/07/2014 17:56

i like only Ethan and Sebastian

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smurkej · 28/07/2014 11:57

Not Lewis for me not too keen on the name..

I like Jesse but my OH thinks it's a bit feminine and doesn't really take to it/

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mrstowers · 28/07/2014 11:43

I love love love Jesse for a boy.

vestandknickers · 28/07/2014 11:41

I like Sebastian and Ethan from your list.

Or Stig? Grin

splendide · 28/07/2014 11:40

I would assume you were a Supernatural superfan with Jenson and Castiel!

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 28/07/2014 11:35

Lewis?
Hamilton?

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smurkej · 28/07/2014 11:32

Thanks for the replies!

Yes Jenson is named after the F1 driver Jenson Button :)

My partner really likes Castiel but none of her family or my family like it lol! I'm not really sure on it either - whilst it sounds nice I'm not sure on how good it would be for a name.

Ayrton we both like but he doesn't really look like a an Ayrton - Sebastian isn't really to do with Vettel, I just like the name, but it would go with the F1 theme I guess, and unlike many other British F1 fans I quite like Vettel!

Jake isn't to do with Jake Humphrey - I just like the name, and my partner likes the name Olly but I'm not sure on that... Jenson was really easy to choose a name for but this time we're finding it really difficult!

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RedToothBrush · 26/07/2014 20:48

Ayrton AND Sebastian are both F1.

Jake, quite possibly is a reference to former BBC F1 presenter Jake Humphrey.

Dayton, quite possibly another reference to racing as in Daytona Speedway.

Jayson and Kye I think could have racing (possibly motorcycling?) connections but I'm not sure.

I think Castiel is one of the few that I don't think could be linked to car/motor racing.

I could be completely wrong... but certainly there is more than a bit of a theme here.

RiverTam · 26/07/2014 20:39

but there's a Castiel so it could be a Supernatural Jenson

my boss is a huge F1 and Supernatural fan, if it wasn't the fact that she is a) single and b) has not just had a baby I would think she was half of this couple!

CormoranStrike · 26/07/2014 20:35

I think given there is an Ayrton that it is F1 Jenson.

RiverTam · 26/07/2014 20:29

is Jenson an F1 Jenson or a Supernatural Jenson?

an awful lot of this list have the same sound ending as Jenson which is putting me off them, it's almost making them rhyme.

I like Ethan best, but also Kane and Jesse.

ralinax294 · 26/07/2014 20:24

Of your list my favourites are Ethan, Jesse and Sebastian :)