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AIBU to panic now? We NEED a name - Any help appreciated!

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waffilyversati1e · 27/07/2014 12:12

So far it has taken us 7 months and we are yet to agree on any names for our baby boy...

I have just been informed that due to a condition I have been diagnosed with I need to be induced early which leaves us with 2 weeks to come up with a moniker for the child but my husband likes quite "out there" names (Tiberius or Osiris anyone?) and I know he's a parent too, but frankly as I am the one who will be shouting the name across a playpark etc while he is at work I refuse to entertain the idea.

So please, hit me with your best boy names and ones to avoid!

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redrubyindigo · 29/07/2014 22:20

Flynn if I had to choose

fanjodisfunction · 29/07/2014 22:16

Flynn by a long shot.

WhispersOfWickedness · 29/07/2014 22:13

How about Linus or Casper? They were on my list, but DH sadly didn't like out-there names (and we had a girl), so I didn't get to use them Sad

ACM88 · 29/07/2014 22:05

Flynn!

Coincidently i look after a baby Osiris who goes by Ori which I think is really sweet, and not at all out of place where I live!

ElephantsNeverForgive · 29/07/2014 10:22

Flynn!
Mason is to near my maiden name and Edison screw light bulbs is the first thing that comes to mind for the latter.

(My childhood desk light used them, nothing else in the house did so I often had to organise new ones myself).

waffilyversati1e · 29/07/2014 10:13

Finally got him to agree to a couple!!! So... The names we can agree on are Mason, Flynn or Edison.. what would you go for???

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Alita7 · 27/07/2014 17:02

My dp has similar taste to yours.

We've compromised on Maximus, we can call him Max which sounds 'normal' so I'm happy but it also suits dps taste.
I'm not 100% on it so there's a possibility of it changing.

The other names on our list are:

Dexter
Cohen
Jared
Michael
and I've insisted that Abel stays on the list even though dp said he's not keen but maybe if we have a second boy in the future.

CarmineRose1978 · 27/07/2014 16:48

Well, he is her ex husband now! He was a wanker in other ways too.

TheCraicDealer · 27/07/2014 14:13

Hector?

Can't believe someone would go behind their partner's back like that- that's grounds for divorce!

Lesnewth · 27/07/2014 13:58

I'd flatten any man who registered our child with a name we hadn't both agreed on!

It should be law that both parents are present when the birth is registered.

When I'm PM, I shall make it so!

Nicola19 · 27/07/2014 13:58

I like Ivan, Miles or Sonny.

Lesnewth · 27/07/2014 13:54

Ptolemy or Malachai?

WowserBowser · 27/07/2014 13:40

I love Seth

Eli
Ezra
Felix

waffilyversati1e · 27/07/2014 13:33

I actually quite like Roman!

Other names I like are

Lucas
Mason
Henry
Ethan
Edison (but felt violent when OH said he would be known as Eddie)
Matthew
Seth
Logan
Quinn
Peter (but not keen on Pete!)

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ithoughtofitfirst · 27/07/2014 13:21

You always have the 6 weeks to think about before you need to get them registered.

So you could call them Sausage or something til you think of something.

KurriKurri · 27/07/2014 13:16

Roman is nice - it's my cousin's name (he's Polish) Mind you his other name is James and he's known as Jim Grin

Biblical is always safe - Thaddeus and Jude are maybe a bit more out there.

Names are so hard but you will find one that suits. My DS was going to be Finlay rght up to the moment he was born, but when he came out he was so obviously a Richard we went with that Grin

deakymom · 27/07/2014 12:39

btw my daughter came three weeks early just when i was thinking i should think of a few girls names (i had a boy name but i had been working non stop and had no time to look for girls name) she didn't get a name till she was 12+ hours old and we asked for ideas on the ward Blush

CallMeExhausted · 27/07/2014 12:39

I have seen it mentioned twice now, but DS's best friend's name is Roman.

Lots of great options here...

CarmineRose1978 · 27/07/2014 12:38

Andrew my bother's wife's first husband did this to her, when she was still laid up in hospital. She wanted to call the baby something out there and he picked a really traditional name, though, with the unusual name as the child's middle name.

deakymom · 27/07/2014 12:37

my sons middle name is haytham you can have that if its any good xx

CallMeExhausted · 27/07/2014 12:36

Can you compromise with Tiberius or Osiris and "normalise" them a bit to Tobias or Oscar? Or, what about using your DH's choice as a second name? Giving them your DH's choice but using a diminutive from day 1? Using his second name as his common name? There are lots of options.

My brother (who turns 52 this year) has been known as the diminutive of his second name since he was born. The vast majority of people don't even know his given name is James. My FiL is also known by his second name... actually not that uncommon for boys, so was my first boyfriend.

To be honest, I don't hate Tiberius, but Osiris I can't help but think of Icarus. For diminutives of both names, you could use Toby or Ozzie.

Since you didn't offer any options of your own, I just tried to make the best of your DH's preferences.

With us, our DCs have "classic" names. There is a reason behind all of DS's names (he has 3 - his great grandfather, my uncle who died in a fire when he was 16, and the friend who introduced his father and I but passed from a heart condition when he was in his early 30s) and a preference for DD's first name, but memorial for her second (no third for her).

While they are uncommon names based on current trends - they will not show up in the top 100 - they have names we are happy with.

I wish you all the best with your name search, labour and delivery.

What I recommend is that you and DH come up with a middle name, and a short list of 3 or 4 first names. Once your DS is safely in your arms, you should be able to agree on one from that list. He doesn't have to be formally named before he actually arrives - despite what you feel pressured in to.

Un-Mumsnetty hugs coming your way... I have been in your shoes. Changes of plans at this point are earth shaking.

Wishes for an easy labour and arrival are coming your way

Andrewofgg · 27/07/2014 12:35

Be warned, OP, he can be at the Registrar's desk before you can!

Leo is nice.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 27/07/2014 12:33

One of ds1's mates is Roman, shortened to Roma.

I really like it along with Atticus.

pukkabo · 27/07/2014 12:28

Henry, Barnaby (Barney), Jonah, Luca, Albert, Xander, Seth, Otto, Emile.

Some of my personal favourite boys names anyway. I went to school with a Walter and he was mocked tirelessly for his name but since I've got into the TV series 'Fringe' it's grown on me.

Leeds2 · 27/07/2014 12:20

I know a little boy called Roman, which I think is quite unusual but not ridiculous!

Jonah.