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Our short list is too short (Frej or Ludo) any suggestions?

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ikeaismylocal · 28/08/2014 21:38

Ds2 is going to be born in a matter of weeks and we really have not come up with a name that feels "right" yet.

Idealy I'd like a list of 5-10 names that I like and then pick a name from the list, but the problem is so far we have 2 names, neither of which feels like a definate yes.

The names are

-Frej (said "frey" in English, he is the norse got of fertility and fair weather)
-Ludo (we are focusing on it being latin for "to play" as me and dp met on a computor game so it would be fitting, also I think that a name connected to playing would be lovely for a child)

The names we like but can't use are

-Rowan - a close family memeber already has this name.
-Jasper - We live in Sweden and it would be pronounced yesperrr or yasperrr.
-rafferty - Dp doesn't like this name, I love it.
-Sylvester/sylvan - dp's ex is called Sylvia, he feels it would be like naming the baby after her.

Ds1 is called ELvin which means elf friend and 11th (he is the 11th grandchild and I called him elfie when he was in my tummy, he was very nearly called elfie)

Any ideas at all? This poor baby is going to be baby no name for a long time!

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ikeaismylocal · 28/08/2014 21:52

That was me! I decided it wasn't such a concern as the godess Freja is also often depicted in a... umm ... compromising situation and there are still lots of people called Freja.

I am a little hesitant about Frej because of the way it is pronounced, it just doesn't feel natural for me to say it.

We are going through a test period of calling the baby Frej to see if I can get used to saying the name out loud, it isn't going great so far.

A slight problem with Ludo is that it is a made up name in Sweden, there are no other Ludos and I'm not sure we would actually be allowed to call a child Ludo, you have to apply to have the name aproved if it isn't on the name list, on the pluss side the game ludo is called something different in Swedish!

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SierpinskiNumber · 28/08/2014 21:46

Both are lovely. My fav. is Ludo. I think there was a thread recently about Frej where the link to the, ahem, well endowed Blush fertility god was noted. It was pointed out that if you google images Frej you get lots of pictures of a god with a ginormous willy.Confused I'm not sure it would bother me but some posters felt strongly about it.