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Help!! Difficult choice of boys names: Sean, Daniel or Balonz?

368 replies

TheoGB · 30/09/2014 17:20

Dear MNers. Hoping you might all be able to help us out as we’re having real difficulty agreeing a name for DS due soon. For DD, we went 'rare'. Weren’t sure we were quite ready to find some ultra-weird name, but equally there are millions of Kates, Elizabeths and so ons.

For DD though, we’re thinking a much more traditional name, perhaps inspired by close friends/family. What are MNers’ thoughts on either Sean, Daniel or Balonz? Many thanks in advance!

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guitarosauras · 30/09/2014 23:43

Bolonz?????

What were the girl choices? sophie, lucy and yamboli?

minkah · 30/09/2014 23:41

Oh!

I'm already starting to like name Balonz!

It's growing on me.

mymatemax · 30/09/2014 23:41

Daniel is lovely. Bolonz reminds me of the dogs Bollocks

SisterMoonshine · 30/09/2014 23:40

Séan

CheeseEqualsHappiness · 30/09/2014 23:40

Almost woke dd up laughing!

PlopTheOwl · 30/09/2014 23:39

funniest name thread in ages. Grin Grin

NerfHerder · 30/09/2014 23:36
Confused

Kayden, Jayden, or Ptolemy?

Penelope, Jemima, or Kylie-Mae?

Is he going to be a Brazilian footballer?
Balonz all the way!

Wishfulmakeupping · 30/09/2014 23:36

I also need to know about balonz OP. Depending on what that was autocorrect for I'm tentatively saying Daniel unless Balonz turns out to be something I like more

minkah · 30/09/2014 23:34

Hahahshahahahahahaha!

Balonz as a slang word for breasts or genitals.

Pmsl!

SilverShins · 30/09/2014 23:33

Isabella, it's killing me! I can't bear the tension. And I want to go to bed.

TortillasAndChocolate · 30/09/2014 23:32

Balonz all the way. Let's get it in the top 10 boys name list for 2015

CheeseEqualsHappiness · 30/09/2014 23:32

Crying! Trying to type names in now and see if any of them change to Balonz. Please Op what was it!?

IsabellaRockerfeller · 30/09/2014 23:31

Op come back and tell us about Balonz!

SilverShins · 30/09/2014 23:30

I am imagining Papa Lazarou saying 'balloons'. So, no to Balonz for that reason alone..

momwhereismy · 30/09/2014 23:30

I am just place marking :)

LastOneDancing · 30/09/2014 23:27

Balonz makes me think of a sad clown Sad

SilverShins · 30/09/2014 23:26

Ha! Tondelayo, I also googled. Most intrigued by Balonz's Science Oven. Although not enough to click on it Hmm

patienceisvirtuous · 30/09/2014 23:26

This has cheered me right up. Hahaha :o

ThisFenceIsComfy · 30/09/2014 23:25

I have tried working out what word autocorrect has changed it from but I can't.

Autocorrect is honestly of the best inventions ever

Pico2 · 30/09/2014 23:24

Is this a brilliant way of getting as many opinions as possible on a short list of Sean and Daniel.

I wouldn't use Sean as it should have a fada on it and I think it is a bit crap to use a name but effectively misspell it.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 30/09/2014 23:22

As this page is in the top 10 google results for Balonz, I'm guessing a typo

KatieKaye · 30/09/2014 23:21

Daniel.
Not Sean.
Anything other than Balonz.

I thought you were going for traditional names? Balonz is not traditional in the UK. I've never come across it and it sounds either made up or a slang term for genitals or breasts.

minkah · 30/09/2014 23:19
  • ha ha ha ha ha -

Wonderful.

Marking my place so I can find out about Balonz

AtrociousCircumstance · 30/09/2014 23:16
  • crying with laughter -
IsabellaRockerfeller · 30/09/2014 23:12

Please tell me that Balonz is just a typo and not a name you are considering for your child??

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