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What was/is your boys shortlist?

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VintageLace · 17/10/2014 21:58

Really struggling with finding a name for our unborn boy.

looking for inspiration!

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spamanderson · 20/10/2014 22:32

My faves are:
Wade
Clarke
Harrison
Milo
Gray/Grey
Cal
Nathan/Nate

Still hoping I'll eventually get to use one of them ;)

myotherusernameisbetter · 20/10/2014 21:58

Alexander
Craig
Gregor
Keir
Kerr
Walker
Cairn
Struan
Euan
Callum

Rockinghorse123 · 20/10/2014 21:29

DS is William (Will)
Other names on our list were:
Max
Ellis
Finn
Thomas
Lewis
Jack

I've just found out I'm pregnant again and if it's ds2 I think we'll use a name off that list

WelshWereRabbit · 20/10/2014 20:38

Frederick / Alfred (Freddie)
Dexter
Marcus
Evan
Felix
Gabriel
Rafe
Louis
Logan
Theo

ButterflyOfFreedom · 20/10/2014 20:06

Oops! Change one of the Leon's in the first list to Nathan!

ButterflyOfFreedom · 20/10/2014 20:04

Marcus
Leon
Joseph
Leon

Other names we like but couldn't use for various reasons:
Ciaran
Daniel
Aidan / Hayden
Simon
Zachary / Zac

I also like (but vetoed by DH):
Dominic
Jared
Caleb
Christian
Amos
Cornelius
Linus
Silas
Harris

dashoflime · 20/10/2014 17:05

Robin and Alex

I wanted Kit but DH has vetoed Angry

For a middle name: Bernard and Timoshin

EeekNumber4 · 20/10/2014 17:03

Arthur
Monty
Abe
Jobe
Elijah
Josiah
Stan
Noah
Ernie

oaktober12 · 20/10/2014 15:33

Sam
William
Aldo
Rory
Heath

Squirm · 19/10/2014 23:19

Bruno
Edgar
Ivo
Ludovic

DoTheStrand · 19/10/2014 22:54

I've got an Ashton and a Cassian. Names one of us liked (the two we went for were the only ones we both agreed on) were:

Nathaniel
Rory
Hugh
William
Otis
Atticus
Gabriel
Roman

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 19/10/2014 22:46

Luke
Jake
James
Matthew

fuzzpig · 19/10/2014 22:38

If I was naming a boy RIGHT NOW he would be Ezra Julian :)

fuzzpig · 19/10/2014 22:37

And the names we love but couldn't use for various reasons

Asa
Gabriel
Jasper
Justin
Nathaniel
Elijah
Aiden
Anthony
Eoin
Oscar
Samuel
Jude
Elliot
Soske
Idris

Just realised Felix is missing from the first list.

fuzzpig · 19/10/2014 22:36

Elias
Silas
Seth
Tristan
Benedict
Joel
Josiah
Reuben
Theo
Leon
Max
Julian
Ezra
Lyndon
Arthur

squeak2392 · 19/10/2014 22:15

Jonathan and Rufus are the only ones I consistently like.

Also like:
Edward
Douglas
Hayden
Jeremy
Roy

IsabellaofFrance · 18/10/2014 08:44

George
Joseph
William
Rowan
Harry
Shaun
Isaac

In the end we went for a totally different name we picked about three days before DS2 was born. For DS1 we didn't have a shortlist but one name.

MrsPatMustard · 18/10/2014 08:35

Owen
Ivor/Ivan
Ewan
Lawrence
Gabriel
Elliot
Rowan
Noah.

We went with Owen as it was the only one DH agreed on.

MyGastIsFlabbered · 18/10/2014 08:31

Thank you Mrsgrumble! We think they are (shameless hijack!!)

What was/is your boys shortlist?
Purpleflamingos · 18/10/2014 08:13

Flynn
Luke
Benjamin
Hayden
Casper
Gabriel
Raphael
William

We used one of these as a middle name and didn't choose any as a first name as DH had a name he loved from the beginning which grew on me.

Rory and Asa are on my list if I can talk DH into another baby.

Bohemond · 18/10/2014 08:07

Kit (but vetoed by hubby due to possible interchange with shit, twit etc)
Leo
Henry (Harry)
Joseph

Mrsgrumble · 18/10/2014 08:03

How cute are Freddie and Bertie Grin gorgeous !

parques · 18/10/2014 08:02

Gabriel

Orangeisthenewbanana · 18/10/2014 08:00

Samuel
Alexander
Benjamin
Noah

BiggerYellowTaxi · 18/10/2014 07:59

Jasper
Miles
Luca
Theodore
Nathaniel
Marcus
Amos
Logan
Rory
Byron
Kane
Cole

I'm from Canada originally so I realise that some of those are pretty American-sounding. I really like Kane because it's a family name.

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