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Jasper, Otis, Franklin - please help me decide!

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TashaD80 · 21/01/2015 13:55

Initally my husband and I were set on Archer Grey but, having realised just how many Archies there are milling about in nurseries around the country, we've decided to go back to the drawing board. And that's where you're help would really come in useful.....

Which do you prefer - middle name dilemmas plus surname included!

Jasper Grey Davey
Jasper Arlo Davey
Jasper Otis Davey

Otis Fox Davey
Otis Grey Davey

Franklin Grey Davey

:)

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bluewater12 · 28/01/2015 07:05

Wow what a coincidence, I have an Otis Fox! He's 20mo and is a total dude. Haven't had any comments about the aardvark at all, had more raised eyebrows at his middle name but we don't care as we LOVE it. Great name choice.

hlc123 · 27/01/2015 22:49

Jasper Arlo

purplefeathers · 27/01/2015 15:37

I love the sound of Otis Fox. Otis doesn't have to be shortened. My dh has a name that isn't easily shortened and nobody tries.

florascotia · 27/01/2015 15:00

Oatie may be a sweet nn for a baby, but teenage boys could be quite frightful about a pal with nn Oats...

I like Jasper a lot, but am afraid Otis does make me think of lifts.

cheapandcheerful · 27/01/2015 14:40

I love both! Dd1 would have been a Jasper and dd2 would have been an Otis!

So Otis Jasper Davey gets my vote Grin

Notmeagain1 · 27/01/2015 03:33

Jasper Arlo Greyson Davey

Thats my pick. Good luck. Its so difficult picking the absolute correct name. I had my ds´s name picked out and changed it as soon as I saw him ExH was shocked but wisely said nothing.Grin

CheerfulYank · 27/01/2015 02:05

Jasper with any combo would be my favorite, I think. Lovely names. :)

squoosh · 26/01/2015 23:04

No. Neither Oatie nor Oats are cool nicknames.

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TashaD80 · 26/01/2015 22:42

Thank you for your help.... I think we've ditched Franklin now, mainly because my husband is unconvinced by the name, but also because there's a horrible danger our son could end up being called Frank (and that's not even getting into that 'talk to Frank' drugs charity strapline - an absolute goldmine for comedy and quips at my son's expense :p ).

So the real two we are umming and erring between are JASPER GREY or OTIS FOX.

We're not deterred by the Otis as an aardvark stuff given we ourselves were too old to be watching Otis on kid's TV in the late 90s and our kid and his peers will be too young to know what the hell that's all about anyway. Neither do we have much interest either way in Bryan Ferry's offspring or their choice of leisurely pursuits either. In favour of Otis, it's got more potential for cute nicknames (Oatie or Oats sounds cooler to me than Jazz for a boy, while Jasp seems a bit of an awkward word to get one's mouth around), but then some people just think of Lift manufacturers when they hear the name.... and will I go off a name that begins with 'O'?!

Naming another human is such a huge responsibility, isn't it?!

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MyNameIsSuz · 23/01/2015 20:59

Nobody calls mine Frankie either! He does get Frank, Franks or Frankles though, but mostly just Franklin.

GoooRooo · 23/01/2015 20:04

I have a Franklin! He's 2.5 now :) No one calls him Frankie (which I am rather disappointed by because I like it!) and he corrects people if they call him Frank haha.

TheyLearnedFromBrian · 23/01/2015 18:27

Otis Fox.

Franklin will end up Frankie - of which there are also quite a few milling around! It's quite nice though.

Allalonenow · 23/01/2015 15:45

Jasper Arlo is my favourite by a long way.

LollyLondon · 23/01/2015 15:40

Franklin Otis Davey? Sorry to muddle things up!

juneau · 23/01/2015 10:26

Otis or Franklin. Jasper is too posh-sounding for my taste.

Squidge14 · 23/01/2015 10:23

I like Franklin and Otis the most (I have a horse called Otis so I couldn't use it, but I LOVE it!) so for me

Otis Franklin Davey
or
Franklin Otis Davey

are the nicest combinations Smile happy choosing!

Guin1 · 23/01/2015 05:06

Otis Fox is my favourite. Don't know anything about the Bryan Ferry connection. 'Grey Davey' makes me think 'Gravy' but that's probably just me!

SnoringNorma · 23/01/2015 01:05

Otis Fox is ironic seeing as Bryan Ferry ' s son was master of the fox hounds. I love Arlo Grey. Very cool.

SwedishEdith · 22/01/2015 19:39

Franklin Fox

shoobidoo · 22/01/2015 19:37

I like Jasper and Otis.

Don't like Franklin, sorry.

montyandmabel · 22/01/2015 14:20

Otis Fox (Davey) is an amazing name...but think I prefer Franklin... Smile

Franklin Fox could work?? Franklin Arlo??

burgatroyd · 22/01/2015 13:46

Franklin!

HelpMeGetOutOfHere · 22/01/2015 12:32

I really wanted to call ds1 Jasper, hes a 13yr old William now though s H vetoed it.

Out of the names my favourite is Jasper Grey Davey, not Franklin, I actually know a couple of newbie Franklins so think it might be on the rise in popularity, plus will inevitably be shortened to Frankie, which I am not ken on.

IsadoraQuagmire · 22/01/2015 12:26

I love Otis Fox!

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