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Where is the middle ground between these styles?!

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Wishful80smontage · 12/06/2015 08:59

Looked at names together with oh for boys names. Our styles are so different!
Mine very traditional formal names:
Charles
Albert
Lawrence
Gregory
Alistair

Oh likes modern short names (very few!)
Arlo
Scott
Luca
Lucas

We were able to find a name for dd1 that we both liked and have a few girl options we like if this one is a girl -Harriet, Arabella, Felicity
But we can not agree on boys names!
Help please

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RedToothBrush · 12/06/2015 09:23

Maybe use your choices but go by a shortened more 'trendy' version day to day.

Eg
Charlie
Alby

MsInterpret · 12/06/2015 09:25

Similar idea - Lawrence could be Laurie?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/06/2015 09:26

Yes, I'd say a traditional name with a trendy NN too. Or a traditional version of the modern names he likes eg Luke.

Lancelottie · 12/06/2015 09:29

Hmm. How about Theodore (Theo) or Alexander (Alex)? I know someone with a Scott and Alex, and another with a Lucas and Theo.

getbusyliving · 12/06/2015 10:10

William nn Will/Billy

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Wishful80smontage · 12/06/2015 10:14

Thank you that feels like a great idea! Of the suggestions so far I really like Billy and Bill but my best friend has a William and partners cousin is William too so can't use.
Any more suggestions would be really appreciated all :)

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Wishful80smontage · 12/06/2015 10:16

Ms I don't think I have a hope with Lawrence oh says he associates it with Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen (sp?) which is a bad thing for him I on the other hand think he's pretty fabulous l

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Belazu84 · 12/06/2015 10:24

Similar formal with nn ideas...

Alexander nn. Sasha
Christopher nn. Kit
Wilfred or Wilbur nn. Wilf or Will or possibly Billy
Jonathan nn. Jonty
Frederick nn. Freddie
Benjamin or Benedict nn. Benji or Ben
Edward nn. Ted

Or how about Miles, Marlow or Louis?

Cloggal · 12/06/2015 10:24

Short traditional names that are in 'fashion'?

Miles
Angus
Spencer
Arthur

I like the NN idea, though. Milo for Miles etc?

Cloggal · 12/06/2015 10:25

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WankerDeAsalWipe · 12/06/2015 10:28

Marcus - similar to Lucas but more traditional?

WankerDeAsalWipe · 12/06/2015 10:30

Joseph/Joe
Samuel/Sam
Jonothan/Jon/Jono
Nicolas/Nico
Elliot

Cloggal · 12/06/2015 10:31

Love Alistair NN Ali fwiw, totally unhelpful!

WankerDeAsalWipe · 12/06/2015 10:33

If you both like Harriet, Arabella & Felicity

Then you should both like:

Henry/Harry
Albert
Felix

5446 · 12/06/2015 11:07

I like similar names to your DP whereas my DP has a similar style to you.

One name we love is James, with the nickname Jago.

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Wishful80smontage · 12/06/2015 13:26

Wilfred I like.
My all time favourite boys name is Henry but that was vetoed last time my oh hates it with a passion- now I would avoid as don't want a top 50 name

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BertrandRussell · 12/06/2015 13:32

I woildn't worry about the top 50 thing. Even if you choose a name from th top 3 you'd be pretty unlucky to have another one in your class.

timelyreminder · 12/06/2015 14:25

Ethan
Alexander
Tristan
Eric
Seth
Isaac
Nathan
Wilbur

ButterflyOfFreedom · 12/06/2015 16:20

Nathaniel / Nathan / Nate / Nat
Dominic / Dom / Nic
Rafferty / Rafa
Leonard / Lennox / Lenny / Len
Christopher / Chris / Kit
Julian / Jules
Tobias / Toby / Tobes
Reuben / Roo
Benedict / Benny / Ben
Jeremy / Jem
Frederick / Freddie / Fred

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 12/06/2015 16:24

Thomas?

We had similar problems - DH had more your tastes & I had more your DH's taste!

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Wishful80smontage · 12/06/2015 17:52

Not considered Leonard that could be a possible!

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Wishful80smontage · 12/06/2015 17:57

Second thoughts our surname is 2 syllable starting with H so Lenny wouldn't be a good nickname

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Fizzyplonk · 12/06/2015 18:00

Hugo
Lars
Heath
Kit
Frank
Jack
Evan
Sam
Tom

fleurdelacourt · 12/06/2015 18:29

Matthew - nn Matt or Max
Stanley - nn Stan
Duncan
Sebastian - nn Seb
Myles/Milo

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