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Come and shamelessly pick apart our top 3 names!

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Stoppissingonthefloor · 02/07/2015 22:48

DS will be here next week (she says so naively.. Prob another 3 weeks going on dds timekeeping) and can't choose between these names

Ben
Sid
Ted

Not short for anything, just on their own. Not wanting to get into a bc debate, just want to know what you like the best and if you don't like any, why? (Just for the record , Sid is my late fathers name, I am aware it's better suited to a snake but felt it should be a contender)
Thank you ! X

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AlwaysOneMissing · 02/07/2015 23:08

Don't like Ben.

A boy called Sid is going to be one of the cool kids. And the sentimental aspect adds to it's charm.

Ted is an awesome name.

cantbelieveimonhere · 02/07/2015 23:08

*hope

cantbelieveimonhere · 02/07/2015 23:08

Would really need to know what surname it's going with to give best response.
Without it:

Ben - sorry, but it's over-used/everywhere at the minute. It's also the name of a flowerpot man

Ted - I like it, it's even a little trendy. But lots of American sitcoms have 30 somethings called Ted at the minute, so I would query in the future when your ds is an adult) it will be associated with middle aged men.

Sid - in one sense my least favourite, but overall I think's it's the best option. It's already an old-man's-name, so it won't "date" further. It is cute for a primary school aged boy, not so great for a teenager, but he'll probably be known by a nickname by then anyway!

Hop that helps!

AccordingToOurRecords · 02/07/2015 23:07

Know 1 Sid, obnoxious little indulged shit.????
Ben is a bit meh.

Ted is a cracking name????.

Hexadecimal1 · 02/07/2015 23:06

Ben - wet. So wet. Will grow up to be something really wet and unable to grow a proper beard.

Sid - are you giving birth to an 80 year old?

Ted - nice now but will go hideously out of fashion

teddygirlonce · 02/07/2015 23:05

Keen on Ted but with Edward as proper name!

Go for it!

Pugthug · 02/07/2015 23:04

Funny I had Ted, Sid and Bruce down if I had a boyGrin. Looking back I'm glad I had girls as I'm not over the moon about any of the names now. Ben for me.

soundsystem · 02/07/2015 23:03

I love love live Sid.

Ben us a perfectly nice name, I know lots of them of all ages.

Not keen on Ted, nice for a little boy and an older man, but I'm not sure about a 14-year-old Ted or a 24-year-old Ted

MarinaCoyle · 02/07/2015 23:02

Ted. Sounds like a really cute little boy and a calm, kind and capable man. Love it.

KipperTheFish · 02/07/2015 23:00

Love Ted. Ben is nice. Sid is ok, and think I'd grow to like it once I knew the child, but a bit 'out there' for me to chose for my own child.

genome · 02/07/2015 22:56

Ben is nice, but safe option.
Not a fan of Ted.
Sid I like as a nn, but not sure as a full name. I like Sidney better, but I think the reasons behind it is lovely.

Hope your ds makes an appearance soon :)

AssembleTheMinions · 02/07/2015 22:53

Ben - boring and I know far too many dogs called this

Sid - hate it, keep thinking of Sid Snot

Ted - best of the lot. It's fab

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EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 02/07/2015 22:51

For me
Sid - it's personal
Ted
Ben

I'd go with whatever suits your surname best.

Good luck with the birth x

siblingrevelryagain · 02/07/2015 22:50

Ben-mainstream, safe (dare I say boring?), timeless

Sid-hate it

Ted-love it

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