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My god we might actually have a name!!

27 replies

Whoknewitcouldbeso · 20/09/2015 16:31

So I'm 20 weeks, already have DS and am carrying another boy. My DP and I hardly agree on many names at all but do have a few.

Arthur
Alexander
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Christian.

I like the names above but am aware that the easily abbreviated names will always be NNs. Alex, Nick, Nat and Chris. Because I'm
Not sure how much I love the shortened versions I'm hesitant and Arthur is cute but I'm not sure.

However today we stumbled across Elliott and really liked it. There is no obvious NN though I'm read El and Eli seem to be used. It has French lineage apparently like DS1s name so I guess there is some consistency there.

One problem is that we were using my surname as the middle name for DS as it can be a forename as well as a surname. We were going to do the same for DS2 but Elliot doesn't work with my surname as a middle name whatsoever sadly. It's not a deal breaker just missing that continuity that would have been nice.

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Lunastarfish · 20/09/2015 16:52

Don't worry and just use it.

My dd has a lovely md but I changed to that from our first choice because with my DP's surname it sounded too similar to a celebritywith the same surname (say for example Ellie Brook instead of Kelly Brook). However I wish now we had just stuck to the original choice as her full name is seldom said

Secondtimeround75 · 20/09/2015 16:35

The middle names is hardly ever used. Your ds may have never have to say it.

I would use it .