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A brother for Artemisia

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ediepop · 20/09/2015 19:01

Originally it was going to be Lucian...yep we are those parents. But we got cold feet and decided it was too wanky even for us. (I love Lucian to any Lucian owners, but we thought in combination with Artemisia, it was a bit...hmm)

So then, after much discussion, the only name we could agree on, was Milo. But we have now come across, not one, not two, but THREE dogs called Milo. Apparently it is in the top ten dog names in the UK. This has... put us off. And we don't like Miles.

Names I like, which DH has roundly rejected:

Tobias
Marcus
Sebastian
Casper
Silas
Felix

Anyone got any good suggestions, before we name our son this generation's equivalent of Rex?

I am 39+6 and getting a bit worried that we seem to have NO candidates. DH has been totally unable to come up with any suggestions.

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myotherusernameisbetter · 01/10/2015 07:29

I had two sections, it was fine. DS1 was 9lb 13 back to back and completely stuck. DS2 was same position and also expected to be big. In the end I had a section a week early and he was a tiddly 8lb 3. Hope all goes well and wee Barry Colin Ediepop arrives safe and well.

Tirfarthoin · 01/10/2015 07:20

Fingers crossed for you OP. I refused an induction. I was referred to the consultant midwife for a good talking to but she agreed with me Grin DS came a whole week later when even the consultant midwife was getting twitchy. All was fine.

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ediepop · 30/09/2015 23:34

Aww thank you! I will definitely come back and update with his full name. DH is adamant that we shouldn't name DS till we've seen him. Although, last time I was off my tits on gas and air and would have probably gone for 'Tiny Monkey Face' or something similarly loony.

Flowers for everyone's fab suggestions. Even the taking the piss ones like 'Ptarmigan' which made me laugh. And 'Barry is a nice name for a baby'.

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NegativeIron · 30/09/2015 23:25

Good luck, and do report back, Flowers.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 30/09/2015 23:15

Best of luck for tomorrow & the birth OP.

Hopefully having him in your arms will make choosing a name easier. If not, you know where we are Grin.

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ediepop · 30/09/2015 23:11

She was big, just under 9lb, but it was totally fine. No stitches. I'm not worried about a big baby. I've read my Ina May Gaskin and am confident I can do it. Just don't want an induction and defintely don't want a section if I can possibly avoid it!

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Ikeameatballs · 30/09/2015 23:02

Cuthbert
Cedric
Nelson
Columbus
Lawrence

Only1scoop · 30/09/2015 22:54

Kingsley
Lawrence
Jonty
Chester

myotherusernameisbetter · 30/09/2015 22:53

Was DD a huge baby with being overdue OP?

scribblegirl · 30/09/2015 22:34

Haven't RTFT but... Atlas? Possibly too similar to DD but I love it!

BellaVida · 30/09/2015 22:29

I think Horatio would work really well!

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ediepop · 30/09/2015 22:27

Still here Sad I'll be T+10 tomorrow. I have to go and be assessed at the hospital then. Terrified I'm going to end up induced. I had a lovely homebirth with DD and hoping for the same this time.

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MerryMarigold · 30/09/2015 21:05

Hoping OP's silence means she's gone into labour

mathanxiety · 30/09/2015 18:21

Philemon

MyFavouriteClintonisGeorge · 30/09/2015 16:38

Theophilus
Philip
Zeno
Demitrios
Carolus
Godwin
Crispin
Marcus
Rufus
Fabian
Magnus
Horatio
Galen
Bruno
Valentine
Darius
Lambert
Leonidas
Marius
Maximilian
Timon

Apologies if I have repeated any already posted.

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 30/09/2015 14:45

Nicholas - stick with the Greek theme
I think Alexander would be fine, but I really like it with Xander as a nickname.

Weirdly David could work too?

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 30/09/2015 13:18

Benedict is lovely and Ben and Missy are very cute together. Just the right amount of ponce.

minervamouse · 30/09/2015 13:04

Just posted on the other Artemisia post - Missy would of been my Abbreviation

Boys names:

Lucian is fabulous
or Frank

We had
Hektor
James
Otto
Bede
Achilles - could not think of a decent abbreviation
Augustus
Theon - Game of Thrones killed that one! and others

In the end we went for a family name with a couple of these as middles.

Sophronia · 30/09/2015 13:03

Bartholomew nn Tolly
Evander
Leander
Hector

RapidlyOscillating · 30/09/2015 12:54

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Twitterqueen · 30/09/2015 12:51

Orion

diplodocus · 30/09/2015 12:49

Petroc
Lysander
Nimrod

nicknamenoname · 30/09/2015 12:46

Also, if DH loves Jacob but you already know one so can't use it, what about Jago? I love Jago.

EvaTheOptimist · 30/09/2015 12:44

It has to be Milo I think. Otherwise you just have too many syllables to say all the time when introducing your children.

Benedict will not stay Benedict, he will call himself Ben. And Artemisia and Ben does sound a little mis-matched.

Think carefully before you give your children the same initial (eg if you go for Alex(ander)). Can make things confusing at times. Although makes labelling a doddle

nicknamenoname · 30/09/2015 12:32

I think Lucian goes well with Artemisia. You could always call him Luke/Luca/Lucas for short if you're worried the combination sounds too poncy. But I bet you'd get used to it and call him Lucian before too long.

Haven't RTFT but here's my suggestions of similar names in case they haven't come up yet:

Simeon
Edmund
Julius
Raphael
Angus/Fergus (Gus)
Orlando
Felix
Gabriel
Roman