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Oliver or Seth?

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Bluesand1 · 02/01/2016 12:49

Any thoughts??

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RocketRainbow · 03/01/2016 21:37

Oliver
Can't get past Seth's meaning- did consider it for one of mine though!
How about Elijah?

eternalopt · 02/01/2016 21:59

I'd be put off Oliver as it's the number 1 boys name so there will be loads of them around, but it's popular for a reason - it's a lovely name. But of the two, Seth would get my vote, as I really like that too and it reminds me of a sexy guy I went to uni with

Sebastian is lovely to, and I like the shortened version of Seb

DramaAlpaca · 02/01/2016 21:18

Oliver, by a long way.

I find Seth has a very soft, lispy sound & it doesn't appeal to me for that reason.

carabos · 02/01/2016 20:22

Seth. But it's not a diminutive of Sebastian Confused.

DingleberryFinn · 02/01/2016 18:06

Seth, also known as Set, is the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, who murdered his brother. Is baby a DC1? Wink

kaymondo · 02/01/2016 18:04

I have a Seth - only met one other and it strikes the right balance between being a name that people know and not being overly popular. It is a marmite name though, I do find that people either really love it or hate it (not that they say they hate it by you can tell from the reaction!). Much more interesting than Oliver imo.

MrsMarigold · 02/01/2016 17:52

Not keen on Seth, it seems North London is teeming with Seths - far prefer Oliver and Sebastian.

diddl · 02/01/2016 17:45

It was supposed to be a joke as I like them both.

SoWhite · 02/01/2016 17:33

Seth isn't a nickname for Sebastien. Wtf Confused

IamSantaClaus · 02/01/2016 16:58

Seth. It's a lovely name. I find it a lot less dull than Oliver

timelytess · 02/01/2016 16:55

Yes, Oliver or Seth. You can't go wrong.

Pinklily1 · 02/01/2016 16:53

I like Seth, Sebastian is nice too.

Greenteandchives · 02/01/2016 16:50

To me Seth is a noise, not a name. Settttttthhhhhh.
Prefer Oliver. Sound cheerful.

CPtart · 02/01/2016 16:43

Oliver, although it's really too popular for me, but Seth is a dreadful name.
William is great (also v popular), Sebastian ok.

BikeRunSki · 02/01/2016 15:54

Seth, there are small Olivers all over the place.

sooperdooper · 02/01/2016 15:51

Seth, Olivier is so massively over popular he'll end up one of 2-3 in a class

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 02/01/2016 15:48

Oliver by a very, very long way. I really dislike Seth.

diddl · 02/01/2016 15:46

Sebastian.

Nn Seth!

Sophronia · 02/01/2016 15:43

Seth - it's more interesting

MabelSideswipe · 02/01/2016 13:20

I have a Seth. He is the only one on his secondary school and one of two in his primary (the other one was a lot younger). Oliver is a lovely name but there are loads of them. Seth does not have many piss taking opportunities either...and believe me boys that age are really creative!

reni2 · 02/01/2016 13:18

Sebastian and William are very popular around here, too. Depends how you feel about popularity. Seth is the only one of your list that's quite rare.

I'd have hated being Simon 1 Simon 2 Simon 3 or Sarah F Sarah B Sarah M in school. Or worse, fat Jane, thin Jane, old John, young John. I know people who quite liked being one of the 3 Daniels in class and found it funny though.

AndersArms · 02/01/2016 13:12

Seth.

I've got one. It's uncommon without being unusual.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/01/2016 13:09

Ah well, now I'd say Sebastian

ifigoup · 02/01/2016 13:07

Seth is a great name. Oliver is perfectly nice, but too heavily-used at the moment.

reni2 · 02/01/2016 13:05

Oliver has been the number 1 boy name in the uk 2015, so is extremely popular.

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