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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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If you're having a boy, you need to consider...

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:02

Gary
Simon
Paul
Lee
Mark
Colin
Nigel
Stuart
Derek
Adrian
Russel
Kevin
Roger
Geoffrey
Ricky
Ian
Craig
Terry
Ray
Darren
Brian

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Shockers · 06/01/2016 21:06

I don't think it will be long before Roger is back.

TattieHowkerz · 06/01/2016 20:57

Craig and Mark are on the list for DC2! Don't know what we are having but if it turns out to be a boy I'd be happy with either of these.

UntilTheCowsComeHome · 05/01/2016 22:59

DS2 is at school with a Gary and a Steven. Both sound so strange on 10 year olds.

bruffin · 05/01/2016 22:17

i wish i had included russell in ds's name. It was my grandad's name.

Eigg · 05/01/2016 22:02

I'm in Scotland and know loads of small boys called Craig and Stuart. Also a fair few Ian's.

Although it must be said that I don't know any Darren's or Geoffrey's within any age range.

YerTiz · 05/01/2016 21:57

DH is a Gary. He was at a park with DS last summer and heard another dad calling to his son Gary - DH was thrilled

Nataleejah · 05/01/2016 21:54

Adrian is lovely
I also like Kevin very much
Lee, Ray, Brian

xmasseason · 05/01/2016 08:54

I quite like Mark, Stuart and Brian.

KaraokeQueenOfTheNorth · 04/01/2016 23:29

My friend has a baby Roger :)

WhispersOfWickedness · 04/01/2016 23:26

I know a Russell, Ian and a Raymond all under the age of 5
We live in the least hipsterish place imaginable too, so it's not that...

Sophronia · 04/01/2016 23:20

I'm probably in a minority but I actually like Gary

Also don't mind...

Simon
Paul
Stuart
Derek
Kevin
Roger
Geoffrey
Ian
Craig
Ray
Darren
Brian

CoffeeChocolateWine · 04/01/2016 23:04

My next-door neighbours have jut had a baby Mark.

MyBootsAreMuddy · 04/01/2016 23:01

We have a Brian and Nigel!......but they are semi feral cats that live on our farm along with Alan and Bruce. Next time tge cat rescue place call us up with ferals needing relocating I have Colin, Clive, Roger, Glen, Dennis and Larry on the list of possible names.

I met a little boy on the park the other day called Keith he was about 6/7yrs old. I think that name fits in with the list.

I quite like Geoffrey and Simon and could warm to Ray.

BikeRunSki · 04/01/2016 22:49

I bet there's not that many baby girls called Karen, Tracey, Sarah, Helen or Carol either.

steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:49

I remember reading a Dorothy Sayers book when I was a teen. It was set in about 1920. There was a Norfolk village full of characters called Obadiah, Ezra, Isaiah, Jeremiah etc. There seemed like such funny names!

Now they are back again.

cece · 04/01/2016 22:49

We nearly called DS2 Mark. I also liked Paul at the time.

InitialsError · 04/01/2016 22:48

They'll all be back eventually. Maybe in another 50 years or so they'll all look fresh and exciting.

BikeRunSki · 04/01/2016 22:46

In 50-60 years time, there will be an article about the demise of Ethan, Edwin, Oliver, Isaac, Thomas and Jack. Names are fairly cyclical I find, and people are often named after their grandparents. A lot of the names on the OP list are names that were popular 40-50 years ago; they'll be back.

Gutterflower · 04/01/2016 22:44

There's a Kevin my my ds's class, he's 5. Oh how I laughed when he told me, it just seemed so strange these him saying it!

DontCallMeBaby · 04/01/2016 22:39

They're dads' names, grandads' for some (DH for instance is Mark, and has an uncle Kevin). They won't make a significant comeback until they're grandads' names at least, more like great-grandads.

No Barry I see ... I have a soft spot for Barry after DD kept naming characters Barry. We'd have three children in a story, Emily, Jack and Barry.

Rivercam · 04/01/2016 22:35

I know 13 year olds Craig and Ray

steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:32

Mark is a very popular name in Russia right now.

Orthodox Christians use the Bible too, and Mark is Mark in Russian.

My Ukrainian friends have just had a baby and wanted to call him Mark, but couldn't. (some family reason)

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/01/2016 22:30

Aww. Gordon. That is so cute.

PinkSquash · 04/01/2016 22:30

I could see a real hipster naming their baby Ray or Derek.

Wishfulmakeupping · 04/01/2016 22:29

Dd's baby doll is called Geoffrey it rather suits him.
I met a very 'cool' hipster type mum in my local town with a baby Gordon in tow- I much prefer some of the above names to Gordon.

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