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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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cogitosum · 04/01/2016 22:27

My ds's Middle name is Colin!

Rshard · 04/01/2016 22:25

I know a baby Mark, his parents are both Russian so not sure where it came from???

steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:23

I think Simon, Paul and Mark will be back quite soon.

and I would imagine Stuart, Ian and Adrian won't stay out of fashion long in eg Scotland.

Less sure about Nigel, Kevin, Roger and Terry!

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:23

Ray could be quite cool.

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:22

I knew someone who changed his name from Kevin to Sebastian Grin

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/01/2016 22:20

I quite like Kevin

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:14

Strangely, Simon, Paul and Mark are all Biblical names so you would imagine wouldn't go out of fashion like, say, Nigel.

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steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:12

They will be back.

When I was growing up, the old men/lady names were so horrendously ridiculously old fashioned. No-one could ever imagine anyone naming their kids those names. But they are now back in favour.

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:07

That's odd, because there are lots of Colins but Jareth is quite unusual.

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HeffalumpTrap · 04/01/2016 22:04

My sister desperately tried to persuade me to name my son Colin or Jareth.