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please help us name 1 day old DS!

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namelessboy · 03/02/2016 02:40

DS was born a bit early yesterday after a v.fast labour which has left me a bit shell shocked. We knew we were a bit stuck for names but assumed inspiration would strike when he was born.....sadly not!

I really love Kit, but a) Dh is not convinced, and b) it's recent celebrity use puts me off.....

Names we like but maybe not enough include Edward, Jack, Luke, Eric, and Tom.

Been doing some 2am googled (so my judgement might be a bit off) and have seen Wolf, Heath, Ash, Robin (but dislike Rob as a nn).

Help. As you can see the names are all a bit random. He'll be Baby for a while at this rate :-(

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cranberryx · 10/02/2016 23:10

Just saw the update! Whoops! Blush

cranberryx · 10/02/2016 23:10

What about Christopher, and Kit for short? (I knew someone with this arrangement)

waitaminutenow · 10/02/2016 22:33

Woops sorry...saw you have picked a name...hehe...ccongratulations!

waitaminutenow · 10/02/2016 22:32

My ds' s name is Jonah......I love it.

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namelessboy · 10/02/2016 22:20

Ah what a lovely post white Thank you Flowers

Love edmondo/tedmund...tedmondo Grin

It really suits him, he's on my lap at the moment, I keep sniffing his head he's got that gorgeous newborn smell Smile

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WhiteHairReally · 09/02/2016 21:15

Always late to the party... I came on to support zipzap's suggestion but you got there anyway!
Many congratulations and welcome to the world Edmund James!
My 19yr old DS is an Edmund and it has served him well. We meant to nn him Ned but forgot to use it. Our GP used to call him 'little Blackadder' but in a jolly sort of a way and Blackadder is well in the past for your little boy.
Our Edmund is now Ed to all his friends/teachers/tutors but still Edmund in the family. He genuinely likes both. ( and he likes Turkish Delight too!)
Once again, enjoy your little Nedlet/Tedmund/Edmondo ( all endearments our DS has been called) I can't tell you how happy I am that there is another little Edmund in the world.

MyFavouriteClintonisGeorge · 09/02/2016 18:45

Lovely!

BitOutOfPractice · 09/02/2016 11:42

Awww! He has just made me go all weepy seeing his lovely new face. Congratulations! Love the name too! Thanks

Nodowntime · 09/02/2016 11:41

Great choice! Congratulations!

P.S. esp. since I'd approve anything to do with Narnia ;)
But sounds beautiful anyway, plus not common at all compared to Edward which has become mega popular (since Twilight?)

Archer26 · 09/02/2016 06:35

Oh sorry, just seen your update. Will teach me to post with reading the full thread. I love the name you've chosen too. Congratulations Thanks

Archer26 · 09/02/2016 06:34

Heath!

This was my number for DS all the way through pregnancy but a few days before I told a friend and they pulled a Confused face for a split second which ruined it for me. They said they had never heard of it as a name literature not their strong point!

I always feel a tiny bit of regret that we didn't use it. Do it. Ps like archer too, for obvious reasons Smile

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namelessboy · 09/02/2016 03:58

Thanks zip, and thank you for suggesting Edmund :-)

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zipzap · 09/02/2016 01:03

Excellent choice - that's a great name not that I'm biased, oh no Grin for a gorgeous little boy. Hope you're all very happy! Flowers

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namelessboy · 08/02/2016 21:35

We went with Edmund James Smile It suits him. Thanks for all the replies this thread was really useful xx

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namelessboy · 08/02/2016 17:37

Bump Smile

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hownottofuckup · 07/02/2016 23:13

Oh he's gorgeous!!
Edward is a great name, but beware they tend to choose their own NN! Good thing about Edward is there are so many to choose from.

LarrytheCucumber · 07/02/2016 23:07

I was at school with a rather nasty Edwin, which colours it for me. I wanted Edward for DC 2, but she was a girl.
Close family member called Robin and it is never shortened. Once or twice people have tried Rob, but he just says 'No, it's Robin'. For some reason people accept Robin as it is, whereas Robert is often shortened.

dustarr73 · 07/02/2016 21:13

Yes Edwin is much nicer.

MeganChips · 07/02/2016 19:08

How about Edgar? I really like it and in my opinion, cooler than Edmund.

MadameDePompom · 07/02/2016 19:02

I think Edmund is awful. Sorry! But the 'mund' but doesn't appeal at all.

GiddyGiddyGoat · 07/02/2016 18:58

or Edwin....

Edmund is much nicer than Edward imo.

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namelessboy · 07/02/2016 18:55

We're nearly there....

Edward James
Edmund James (inspired by zip)

Our last name begins with M and is fairly long.

Thoughts? We've both consistently loved Edward but Edmund is a bit more unusual? There's also a tenuous personal reason for Edmund.

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Notso · 05/02/2016 23:42

I really love Robin, I wanted it for DC4 but DH said no and I am a tiny bit glad now as there's two in his class at nursery but your gorgeous boy looks like an Edward to me.

cleanasawhistle · 05/02/2016 23:31

Very cute baby ,congratultions.

Think I saw the name Albie mentioned on here the other day which is nice.

Wilf
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Drew

Zariyah · 05/02/2016 23:28

He looks so cute and squishy. 😍 Congratulations!! He actually looks a lot like an Edward; go for it!