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What do you think about these names?

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 17:06

Anton
Nathaniel
Cedric

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CrystalMcPistol · 28/04/2016 11:47

Nathaniel and Anton are both great names.

Cedric though is the biggest dweeb in dweebsville. I too would have to stifle a giggle at meeting a little Cedric.

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1horatio · 28/04/2016 11:03

And no, I wouldn't call a boy Heather Grin

Oh well, I thinkIi should stop commenting. I'm a bit too stressed to do this properly now... Blush

But I agree, Cedric works very well in most european laguages (which is why I like it...)
But it apparently doesn't work in English, so...

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1horatio · 28/04/2016 10:58

lived. Sorry, where I live it's said with a th...
So my mum could still pronounce it, just not the English way.. Hee-tt-urr would be how she pronounces Heather, btw Smile

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1horatio · 28/04/2016 10:57

Ah, but Nathaniel can be said with a t. It is actually said with a t wear I live... Like, Nataniel... Which works, but Henrrrry or Hee-tt-urr sound just sooo awful. Grin

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DerelictMyBalls · 28/04/2016 10:22

To be fair to the MIL, I would struggle to keep a straight face when presented with a baby Cedric as well.

Gummibaers · 28/04/2016 09:25

I wouldn't choose Nathaniel then, if she can't pronounce the 'th' sound.

Cedric and Anton work much better in most (European) languages.

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:52

But cedric works with a french pronouniation... So yay :)

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:48

Tbh, I'm soo relieved I even found names that my whole family can pronounce... Because there are Swiss German, French, Italian and Swedish speaking people...
And my mum can't pronounce the th or an English r... Which excludes quite a few names.

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:42

I honestly like all 3. They're my top 3 picks.
Which is why I'm now concerned about what they imply to English people, how they 'read' in English....
MY dh is pretty relaxed. He didn't even veto Lettice or Ignatius. Just Severin is apparently a big no.Grin

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NapQueen · 27/04/2016 22:31

Op if you didnt have to factor in the DH or the MIL and had carte blanche, what name would you go for?

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:11

Ah.... Smile
strictly android sounds like a slightly older show about robots, tbh Grin

Ballroom dancing is...ok, I guess. Was forced to learn the basics when I was a young teen... Or at least they tried to teach me Wink

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Gummibaers · 27/04/2016 22:11

No, none of the names are common, made up, chavvy or try hard. They're all good solid well known names. Choose the name YOU and your dh love the most, not us!

RiverTam · 27/04/2016 22:11

I'd be tempted to go for such a name just to see the expression on her face...

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:09

If you knew how my MIL's face if something is "common" (she has this nearly invisible twitch in her eyebrows) Shock

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NoCapes · 27/04/2016 22:07

Not strictly android - Strictly and/or*
mother fucking phone

RiverTam · 27/04/2016 22:07

No, none of these names are any of those things.

I like Anton best from your list. Nathaniel is nice but don't like any of the shorts. You can only get away with Cedric if you look like Robert Pattinson, imo.

Gummibaers · 27/04/2016 22:06

You're thinking too much, horatio. Choose the name you love the most!

Personally I love Cedric and Anton, whereas I find Nathaniel too clunky/long and am not keen on the short forms Nat/Natty/Nate (sounds like Nut/Nutty to me).

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:04

Btw, I have no idea what striclty android is...

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1horatio · 27/04/2016 22:02

Thank you for all the comments.

My personal problem is (and please bear with me) that my DH and I traded naming rights. Our child gets his lastname (which I was initially against, I was all for double barrelled) so now I'm the one to chose the first name(s), but he obviously gets to veto if he thinks the first name is horrendous....

However, the DH is English (so, an English surname for the kiddo) but I am not.

And English baby naming is apparently a real mine field, it's honestly a book with 7 seals to me.
And I don't wan't a name my MIL thinks is "common", for example...
So, I've already posted a thread here and managed to find girl names (it's narrowed down to 2), but boy names are soo hard....
My DH works for a uni and I'm a consultant (not English law, obviously). So, do you think my DH's colleagues/family (or my colleagues) would think these names are "chavvy", "try hard" or "madeup" ?

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NoCapes · 27/04/2016 22:00

Cedric - I just see the butler in Sofia the First

Anton - Dubek, and I don't even watch strictly android am into ballroom dancing Confused

Nathaniel - ok, really like Nate but both a bit blah to me

Gummibaer · 27/04/2016 21:57

I think Cedric is cool - strong, classic and not overused.

Anton is ok, sounds a little harsh.

I don't like Nathaniel, it sounds like a mixture of Nathan and Daniel. Also don't like Nat or Nate at all, sorry.

happypotamus · 27/04/2016 21:25

I really like Nathaniel. It was on my short list if DD2 had been a boy. The problem is that it is a long name and I didn't like the short forms. I don't like Anton or Cedric very much though.

mrsschu · 27/04/2016 21:23

I like Nathaniel, not keen on the others.

Sophronia · 27/04/2016 21:21

I like all three, especially Anton.

AngieBolen · 27/04/2016 20:04

Love Anton!

Not keen on the others.

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