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compromise baby (boy) names

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BristolLFR · 25/08/2016 09:34

In reference to this thread, here are the boys choices.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2716166-compromise-baby-girl-names

DH and I don't really agree on baby name styles.

My boys names:
Reuben
Elliot
Theo
Leo
Ted (Edward)
Arthur

His boys names:
Ethan
Baxter
Harrison
Zack
Aaron
Toby

Names we both don't mind:
Ashton
Jacob
I would call Harrison Harry, but he wasn't keen on Harry

Surname is quite rare, but doesn't sound it, sounds quite run of the mill English. Starts with R. I'm also keen to have my maiden name as a second middle name, begins with G, and is short and Irish.

Thanks!

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BristolLFR · 25/08/2016 10:00

Dexter makes me think of dexters laboratory... That was the thing I was trying to think of when he came up with Baxter last night but couldn't put my finger on it

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BristolLFR · 25/08/2016 09:58

Girls names link in the OP mozi, did it as a separate thread for easier reference (for me at least)

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 25/08/2016 09:54

Your dh's are awful, except for Toby.

Don't like Ashton at all, sorry. How about Asher? Or Ashley?

Mozismyhero · 25/08/2016 09:54

What are your girl names, just so we can get an idea of what you both like.

NapQueen · 25/08/2016 09:53

What about Dexter?

strawberrypenguin · 25/08/2016 09:52

Adam?

Afreshstartplease · 25/08/2016 09:50

All of our compromise names are top ten which I find very off putting. None of my other three have top ten names.

I don't want the next Lily!

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BristolLFR · 25/08/2016 09:49

I got a "meh" on max and he said "Hoover" to henry. They were on my longer list.

He's very good at vetoing names, not so good at coming up with suggestions though!

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BristolLFR · 25/08/2016 09:48

Im much more wedded to my boy preferences than my girls ones, I think because his boy options are so odd.

I really like my boy options, but he's not keen at all. He appears to like vowel names from what I can tell? Maybe ideas down that route?

We quite like Noah as a name, but I'm not keen on the religious connotations. I know a lot of names have biblical roots, but that ones a really obviously one and we're staunchly atheist

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Afreshstartplease · 25/08/2016 09:45

We have less than 8 weeks until due date and no where near an agreement

I've got a bit fed up of discussing it TBH

Our compromise names are all a bit meh to me! - Charlie, Noah etc

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BristolLFR · 25/08/2016 09:42

I know, Baxter?!

Due in December, glad we started negotiations now...

I like Ashton, but I have designs on moving to a place called Long Ashton when DCs are school age, imagine the poor lad introducing himself.

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strawberrypenguin · 25/08/2016 09:41

Rueben and Elliot were on my shortlist. We also had
Henry
Max
Dexter
Duncan
Miles

Afreshstartplease · 25/08/2016 09:38

I don't like any of your compromise names Sad

From your list I like Elliot Theo and Ted, from his list I like Toby

Sympathies as my dp and I cannot agree either! When are you due?

Tiggeryoubastard · 25/08/2016 09:37

Baxter (fuck no!) Harrison and Ashton are bloody awful. Really bad.

DonkeyOaty · 25/08/2016 09:37

Not Baxter