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Help, please!

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Hadenoughoftumble · 05/09/2016 15:50

Hi,

I'm having a baby boy in a couple of weeks and we are completely stuck regarding names. We are Welsh so are open to both English and Welsh names.

We already have a Sadie which we loved because it's not overly popular here but it's not too out there! It also really suits her.

Some of our ideas include-
Gruff
Oakley
Austin
Asher

But we aren't excited about any of them! And he'll be here in a couple of weeks! Thanks

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monkeygone · 05/09/2016 18:23

I do have a wry smile on many of these threads where posters confidently proclaim "that is not a name!" when in actual fact, it is a name

To be fair, I searched it on behindthename and nothing came up (because it's a shortened version of Gruffydd). So I think we're all winners here.

plimsolls · 05/09/2016 18:18

I do have a wry smile on many of these threads where posters confidently proclaim "that is not a name!" when in actual fact, it is a name.

MrsHulk · 05/09/2016 16:06

And Austin is in the top 100 boys' names for 2015, it's not just a surname. It's been a first name for decades.

MrsHulk · 05/09/2016 16:05

I love gruff (and it's a pretty well known name!).

Austin and Asher are also good. Theo is getting very popular which you may not want?

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Hadenoughoftumble · 05/09/2016 16:04

Some others on our list were-
Jarvis (vetoed due to being in the Marvel films)
Hunter (too American for me)
Jude (vetoed by dp)
Iestyn (vetoed by dp)
Theo (not excited by it)

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Hadenoughoftumble · 05/09/2016 15:58

Sorry didn't write that Gruff is Welsh and it's pronounced as Griff - it's quite popular around here.
Thanks for honest opinions on other names - I really am getting into a panic now! Naming a girl was so much easier!

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2014newme · 05/09/2016 15:55

Agree. What other named do you have?

plimsolls · 05/09/2016 15:55

Gruff is a name, isn't it? I know a couple of Gruffs (of all ages).

That's my favourite from your list, OP.

monkeygone · 05/09/2016 15:54

Honest opinions?

Gruff is not a name. It's an adjective. Are you giving birth to the 8th dwarf?
Oakley is a surname. Also a brand of sunglasses.
Austin is a surname.
Asher is okay. The best of a bad bunch in my opinion.