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Surprised by finding out we're having a boy, have no names at all!

27 replies

GingerIdiot · 18/09/2016 21:42

My OH and I discovered last week that we have are having a little boy (currently 22 weeks pregnant). We've had mixed reactions - delighted he is well and healthy at the scan, step into the unknown as all my baby experience with relatives etc is with girls, blah blah - ultimately we've now got our heads around it and are excited ... but we only had girls names ready! We spent ages talking about 'Maggie' before we found out the sex, but had no name ready for a boy. We have one possible contender (Albert) that we both come and go with. Has anyone else had a real mental stumbling block with boys names because they were so convinced they were having a girl - and does anyone have any good suggestions that aren't too 'top 10', would suit a baby, a boy, a teenager, and a man, and is perhaps a bit old fashioned?!

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beckslovestimmy · 18/09/2016 21:58

It took is nearly 2 weeks to name DS as we thought we were having another girl. We had her name picked from early on. We went with Benjamin at the mo he gets called Benny but I think it works at any age/stage of life. I also really liked Samuel, Patrick and Alec but DH vetoed them.

dlnex · 18/09/2016 21:53

Congratulations. I was convinced DD was to be a boy baby, and had other way round problem.

William
Johnathon
Samuel
Mark
Christopher