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Bear, Everest, Forrest or River?

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LouiseJ88 · 04/11/2016 18:57

Our little boy is nameless. We have to register him soon! I feel really sorry for him poor little guy does need a name! We just can't pick (absolutely love them all!) which is your favourite???

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OrlandaFuriosa · 05/11/2016 16:55

I do think they'll date, but fine if you don't mind that.

None if them sings to me. But not my choice.. but suggest you give a middle name as well so that if dc doesn't like it, can change easily.

Floggingmolly · 05/11/2016 16:48

You really should have gone hiking in the Himalayas before getting pregnant; and got this out of your system...

buckingfrolicks · 05/11/2016 16:45

Oh dear god.

Alb1 · 05/11/2016 16:43

River makes me think of river song from doctor who which is a girls name! Everest is terrible. I wouldn't go for any of them as they are all things rather than human names but I'd say bear is best of the lot

Conniedescending · 05/11/2016 16:38

I suppose I was thinking big as in tall and broad rather than obese

Def not a name for a skinny short man

gratefully · 05/11/2016 16:13

Oh I don't know - can you imagine a morbidly obese person having to be called Everest?

Conniedescending · 05/11/2016 16:00

I think he'd have to grow into a very big chap to carry off Everest without people smirking a lot.

WaitroseCoffeeCostaCup · 05/11/2016 14:47

Another unusually named person here...hasn't held me back yet!

Minnie747 · 05/11/2016 14:44

River is great!

EweAreHere · 05/11/2016 14:00

Bear.

Or I'd tweak Everest to Everett.

That may just be me, though.

Mummamayhem · 05/11/2016 13:59

I love the idea of River. I'd probably never actually use it but it sounds great to me.

MakeItStopNeville · 05/11/2016 13:57

Bear and River are too Jamie Oliver.

Forrest is a great name.

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Onenerfwarfrombreakdown · 05/11/2016 13:45

Oh and yes Leo or Leon (now that's an awesome film!) are much better than any on your original list.

Onenerfwarfrombreakdown · 05/11/2016 13:44

River is the best of that bunch for me.

Forrest is ok but yes I do think Gump. Not necessarily a bad thing, but could get boring hearing "run Forrest run" for years.

Bear is a nickname only for me.
Everest is too "out there". Also window glazing.

SirChenjin · 05/11/2016 13:29

Bear - but only as a nickname.

dingit · 05/11/2016 13:28

Agree with up post, all wanky

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 05/11/2016 13:24

Bear or River

fruityb · 05/11/2016 13:17

I don't think the film link is there now - certainly not among kids who will be born in the next year. It must be 20 years old now.

Chinlo · 05/11/2016 12:54

fruityb

Agreed. It's also a distinctly 90s film that I doubt will be THAT popular with teenagers in the year 2030.

And it's just a cool name.

fruityb · 05/11/2016 12:03

Forrest Gump is a man who achieves everything despite his difficulties. I wouldn't see that as negative at all!

NameChange30 · 05/11/2016 11:39

I love the name Leo and I don't think it matters that it's popular.

The other names you like are really not to my taste, but that shouldn't stop you if you love them. However maybe you could give him a more common middle name or nickname so he can use it if he prefers?

I think River would be my pick, definitely not Forrest because he'll get "run, Forrest, run" all the time!

gratefully · 05/11/2016 11:28

All terrible.

Bear is twee and not a name.
Forrest is Forrest Gump and not a nice association
River is River Phoenix and not a nice association
Everest reminds me of Everest Windows, Mount Everest or EverReady batteries.

NovelDensity · 05/11/2016 11:16

River

Or Edward nn Bear

Forrest conjures Gump and as you e discovered Everest is a member of Paw Patrol :-)

Bummymummy77 · 05/11/2016 11:12

I have an extremely unusual and hippy name and so does dh. Never stopped us in our career paths. Stop being such stuck up snobs.

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