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Classic-but-a-bit-fancy boys' names...

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MissClimpsonsTypingBureau · 10/01/2017 09:23

Critique our shortlist please!

I like long and mildly frilly names with lots of shortening options. DH likes classic but not boring names. We've agreed on a few:

Dominic
Nathaniel
Rowan
Benedict
Gregory
Laurence
Nicholas

I like Nathaniel best and DH likes Gregory.

Middle name will be Harry and surname is a single-syllable colour.

Thoughts?

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Blossomdeary · 10/01/2017 15:01

Nathaniel

Staranise123 · 10/01/2017 14:57

sorry, boys version IS Laurent

Staranise123 · 10/01/2017 14:57

I see Laurence as a girls name (boys version of Laurent).

I like Rowan and Dominic from your suggestions. Or how about Marcus or Quentin?

ShowMeTheElf · 10/01/2017 14:18

As a child my Christian and surname started with the same letter and I didn't like it. Just saying...

CryingShame · 10/01/2017 13:35

We had Gregory and Benedict on our list. What about Vincent (on our list)? I'd avoid Laurence, because of the range of ways it can be spelt- I'd have spelt it Lawrence, for example, and it'll be a nuisance.

Of your chosen names, I'd say Nicholas, which surprises me as I didn't think I'd like it as a name, but you don't hear it so much now, and it's a classic name with a number of shortened versions, Nick, Nicky etc.

Sophronia · 10/01/2017 13:33

I like Laurence, Nicholas and Gregory best. Dominic and Nathaniel are nice too. Not keen on Rowan or Benedict.

DramaAlpaca · 10/01/2017 13:30

I like all your list apart from Rowan.

Stonewash · 10/01/2017 13:28

I like Nathaniel, Benedict and Nicholas best, then Gregory and Laurence.

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MissClimpsonsTypingBureau · 10/01/2017 12:39

Thank you all - especially for the support for Nathaniel! Love Julian and Gabriel too. Unfortunately working with children means a lot of names crossed off before we start...!

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Jooni · 10/01/2017 11:15

Love Nathaniel.

Benedict is nice, and Nicholas and Laurence.

Not too keen on the others, but they're all perfectly respectable choices.

hoddtastic · 10/01/2017 10:30

Francis? Alistair?

busyrascal · 10/01/2017 10:09

Or Nathaniel

Orangebird69 · 10/01/2017 10:07

Gideon
Gabriel

busyrascal · 10/01/2017 10:06

I was also coming on here to suggest Sebastian

Purplebluebird · 10/01/2017 10:04

I like Nathaniel and Jonathan :)

MiniMaxi · 10/01/2017 09:50

Oops posted too soon

From your list my faves are Benedict, Nathaniel and Nicholas

littlepinkmouseofsugar · 10/01/2017 09:49

Anthony, Christopher, Edwin

Robert maybe?

MiniMaxi · 10/01/2017 09:49

Martin
Maximilian
Tobias
Eugene
Isaac
Leonard
Miles
Ralph

Cakingbad · 10/01/2017 09:43

Julian is a good one. In the same vein, what about Marcus.

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MissClimpsonsTypingBureau · 10/01/2017 09:37

Thanks for the Sebastian suggestions- it's been considered and rejected!

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ShowMeTheElf · 10/01/2017 09:35

I like Rowan but don't think it meets your criteria; not classic, not long and frilly, no shortening options.

Sebastian fills all criteria but not on your list?
I like Gregory unless your single syllable colour is Green.
Nathaniel is nice but I don't like any of the shortenings (all of which seem to be used as names in their own right and not classic as such).
..throwing Julian into the mix.

Freedom2017 · 10/01/2017 09:29

I like Dominic and Nathaniel. Not so keen on the others.

BertrandRussell · 10/01/2017 09:28

Johnathan
Michael

5BlueHydrangea · 10/01/2017 09:28

Dominic and Benedict were on our list so I like those!
I think Nathaniel Harry .. goes well.
Although (unhelpfully) other than Rowan which I'm not sure about I like them all!

Secretlythesame · 10/01/2017 09:28

It's a clean sweep for suggestion Sebastian! That's got to win some sort of prize surely