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Please rate these? Which one is your favourite?

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 22/04/2017 14:05

Anthony

Magnus

Phileas (my favourite)

Blaise (I love it... But I'm a bit hesitant because of the meaning. What if a classmate finds out about it when they're a teen? what if our LO does have a lisp?)

Hector

Jonathan

I personally think we're having a boy this time around (I don't want to know in advance)... And we unfortunately still don't have a boy's name. The only one DH vetoed was Severin, btw...

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BasicBetty · 24/04/2017 16:52

Jonathan, closely followed by Hector.

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 24/04/2017 10:22

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Blaise has apparently been used surprisingly often for girls (according ti names.darkgreener...)

Whilst I do love the name.... It may be very a "boy named Sue-ish"... Not exactly something to aim for...

My favourites are Magus and Anthony. But I think we're keeping Jonathan and Hector in mind... Just because. What if we do have a boy (and I'll say "I was right" yo DH if we do Wink) but he doesn't suit Anthony or Magnus.... ? Then we have two other name options we both like.

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CakeRattleandRoll · 24/04/2017 09:13

Hector is great. Like Magnus too.
For some reason, I always think of Blaise as a girl's name.

TheScottishPlay · 23/04/2017 19:48

Magnus
Jonathan
Hector

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 23/04/2017 19:44

So. Boys names are kind of fixed.

It's either Anthony, Blaise or Magnus.

Now I have to worry about girl's names (but I'm still convinced DC2 will be a boy... But eh. I may be wrong). Thank you so much. And have a nice evening:)!!

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NameChange30 · 23/04/2017 18:07

Ooh, I'm intrigued.. Belgium? Luxembourg? Canada? An African country?

Is your first language English or something else?

(Sorry for all the nosy questions!)

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 23/04/2017 18:02

Whisky

I mean, God love the little girl in a gingham called Blaise. But I personally wouldn't name a girl Blaise either. I agree with you on that.

namechange I grew up in a country where French is a national language. it's not my first language, but my French is rather decent and I have French speaking relatives (and relatives that actually live in France as well.)

summer
Shoot, I wanted to google Phineas and ferb but didn't...

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NameChange30 · 23/04/2017 18:00

Anthony, by a long way. I like the name in itself and the nicknames Ant or Tony.

I think of Blaise as a French name - are you and/or your DH French? Obviously there are non-French people with the name, but I don't like the English pronunciation (Blaze?) and I think you'd find a lot of English speakers wouldn't know how to spell or pronounce it. But if you and/or your DH were French, or lived in France, I'd say go for it. (The correct French pronunciation is lovely.)

I don't like the other names, sorry. Slight preference for Magnus over the others (although it would make me wonder if he had a Scottish connection - does he?)

WhiskyChick · 23/04/2017 17:58

Blaise sounds like a bit of a stripper name to me, just can't imagine a wee girl in gingham being called that. Sorry :(

Summerisdone · 23/04/2017 17:55

I really like Magnus.
Not a fan of Phileas because in full it reminds me on phineus and then I think of Phineus and Ferb, and I wouldn't like it shortened to Phil.
Jonathan and Anthony are a bit meh, nothing wrong with them but not names I love either.
Hector is OK, not something I'd choose personally but I don't dislike it.
Blaise I'd say no but not because of your reason, more because it's pronounced the same way as Blaze and I hate that monster machine with a passion Grin

CPtart · 23/04/2017 17:47

I think people mean 'trying too hard' to be different/unusual. I get it.
I knew a Hector. His family were very hippyish that's where my association comes from. That's where a lot of people's associations with certain names comes from.

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 23/04/2017 17:39

Illumniator

I honestly don't get it. Why try hard? I mean... I don't get what you (and others!) say when call a name try hard. Try hard to do what? Confused

CPtart
I personally think Hector is a bit harsh. It's entertaining to me personally that somebody else thinks the name is hppyish ;)
As for Jonathan.... I don't dislike it. If somebody were to tell me tomorrow that the LO's name (if a boy, of course) had to be Jonathan for some crazy but absolutely crucial reason I'd be ok with it.

But I don't love the name. Not sure if that makes sense...

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 23/04/2017 17:36

navy

Yeah, I feel like every big dog was called Rex or Bruno in the 90ies where I grew up (not the UK. Funny enough, I also have an uncle named Bruno. I used to be very enterained by that when I was little... Wink)

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CPtart · 23/04/2017 17:26

Anthony. Solid, classic, if not a little dull.
Blaise and Phileas sound like cartoon characters and Hector is too hippyish IMO. Magnus is dreadful. Jonathan is a bit wet and rather effeminate. Not much help, sorry.

Illuminator · 23/04/2017 16:25

I have a soft spot for Hector Grin.

Anthony is perfectly fine.

Really dislike Magnus and Phileas (poncy).

Blaise is dreadful. So try hard.

Jonathan is meh.

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 23/04/2017 13:30

Navy

I don't know. In my mind Rex is a "dog's name". I mean, it's the stereotypical guard dog name imo. I'm sorry if it offended you. But when I hear the name Rex I personally automatically think of a German Shepherd or giant poodles.

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DebiNewberry · 23/04/2017 13:25

Hector. I like phileas as well but I think you'd get nn Phil

befuddledgardener · 23/04/2017 13:23

Sebastian

befuddledgardener · 23/04/2017 13:21

Johnathan with nn johnny

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 23/04/2017 13:02

Navy

I don't like Cassius (depending on the pronunciation it sounds like Cash...) and Rex is a very doggy name imo. Sorry. But thank you.

Rockaby Yes... I unfortunately also love Anthony and Blaise. It's difficult...

rosie Oh... THat's somewhat surprising. I thought Jonathan wouldn't have spelling issues. But what I dislike is actually the nn Jonty. Idk. DH has a friend called Jonty. It's nice, I suppose. But it sounds a bit "eh" imo.

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Rockaby · 23/04/2017 12:37

Also, it's fairly classic, not a new name, so I don't think it will date badly.

Rockaby · 23/04/2017 12:36

Go with what you love imo! It's impossible to predict how popular any name will become. Magnus is so lovely.