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Boy names, help please!

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ladybirdsaredotty · 18/07/2017 10:19

We're stuck for names for DC3, who is a boy. He has 2 sisters, both with 3 syllable French names.

Here's the current list, we both have issues with the other's favourites so wondering what your opinions are!

Montgomery (Monty)
Louis
Jude
Caspian
Daniel
Oscar
Charlie (not with Oscar 😂 also not keen on Charles but girls both have longer names on b/c)
Toby
Teddy (again not keen on longer versions)
Reuben

Thank you!

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blinkineckmum · 29/07/2017 23:29

Great names! I love Louis, Jude and Daniel, especially Louis. I am struggling for a girls name for dc3. As you are good at this, could you pm me your girls names please???

Ojoj1974 · 27/07/2017 22:03

Monty!! I have one too. Only met a couple. Fab name x

Liadain · 27/07/2017 18:30

Montgomery - really not a fan of this

Louis - meh.

Jude - this name really grates on me for some reason. Not sure why. The sound always seems too similar to Jew for me, as well.

Caspian - Narnia is my first thought. Not a fan.

Daniel - love this one.

Oscar - I do like Oscar. I know it's very popular but as a teacher I never seem to run into them.

Charlie - nice name but there are a lot of them!

Toby - grand. Also quite a few Toby's in schools these days.

Teddy - mm, cute as a nickname but not feeling it on it's own. So no.

Reuben - grand.

auntym · 27/07/2017 18:21

I would say Monty or Louis (both on my list too!)

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ladybirdsaredotty · 20/07/2017 09:09

Thank you for the replies, they're really helping! And to those of you with sons with names on my list, GOOD CHOICE! Grin

MoHunter thank you. I have thought about the fact that some will pronounce it 'Lewis' but like you I love the name enough to go with it anyway! Jude is my other favourite on the list Smile. And those are basically my feelings about Montgomery, Oscar and Charlie, too!

If it was just my decision I'd go with Louis or Jude, I think...

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MoHunter · 19/07/2017 21:01

LOL, our DS2 is called Louis so it's definitely a lovely name. :) Be prepared for some people to not know how to spell it though or to pronounce it "Lewis"! (I still don't regret using it myself.)
I also like Jude from your list.

Monty/Montgomery is very posh and Oscar and Charlie are very popular which would make me rule them out personally.

SleepFreeZone · 19/07/2017 20:55

Awww I have a Toby (Tobias) and where we live it's the name of choice for spaniels.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 19/07/2017 20:37

Louis. Gorgeous name.

BikeRunSki · 19/07/2017 20:34

Louis is my favourite

akorda · 19/07/2017 20:32

Louis or Caspian are lovely!

Loads of Teddys and Tobys around at the moment, so I would avoid personally...

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ladybirdsaredotty · 18/07/2017 22:41

Thanks for recent replies.

Why thank you, auntym (good name there yourself!)

Yika, I LOVE Raphael, but Raffy (and also Rafferty) sounds hilarious with our surname, which is why it's not on the list Sad

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Yika · 18/07/2017 21:54

I like Louis and Daniel best. Daniel is very timeless.

Raphael?

auntym · 18/07/2017 21:52

Monty or Louis, good list OP Smile

maralittle · 18/07/2017 20:47

Louis, Caspian, or Reuben.

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ladybirdsaredotty · 18/07/2017 20:37

And Jude, which is probably my other favourite currently, although I do like them all.

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ladybirdsaredotty · 18/07/2017 20:09

Thank you all Smile

mondler, thank you, I do quite like Frederick actually, but maybe not enough to actually use iyswim?

Louis is coming out as popular, which I'm quite pleased about!

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Sophronia · 18/07/2017 19:47

I like Daniel and Louis

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 18/07/2017 19:29

Louis.

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bridgetreilly · 18/07/2017 18:46

Ted nn Teddy is fine. I think Teddy is a bit much for a grown up man to have to live with.

Of the others, I like Toby, Charlie, Oscar and Reuben.

mondler · 18/07/2017 18:40

I like all your choices which probably isn't helpful! I think Louis or Jude would go well with siblings names. I know a little Monty aged 18 months and it suits him.

Also, not sure if it's just Edward/Theodore you dislike but I know a Teddy whose actual name is Frederick in case you prefer that Smile

TurquoiseOwl · 18/07/2017 17:30

  1. Reuben
  2. Teddy
  3. Louis
  4. Oscar

Are probably my top 4 Smile

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ladybirdsaredotty · 18/07/2017 16:59

Jooni I think you are spot on in your opinion! I do think Caspian (and Montgomery, Choccyhobnob!) is a bit...much for us to use as a first name, although I can see us using it as a middle.

Bellavida thank you, some lovely names to ponder, although some may be TOO French for us to use (no actual French connection, just liked the girls' names).

CharleyAnn thank you, that is what I am erring towards, although DP is not so sure!

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CharleyAnn · 18/07/2017 16:45

Louis is beautiful and handsome.

You can also use one of the other names as a middle name too.

BellaVida · 18/07/2017 16:36

If you want to stick with a French name, how about:
Gabriel
Hugo
Maxime
Alexandre
Mathieu
Antoine
Nicolas