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Original poster

I just threw a baby name book across the room - argh!

238 replies

Somerville · 18/07/2017 20:56

Stupid baby name book, where the boy section is missing one syllable names.

Well... there are a few that are short for something (Matt, Nick), which I dislike on their own, and having a longer name on BC defeats the purpose.

And a few more that are just... not very dashing interesting.

Oh and others that don't fit our other essential criteria - which is not ending with the letter L and being able to work okay in both France and Ireland as well as UK.

Indulge me for a moment that the issue is my baby name book and not our (unfortunately, wholly necessary) criteria, alright?! Any ideas?

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PegLegAntoine · 24/07/2017 10:34

Oh yes I'd not thought of that! 😂 I'd not be brave enough to use it for a first name myself anyway (just because it's so unusual).

FlaviaAlbia · 24/07/2017 10:27

Isn't Frey Brentos a make of sausage rolls and pies though? That might not be good for nicknames..

PegLegAntoine · 24/07/2017 07:14

My favourite one syllable name is Frey, which is the anglicised version of Norse god Freyr. Would be using as a middle name if baby was a boy

LarkDescending · 24/07/2017 06:50

Lots of great suggestions.

I like Jay, Joss, Giles, Gus, Guy, Max, Miles.

Not sure whether Frank has come up?

MikeUniformMike · 23/07/2017 17:05

I think Mole is better than Taupe. Are French moles lighter in colour than British ones?

TheSeaTheSkyTheSeaTheSkyyyyyy · 22/07/2017 20:36

www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/advanced-name-finder

is quite good for finding names with a certain number of syllables

spinassienne · 22/07/2017 17:39

Yes, by all means call your son Mole, excellent idea Grin

MikeUniformMike · 22/07/2017 13:41

Taupe?

BrokenBattleDroid · 22/07/2017 10:54

Ray
Zac
Teige
Blake

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Somerville · 20/07/2017 16:45

Educational for me too! I'm improving my French alongside my older kids, so don't get enough opportunities to learn the nuances of swearing.

In other news, I got DH with "oh Beau is so cute" earlier on - and for more than the split second I was hoping for. Hmm

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Youranus · 20/07/2017 16:35

Claude?

Fightthebear · 20/07/2017 16:21

Well this thread has definitely been educational Grin

JenTeale · 20/07/2017 16:06

Oh, I love a difficult naming thread!

My first thought was Miles, sorry to find it won't do.

Joe
Sol
Mark/Marc
Wolf
Jon (short for Jocelyn. Actually Joe could also be short for Jocelyn)
George

NameChange30 · 20/07/2017 15:58

Oh yeah I missed Nick!
niquer = to fuck (as in sex)

NameChange30 · 20/07/2017 15:56

Mwahahahahaha

Beautiful, Twat and Blowjob

Done, done and done

😂😂😂

spinassienne · 20/07/2017 15:01

Con = cunt. Though less rude.

spinassienne · 20/07/2017 14:59

Pip is almost exactly French for a blowjob.

So based on this thread you could call him Beau Conn Pip Nick. Nowt dodgy there, no sirree Grin and I've just spotted Lance upthread too Grin

MilkTart · 20/07/2017 13:50

Has anyone mentioned Kurt? Don't know if it's ok in French though.

PocketNiffler · 20/07/2017 13:39

Pip!

Thewolfsjustapuppy · 20/07/2017 13:34

Ah well, in that case it won't work Grin

Badgoushk · 20/07/2017 13:33

Rex

PocketNiffler · 20/07/2017 13:24

Giles
Jan

Original poster
Somerville · 20/07/2017 13:19

Con is a curse word in French, guys. Grin

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Thewolfsjustapuppy · 20/07/2017 13:11

Interesting,
Conn is not that unusual a name in Ireland, I have no idea how it would work in France though.

NameChange30 · 20/07/2017 12:54

Conn 😂

If it was twins you could call them Beau and Conn 😂😂😂

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