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Boy’s name Marcus or Charlie?

31 replies

Biebs88 · 28/10/2017 16:02

Hello everybody!
My partner and I are expecting our first baby in February, a boy! We are beyond excited but can’t decide on a name. A few of my favourites have been vetoed (Leon, Theo, Julian...) and the two names remaining on our list are Marcus and Charlie.
To me they are quite different... Charlie sounds to me like a name for a goofy, playful child and Marcus sounds more serious/artistic to me. Sounds a bit weird - I know :)
What are your opinions on this matter? Or some more name suggestions in the line of Marcus, Charlie, Leon...

Many thx!

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mikeyssister · 28/10/2017 17:54

Try them both with the babies surname and see which one feels better

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/10/2017 17:50

I prefer Charlie.

bridgetreilly · 28/10/2017 17:49

I prefer Charlie.

ChocolateCrunch · 28/10/2017 17:48

I prefer Charlie as not a fan of Marcus, myself.

How about Ethan, Benjamin, Freddie?

BernardBlacksHangover · 28/10/2017 17:35

I prefer Marcus.

mondler · 28/10/2017 16:05

I love the name Marcus- it's on my list! Does popularity bother you? There's lots of Charlie's at the moment but not many Marcus's. Also, with Marcus he could shorten it.

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