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Thoughts on these boy names please

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ByThePowerOfRa · 04/12/2017 14:40

  • Rupert
  • Guy
  • Gregor - we aren’t Scottish. Would it be weird to use anyway?
  • Jesse - Dh isn’t sold on this as he says it’s a girl name? I think of it as a boy name.
  • Cyrus - I think there’s a serial killer in a soap of this name and also an evil monk in the Dan Brown books? It doesn’t massively bother me, as I don’t watch soaps or read Dan Brown novels, but happy to hear other opinions.
  • Bennett - not my usual taste tbh, but I love this!
  • Jacob - I’m not in love with Jake though... I would probably shorten to Jay or not at all. Obviously I know he might get Jake anyway. I can live with it.
  • Matthew - probably my least favourite, but I can’t quite bring myself to take it off the list...
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kaytee87 · 11/12/2017 10:06

Rupert - don't like, makes me think of Rupert the bear
Guy - Quite like it
Gregor - don't particularly like it but don't mind Greg
Jesse - basically a way of calling a boy a 'big girls blouse' it's an insult in a lot of the UK
Cyrus - Persian name, I like it but my dh is half Persian. I would think it's strange if you have no connection
Bennett - hate it, 'Gordon bennett'
Jacob - it's quite nice but will be shortened by some people to Jake
Matthew - this is my favourite, wanted to use it for ds1 but dh vetoed.

Mrsknackered · 06/12/2017 09:09

I only don't like Gregor because of Connor McGregor, I think.

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ByThePowerOfRa · 06/12/2017 08:56

Gregor- don't like it. Are you a viking

Yes! How did you know? Grin

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Whythesnoring · 06/12/2017 06:41
  • but Not a bad name imo! (Jacob)
Whythesnoring · 06/12/2017 06:38

Ooooh Great name list ! (puts a few on my own list)
I really Really Love Bennett. It reminds me of jane Austen books and fabulous, handsome gentlemen !

Gregor, Rupert , Mathew are great too. Strong, underused names imo :)

Jesse - soooorry, but really loathe this name, just because of its connotations with being an insult (not just in Scotland either). Its also Really popular if tht bothers u ?

Cyrus- just think this name is totally different style to ur other choices (and I personally like ur others a lot more )!

Jacob, I know about 10 little jacobs, my a bad name imo (!) but he may end up being Jacob M (or whatever your surname initial is) at school :)
Good luck , I was tearing my hair out with boys names , just waiting on a gender scan to see if we have to go thru it again !

CakeRattleandRoll · 06/12/2017 05:29

Cyrus is great. I like Bennett too.

SantaStuckInTheChimney · 05/12/2017 22:20

Rupert- pretentious.
Guy- nice for a man but can't imagine a baby or little boy with this name.
Gregor- don't like it. Are you a viking?
Jesse- love this. Really cool- definitely not a girls' name spelt like this.
Cyrus- awful- Miley.
Bennett- awful- it's a surname.
Jacob- very popular, boring.
Matthew- also boring.

So...my favourite is Jesse!

pilates · 05/12/2017 22:02

Jacob

Mrsknackered · 05/12/2017 21:49

Guy 100%

Ginnotginger · 04/12/2017 19:54

I'm not particularly keen on Rupert - I associate with the Bear and also slightly 'wet' names likes Jeremy and Julian.

Like Guy, not very keen on Gregor but like it better than Gregory.

I like Jesse for a boy but am typing this whilst humming Cher's Jesse James to myself.

Cyrus, not a name I have ever considered but I think I like it. Same for Bennett - it's a change from Benjamin. Yes, the more I think about them the more I like these two.

Agree with OP completely about Jacob. Matthew is nice but to me is more a middle name than a first name

MikeUniformMike · 04/12/2017 19:17

My favourites are Guy and Matthew. Matt could be any age - it doesn't date.

Gregor and Jacob are fine too.

Not sure about Bennett.
The others get a no.

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ByThePowerOfRa · 04/12/2017 19:16

Also thanks again for comments and help! I’m still bamboozled tbh. I like them all a lot.

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ByThePowerOfRa · 04/12/2017 19:12

Oh I probably should have mentioned; I’m Irish, have never celebrated Guy Fawkes / bonfire night and I doubt I ever will. So, obviously, the “belongs on a bonfire” connotation doesn’t really mean so much to me. Is Guy Fawkes still a really negative connotation in England then? I guess it must be if people want to burn him every year - yikes!

My English DH was the one who suggested Guy though Confused.

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Ropsleybunny · 04/12/2017 18:34

Matthew first then Jacob.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 04/12/2017 18:33

I like Rupert and Matthew.

Hate Jesse.

Could really grow to like Cyrus. Nice sound.

CPtart · 04/12/2017 18:30

Rupert...the bear
Guy..dislike, belongs on a bonfire
Gregor..dislike, sounds incomplete
Jesse..effeminate
Cyrus..as in "achey breaky heart?"
Bennett..dreadful
Jacob..love it in its entirety, not keen on Jake or Jay though
Matthew..dull but inoffensive

17caterpillars1mouse · 04/12/2017 18:09
  • Rupert - I really like it and think Roois a cute nn for a toddler
  • Guy - I don't really see it as a name, more a word
  • Gregor - nice but prefer Gregory
  • Jesse - it's ok. I know one and he's a cute toddler
  • Cyrus - I want to like it but it makes me think of Money Cyrus. Eurgh. Have you considered Silas?
  • Bennett - not a fan
  • Jacob - I love Jacob but dislike Jake (and Jay) so wouldn't use
  • Matthew - it's ok but i much prefer Matthias and Matteo
Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/12/2017 17:56

Love Gregor and Matthew.

pipilangstrumpf · 04/12/2017 17:49

Love Rupert and Gregor! Strong cool names.

Jesse sounds a little feminine to me and I dislike Matthew (the ew part) and really dislike Matt.

BalloonDinosaur · 04/12/2017 15:27

I know a baby Rupert IRL, goes by Roo, cute, love it.
Don't see Guy as a baby name (I know that s ridiculous all adult Guy's must've been babies at some point etc)
Gregor is ok, but same issue as Guy for me
We liked Jesse for DS, but can see where your DH is coming from
Not a big fan of Cyrus - makes me think of Miley
Bennett's ok, bit unusual, though he'll probably end up as Ben
Same with Jacob/Jake
Like Matthew a lot, again we liked it for DS but it's BIL's name so we decided not to.

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ByThePowerOfRa · 04/12/2017 15:20

And thanks all for comments! Bit of a mixed bag so far.

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ByThePowerOfRa · 04/12/2017 15:19

@Toblerone

Aaaah thanks. Told you I didn’t read them!

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RebeccaWrongDaily · 04/12/2017 14:50

Matthew and Guy are the best. I don't really like the others, they seem 'faddy'

JaneWonder · 04/12/2017 14:49

Gregor is great
Rupert is sweet

Don’t like the others

ASDismynormality · 04/12/2017 14:49

I love Jesse and regret not using it.

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