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Original poster

What will you call your son?

55 replies

Emmastone123 · 28/12/2017 17:01

If you're expecting a boy, what are you calling him? Or have you got a shortlist?

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Saz626 · 29/12/2017 15:34

I'm really struggling with our baby boys name. We're similar to others on the thread either family or friends have already used the name or they just don't feel right for us. I was hoping reading through this would've given me some inspiration. Our favourite or at least the only one we seem to be able to agree on is Maximus but our surname begins with an m so I'm not sure I like the sound of the two ms together. I think it'll be one of those things where we wait until he's born and see what he looks like and what he suits.

Crunchymum · 29/12/2017 12:41

We had Finn and William on our short list (baby is a girl though!)

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 29/12/2017 11:30

If it was completely up to me, I’d pick:

Gabriel
Hamish
Josiah
Elijah

But, since dh, (much to my annoyance), has to go and have an opinion of his own HmmWink, it’s looking like either Vincent or Marcus, which are our mutual compromise names.

ladybirdsaredotty · 29/12/2017 10:49

I have a son who is a few weeks old. Our shortlist was

Reuben
Raphael
Louis
Benjamin

...and we called him one of those Smile

SuperBeagle · 29/12/2017 05:33

I have a Samuel and a Frederick.

Others I like and would've considered:

  • Benjamin
  • Desmond
  • Edward / Edmund
  • Flynn
  • Harland
  • James
  • Marlon
  • Oscar
  • Reuben
  • Raymond
  • Roman
  • Sidney
  • Stanley
  • Wyatt
anamelikenoother · 29/12/2017 00:50

We're really struggling with this too OP! So many nice girl's names that no one else (close to us) has used but all the boys names I like have been used by family or just don't feel right.

We have just over a week to go and this is our list:

Louis
Leo
Rex
Robin
Reuben
Ellington
Elliot
Elliot
Emmett
Sebastian
Jude
Kester (nn Kit)
Baxter
Bennett

Good luck with yours!

Smoliver · 28/12/2017 23:58

I've loved the name Henry for year, so I'd probably go with that.

I also like:
James
Finn
Frederick (Freddie for short)
Luke
Liam
Dylan
Samuel
Hector
Declan
Isaac - sadly been taken by a family member, still love it though.

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Emmastone123 · 28/12/2017 23:31

Quite a mix! Still have no idea what to call our boy! I have found so many nice girls names... useful, I know! Confused

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LemonysSnicket · 28/12/2017 23:14

Fred
George
Connor

Allgirlskidsanddogs · 28/12/2017 22:25

Jonathan Nicholas

Or Rafferty if I was feeling brave!

Buntysoven · 28/12/2017 22:20

If this bump had been blue we were having Patrick Edwin

Mollie85 · 28/12/2017 21:36

Seth, Theo or Gus

PandaCat · 28/12/2017 21:35

If this baby was a boy, she would have been Rory.

Saying that less than 3 months to go, sonographer could be wrong, she could be a he! So if she does turn out to be a he, he will be Rory.

FoggieFishieCarpeDiem · 28/12/2017 21:21

Probably Benedict Grin

But I also like Louis and a few other names...

Insomnibrat · 28/12/2017 21:09

Robin

Joeybee · 28/12/2017 21:04

Team yellow so far,

But if it is a boy I'm all set for Hugo. Got to convince Husband of it!
Not sure on middle name.

I also love Alexander as a potential first name.

For middle names, I dunno, either Bryan (after my Husband), Nathaniel or Elliot.

Kpo58 · 28/12/2017 20:51

Currently thinking of Axel.

Wait4nothing · 28/12/2017 20:51

Tomos James

We aren’t finding our sex though

Littlelambpeep · 28/12/2017 20:49

If I had another it would be James or Thomas. Also like Sean and Hugh.

user1459464195 · 28/12/2017 20:48

Assuming DH didn't have a say.... son would be one of these:

Jonah William
Jacob Thomas
Thomas Aaron
Joshua Ethan
Samuel Elliot

cornishmumtobe · 28/12/2017 20:46

We're quite settled on Finn currently

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/12/2017 20:46

Gabriel Patrick.

euanthesheepiloveyou · 28/12/2017 20:41

Rex
Casper
Rafael

user1483387154 · 28/12/2017 19:58

Tobias
Elijah
Ezekiel
Mathias

Adelina15 · 28/12/2017 19:54

John

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