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Baby No4 name

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3boysandababyontheway · 21/01/2018 06:01

I have 3 boys already and pregnant with baby no4. Gender is unknown.
We have got a girls name in mind but just wondered what others thought of the name Esson for a boy 🤔 My husband is set on the name but I'm just not too sure.
We already have an Innes, Blair and Lyle.
Thoughts?

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3boysandababyontheway · 21/01/2018 10:31

It really is difficult. I can't find any boys names that jump out at me. Thankfully I've still got a little while to go.

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ElizabethLemon · 21/01/2018 10:31

@Dowser Zowie Bowie is Duncan!

Coincidentally I’ve heard of 3 baby boys named Bowie over the last few months...

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3boysandababyontheway · 21/01/2018 10:29

Dowser...

My child maybe would prefer names like Robbie but we are the ones choosing the name so it will be a name WE like not just to suit others.
I have agreed that Esson isn't a great choice and we won't be using this name. I do want an uncommon name, I didn't say unusual. I wouldn't say Innes, Blair and Lyle were unusual.. maybe uncommon.

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Dowser · 21/01/2018 10:05

Murdo? Murder 😂

You might like unusual names but your child might prefer Robbie, Scott or Dave 😂

Think of Zowie Bowie..doesn’t he call himself Jo.
When I saw Esson, I thought of the oil company Exxon that calls itself Esso in this country I think.
My mother had a horrible name. Hated it all her life. Thank god she gave me something I could live with.

madhamsters · 21/01/2018 09:43

Mungo?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 21/01/2018 09:35

Fraser

ErskineMay · 21/01/2018 09:31

Ivor

ErskineMay · 21/01/2018 09:31

Murdo
Lachlan

bluechameleon · 21/01/2018 09:28

I taught an Edson once - is that easier to say with Innes?

winterwonderlandy · 21/01/2018 08:43

Coen or Cohen.

ElizabethLemon · 21/01/2018 08:36

I feel you op, I’m expecting our 2nd boy and really struggling.

I love Innes! It was on my list but dh not as keen.

Ivo?

lynmilne65 · 21/01/2018 08:33

2 cats named Hamish

Elfyn · 21/01/2018 08:28

Escher? (prn. ESH-er)

flumpybear · 21/01/2018 08:20

Cameron and Keir were on our boys name list too, as was Munro and Tate - I liked Hunter but DH didn't and really wanted a Scottish name so we settled on Cameron

flumpybear · 21/01/2018 08:18

Essen means 'eating' in German - I'd avoid it'll come up a lot particularly if he does German at school and he can never go or live in Germany - imaging a German person coming to the U.K. called 'drinking' .... weird!

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3boysandababyontheway · 21/01/2018 08:13

PeasAndHarmony

I love Cameron but my next door neighbours son is called Cameron (although he's in his 20s) I do also quite like Callum and I have been toying with Keir.

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3boysandababyontheway · 21/01/2018 08:11

I do think I like Struan but just wonder if it is too Scottish... if that's such a thing. I quite like Arran. Hamish is a definite no for us. Ewan however is quite nice. I've never heard of Oren.
Why is this so difficult 😣 I didn't have this much trouble naming my 3 boys.

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PeasAndHarmony · 21/01/2018 08:07

Lachlan
Keir
Gregor
Struan
Callum
Cameron

strawberrypenguin · 21/01/2018 08:02

Jarvis
Clark
Axel
Ryder

FairfaxAikman · 21/01/2018 08:00

Andrew
Alexander
Angus
Hamish

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 21/01/2018 07:59

Struan
Gregor
Hamish (I love this name so much)
Alistair
Alexander

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 21/01/2018 07:59

Love Ezra as suggested^^.

Euan is another nice Scottish name, to go with your boys’, )but I know two horrible Euans, which obviously would put you off the name Wink).

INeedNewShoes · 21/01/2018 07:56

Oren

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3boysandababyontheway · 21/01/2018 07:42

Thanks everyone. You have all confirmed what I was thinking. Any ideas for us? Really struggling this time for a boys name. As mentioned we already have Innes, Blair and Lyle. We are Scottish so possibly something along those lines.
Sorry ChocolateCrunch... I don't like any of those names.
We do like names which are uncommon.

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EssentialHummus · 21/01/2018 07:31

Not a fan , sorry OP.