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Original poster

Boys names... down to 5, order of preference please!

69 replies

teddyismytreasure · 06/03/2018 20:42

We are really struggling to name this baby boy! Would appreciate the following in order of preference please! Smile

Hector
Sebastian
Oscar
Fergus
Wilfred

Thanks!

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Eeeeek2 · 08/03/2018 10:20

Sebastian -favourite by far

Hector
Oscar
Fergus
Wilfred

FizzyGreenWater · 08/03/2018 10:17

Sebastian lovely

Oscar good, but totally different feel - popular and run-of-the-mill. But lovely.

Hector quite harsh, but ok.

Fergus - not a nice sound! Magnus is ace, however.

Don't like Wilfred - v dreary.

Pompom42 · 07/03/2018 21:35

Hector
Fergus
Wilfred
Sebastian
Oscar (too popular)

toolazytobakeacake · 07/03/2018 21:31

Fergus

Oscar

All the others

Goosegettingfat · 07/03/2018 09:56

I think lots of you are insane- Wilfred is a gorgeous name! Op fwiw, dd2 has a rather marmite name- or at least it was till I actually used it, since then I regularly have compliments on how beautiful it is, and I think frequently how glad I am I went for a name I loved

LostInTheColonies · 07/03/2018 09:23

I do like Scottish boys' names!

Hector
Fergus
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Oscar - like it but Scottish names are better
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Sebastian (name has gone down my list since the advent of bratty DNephew Grin)
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Wilfred. It's wet. A bit like Cyril.

user1498549192 · 07/03/2018 09:22

Fergus
Oscar
Sebastian
Wilfred
Hector

Elfyn · 07/03/2018 09:19

Oscar
Hector
Sebastian
Wilfred
Fergus

I do like them all though!

Proudmummy2MA · 07/03/2018 09:07

Oscar
Sebastian
Wilfred
Fergus
Hector

BelindasRedPlasticHandcuffs · 07/03/2018 08:29

Sebastian
Oscar
Wilfred
Hector
Fergus

Littlemum2be86 · 07/03/2018 08:15

Wilfred
Oscar
Sebastian
Hector
Fergus

Not a fan of Fergus.

Love both options of nn for Wilfred - Wilf or Fred are both lovely!

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teddyismytreasure · 07/03/2018 07:52

Thank you all so much for your replies! I still have no idea. With Dc1 I found it so easy!

My least favourite are Hector and Sebastian. I can't decide which is my favourite between Wilfred, Oscar and Fergus.

It seems that Wilfred is a bit of a marmite name though! Will show this thread to DH this evening. Smile

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 07/03/2018 07:00

Fergus
Sebastian
Oscar
Hector
Dislike Wilfred.

FairyFantastic · 07/03/2018 05:59

Wilfred
Sebastian
Oscar
Hector - can't get around the teacher from The History Boys who fancies his pupils and cops a feel when he drops them off....
Fergus - Nope

Ginandplatonic · 07/03/2018 03:19

Sebastian, Hector, Fergus, Wilfred, Oscar

MsJuniper · 07/03/2018 03:08

Really like Wilfred and Fergus. Unusual but not wacky.

Oscar was my all-time favourite boys name until it became overused.

Dislike Hector.

Sebastian is awful.

AnyaMoondial · 07/03/2018 02:54

Wilfred - love it
Oscar
Fergus
Sebastian
Hector

TheBakeryQueen · 07/03/2018 02:52

Sebastian is lovely.

No preference over the others except maybe Hector- wouldn't choose it because of its meaning.

IlikemyTeahot · 07/03/2018 02:48

Bear in mind the nicknames!!
Sebastian Star my fave. Seb
Oscar. Ozzy
Fergus (IMHO I prefer Fergal)
Wilfred (I like the idea of Wilf)
Hector (I'm not a huge fan of this name unless it was said in a Scottish accent to be fair-then it sounds right to me!) Nicknames for this one can be 'huck' or 'teto' oddly enough.

SuperBeagle · 07/03/2018 02:36
  1. Oscar
  2. Sebastian
  3. Wilfred
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  1. Fergus
  2. Hector
Joeybee · 07/03/2018 02:32

From best to worst:

Wilfred
Oscar
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Sebastian
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Fergus
Hector

cheshiremama89 · 06/03/2018 23:57

Fergus was also on my list...
NN to be Gus

We must have a similar taste Smile

cheshiremama89 · 06/03/2018 23:56

DS is a Wilf (Wilfred) absolutely love it 😍

Slimefactory · 06/03/2018 23:54

Oscar
Hector
Fergus
Wilfred
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Sebastian

Failingat40 · 06/03/2018 23:51

Oscar < I quite like it but only know of cats by this name. Quite a little boy name, I can't imagine it on a grown man. It could possibly grow on me.

Fergus < Quite cute. I know of one teenager who gets called Ferg.

Sebastian < Okay but a bit pretentious- I only know of one who's mother i can't stand so this name is probably tainted for me.

Hector < Really dislike this name - reminds me of Cannibal Lecter

Wilfred

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