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Middle name for Oak

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notjudging87 · 10/04/2018 12:44

Just had my 20wk scan and confirmed we are having a boy. We had loads of girls names, but no boys names. My DP is Lithuanian, so would like Azuolas which translates into Oak. I really like Oak, but not Azuloas. Name would be Oak, not Oakley.

Can you think of a middle name to go with Oak?

I realise the name Oak is a little unusual and not to most peoples taste. Ideas please?

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NomsQualityStreets · 10/04/2018 15:18

@MonkeyPoke I just choked on my coffee Grin

MonkeyPoke · 10/04/2018 15:04

Can you imagine the chat up lines?
"Hey lady, have you ever had wood? Because I'm Oak."

GertieGitana · 10/04/2018 14:58

Choose a normal different first name, and have Azuloas as the middle name.

LoveInTokyo · 10/04/2018 14:56

Rap!! Grin

ItsNiceItsDifferentItsUnusual · 10/04/2018 14:46

I actually don't mind it Blush

I agree with pp that the middle name should be v traditional, to tone it down a bit...

Oak William
Oak David
Oak George

Saying that, the more you type 'oak', the odder it looks.

SinkGirl · 10/04/2018 14:41

Rap.

Definitely go with Rap.

dotdotdotmustdash · 10/04/2018 14:38

Veneer?

easterwasbadformywaist · 10/04/2018 14:36

This thread 😂😂😂

Particularly like 'got wood' and 'furniture land'.

Op please don't give your kid a name that is going to make him a target for bullying.

LoveInTokyo · 10/04/2018 14:34
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MsMarvel · 10/04/2018 14:32

Im assuming the pp who suggested Hayden was joking...?

Oak Hayden sounds awfully like 'ok then' 😂

jaimelannistersgoldenhand · 10/04/2018 14:29

Bear Grylls went to public school where the range of names are different to the average kid.

Oak is going to end up with a lot of nicknames that are unflattering. For example, Boak (a word farm used on MN) , jokes about wood, Okey Dokey etc

Blackbirdblue30 · 10/04/2018 14:16

Bear Grylls may be called Edward but he named his own children Marmaduke and Huckleberry which are a bit of a burden.

Oak is a terrible name. The boys in school will ask him if he's 'got wood'.

autumnmoon · 10/04/2018 14:13

I would use Oak as the middle name instead

number1wang · 10/04/2018 14:08

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PavlovaPrincess · 10/04/2018 13:59

Pheebo?

Veto.

quarterpast · 10/04/2018 13:57

Arf @ Furnitureland Grin

Seriously OP Oak is a harsh, ugly name. There are so many beautiful boy names please reconsider.

It's also the noise my cat makes when she's about to vom.. oak oak oak bleurgh EnvyGrin

Loandbeholdagain · 10/04/2018 13:50

I love Oak. Francis as someone suggest above goes well. I think something a little more ‘feminine’ for lack of a better word, works because it’s such a masculine first name.

lunar1 · 10/04/2018 13:48

It's hard picking names when you are from different countries. Dh and I struggled as well. But pick names that are names in at least one of your countries, not everything translates well and Oak isn't a name for a person.

If you like it, change your own name to oak and think of something else for your child.

HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone · 10/04/2018 13:46

Bet Bear Grylls doesn't get bullied

No I doubt he does because his actual name is Edward Michael Grylls (hmm). The trouble is Oak is not a name by all means call him Azuloas and nickname him oak, at least then he has the choice when older to have a real name.

worstwitch18 · 10/04/2018 13:43

Gilligans

Bear Grylls name is Edward.

Of course you can have a wide range of nicknames and unusual names but please think; this is something someone will be saddled with for the rest of their life.

ShatnersBassoon · 10/04/2018 13:42

Harold. He could become an amazing Neil Sedaka tribute act.

Oak really is so unusual, I can't imagine it would suit anyone but a strapping young man with bags of attitude. What if he grows up to be very slightly built? He might never live up to a name as mighty as Oak.

GilligansKitchenIsland · 10/04/2018 13:40

Will he have a Lithuanian or an English surname, OP? That'll influence the middle name significantly IMO.

GilligansKitchenIsland · 10/04/2018 13:36

Having an unusual name doesn't mean you'll get laughed at, and having a "classic" name doesn't preclude you from it. Bet Bear Grylls doesn't get bullied Smile
I think Oak is nice - oak trees are known for being sturdy and living a long time aren't they? Those are nice connotations to give your child.

LoveInTokyo · 10/04/2018 13:32

Oak Hayden?

TheJoyOfSox · 10/04/2018 13:29

Chester?

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