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Can't choose!

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racinebelle · 20/08/2018 00:33

Hello all! My husband and I are expecting a boy in October, and we're thinking about these names: Chester or Darren.
We love both! Thoughts?

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greendale17 · 20/08/2018 10:05

Darren reminds me of bad boy blokes. No baby in this day and age should be called Darren.

Chester is far better but quite American.

IvyFluids · 20/08/2018 10:02

RedDwarves As soon as I read that I was saying Daaaaazzzaaaa in my head in the biggest bogan accent Grin

Chester...hey Chester Drawers.

Chester is the better of the two IMO. It has a preppy American ring to it but you could make it work.

RedDwarves · 20/08/2018 09:43

Darren is awful sorry. Makes me think of mid-70s to early-80s born tradies - always shortened to "Dazza" in Australia.

Chester is fine. Very American, but there's nothing wrong with that.

babyshark1 · 20/08/2018 09:26

Unless your going to give birth to a 40 year old brickie, I'd deffo go with Chester.

AuntieStella · 20/08/2018 09:21

Of the two, I prefer Darren

Cbeebiesrehab · 20/08/2018 09:19

Davina McCall and Holly Whilloby (probably spelt wrong!) both have a Chester so feels a bit ‘sleb’ to me. However it is considerably better than Darren IMO which reminds me of a used car salesmanGrin

AtticaRose · 20/08/2018 09:15

Hmm I'd go for Darren, I think.

I agree with PP - could you tell us what you like about them?

NameChangedNow · 20/08/2018 09:12

I like Darren

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 20/08/2018 09:11

I'd go for Chester !

TheDowagerCuntess · 20/08/2018 04:59

OP - perhaps you can give us the reasoning behind your favoured names. They are both very unusual choices.

MrsFoxPlus4 · 20/08/2018 04:43

I hate the name Darren, its my stalkers name. Baby Chester gets my vote!

annainboots · 20/08/2018 03:29

I much prefer Darren. I can't imagine any teenage boy would appreciate being named Chester..

DramaAlpaca · 20/08/2018 02:03

My thoughts are that both are horrid. Sorry.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 20/08/2018 02:00

Both are beyond dreadful. However Darren
is the far nicer of the two

gonnabreakmyrustycage · 20/08/2018 00:44

Chester is slightly better than Darren in my opinion. Do you like Dexter or Casper?

BurtTyrannosaurusMacklin · 20/08/2018 00:41

Chester. Darren is such a weird name for a child!

Lauren0rder · 20/08/2018 00:39

Darren?

Little baby Darren?

Please no.

Chester isn’t great either.

DuggeeHugs · 20/08/2018 00:38

Of the two I prefer Darren because Chester doesn't work as a name for me (thanks to both the place and the character in Cars 3)

BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo · 20/08/2018 00:38

Can’t say I’m keen on either to be honest but think I prefer Chester, Darren is quite 70’s and feels a bit dated but he would probably be the only one in his class so if you want a unique name go for it.

BikeRunSki · 20/08/2018 00:35

Darren is very dated. Much prefer Chester.

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