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Opinions on final ( varied!) list please.

35 replies

Annieredrose · 04/09/2018 20:40

Hi, after much deliberation we have a final list of names for our DS due next month. Probably seems a strange combination but very, very interested to hear honest views on them all as DH and I can’t agree. They are:
Leo
Charlie
Kit
Joseph
Noah
Frankie
Lorcan
Any opinions welcome.

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Shadow1234 · 08/09/2018 23:22

Frankie my favourite, but i dont like Frank (and it would
Possibly be shortened to Frank by school mates etc)

OutPinked · 05/09/2018 13:22

Leo- it’s ok. I always think of a lion.
Charlie- not a fan of shortened names as given names. I would do Charles and shorten it but I’m not a huge fan of Charlie, I think it’s overdone.
Kit- do love this
Joseph- a classic, it will never go out of fashion.
Noah- this will go out of fashion. I can imagine in 20/30 years it will be similar to Barry or Lee.
Frankie- no for reasons above
Lorcan- never heard of it before and I’m not a fan.

I’d choose Kit or Joseph.

Sophronia · 05/09/2018 12:40

Joseph, Kit or Leo.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/09/2018 09:30

I love Joseph !
Leo is nice too.
Not a fan of the others sorry, but I do like Francis/Frank.

Disfordarkchocolate · 05/09/2018 09:13

Like Leo but much prefer Leon.
Love Kit, probably my favourite boy name.
Love Joseph too.

Peachbubble · 05/09/2018 09:09

Like Leo, Noah and Lorcan

abbiejasminee · 05/09/2018 07:42

I'm not too keen on Charlie/Frankie because they're quite common!
Noah is also common but still really cute!!
My favourites are probably Joseph (kept as Joseph and not Joe) and Lorcan Smile

17caterpillars1mouse · 05/09/2018 07:35

I like Joseph

Kit is nice as a shortening of Christopher

Frankie is nice but as a shortening of Francis or Franklin

I like Noah but it is very very popular

Not a fan of the others

WonkyDonk87 · 04/09/2018 23:06

I really like Kit and it's a main contender for us.
Joseph also great.

DramaAlpaca · 04/09/2018 22:53

Leo - like
Charlie - like as a diminutive of Charles
Kit - like as a diminutive of Christopher
Joseph - like
Noah - dislike
Frankie - dislike
Lorcan - like a lot

Susannach · 04/09/2018 22:50

Leo or Joseph. They seem like names for all ages, whereas the others seem a bit “cute”.

bluemoonchances · 04/09/2018 22:02

Leo - Meh
Charlie - over used in last few years
Kit - like
Joseph - like
Noah - dull and common now
Frankie - ok
Lorcan - never heard before but quite like.. it grows on you!

kenandbarbie · 04/09/2018 21:53

Leo - ok
Charlie - ok prefer Charles
Kit - ok prefer Christopher
Joseph - best. Lovely.
Noah - ok quite trendy
Frankie - ok prefer frank
Lorcan - ok

bridgetreilly · 04/09/2018 21:46

In order, I like:
Joseph
Noah
Leo
Charlie
Kit - I actually really like this as a nickname, but not as a full name.
Lorcan
Frankie

Flywheel · 04/09/2018 21:44

Joseph and Lorcan both great.

Flamingosnbears · 04/09/2018 21:39

Go for Joseph it's lovely

ReginaPhalange89 · 04/09/2018 21:38

Joseph is a great name, love it .

Noah , Charlie , Leo , Frankie wee all perfectly nice but nothing special and if anything a bit too common

Kit - Kat . Not keen

Lorcan is awful, sorry. Seen it a few times on here and can't stand it .

WindDoesNotBreakTheBendyTree · 04/09/2018 21:36

Christopher nn Kit or
Francis nn Frank/Frankie
Can't move for Charlies and Joes round here (working class/northern)

Redteapot67 · 04/09/2018 21:34

Frankie is a nn and lots of girls called at the moment too so I’d say it was more of a girls name

Lorcan - no no

Kit - a bit wet and nothing as a full name - fine if a nn for Christopher or something tho

All others good. I think Leo and Joseph best

DesmondSwayne · 04/09/2018 21:28

Leo - don't like
Charlie - nickname, not full name. Go with Charles
Kit - better if short for Christopher, but also nice by itself
Joseph - my favourite
Noah - nice but very popular
Frankie - nickname and babyish, wouldn't suit a professional lawyer/accountant. Frank would be better
Lorcan - very nice
Any opinions welcome.

PawneeParksDept · 04/09/2018 21:26

Noah and Charlie and to a degree Leo now over used

Like Kit and Frankie but would put the long form on the BC

Like Lorcan a lot

AdaColeman · 04/09/2018 21:21

Charlie was massively popular a few years ago, so there are probably enough of them.
Noah is very popular ATM, so he would be Noah3 at school.
Leo Kit and Frankie are nn so I'm not keen, though for instance Christopher is a very nice name.
Joseph is nice.

Lorcan is fabulous and wonderful, so please use Lorcan.

IVflytrap · 04/09/2018 21:12

Like: Leo, Joseph, Lorcan, Kit (though as a nickname for Christopher).

Not so fond of: Charlie and Noah - bit bored of them now. Frankie - much prefer Frank and Francis.

Joinourclub · 04/09/2018 21:08

I like Kit the best

Littlechocola · 04/09/2018 21:04

Leo - ok
Charlie - Ok
Kit - not keen
Joseph- I like
Noah - Bit dull
Frankie - boring
Lorcan - Awful