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Please come and tell me my perfect baby name

56 replies

Eminybob · 07/09/2018 19:34

Here is a list of names I like, and have considered, but none of them are perfect. I’m hoping that I just haven’t come across the perfect one yet.
Please tell me, if I like the following names, what other names might I like. I already have a ds called William.

Thank you!

Zachary
Hamish
Jack
Alexander
Harry
Oliver
Harrison
Lewis
Benjamin
Edward
George
Nathanial
Dexter
Elliot
Fletcher
Jackson
Sebastian
Archie
Ted
Jonah
Elijah

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DollyDayScream · 07/09/2018 22:19

William & Alexander
William & George
William & John
William & James
William & Robert

TatianaLarina · 07/09/2018 22:13

Zachary, Hamish, Sebastian, Alexander and Edward - all very nice.

TatianaLarina · 07/09/2018 22:12

Hamish is a diminutive of James btw

No it’s not. It’s the English version of the Gaelic Seamus which correlates with the English James.

MollyHuaCha · 07/09/2018 22:11

Zachary - love it
Hamish - great name
Jack - ok
Alexander - not if you and DH pronounce differently
Harry - no
Oliver - love it
Harrison - no
Lewis - no
Benjamin - ok
Edward - great
George - great
Nathanial - yes
Dexter - no
Elliot - ok
Fletcher - no
Jackson - no
Sebastian - yes
Archie - no
Ted - no
Jonah - no
Elijah - ok

moredoll · 07/09/2018 22:03

Jude
Edmund
Angus

Hamish is a diminutive of James btw

Drivenmad80 · 07/09/2018 21:58

I liked Theon for a boy but my hubs was having none of it!! Also love Ezra, Brody and Raffie

svengoren10 · 07/09/2018 21:49

Luca or Ted

trinitybleu · 07/09/2018 21:44

William and Angus for sure. Sounds great.

NotMeNoNo · 07/09/2018 21:39

David

Marv1nGay3 · 07/09/2018 21:26

Lawrence
Gabriel

PennyGH · 07/09/2018 21:23

Thomas
Monty
Jago

Alexander is my favourite though.

Lemurville · 07/09/2018 21:17

Caleb
Jacob
Julian
Ethan
Hugh/Hugo
Samuel

WakeUpSlow · 07/09/2018 20:39

Ezra
Fraser
Benedict
Ivan

mycheapshoes · 07/09/2018 20:36

Nathaniel

Redred2429 · 07/09/2018 20:34

Cameron? Fyi this is my brothers name and the other two are on your list 😁

TheChatsPyjamas · 07/09/2018 20:34

Arthur

LarkDescending · 07/09/2018 20:24

Adam?

sexnotgender · 07/09/2018 20:20

William and Alexander
William and Daniel
William and Rowan
William and Angus

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 07/09/2018 20:20

James?

LynetteScavo · 07/09/2018 20:17

Alexander

Oliver

Both have the same er/a issue, but these are you're answer.

Vincent?

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Eminybob · 07/09/2018 20:02

Arghhh, all lovely suggestions, thank you so much, but still nothing jumps out at me.

My favourite so far is Alexander, the thing that puts me off (now tell me if this is stupid) is that I am a southerner and say it with a long A, DH is a northerner so says it with a short A (we live in the north)
It just bugs me a bit that we would pronounce it differently.

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Perfectly1mperfect · 07/09/2018 19:52

I like quite a lot of the names on your list. You have probably thought of these already, but how about:

Oscar
Lucas
Theo
Daniel
Aiden
Isaac
Liam
Dylan
Joshua
Leo

TheVanguardSix · 07/09/2018 19:44

Elliot

rainbowrosepetal · 07/09/2018 19:42

Oscar, Theodore, Ruben

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 07/09/2018 19:41

You need another Classic and timeless name.
Alexander is perfect.