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Names with O in them

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pixieloux · 16/09/2018 15:13

Looking for names that have the letter O in them - ideas for both genders welcome but mostly boy’s names are needed please!

We’ve started an unintentional (and until v. recently unnoticed) theme with our LO’s names (Aurora, Theo & Violet) and even our dog’s name is Bobby lol. I’m also fluttering my lashes at DH for a smaller pet to get to use my ultimate ‘guilty pleasure’ name, Elwood which fits in the theme WinkGrin

We like names that can be shortened (George is on the list but we can’t think of any shortened forms we could potentially use) and that are still different enough in sound (no Theo and Milo, for example) Thanks!

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pixieloux · 19/09/2018 13:05

@Sessy19 - That’s my point, it can’t really be shortened but all our children have NNs and I quite like the fact they do as well as that they’ve all worked out quite varied in style (potential NN Rory for Aurora, for example)... I’d like that they are able to choose what they want to go by.

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Sessy19 · 19/09/2018 07:54

Does George need to be shortened...it’s only one syllable. Isn’t the point of shortening a name to make it quicker or easier to say??? If so, you can’t make George half a syllable.

I personally think George is boring, but if you like it and it fits ‘the criteria’, why not

feliciabirthgiver · 18/09/2018 23:36

Brook or Brooke?

SoyUnPerdedor2 · 18/09/2018 23:07

Roman
Otto
Morgan
Morris
Colin
Rohan
Louis/louie
Ivo
Elwood
Woody
Rocco
Roscoe (thanks autocorrect )
Harold (harry)
Newton
Milton

Romany (not with roman as a boy!)
Sophie/Sophia
Coral
Cora
Dorothy/dotty
Lola
Bonnie
Joanne/joanna
Joan
Isobel

PurpleAndTurquoise · 18/09/2018 22:45

Olive
Isolde

Arlo
Otto
Solomon

MikeUniformMike · 18/09/2018 20:52

Orlando

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pixieloux · 18/09/2018 19:49

@catinboots9 I guess it’s not a huge deal... I’m just picky lol. We have considered Alexander and Arthur and that will be different sexes too.

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catinboots9 · 17/09/2018 00:37

Orson is fab

BikeRunSki · 16/09/2018 23:05

Oswin
Oswald
Orson
Nicholas
Rowan
Simon
John/Johnny/Jonathan
Arlo
Amos
Matteo
Jago

Ophelia
Nicole
Caroline
Coral/Coralie
Rowan
Josephine
Joan, Joanna
Juno

VeryBerrySeptember · 16/09/2018 23:03

Oren
Joss
Iolo
Roland
Mungo!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 16/09/2018 22:58

Leo. Arlo. Gino. Noah. Logan. Joel. Noel.
Cole. Rowan. Toby. Oliver. Jonah

Chloe. Rosa. Shona. Joni. Lois.

sproutsandparsnips · 16/09/2018 22:32

No, Iolo I meant.

sproutsandparsnips · 16/09/2018 22:31

Iola

PurpleAndTurquoise · 16/09/2018 22:31

Ondine
Otillie

Jonah
Jonas

catinboots9 · 16/09/2018 22:26

Me and my sis are both were both Miss A Boots but it never caused a problem as had different middle initials.

MarklesMerkin · 16/09/2018 22:21

Phoenix
Ocean
Odin
Briony/Bryony

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pixieloux · 16/09/2018 22:15

Love Monty but DH has said a very firm no to Montgomery! Also love Tobias, NN Toby but not keen on initial sharing... Might be confusing when post turns up for two Mr T s in the future lol. Toby & Violet were always what I said my future children would be called when I was growing up though 😂

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catinboots9 · 16/09/2018 21:30

And George Geo

catinboots9 · 16/09/2018 21:30

We have a Hugo nn Hugs.

Like Montgomery nn Monty and Tobias nn Toby

Chilver · 16/09/2018 21:27

Ophelia (Fia or Lia)
Zoe
Oonagh
Saorse

Montgomery
Otto

iggleypiggly · 16/09/2018 21:26

Otillie. I love that name.

Yellowsunredroses · 16/09/2018 21:22

Oisin (osh)

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/09/2018 21:19

@Pixielou, George (Geo).

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pixieloux · 16/09/2018 19:09

Sorry forgot to mention... Above is the list we were thinking of (shouldn’t come back to a post after already typing a bit of it) with O in them and some of the shortened forms we’ve thought for them... Just trying not to clash with our LO’s names/NNs now!

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pixieloux · 16/09/2018 19:07

Dominic (Nic), George (?), Hugo (Hugh), Jacob (Jake), Oliver (Olly), Oscar (Ozzy) or Otis (?) & Elodie (Elle), Florence (Ren), Imogen (Immy/Ginny), Margot (Maggie/?), Penelope (Nell/Penny) or Phoebe (Bea)

Thanks for the ideas! There are some we like but unfortunately can’t use.

We have either considered or have these on our list (that have been mentioned): Oliver, Otis, Josephine, Oscar, Phoebe, Dominic, Zoe, Jacob, George, Hugo, Margot, Elodie and Hermione... Was worried about Margot with Theo but he is officially Theodore so would either be Theodore & Margot or something like Theo & Maggie/Mari/etc (whatever NN comes naturally - these are just off the top of my head lol)

We have Iona, Orla, Roísín, Sorcha, Rowan and Oona as middle name options :)

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