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Boys names to go with Edwards...

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nickname7890 · 19/10/2018 21:48

Hey
We are really stuck! We are due b/g twins in 2 weeks and can't decide on the boys name !
Our surname is Edwards
Our daughter is to be called ottilie (Tilly or otter for short I think!)

Here is our shortlist ....
please let me know your thoughts !

George
Jakobe
Rufus
Fox
(Or fox with fox as a nickname?! If we chicken out of going with fox as a main name?!)
Digby
Enzo (does it sound like enzyme ?!)
Axel
Ezra (we aren't Jewish and I heard this was?)
Otis (Otis and ottilie a bit cheesy?!)
Arthur
Albert (alby for short)
Reggie (my husband loves but I'm worried about "regd/rejected" connotations and also reggie from coronation street?!)
Ludo

Any thoughts on above or new names to go with our surname really welcome! I love alliteration or vowels with the surname like ezra Edwards
But then unusual names like fox are so sweet and easier to call a kid foxy than "Ezra " when a baby!!

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nocluenoidea · 23/10/2018 10:56

Surely a Fox has to be ginger to suit his name?! Not sure if all the comments about Fox being a good name are a joke?!

nocluenoidea · 23/10/2018 10:55

You can't have an Otter and a Fox haha!

Ottilie and Albie sound nice together and go well without being too matchy.
I love Ezra and would in no way associate with being Jewish, however not sure if it goes with your surname.

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nickname7890 · 22/10/2018 13:18

Thank you everyone for your input!!! I'm still undecided but this is great food for thought !!! X

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TatianaLarina · 20/10/2018 13:34

Came back to say that I love Ludo and Ottilie together and I like the fact they’re both Germanic in origin.

Skylucy · 20/10/2018 13:29

We have very similar tastes! I'd definitely go Ottilie and Finn.

I LOVE Fox but my DH vetoed it on behalf of our kid's future and actually, he's right. Great as a middle name though. Finn Fox Edwards is fab.

I don't think anyone would naturally pronounce Jakobe as "Jack O Bee"...I'd spell it "Jacobi" (as in Derek).

starkid · 20/10/2018 13:20

I like George & Finn

AhoyDelBoy · 20/10/2018 13:13

I taught a little boy called Fox some years ago. Cutest. Name. Ever. (For him anyway, he suited it down to the ground). Nothing else appeals on your list for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

Rebecca36 · 20/10/2018 12:58

George

Lipsticktraces · 20/10/2018 12:58

Unless you’re Fox Mulder of courseSmile

Lipsticktraces · 20/10/2018 12:58

I’d call him Richey, but I’m an obsessive manic street preachers fanSmile

I also love Rufus (also a big Rufus Wainwright fan) and Axel. I’d probably spell it Axl though, as in Axl Rose. Otis is cool too.

Not keen on the others I’m afraid. Please don’t call him Fox. I know there’s a weird new trend for calling babies after animals, but they aren’t names!

Glumglowworm · 20/10/2018 12:49

It’s not my taste but imo Digby has the same kind of vibe to be as Otillie

But my favourite off your list would be Arthur

TatianaLarina · 20/10/2018 12:01

Love Cosmo. Cosmo and Ottilie is great. Also I like like Ludo and Finn.

What about:

Sebastian and Ottilie
Gabriel and Ottilie
Max and Ottilie

I prefer Jacob and Ottilie to Jakobe, I think I’d probably spell Jakobe Jacobi for clarity.

userabcname · 20/10/2018 10:08

I like Rufus best from your list. Also George and Axel are nice.

EvieV28 · 20/10/2018 10:02

We have similar tastes! Absolutely love Ezra, Finn and Fox!! Fox is my favourite name right now. Ezra is maybe least likely to go with Edwards.

AE1234 · 20/10/2018 10:01

Finn Edwards is lovely 😊

littlebillie · 20/10/2018 09:47

teddy

Icklepup · 20/10/2018 08:40

Ottilie and Rufus Edwards.

moredoll · 20/10/2018 06:55

Arthur Edwards. I also like Caleb.

Outfoxed · 20/10/2018 05:31

I like Axel. It’s much more popular over here on the mainland (maybe just Scandinavia/Germanic countries) than it is in the UK I think. It doesn’t make me think of Axl Rose at all.

Quantumblue · 20/10/2018 05:24

And Arthur. Will you end up with nns Art and Ott?

Quantumblue · 20/10/2018 05:23

I can see people getting muddled with a Fox Edwards and remembering him as Edward Fox.
I like George and Rufus out of your list.

Sungura · 20/10/2018 05:22

I like Albert best. If you want to call him Fox, you could name him Devoss. It means "like a fox". And he'd be the the only boy named that in his class.

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nickname7890 · 20/10/2018 05:09

Finn/phineaus was another!! Just to add to the mix ...!

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Rainbowqueeen · 20/10/2018 05:08

Love Rufus

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nickname7890 · 20/10/2018 05:06

Ps fox I do love
But applying for a job would he kill me for calling him that ?!? That's why I wondered if better as one of those nicknames you use as a proper name so they have options if want to look more "corporate "!

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