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Dominic, Gregory or Oliver

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Maureen80 · 04/02/2019 01:48

I have come up with a shortlist of 3 for my immune arrival so, out of the 3, which would you choose :)?

Dominic
Gregory
Oliver.

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Maureen80 · 04/02/2019 22:48

I am this Julian too :).

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DonDrapersOldFashioned · 04/02/2019 20:48

Dominic

Bumblebeesmum · 04/02/2019 20:45

I’m surprised people like Gregory it sounds like a 40 year old to me. Similar feel to Jeffrey. Nothing wrong with it just hard to imagine on a little one. Dominic is a lovely name as is Oliver.

Dontrocktheboat · 04/02/2019 19:05

Dominic is lovely.

Not keen on Gregory as it will become Greg, which sounds a bit dated, but Oliver is my least favourite as it is ubiquitous and dull.

daisypond · 04/02/2019 19:02

All are OK. I like Dominic best, I think. But I also like Gregory - it's fresh these days. Oliver is nice but perhaps feels a little tired now.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 04/02/2019 17:22

Dominic

tammytoby · 04/02/2019 17:21

Oliver is so so overused!

OutPinked · 04/02/2019 17:20

I only like Oliver. Gregory is a middle aged man’s name, I can’t imagine a baby Greg in 2019 Grin. Never liked Dominic.

JacksonPillock · 04/02/2019 11:12

Dominic is great! Love it.

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GrouchyKiwi · 04/02/2019 11:09

Dominic. I always wanted to call a son Dominic, but in the end we have three girls and no boys. Grin

VenusClapTrap · 04/02/2019 11:06

Dominic

Joeybee · 04/02/2019 10:20

Dominic - Love that it s quite a classic name and Dom is a nice nickname. Some may think this name is dated...certainly there were lot of Dominics in the 80's and 90's. Personally I think it's an awesome name though.
Gregory - My fave on your list - it has a traditional, old man charm to it, and is totally ready for a revival. Also I think you could get the nickname Rory from this, which is adorable.
Oliver - Personally I am not a fan of it (not because I don't like the name (It's one of my fave names) because it is too popular.

MikeUniformMike · 04/02/2019 10:06

I knew a nice Gregory when I was a kid. A couple of colleagues called Greg put me off, and there's that Gregg bloke off the telly. ugh.
I'm sure your little Gregory is awesome.
OP, call your DS Gregory.

ohmywhattodo · 04/02/2019 10:03

*Spirt = sport! sorry op for hijacking! Xx

ohmywhattodo · 04/02/2019 10:02

@mikeuniformmike I can assure you that you’d like my son Gregory - he’s such a lovely lad. He suffers from anxiety - he’s always been a people pleaser and is absolutely fantastic with small children - always has been from being a small child himself. He’s also exceptionally talented at every spirt he ever tries but his anxiety holds him back from actually doing them.

MikeUniformMike · 04/02/2019 09:45

Dominic - I don't like Dom at all, so no.
Gregory - It's fine, but I've never met a nice Greg. It makes me think of Greg Wise, which is a plus.
Oliver - classic but very popular. Not keen on Olly. Know lots of nice Olivers.

A name you might like is Benedict.

Sophronia · 04/02/2019 09:07

Gregory or Dominic. Oliver is overused.

DitzyPrints · 04/02/2019 07:39

Love Gregory
Oliver is a bit boring (sorry!)
Dominic I don’t like at all

megletthesecond · 04/02/2019 07:38

Gregory or Dominic.

Oliver has been overused for the last decade.

Luckingfovely · 04/02/2019 07:37

Dominic or Gregor.

Oliver way too popular now.

Rainbowqueeen · 04/02/2019 07:34

Dominic

Greyhound22 · 04/02/2019 07:29

I like all of them.

Dominic I think. Not really used anymore (I know two about 40ish) but actually it's lovely.

smeerf · 04/02/2019 07:29

Dominic was my favourite name but couldn't be used as our surname starts with D. Little Dom!

cece · 04/02/2019 07:13

Gregory.
It's what I wanted to call ds2 but DH said no.

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