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Cameron, Theo or Joel?

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helpamamaout · 08/02/2019 17:54

Which would you pick?

(They all "go" and flow with chosen middle name options and surname)

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Parent19876 · 11/02/2019 18:55

I love the name Cameron- all the little boys I've met named Cameron have been absolute delights to teach!
I would veto Theo as I've met around 5 under 4 in the last year... (that goes for variations of Theodore, such as Theo, Ted, Teddy).
Joel, not too keen on, but haven't met many either so that could be a great sign!

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helpamamaout · 11/02/2019 18:26

Thanks for all the feedback!

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gh16 · 10/02/2019 18:02

Theo 100%

SemperIdem · 10/02/2019 10:01

Cameron is a name I think is tainted at the moment from its association with David Cameron. Though isn’t as heavy a political statement as calling your child Thatcher would be. It’s a perfectly nice, normal name though.

Theo is so lovely but everyone seems to think so and so is dreadfully overused.

Joel is nice.

SayMehToTheDress · 09/02/2019 23:11

Theo is really nice. I only know a couple. I'm not so keen on Joel or Cameron but both are very "normal" names so it's just personal taste. I know of a girl called Cameron who is a teenager now.

foggyuplands · 09/02/2019 23:05

Cameron is a perfectly normal name for a boy in Scotland, I know several of them. There is nothing posh or pretentious about it.

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helpamamaout · 09/02/2019 15:01

I guess region can effect perception? Eg Cameron a "normal" name in Scotland?

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Yogagirl123 · 09/02/2019 07:07

Three really lovely names, I like them all, no wonder you are having trouble to decide, perhaps wait till baby arrives and see what name suits him. Congrats by the way.

FogCutter · 09/02/2019 06:57

Not a fan of the name Theo plus it seems to be quite a well used name- lots of little Theos here!

Love Joel and Cameron, both very cool. The Cameron I know gets called Cam.

FlagFish · 09/02/2019 06:18

Cameron won’t get bullied - it’s a perfectly normal boy’s name. I know three.

DonkeyAtemyHomework · 09/02/2019 06:13

Like Cameron Diaz?
Or David Cameron?

Or do you think it sounds like a fine name?

Cameron will get bullied. Joel probably not. If you're stuck on those names. Theodopulus? Well let's not discuss him....

FlagFish · 09/02/2019 05:55

Cameron

Millenniem · 09/02/2019 05:47

Joel

flumpybear · 09/02/2019 05:44

@DonkeyAtemyHomework - delusions of grandeur... what in earth do you mean 🙄 it's hardly Fortesque or Ptolemy

@helpamamaout - we shorten Cameron but nursery, school and his friends all call him by his full name

DonkeyAtemyHomework · 08/02/2019 21:22

I shared a house with a Theo. He was an horrendous idiot.
Joel I have negative associations with.
Cameron? If my boss in 20 years is Cameron, I would think his mother had notions. Delusions of grandeur.

Can you rethink?

MrsMartinRohde · 08/02/2019 21:18

Joel. I love it, gave it to DS2. He's 7 now, and goes to a massive primary but I know of only one other Joel there. And only one person (one of his pre-school teachers) pronounced it Joe-elle (which bugged DS even at age 3)

Second choice Theo. Don't love Cameron because I can't get past the ex-PM.

Bumblebeesmum · 08/02/2019 21:14

I think I’d go Joel but Theo is also lovely

Sophronia · 08/02/2019 19:50

Joel, definitely.

Theo is overused.

Cameron makes me think of David Cameron.

OneKeyAtATime · 08/02/2019 19:32

Theo, then Joel, then Cameron, I instantly think of David Cameron.

17caterpillars1mouse · 08/02/2019 19:30

Joel - it is masculine but I imagine a Joel to be a Kind hearted sensitive soul which I like

I see Theo as a 'naughty boy name. Not a fan

Cameron is nice but not as nice as Joel. It has more of a cheeky chappy kind of feel

CloserIAm2Fine · 08/02/2019 19:25

Cameron is lovely

I’m really not a fan of Theo, especially if you love somewhere it’ll be pronounced fee-oh

KateGrey · 08/02/2019 19:23

Joel although I like Elliot which doesn’t seem too common.

bridgetreilly · 08/02/2019 19:21

Theo
Cameron
Joel

In order. My nephew is a Cameron and he's often called Cam.

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helpamamaout · 08/02/2019 18:59

I never even thought of abbreviations for Cameron, I'm deliberately trying to avoid names with abbreviations. Cameron isn't very common where we live haven't heard it abbreviated here so far, now I'm worried though!

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flumpybear · 08/02/2019 18:35

I have a Cameron and he loves his name and it's very rare we meet another one (midlands), Camy for short (age 6)

Joel or josh perhaps next

Theo is common where I live

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