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Boys names?

27 replies

FuzzyPixel · 01/04/2019 23:08

If we love Beatrix, Matilda, Pandora, and Penelope for a girl (with Charlotte and/or Ashleigh as middle names), what boys names do you think we'd like?

We would prefer them not to contain the letter 's', and the would like them to have multiple natural nickname options. Middle name(s) would be Joseph and/or Ashley.

Charlotte, Ashley/Ashleigh, and Joseph are all family names that we would like to include somewhere.

We are really struggling with boys names at the moment, so any help would be gratefully received.

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BlueMerchant · 03/04/2019 14:06

Joseph Lawrence and Lawrence Joseph are equally nice.Smile

BasiliskStare · 02/04/2019 21:38

Oh I like Lawrence - good call @bluemerchant

BlueMerchant · 02/04/2019 20:27

Lawrence
Heathcliffe

Shadow1234 · 02/04/2019 20:23

Monty (Montague)
Elijah
Caleb
Oscar
Barnaby
Seth
Marcus
Gabriel (Gabe)

3ChangingForNow · 02/04/2019 20:07

I love your taste in names. We were considering Pandora, too.

BasiliskStare · 02/04/2019 20:04

Bertie is a fantastic name - it was my MIL's nickname and my eldest dog's name - D Dog is Bertram Wooster , I have a friend with son Albert nn Bertie

Still like john Wink - but I think Arthur and Rafferty are nice - wouldn't choose Barnaby myself but then - not my son.

again best wishes - In my experience the time taken to choose a name before a child is born is wholly disproportionate to how much you worry about it once it is just their name.

DarlingLittleBabyName · 02/04/2019 16:52

Harvey
Jasper
Casper
Cosmo
Edward
Theodore
Anders
Bailey
Thomas
Toby
Ethan
Oscar
Lucas
congrats OP, good luck ! x

bridgetreilly · 02/04/2019 16:15

Stephen
Richard
Leander
Albert
Felix

mummymonica · 02/04/2019 14:44

Maybe;
Arthur
George
Charles
Charlie
Harrison
Harry
Jacob
Issac
Noah

Tiramisu1 · 02/04/2019 14:37

Bertie? Reminds me of Dirty Bertie. And Bert from Sesame Street.

Twisique · 02/04/2019 14:17

Bertie is a great nickname, so anything that is long for Bertie!

Marlena1 · 02/04/2019 13:45

Charles (Charlie)

Theoldwoman · 02/04/2019 13:36

Rupert
Reuben
Callum
Noah
George
Dominic
Elias
Jasper
Christian
Felix
Lincoln
Leo
Theodore

redwoodmazza · 02/04/2019 13:29

Benjamin?

BlueChampagne · 02/04/2019 13:22

Anthony
Conrad
Julian/Julius
Francis

Ribbonsonabox · 02/04/2019 11:01

Isambard
Atticus
Lucien
Florian
Fabian
Otto
Roald
Phineas
Aldous
Aubrey
Vivian
Ichabod
Ambrose
Valentine
Leeander
Lysander
Quentin
Aloysius
Alaric
Arlo
Ashley
Alfred
Barnabas
Noah
Milo
Lucan
Christian
Jupiter
August
Ivor
Ivan
Jasper
Garnet

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FuzzyPixel · 02/04/2019 10:47

Oh! Theodore is also a favourite, but in our local town, he would quickly become 'Feo' instead of 'Theo', and I think that would drive me crackers.

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FuzzyPixel · 02/04/2019 10:46

Thanks all!

BasiliskStare, I tend to agree about nicknames evolving. I do think I'd like our little one to have a bit of choice within their name though, just in case they don't like their full given name. Smile

I love Alexander but have a friend who has a grown up son with the same name, so I'm not sure if she would find it a bit weird.

I also love Benedict, but DH has a friend with the name and wouldn't be able to withstand the constant ribbing from his friend. Likewise with Jonathan.

So far, I'm loving; Arthur (Art, Arty), Barnaby ('B', Barney, Bear), Rafferty (Raff, Rafe, Raffy), and Rupert (Ru, Rupe, Bert, Bertie).

Rupert also made me think of Albert, which could be lovely.

I will run these past DH.

Thank you all.

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Tiramisu1 · 02/04/2019 07:51

Quentin
Dominic
Magnus
Christopher
Reuben

Ricekrispie22 · 02/04/2019 06:10

Dominic
Barnaby
Wilfred
Finnegan

imsorryiasked · 02/04/2019 06:00

Christopher (Kit)
Miles
Hugo
Theodore

stressedmama23 · 02/04/2019 05:10

Albert
Theodore
Hugo
Atticus
Edward
William
Rupert
Alexander

MercyBodle · 02/04/2019 04:08

Roderick (Rory, Rick, Rod, Roddy, Ricky)
Alexander (Lex, Alec, Sascha, Xander, Aled)
Rupert (Ru, Rupe, Bert, Bertie)
George (Geordie, Jory)
Richmond (Rich, Rick, Ricky, Ron, Ronnie)
Roland (Rollo, Roly)
Patrick (Pat, Paddy, Rick, Ricky)
Rafferty (Raff, Rafe, Raffy)
Raphael
Edmund/ Edgar (Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted, Teddy)

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/04/2019 03:53

William
Jonathan
Nicholas
Dominic
Nathaniel

Petalflowers · 02/04/2019 03:45

Tobias
Felix
Benjamin
Redmond
Sebastian
Julian
Alexander