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Shortlist my (very) long list - boy names

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User1928384 · 29/05/2019 10:24

Francis (Frankie)
Louis
Rory
Luca
Jack
Dominic (Dom/Domi)
Vincent (Vinnie)
Fred/Freddie
Leo
Ellis
Zachary
Kai
Oliver
Elias (Eli)
Arlo

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JaneGlorianaVillanueva · 31/05/2019 21:30

Rory
Luca
Jack
Leo
Zach
Oliver
Eli
Arlo

I love these names, Arlo is my number 1 name! Also love Rory and Jack :)

CakeRattleandRoll · 31/05/2019 14:14

Love: Elias, Louis
Like: Dominic, Ellis

AmyMaria2 · 31/05/2019 13:38

Francis (Frankie) I like frankie
Louis Harry an Megan
Rory ok
Luca prefer Luke
Jack common
Dominic (Dom/Domi) would always be Dom
Vincent (Vinnie) don't like
Fred/Freddie love Freddie but maybe common
Leo like Leo
Ellis don't like
Zachary don't like
Kai prefer kiah
Oliver love this but would always be Ollie
Elias (Eli) don't like Eli
Arlo like this but common now

MikeUniformMike · 30/05/2019 08:29

Francis (Frankie) - ok
Louis - ok
Rory - ok
Luca - no
Jack - ok but I know so many
Dominic (Dom/Domi) -no
Vincent (Vinnie) - not keen
Fred/Freddie - okish
Leo - lovely but overused
Ellis - ok, bit wet
Zachary - very popular
Kai - no
Oliver - ok but always popular. Only if you are ok with Ollie
Elias (Eli) - no
Arlo - no

Saltnpepperr · 29/05/2019 19:19

Love Frankie (rather than Francis), Eli, Rory and Leo

jojojowo · 29/05/2019 18:54

I like Rory, Jack, Dominic, Leo and Ellis

Jossina · 29/05/2019 15:42

Zachary, Oliver and Arlo.

Canone · 29/05/2019 15:40

My favourites: Louis, Luca, Leo, Elias.

Sophronia · 29/05/2019 14:41

I like Francis, Jack, Dominic, Leo, Vincent and Zachary.

NameChange92 · 29/05/2019 14:24

Francis (Frankie) -like
Louis - liked pre royal baby, naff now it’ll seem like you’re naming after the prince
Rory - like
Luca - like
Jack - meh
Dominic (Dom/Domi) - like
Vincent (Vinnie) - hate
Fred/Freddie - hate
Leo - like
Ellis - not keen on
Zachary - love
Kai - Rooneys
Oliver - like but a bit too popular now
Elias (Eli) - like
Arlo - dislike

RainbowWaffles · 29/05/2019 14:18

Zachary would be the clear winner for me

NameChangeNugget · 29/05/2019 14:18

Not much help but, I like them all with the exception of Kai which I really don’t like

Lemonsquinky · 29/05/2019 14:15

Arlo

bridgetreilly · 29/05/2019 14:14

In order:
Elias
Oliver
Fred
Rory
Ellis
Jack
Dominic
Leo
Francis (Frankie)
Louis
Zachary
Kai
Arlo
Luca
Vincent

Clubbercised · 29/05/2019 14:09

If you like Lias as a nn for Elias, how about Linus?

BringMeThatHorizon · 29/05/2019 14:03

I love Francis, Rory and Freddie.

lucymegan · 29/05/2019 14:02

Just to clarify I like Elias but lias as a nn not a fan of Eli.

Whatareyoutalkingabout · 29/05/2019 14:00

Francis (Frankie) - alright but don't love Francis, although Frank and Frankie are cool
Louis - love this
Rory - love this
Luca - don't like based on everyone I know who has used this name being people I don't like so no real reflection of the name itself
Jack - boring
Dominic (Dom/Domi) - quite nice
Vincent (Vinnie) - really don't like. Can't imagine it on anyone other than a large, bald, cockney man
Fred/Freddie - like
Leo - like
Ellis - don't like but everyone else seems to
Zachary - okay
Kai - don't like, it's a bit of a footballers wife/z list celebrity baby name
Oliver - nice but very common
Elias (Eli) - really cool
Arlo - don't like

goldensugar2 · 29/05/2019 13:59

Dominic and Elias are the only nice ones.

Clubbercised · 29/05/2019 13:56

I really like Elijah as suggested above or even just Eli on its own. I met a little Eli a while ago and thought it was lovely.

BuffySummerss · 29/05/2019 12:17

Francis (Frankie) - Love Frank or Frankie, not keen on Francis, feels a bit wet.
Louis - boring
Rory - LOVE Rory
Luca - nice. Also like Luke
Jack - bland
Dominic (Dom/Domi) - ok. I wouldn't use Domi as a nickname for a boy.
Vincent (Vinnie) - no.
Fred/Freddie - v popular. Not that keen
Leo - nice but v popular if that bothers you.
Ellis - not keen.
Zachary - lovely
Kai - no.
Oliver - really lovely but vvv popular
Elias (Eli) - nice. I wouldn't automatically call him Eli as a nickname though so wouldn't expect other people to either. Elijah is also good.
Arlo - LOVE Arlo, rising in popularity but for good reason.

Fedoratheexploreer · 29/05/2019 12:16

Francis (Frankie)-love
Louis-it’s okay but will probably be Lou
Rory-don’t like
Luca-like
Jack-my favourite
Dominic (Dom/-don’t like
Vincent (Vinnie)-love
Fred/Freddie-love
Leo-don’t like
Ellis-don't like
Zachary-not a huge fan, will most likely be Zach
Kai-love
Oliver-lovely, but popular and will most likely become Ollie
Elias (Eli)-love
Arlo-love it, but I think it’s quite a popular faddy name and may come a bit dated in years to come.

babycakes1010 · 29/05/2019 12:14

Bit biased but love Frankie and ellis. My youngest ds is Frankie Ellis james

Clubbercised · 29/05/2019 11:58

I also like Luca

cptartapp · 29/05/2019 11:48

Like Dominic (in its entirety) and Zachary. None of the others.

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