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Brother for Martha and Nancy

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Bytheseamummy · 09/07/2019 06:04

I have two DDs, Martha and Nancy, and am expecting a boy! I have never been able to find a boys name I'm totally happy with during my last two pregnancies and still don't seem to be able to. I obviously like fairly old fashioned names, but don't really like names which are shortened to nicknames. This seems to make it really difficult! Any ideas?!

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Rivkka · 10/07/2019 22:50

Nancy Martha and Ernest.

Whoops75 · 10/07/2019 22:48

Shay

Think it’s great with your girls names and I love it.

CharlieBoo · 10/07/2019 22:44

Two beautiful girls names ... both among my favourites... I instantly thought George.. don’t know if that helps x

Snowy81 · 10/07/2019 02:05

Alexander, Benjamin, Arnold, Arthur, Clive, Clifford, Dennis, Charles, Charlie, Dorian, Emmett, Edwin, Edward, Eric, Gavin, Geoffrey, Gerald, Ivor, Kevin, Lewis, Louis, George, Horacio, Hector, Harold, Heath, Ian, Christopher, Christian, Nickolas, Henry, Harry, Leo, Matteo, Nathaniel, Oskar, Paul, Peter, Michael, James, Jonathon, Donald, Anthony, Seth, William, Jacob, Tobias, Moses, Joel, Jasper, Stephen, Richard, Trevor, John, Rupert, Fredrick, Aaron, Alister, Luke, Matthew, Lukas, Cameron, Neil, Nigel, Herbert, Wilson, Xavier, Lloyd

SemperIdem · 09/07/2019 23:03

Hugo

Tillygetsit · 09/07/2019 23:02

Joseph.

General0rgana · 09/07/2019 22:11

Tristan

Martha, Nancy and Tristan

Dodahdodah · 09/07/2019 22:06

Tom

PrincessLouis · 09/07/2019 22:06

Love John

Rufus?

Goldenhorn · 09/07/2019 21:48

George
Thomas
Alfred
Albert
Earnest
Stanley
Sidney
Edwin
Edgar
Bertie
Claude
Evan
Laurence

The above names were all in the top 100 in 1904 (all available on the ons website)

Other names that are popular from throughout the 1900s are:
Eric
Ralph
Hugh
Arnold
Wilfred
Jack
Ray
Malcolm
Nicholas
Robin
Timothy
Alexander
Leon
Adrian

Not really to my taste but more old fashioned ones for you to match your girl names!

Cookit · 09/07/2019 21:16

What about Todd?

Oh Sweet Valley High!! I so want a Todd now.

AverageMummy · 09/07/2019 21:15

Jude
Casper
Fabian
George
Ralph

bridgetreilly · 09/07/2019 19:42

Martha, Nancy and Theo.

Shadow1234 · 09/07/2019 19:33

What about Todd? My friend was a Nancy and her brother was Todd

Shadow1234 · 09/07/2019 19:32

Toby
Monty
Elias
Evan
Gabe (Gabriel)
Ralph
Drew
Greg (Gregory)

helloooomeee · 09/07/2019 09:06

Wilbur
Walter
Henry
George
Thomas
Francis
David
Graham
James
Robert
Eric
Patrick
Alexander
Harry

There are lots of beautiful traditional boys names which would work with your dd's but I agree with pp's you can't control nicknames. I have 4 boys, 2 were given full names with the intention of shortening them but have remained known as their full names. 1 was given a full name but is known as another version of the same name and I wish I had just named him that to begin!

Gummibaersy · 09/07/2019 08:56

Magnus
Quentin
Felix

fedup21 · 09/07/2019 08:53

Felix
Henry
Toby
Rory
Troy
Seth
Peter

Scoose · 09/07/2019 08:50

Jude

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 09/07/2019 08:50

There are loads of options, but if you don't like nns you're limiting your self. Plus you can't control nns forever. Martha Nancy and.
Leo. Harry. John. Ivan. Jack. Eric.
Saying that most names can be shortened or lengthened. Eg John Johnny. Leo Lee.

Aozora13 · 09/07/2019 08:38

Caleb
Jacob
Ezra
Jonah
Leonard
Albert
George
Lester
John
Joseph
Gilbert (Gil)
Francis

Fatkins · 09/07/2019 08:30

Do you mean that you don't like names which get shortened or that you don't like shortenings as full names? Like Alfie, Charlie etc?

James
John
Hector
Hamish
Tom
Fergus
Aaron
Adam
Wilfred (suggested above and I love it)
Rudy
Jude
Kit / something longer which becomes Kit, like Christopher or Christian

Watersnail · 09/07/2019 08:27

Edwin
Rowan
Oscar
Charles
George
Aidan
Lewis
Peter
Isaac
Jasper
Otis
James
Raymond
Adam
Austin

ButterflyOfFreedom · 09/07/2019 07:59

Elliot
Wilbur
Stan
Ted
Owen
Charlie
Fred
Bertram
Lenny
Kenny
John
Frank
Reggie
Henry

Whitetulipofpeace · 09/07/2019 07:59

Edward popped straight into my head when I read your girls names.

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