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Brother for Martha and Nancy

39 replies

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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redbigballoon · 09/07/2019 07:56

Xavier ?
Duncan ?

People will shorten any name my DH has a shirt name and he then gets called B his initial. It's funny isn't it?

DrDentyst · 09/07/2019 07:51

James
George
Toby
Amos
Seth
Hugh
Giles

Scubalubs87 · 09/07/2019 07:50

Jude

Icklepup · 09/07/2019 07:47

Martha, Nancy and Eric
Martha, Nancy and Otto
Martha, Nancy and Edwin

Cuppa12345 · 09/07/2019 07:47

I've got a Nancy but my husband has vetoed Rafe. I like William but Bill and Nancy didn't exactly end well in Oliver...

MummaGiles · 09/07/2019 07:47

Samuel
Lucas

Ellmau · 09/07/2019 07:45

John or George.

Wishfulmakeupping · 09/07/2019 07:40

Rafe is lovely I liked that for my ds

Wishfulmakeupping · 09/07/2019 07:40

😂 not Arthur please!
Anyway I know a Nancy with brother Austin
And Martha with William(Bill)
Reggie
Alfred
Ernest
Emmett

EllenEyewater · 09/07/2019 07:36

Has someone seriously suggested Arthur as a brother for Martha?! Please don’t use that combination.

If you want a name that can’t be shortened, you’ll probably have to go fairly short in terms of boys’ names:

John
Jack
Luke
Adam

Cuppa12345 · 09/07/2019 06:51

Eric
Rafe
William
James
Nate
Arlo

Astronica · 09/07/2019 06:51

Magnus
Edgar
Walter
Winston
Hugh
Frank
Gus
Rafe

Ricekrispie22 · 09/07/2019 06:47

Arthur
Edmund
Otis
Ralph
Quentin
Wilfred
Stanley
Barney
Rupert
Harvey
Angus
Elton

Peachbubble · 09/07/2019 06:28

Felix
Jasper
Luca
Hugo

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