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Thaddeus and Balthazar

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/07/2019 19:19

My lovely possibly boy matching twins.

Yes????

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/07/2019 21:28

@Eaudearove only e er heard it in here, is it actually a real name?

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Howtotrainyourhamster · 14/07/2019 21:27

I know of a baby Thaddeus (North!) I quite like it and it has reasonable nickname potential, also think Tadeusz (sp?) is a common polish name so not too out there.

Balthazar seems harder to pull off and together does sound very try hard!

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/07/2019 21:27

@Mummyshark2018 balthazar is phonetically pronounced - Bal tha zar. Not sure if it sounds any did in your accent

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Eaudear · 14/07/2019 21:27

How about Balonz?

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/07/2019 21:25

I suggested Zebediah

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Mummyshark2018 · 14/07/2019 21:25

Simple me -but how do you even say Balthazar? In my regional accent it sounds ridiculous! The other name that I've never heard of either seems better though. I now live in a very mc area of south east and have yet to hear either of those names.

Continentalmama · 14/07/2019 21:23

Zebedee, Zeb or zed for short

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/07/2019 21:22

@Pinkyponkcustard OK there's thinking my name choices are crap, and then there's just rudeness.

@buttyblahblah DH vetoed Sam and Dean and Jared and Jenson.

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Pleasebeafleabite · 14/07/2019 21:22

Butty I prefer yours

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 14/07/2019 21:21

Zachary is ds2 middle name

I think we should have gone with it as his first name

He would definitely have been a Zak though

Eaudear · 14/07/2019 21:20

Thaddeus is alright for me, Balthazar on a cv sounds too much like an immigrant though.

Oh no you didn't just post this!!!

Eaudear · 14/07/2019 21:20

Please don't do this to your children.

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/07/2019 21:17

@Rufusthebewilderedreindeer I ADORE Zachary and Zachariah but DN is likely to be shrotend to Zak so it feels weird

@Kanga83 Atticus and Cassius is in the list

@AssangesCat what Rufus said. I decided to not derail my thread

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Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 14/07/2019 21:16

Alternative TV show Balthazar;

Yes

He was a cool balthazar

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2019 21:16

I don't think I'd wish triplets on anyone unless they desperately wanted children. Three lots ofeverything happening at once.

How about Horatio and Nicodemus. I love both. If they needed plain NN, they could be Harry and Nick, which defeats the point of having such terrific names..

buttyblahblah · 14/07/2019 21:15

@McShakey my DH watched the first two episodes last night but wasn't keen. He might have finally figured out why I like it so much though, he noticed they were very pretty men and that's before Castiel arrives.

HeadintheiClouds · 14/07/2019 21:14

As a general rule of thumb; any name that takes guts to use is best avoided. Isn’t that kind of self explanatory?

HeadintheiClouds · 14/07/2019 21:12

Why would you? And I’m assuming the “simply divine” replies are taking the piss?!

buttyblahblah · 14/07/2019 21:12

Alternative TV show Balthazar;

Thaddeus and Balthazar
YolandiFuckinVisser · 14/07/2019 21:12

I know an adult Balthazar, known generally as Bal. He's not posh.

limitedscreentime · 14/07/2019 21:12

I like Thaddeus, used to know one, nn. Thady. Balthazar I think is a bit pretentious but if you've got the guts for it then go for it.

McShakey · 14/07/2019 21:12

@buttyblahblah I am, I tried to convince DH to name our DC Dean if it was a boy. Thankfully for him it was a girl😂

ReganSomerset · 14/07/2019 21:07

Amenediel? Benvolio?
Gabriel?

buttyblahblah · 14/07/2019 21:04

@McShakey maybe I am. Are you?

Still good names though. OP could always go for Sam and Dean instead but much less interesting.

ReganSomerset · 14/07/2019 21:04

Don't like Balthazar, purely because Balthazar was a demon on Charmed.