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Boys’ shortlist: opinions, please!

40 replies

MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 11/09/2019 08:42

Would love opinions on these - DH has thrown a wild card into our naming discussions.Grin

Ethan Dominic
Jacob Dominic
Lucas Dominic
Samuel Dominic

We both like Lucas, I really like Samuel, we both like Jacob but dislike Jake as a nickname, and DH has thrown out the wildcard of Ethan, which I am not sure about....

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Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 15/09/2019 21:08

Samuel definitely, biased as I have a samuel whose middle name is Isaac!!!! 😂 😂 😂
Ciaran/kieran
Nathan
Matthew
Adrian

finallychangedmyusername · 13/09/2019 20:41

Also suggesting: Asher? (Great meaning, to match his brother's), Matthew? Elijah?

finallychangedmyusername · 13/09/2019 20:35

Hahaha, I should have put money on that... I have an Isaac too.... we have VERY similar styles Grin

MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 12/09/2019 16:45

@finallychangedmyusername, DS1 is Isaac.Smile

Thanks for your suggestions. From your list, we love Thomas and would probably be using that were it not for some complicated family reasons. I quite like Joshua but a close relative is planning to use it imminently if their baby is a boy so it’s on the back burner at the moment. I also like Nicholas but DH doesn’t; he likes Adam but I am unsure.

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IckleBear · 12/09/2019 13:00

Samuel Dominic

finallychangedmyusername · 12/09/2019 10:55

Your list was pretty much my shortlist, ALL of these are fabulous. I'm intrigued to know what your DS1's name is... Grin

Other suggestions since we seem to have a similar style:
Aaron
Oscar
Adam
Joshua
Jonah
Nathaniel or Nathan
Nicholas
Elliott
Thomas
Daniel

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 12/09/2019 05:24

I like them all. But prefer Sam over Samuel.

Astronica · 12/09/2019 04:28

In order of my preference:

  1. Lucas
  2. Samuel
  3. Jacob
I quite like all these and not much between them. Ethan is a distant 4 for me.
DramaAlpaca · 12/09/2019 01:36

I like Lucas Dominic very much. If you both like it, surely that's the one.

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MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 11/09/2019 23:22

Ah, @Leflic, that’s interesting - the rogues in DS’s class go by Tommy and Charlie. (DH did suggest Amos, which is certainly original...)

Any suggestions for more original names that might get past both of us? I am toying with Reuben but not sure.

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MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 11/09/2019 23:19

I agree Felix is fab, but I just can’t get DH past the cat food association. Not helped by him dishing out the feline version twice a day!

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Leflic · 11/09/2019 22:39

It’s not that they are safe names but to me they are favourites of the disruptive boys at school. Very familiar with all of them especially Lucas and Ethan! Samuel less so maybe but very very unoriginal.

TheVanguardSix · 11/09/2019 22:10

Not, 'what a shame' about Lucas. That's a lovely name.
But I do like Felix with your surname.

TheVanguardSix · 11/09/2019 22:09

What a shame.
Felix Donnelly sounds the best!

MissHenty · 11/09/2019 22:05

Lucas sounds perfect

Glad you agree on a name x

MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 11/09/2019 22:01

Thanks everyone - I am just not feeling the love for Ethan.

Interesting that so many people dislike all the names - is it the fact that they’re all quite popular/“safe” choices?

It’s not the same initials I object to with Dominic, it’s the fact that our surname starts with DO (so think Dominic Donnelly - it just sounds too much to me).

Unfortunately, DP has rejected all of my more unusual ideas (Felix, Reuben) and I have rejected his (too many Biblical names to mention, but also names-which-sound-like-surnames, eg Grayson). So mainstream it is.Grin

At the moment, it is likely to be Lucas as I can’t win him round to Samuel and he can’t persuade me to go with Ethan. To be fair, this is how we ended up naming DS.Grin

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AdaColeman · 11/09/2019 21:45

I like Dominic best.
Lucas was hugely popular a few years ago, as was Jacob, so they might be a bit dated now. Not keen on Ethan at all.

whattodo2019 · 11/09/2019 21:43

I'm afraid I don't like any of your choices for a first name. Ethan is by far the worst though.
I do however really like Dominic

diddlediddle · 11/09/2019 21:39

Lucas is the obvious choice if you both like it, it's nice, and I think it flows best with Dominic.

chickenfortea · 11/09/2019 21:16

I have a Dominic and it is my absolute favourite of all my name choices ever: he’s now a teenager and it suits him perfectly. Interestingly he is mostly called “Dom D” as he used to refer to himself and Dom D Dom on minecraft (no idea why) and Dom D has stuck!

AverageMummy · 11/09/2019 16:06

I love Dominic and see no issue with the initials DD
Ethan, Jacob, Lucas & Samuel are all nice - I possibly like Ethan best as it feels most fresh.

Mayannay · 11/09/2019 12:42

Dominic is the most interesting and has a lovely sound.

I really dislike Ethan.

Grufallosfriends · 11/09/2019 11:54

I don't like any of them.

If I had to choose, it would be Lucas.

Nonmerci · 11/09/2019 10:08

Not really keen on any of them, they’re all a bit dull tbh. I think I’d go for Samuel.

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