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Elijah or Theodore?!

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Ilovethekitties · 18/11/2019 21:29

Help!

I cannot decide, middle name will be Cooper (my Grandparents surname).

Or any other suggestions?!

Thanks MN.

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LittleDoveLove · 19/11/2019 21:23

Theodore

BonBon411 · 19/11/2019 19:04

Love Theodore

Practicalmagico · 19/11/2019 18:31

Theodore

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Ilovethekitties · 19/11/2019 18:30

Loool @Littlepond great minds clearly!

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Littlepond · 19/11/2019 17:16

I couldn’t possibly decide between these two names as I’ve got one of each already 😂 great choices OP!!

user1493494961 · 19/11/2019 17:13

Really like both so I'm no help (although don't like Cooper as a first name, agree with your DH)

Leopardprintboots · 19/11/2019 14:20

Hah @Ilovethekitties you would stop making that association if you named your own son Elliot I promise (I named my child after a school bully - hesitated because of the connection but loved the name- never think of that bully now)

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Ilovethekitties · 19/11/2019 12:26

I love Elliot, but an Elliot who was in my class at secondary school who used to throw rocks in the sky to kill pigeons. He killed five. He is all I think about when I hear that name, lol.

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Leopardprintboots · 19/11/2019 12:25

@MysweetAudrina that’s interesting your son would prefer Mark or Jason. How old is he and why those particular names do you think? Are you considering changing the name?

Leopardprintboots · 19/11/2019 12:23

Barnaby? Elliot? Harrison?

Butterfly005 · 19/11/2019 11:16

Love them both - prefer Elijah

Moondancer73 · 19/11/2019 11:05

Elijah for me

MikeUniformMike · 19/11/2019 11:00

Neither. Elijah seems babyish and I don't like the overpopular Theodore.

IckleBear · 19/11/2019 08:27

I'd go for Elias instead.

8by8 · 19/11/2019 07:32

Elijah. There are loads of Theodores.

daisypond · 19/11/2019 07:28

Theodore. Not keen on Elijah at all.

Astronica · 19/11/2019 05:59

I love Theodore and dislike Elijah so easy one for me.

EleanorShellstrop100 · 19/11/2019 04:46

Love Elijah! Don’t really like Theodore although I do like the nicknames.

allaboutthequestions · 19/11/2019 03:54

Always loved Elias as opposed to Elijah, my boy was nearly Elijah but went with Xavier instead x

BlouseAndSkirt · 19/11/2019 03:50

Theodore
Or just Theo.

MsChatterbox · 19/11/2019 03:29

Love Theodore! Another suggestion is micah (my-cah), Luca and Benjamin.

PrimeraVez · 19/11/2019 03:22

I love both and both were on our list. However, Theo is pretty popular if that’s an issue for you. Elijah/Eli is a bit ‘cooler’ I think.

dreichwinter · 19/11/2019 03:17

I love Theodore but I will say it has got pretty popular in the last ten years.

IAcceptCookies · 19/11/2019 02:53

Oh, I love Elijah! It was always on my list, but had 4 consecutive DDs!

But Theodore is quite nice, too. Good choices, OP.

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Ilovethekitties · 18/11/2019 23:15

@Lavenderblues I like Cooper too, but DP thinks it's too american sounding 😭 any other suggestions??

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