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Can't think of suitable boy name

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OlderthenYoungerNow · 25/11/2019 13:15

Just that really.

I'm not a fan of biblical names - Joseph, Elias, Jonah etc.

Quite like classic names but concerned they are dull and they are 10 a penny - James, William, Edward

No 1970s names - Gary, Barry, Wayne 🤣

Or American ones - Harrison, Jackson, Reuben

There's names I consider great 'dog' names - Albie, Raffy, Oscar, Alfie..

Help!

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OlderthenYoungerNow · 25/11/2019 14:49

Definitely a generational thing I think!

Can't think of suitable boy name
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CandyApple1995 · 25/11/2019 14:45

I've never heard of Andre the seal, my youngest was going to be Andre if she had been a boy! 😂

I really love Reese too

stophuggingme · 25/11/2019 14:42

Sorry meant to add other names I liked (but didn’t love ) were

Inigo
Joel
Elliot
Nicholas
Clement
Florian
Viggo
Hal

stophuggingme · 25/11/2019 14:40

I have three children.
My two sons are Kit and Corin

Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 14:36

*date

Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 14:36

I def think you are overthinking about a third child. Especially if you’re not even sure you’ll have one. If you’re just picking names you like (eg Nate) then any letter will be fine for a third child’s names. Plus your partners name is a T name so it’s not like you’re all the same anyway.

I know a family of 4 children, the first 2 had same initials and the last two didnt. It honestly never occurred to me once until I thought about it now. A name feels like a big deal when you’re choosing one for a baby but it just becomes the child’s name once they hve their own personality doesn’t it. I really like Nate or Christopher (Kit)- so cool 😎 but not trendy cool in a way that will daye

Krazynights34 · 25/11/2019 14:31

Paul
Darren
Jonathan
Mark
Max
Daniel
Eliot

Katfood · 25/11/2019 14:25

Jonathan (Johnny)
Quentin (Quinn)
Sebastian (Seb)
Maximilian (Max)

Bananablueberry · 25/11/2019 14:14

My ex's all have lovely names which they've unfortunately ruined them for any future sons

Calum/Callum
Ross
Ewan
James is popular but so many nn - love Jamie as a stand-alone too
Christopher (love Kit as nn)

KSxx · 25/11/2019 14:10

Sebastian?x

ps1991 · 25/11/2019 14:10

Our Robin was born in January, but would have been Robin no matter what month he came in. If we have another boy he’ll be a Jonah :)

Winkywoop · 25/11/2019 14:09

Alasdair (or a different spelling if you prefer!)

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OlderthenYoungerNow · 25/11/2019 14:08

I've got an ex called Jesse too but I do like it. Peter, John etc... All too biblical for me!

Andre reminds me of the seal 🤣

I live Chester too. Again, husband has vetoed it.

@Flymetothestars, I worry about if we have a third. Then do I have three kids with N names, or do I leave one out of the pattern 🤣 I may be over thinking it! We prob won't even have a third, haha. I do love Nate though.

Nate
Kit
Eric
Aiden
Bobby
Seb
... Have all made the list!

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Breathlessness · 25/11/2019 14:04

Kit is lovely.

CandyApple1995 · 25/11/2019 14:02

I like

Chester
Seth
Bobby
Leon
Rory
Andre
Jesse
Toby

Xx

MikeUniformMike · 25/11/2019 13:52

I like Winston

Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 13:51

I really don’t think another N name is too Kardashian btw. Nate is a strong choice.

MikeUniformMike · 25/11/2019 13:51

The run of the mill classic ones are fine. Choose one that hasn't been used for a while. David, Mark, John, Simon, Martin, Stuart, Richard, Peter... Royal names are usually a safe bet: Philip, Timothy (Anne's husband), Michael (of Kent, Tindall) ...
Family names can throw in some that you might like- names like Alan, Neil, Graham ...
Famous scientists/engineers/...

They may seem a bit boring but they might seem fresh on a youngster.

Ohilovedinosaurs · 25/11/2019 13:51

Dominic
Jonathan
Lucas
Michael
George
Andrew

Disfordarkchocolate · 25/11/2019 13:50

I would have used Kit if my surname was different, it just wasn't right.

I love Leon, Patrick, Peter, Asher, David and Ellis.

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OlderthenYoungerNow · 25/11/2019 13:45

Trouble with Nate, which I love, is that me and my daughter both have N names and I think it might be a bit kardashian to match?

My husband is Thomas!

Wilf falls in a dogs name for me, although I love it! I think it's cos we religiously listen to Liza Tarbuck and she had a dog called Wilf and now it's in my brain as a pet.

I like Robin! And if we make it to December, that'll be quite sweet I think.

Kit I love!

I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan (if anyone recognises my username from one of his songs) but my husband has vetoed it!

I had an ex called Miles.

Big fan of Seb/Sebastian!

Keep them coming! Some great ones here.

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Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 13:44

Casper
Tristan
Dominic

How are we all doing so far @OlderthenYoungerNow

PreschoolYes · 25/11/2019 13:41

Gregory
Peter
Alexander
Benjamin
Dexter
Evan
Joshua
Elliot
Sebastian
Marcus
Caspar
Jasper
Tobias
Robert
Eric
Francis
Daniel
Miles
Rory
Hector
Julian
Lawrence
Owen
Charles
Vincent
Victor
Fraser
Ewan
Jonathan
Raphael
Gabriel
Frederick
Quentin
Samuel
Zachary
Giles
Nathaniel
Oliver
Isaac
Timothy
Percy
Andrew
Michael
David
Alistair
Phillip
Simeon

Si1ver · 25/11/2019 13:39

My little boy is called Nathaniel, Nate for short - might be a bit biblical though.

Matthew
Evan
Sebastian
Albert
Lucas

Grufallosfriends · 25/11/2019 13:38

Quentin
Reuben
Dominic