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Oliver

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chloxox08 · 10/12/2019 10:46

Opinions on the name Oliver?
Will be Ollie for short

My fiancé prefers Theo which I do love too but I feel like my heart is set on Ollie!

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DramaAlpaca · 13/12/2019 01:00

I've always loved the name Oliver. The only reason I didn't use it was because in DH's family there are loads of them in different generations & branches of the family. I much prefer it to Theo.

Chocolatecake12 · 12/12/2019 22:52

I have a 17 yr old Oliver nn Olly, so obviously I love it!
He’s never had an Oliver in any of his classes at two primary schools or his senior school.
Go with what you love. And good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.

aapsiat · 12/12/2019 15:59

I adore Oliver. Such a cute name. I totally would add to the list of boy names for my twins, but DH has a brother named Oliver. Ollie is also such a nice nickname.

MummaOf2Nearly3 · 11/12/2019 21:28

Prefer Theo to Oliver/Ollie, only because it is less common

Oliack1417 · 11/12/2019 14:09

I have an Oliver. Yet to come across another in his classes, either at nursery or school..

user1471449295 · 11/12/2019 13:36

I am probably the only person in the country that cringes at the name Oliver. Sorry

Dyra · 11/12/2019 13:31

Great name. Ollie is a lovely nickname too.

But I'm siding with your fiance. I love, love, love Theo. It's what I wanted to call DD if we'd had a boy (DH wasn't a fan though - he wanted George).

Big deal about them being popular names. I'd sooner have a child with a name where there's more than one in a class than a unique, or worse 'yoonique', name.

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chloxox08 · 11/12/2019 13:15

The people who are angry with me for liking Oliver + Theo because they're popular would flip out over my girls list that are all in the top 10 of 2018!😂 it's not too long til I find out the gender, I'm pretty convinced it's a boy though! Thanks all 💓

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JoGose · 11/12/2019 12:13

I much prefer Ollie to Theo

elderlee · 11/12/2019 12:07

Love the name Oliver it is my brother's name too :)
Theo is nice too, but I prefer Oliver.

sundowners · 11/12/2019 11:59

totally overdone and now sounds as average as say female equivalent Kate to me

PlantPotting · 11/12/2019 11:37

I know more babies called Hunter than Oliver

PlantPotting · 11/12/2019 11:35

People are a bit odd @chloxox08 sorry about the reaction you’ve had
I love the name Oliver and prefer to go Theo

LLMD · 11/12/2019 11:25

I was named a massively popular name from the time when I was born. My whole life there has anyway been someone else with the same name. It was actually the number one most popular name the year I was born!

There was 4 with my name in my classes all through primary school. A few at secondary and I’ve worked with a couple of women with the same name as me too.

Never been bothered by it!

However if I had been given an unusual name with a weird spelling I would be well fed up of explaining it to anyone I meet by now.

LLMD · 11/12/2019 11:21

I love it OP, I have 4mo DS called Oliver. I also like Theo.

So what if other kids are called Oliver?

People are obsessed with having unique names now that they make up some absolutely dreadful crap to name their kids. Some of the suggestions you usually see on here are laughable in my opinion.

Go with your gut instinct.

We didn’t tell anyone (not even MN) what our names were and I’m so glad we didn’t, as once your baby is born no one is going to say “that’s a horrible name” when looking at said beautiful baby.

Good luck with the rest of the pregnancy. Don’t let people change your mind!

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chloxox08 · 11/12/2019 11:05

I'm not annoyed if people dislike the name - the only thing I thought was abit silly was not naming my future son a popular name incase he doesn't like it, when that could be the case for any name

P.s if you're unhappy about me posting a thread on a popular name then you can always scroll along and go on with your day. You don't actually have to come on the thread and moan

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mybabyisteething · 11/12/2019 10:49

My 7 year old is Oliver - never Ollie, he doesn't like it haha.

He is in year 3 now but he's never had another Oliver in his class.

I didn't realise how popular it was but in my area it doesn't seem to be!

Mintypea5 · 11/12/2019 10:44

I have an Oliver who's 1 and haven't met another one at any of our baby groups etc. He's Ollie for a nn

On the other hand we know loads of babies with "less popular" or unique names because everyone wanted to avoid popular names like Oliver!

Lavenderblues · 11/12/2019 10:38

It’s boring being asked on mumsnet about really popular names. Of course the replies are going to be either “it’s lovely/I have one/it’s popular”

Yes, true. And if you express any negative views (boring, overused etc) all the Oliver mums are going to defend it

Witchofzog · 11/12/2019 09:33

@TheJoxter I wouldn't be so sure. When my Oliver was in primary, he told me off for calling him it as his friend had called him Ollie the Wally with the shopping trolley

Omashu · 11/12/2019 09:16

It’s boring being asked on mumsnet about really popular names. Of course the replies are going to be either “it’s lovely/I have one/it’s popular”

Petrichor11 · 11/12/2019 09:04

It’s lovely and classic. It’s popular for a reason after all!

I much prefer Oliver to Theo, really not a fan of Theo

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chloxox08 · 10/12/2019 20:34

I know it used to be veryyyy popular but since the name has been on the decline I'd take the chance I would think Theo is more popular for babies being born now! Love them both tho, I mean I could be pregnant with a girl so this thread may be useless after all

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Luckingfovely · 10/12/2019 20:22

@Flymetothestars there is one year in one of my dcs' school with four Olivers in it. I was being literal.

There are also multiples of less common names, but Oliver obviously came to mind in the context of this thread.

grisen · 10/12/2019 19:55

I love Oliver! I like a good popular and classic name. My brother’s called it and never been one of 2 at anything he does and I’m he does everything.
Growing up my best friend and I shared a first name and it never bothered me so no it doesn't bother people, either way if it does stick a middle name in and use it so he’s Ollie Alexander or something, doesn’t have to be his surname.
My boyfriend is also a Tom, sharing a name with about half of the world, including his dad and has never been Tom F.

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