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Boy name for tomorrow

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Bewilderedfourthtimer · 30/12/2019 09:53

I’m having a planned c section tomorrow and we don’t know what we’re having. We’ve got a girls name but are totally stuck for boys. Our ds is William known as Bill. Any ideas please?! We don’t want to be too on-trend or wild but we’ve discounted so many standard we’re a bit stuck!

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Whatsyourflava · 05/01/2020 09:40

@Bewilderedfourthtimer if you like Kit but not Chris then it’s really unlikely to be a problem. At schools now they ask parents what the child’s formal name is and what they will be “known as”, that “known as” name is then used everywhere, even on the register. The official name won’t even get mentioned. There’s a “Gray” at my sons school. His mum told me recently his birth name is “Grayson” but everywhere at school (eg coat peg, register) it’s just “Gray”.

Have you made a decision @Bewilderedfourthtimer

CoddledAsAMommet · 05/01/2020 08:55

If you like Kit but not Chris, how about using Kester as the long version? It's the Scottish form of Christopher and I think it's lovely and underused.

wishing4sun · 05/01/2020 08:47

I like
Max
Kieron
Sam

IckleBear · 05/01/2020 08:40

Nicholas
Daniel
Anthony
Martin
Patrick

lowlandLucky · 05/01/2020 08:30

Hugh

Buttercup54321 · 05/01/2020 00:20

Nicholas
Benjamin
Simon
Michael
Barnaby
David
Henry
Julian
Ronnie
Scott
Brinton
Paul
Macauley
Cameron
Vincent

BikeRunSki · 30/12/2019 19:12

Alistair
Anthony
Peter
Rex
Frazer
Fergus
Angus
Adam
Matthew

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Bewilderedfourthtimer · 30/12/2019 19:08

Haha thanks for the light relief! Yes we’ve realised the Bill&Ben etc problems! Not a fan of Harry for some reason I can’t explain so we’re ok for that!
Laurie is nice but wonder if it’s a bit wet? Same with Gilbert...?
I’ve given up on Kit because I don’t like Chris and you can’t control what nickname they’ll choose later on.
John is a strong choice, dh likes it but it doesn’t feel like The one to me. We know lots of grown up Michael, Steven, Matthew and Thomas’s so it just wouldn’t feel right.
It’s just so easy to discount every name isn’t it!
Maybe it’ll just be a girl and we won’t have to talk about it for three weeks Grin

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AnneKipanki · 30/12/2019 18:02

Cyril

Loveislandaddict · 30/12/2019 18:01

Gilbert
Ernest
Duncan
Douglas
Lawrence (Laurie)
Emmett
Josiah
Rory
Gregor
Ranulph

Loveislandaddict · 30/12/2019 17:57

Samuel (sam)
Daniel (Danny)
Gabriel
Barnaby
Sebastien

Spied · 30/12/2019 17:54

Love the already suggested Isaac.
Also really like
Owen
Adam
Aidan
Thomas

HalfBloodPrincess · 30/12/2019 17:51

I apologise! Seems cliche to blame autocorrect but that's how Samsung spell it!

MikeUniformMike · 30/12/2019 16:44

Michael is an excellent choice, although not my name. Mikey is cute.
Davey short for David is nice.

Please don't spell Jonathan as Johnathan. I like Jonathan and John.

Matt short for Matthew is nice.
Samson is cute as is Samuel.

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 16:26

🤣

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 16:25

Ah yes bill and Ben not so good

William and Benjamin could be ok but see what you’re saying!! @Awwlookatmybabyspider

HalfBloodPrincess · 30/12/2019 16:23

What about something like Michael or Steven?

Lewis
Dominic
Gregory
Johnathan

MikeUniformMike · 30/12/2019 16:18

You missed Bill and Ted Grin

Hillary could be a boy or a girl.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/12/2019 16:12

William and Harry, though😂.

Says the person who suggested Benjamin.
Bill and Ben. Grin😂

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 15:40

@MikeUniformMike William and Harry though 🤣

MikeUniformMike · 30/12/2019 12:30

Harry

MikeUniformMike · 30/12/2019 12:29

Benjamin
Edward

Garbosdinner · 30/12/2019 12:15

Glen

bettybattenburg · 30/12/2019 11:50

Christopher nn Kit

MyCatScaresDogs · 30/12/2019 11:33

I think Rory or maybe Rufus?