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Boys Name final decision time

31 replies

Beseen19 · 18/01/2020 04:12

I'm in early labour with DS no 2 and cannot decide.

We have a Seth but don't want another bible name as our immediate family is beginning to resemble a Sunday School class Grin.
We are both Scottish though not living there at the moment but will return in a year or so.

Liam
Ruaridh
Jack

Please help us decide! Jack is probably my least favourite as it's very popular and we have a very common surname.

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whattodo2019 · 19/01/2020 11:20

Ruaridh

sel2223 · 19/01/2020 09:36

Love the sound of ruaridh but just look at the comments on this thread for all the mis-spellings....your DC would have that to contend with for the rest of their lives.

I think Seth and Liam go lovely together.

user1493494961 · 18/01/2020 19:14

Liam's a bit down market. I would spell it Rory, goes better with Seth.

Lavenderblues · 18/01/2020 15:34

Jack and Liam were SO popular that they are starting to sound a little dated! And they're boring imo.

Ruaridh is much more interesting and timeless

17caterpillars1mouse · 18/01/2020 15:32

I like Liam the best

DartmoorChef · 18/01/2020 15:27

Liam.

DramaAlpaca · 18/01/2020 14:51

Ruairidh, spelled properly, see florascotia2's post above. Or Liam. I love both.

FREEM · 18/01/2020 14:29

Ruaridh

zen1 · 18/01/2020 14:27

Ruaridh . It goes well with Seth. Where I live, Jack and Liam were very popular about 15-20 years ago.

StopMegxit · 18/01/2020 14:24

Liam is lovely.

Dyra · 18/01/2020 14:20

Liam all the way if you're really not keen on Jack. He'll never have to hear his name mangled in pronunciation or patiently spell it out every time.

thrre · 18/01/2020 12:27

I prefer Ruaridh. For me the other names have had their day.

MikeUniformMike · 18/01/2020 12:23

Liam - nice but got overused
Ruaridh - spelling and pronunciation issues. Rory is easier.
Jack - overused. John is nicer.

Greyhound22 · 18/01/2020 10:21

Liam

bridgetreilly · 18/01/2020 10:15

Ruaridh.

FairfaxAikman · 18/01/2020 09:06

Ruaridh without a doubt

SunbeamsOverhead · 18/01/2020 09:04

Ruaidhri

florascotia2 · 18/01/2020 08:59

OP Best wishes! If you're returning to Scotland and if you choose Ruairidh you might like to consider using the technically correct spelling, according to Gaelic spelling rules. That has the letter 'i' twice, on either side of the second letter 'r': Ruairidh.

Entirely up to you, of course. Some people, even in Scotland, choose to ignore those rules. But learning Gaelic is becoming more popular...

diddlediddle · 18/01/2020 08:08

Liam goes best with Seth. Hope birth goes well x

Hepsibar · 18/01/2020 07:24

Please can you advise how you pronounce the first one? As I think I am going to prefer it ... oh yes just googled, like this one the best by far.

MopsRUs · 18/01/2020 07:23

Liam

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pegasus02 · 18/01/2020 07:19

Definitely Ruaridh. People might misspell it a lot (as they have done on this thread...) but it doesn't really matter

misspiggy19 · 18/01/2020 07:06

Liam

BlueWonder · 18/01/2020 07:05

Ruaridh is lovely. Hoping it may be time fo congratulations very soon!

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