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"Our" name was stolen this week...

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Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 21:31

4 days ago some close friends had their baby boy, and used the name that I've been set on for the last 7 months. Gah! They didn't know that was "our" name, so it wasn't malicious at all. Just coincidence. But it is a really uncommon name, so I don't feel we can still use it (we did that with our other child, gave them an uncommon name that had recently been used by other close friends- so it would look downright weird for us to do it again!)

So now I need an amazing boys name. Or for our baby to be a girl... which would also solve the problem!

I find boys names really hard, and only really liked this one, which is why I've known for 7 months, and not swayed from it. So I can't really give you an idea of other names I like, because if I liked any others then I'd have a longer short list..! But my list was literally 1 name! My husband has a few names he likes, but I don't like the ones he suggests, and as he'd readily admit, he's not terribly set on any name, and usually is happy to go with ideas I suggest. He's just not super fussed about names.

So... please help me find another boys name! (I'd tell you the name we just "lost", but it's rather outing given it's pretty uncommon and my friend's baby is probably the only one born this year so far, let alone this week!)

Thanks for any help!

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Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 22:09

You lot are GOOD! More possible options appeared since I wrote the above.

I'm going to force myself to write a list and consider other options. I don't want to just feel sad about the other name, so i need to be open minded.

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Magicbabywaves · 05/04/2020 22:06

Gabriel. Gabe

BreatheAndFocus · 05/04/2020 22:05

Ezekiel
Zephaniah
Zephyr
Gabriel
Micah
Abraham
Isaac
Zebedee
Solomon
Batholemew

Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 22:05

Samson
Seth
Silas
Ezra
Caleb
And Gideon

These ones are good so far! Thanks for the help! So maybe biblical is my theme?!

So maybe other names similar to these? I've had 3 from this list on my list in the past (Samson - but what if he's weak and skinny, Silas - but sounds like silage, and Caleb - my husband and I pronounce it really differently, and it would grate). But in general those are names I like at least a bit!

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Neednewwellies · 05/04/2020 22:04

Have you told your friends that it was your name too? If good friends of ours told us this, I’d think how cool it was that we both had such good taste and tell them to go ahead and use it. Otherwise, with boys of a very similar age, whenever you get together you’ll think how much you wanted that name for your son esp when other people mention what a cool unusual name they chose.

Standrewsschool · 05/04/2020 22:04

Samson

Standrewsschool · 05/04/2020 22:03

Zachariah
Nathanial
Jonah
Gideon
Simeon

Tolleshunt · 05/04/2020 22:03

Jago, Jasper, Myles, Theodore, Julius.

Daisiest · 05/04/2020 22:02

Ezekiel

OhhhPeee · 05/04/2020 22:01

Gary

mossberry · 05/04/2020 22:01

Jonah
Alexander
Hugo
Silas

Marlena1 · 05/04/2020 22:00

Zac

VladTheDictator · 05/04/2020 22:00

Leviathan

NoMorePoliticsPlease · 05/04/2020 21:59

Whatever you name your baby he will own it and it will become his, whatever you choose. Its only a name, dont be sad about it

Embracelife · 05/04/2020 21:59

Just use the name you like
Chances are your friends will move away or you do and it s not going to matter at all

Katrinawaves · 05/04/2020 21:58

Gideon
Gabriel
Raphael
Benedict

ClapForCats · 05/04/2020 21:57

Jerome.

I always thought I would call a third son this, although we didn't have a third son, as things turned out.

Didntwanttochangemyname · 05/04/2020 21:57

Caleb
Joseph
Felix
Innes

Magicbabywaves · 05/04/2020 21:56

Ezra
Jonas
Jay
Edmund
Halley
Howie

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 05/04/2020 21:55

Hmm ok

Seth
Silas
Travis
Louis
Theodore
Otis

Albion94 · 05/04/2020 21:55

It would help if we knew the name xx

Albion94 · 05/04/2020 21:54

@

l0v3f00d · 05/04/2020 21:54

Why don't you just tell us the name?
I'm not being aggressive I'm just wondering?

mummmy2017 · 05/04/2020 21:54

Sebastian.

Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 21:52

It's the baby of my husband's best friend (was his best man) and we see them all the time, and very unlikely to lose contact, so I really feel like we can't use it...

I'll try to think of other names i like, but wouldn't use, just to see if i actually have a "style"...

Kit
Joshua
Edward
Elijah
Noah
Jesse
George
Henry

Those are names i think of as nice, but i can't imagine naming my own child them for some reason.

My husband likes, but isn't set on:

Matthew
Peter
Nathan
Andrew
James

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