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Please order these boys' names?

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Carouselfish · 21/04/2020 09:44

Douglas
Jesse
Ralph
Sonny

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Badtasteflump · 21/04/2020 23:29

Douglas is the only one I like - sorry. Sonny is a nickname and not a 'real' name. Jesse makes me think of scummy criminals (Breaking Bad, Jesse James, etc) and Ralph has always been a nickname for a penis since I read a Judy Blume book as a teenager.

Jossina · 21/04/2020 22:36

Douglas
Ralph- pronounced Rafe
Jesse- so-so, quite American cowboy
Sonny- would never NEVER consider an actual name. It's a nickname.

HeavyDeuty · 21/04/2020 21:57

Ralph
Douglas

Sonny and Jesse

Bubbletrouble43 · 21/04/2020 21:42

I like
Sonny.... loads, on my list
Ralph quite a lot, nice and quirky
Douglas... it's OK, like the abbreviation Dougy
Jesse not a lot but that may be because I know one that's not a nice person.

momtoolliex · 21/04/2020 21:41

Sonny
Jesse
Ralph
Douglas

DramaAlpaca · 21/04/2020 21:41

Douglas is fabulous. Jesse is OK.

The other two are dire, especially Sonny.

123Dancewithme · 21/04/2020 21:37

Douglas
Jesse
Sonny
Ralph

Astronica · 21/04/2020 13:08

Ralph
Douglas

Sonny

Jesse

Sackofspuds · 21/04/2020 12:09

love Ralph
dislike Douglas
really don't like Sonny and Jesse

BertieBotts · 21/04/2020 11:55

Love Jesse.

Not keen on Douglas.

Really dislike Sonny and Ralph.

SpillTheTeaa · 21/04/2020 11:54

Step
Do you go around calling your son sonny then? Grin

SpillTheTeaa · 21/04/2020 11:53

Douglas but I'd choose Dougie.
Sonny
Ralph
Jesse

twinkledag · 21/04/2020 11:51

Sonny
Jesse
Ralph
Douglas

steppemum · 21/04/2020 11:04

Ralph Douglas

Jesse

(off the bottom of the list so far you can't see it) Sonny.
Seriously Sonny is bloody awful as a name. How about daughtery for a girl? It is like I couldn't think of an actual name, only a relationship to me.

VettiyaIruken · 21/04/2020 10:54

Going from the one I like best to the one I like least,
Ralph
Douglas
Jesse
Sonny

Whatsyourflava · 21/04/2020 10:33

Jesse is my favourite and Sonny second favourite! I actually really love all of them except Doug. Sounds a bit like Dung or something you’d find in a swamp. Also “I DUG up the garden”. Sounds like a verb.
Ralph is cool but getting v popular.
Anyway great list 😍
What’s your first DC called?

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Carouselfish · 21/04/2020 10:29

I'm really interested to see the order as I had my own preferences and wondered if they'd be reflected. They aren't! Second DC and I'm much more relaxed about names this time, getting four or five I like for each gender and seeing how the dust settles with DP's choices and others'.
Thanks for input all. I did love the 50s comment as that is sort of what I'm aiming at! Doug and Jesse are my favourites. Not in Scotland so insult-wise not a problem.

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IHaveAMagicBean · 21/04/2020 10:29

Sonny is lovely
Jesse equally so.

I don’t dislike Ralph but it’s somewhat meh.
I don’t care for Douglas, old fashioned but not in a Harry or Arthur kinda way.

But at the end of the day it’s not my choice.

FamilyOfAliens · 21/04/2020 10:26

Some people are so bloody rude. I imagine whoever they are in lockdown with are now sick of their negative attitude. and going back to work

I haven’t seen any rude responses on here. The OP agreed with my analysis!

Ughmaybenot · 21/04/2020 10:10

I’d leave that order as it is... altho I really don’t like sonny, so if I could whittle it down to three, that would be even better. It’s just too nicknamey for me!

Supanovah · 21/04/2020 10:10

I wrote above but I would list

Douglas
Sonny
Jesse
Ralph

ElizabethMainwaring · 21/04/2020 10:09

I'm not being blooming rude! Op asked for opinions and I gave mine! I'm sure that op can deal with differing views.

OnlyJudyCanJudgeMe · 21/04/2020 10:08

Douglas
Ralph
Jesse (but I don’t like it)
Sonny (really don’t like it)

CalleighDoodle · 21/04/2020 10:06

Some people are so bloody rude. I imagine whoever they are in lockdown with are now sick of their negative attitude. and going back to work

CalleighDoodle · 21/04/2020 10:05

Jesse - love this. Wanted it for my ds but turned out me and dh had very different styles. He wanted Lucian.
Ralph - I like Ralph. Great name. I do like Rafe too (raphael) if you're in and around the sound but not decided.
Douglas
Sonny

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