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My husband wants to call the new baby after the cat ...

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NamechangeObvis · 29/04/2020 20:47

So finally getting DH to start at least thinking about baby names with a couple of weeks to go, and after crossing off the unappealing Cyrus/Aethelstan/Lancelot style names he likes, we finally have a short list.. one of which is the cat’s name Confused

Could people please critique, say which your favourite is, or suggest anything else we might like? We don’t really love any of them... we have a Kitty and a Rafe already and I’d like a name that ‘goes’.

Maxim
Ivo (but would you pronounce it EE-vo or eye-vo?)
Mungo (the cat Blush)
Jonty
Jago (one of ds’s middle name though)

Please help!

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winterisstillcoming · 06/05/2020 16:56

They're pet names!

Milo?
Jack?

Iwalkinmyclothing · 06/05/2020 16:53

Maxim

Edenember · 06/05/2020 16:48

Jude, Luca? To add to my first list. Also Otto & Roscoe

Edenember · 06/05/2020 16:34

You seem to like o endings... Arlo, Enzo, Laszlo.... Think Milo, Hugo and Theo may be a bit too common for you.

Others you might like - Ascher, Asa, Jory, Yann(is), Jesse, Arty, Otis, Amos, Nate, Thade (pronounced tay-dee), Omri, Rohan, Ned, Marlowe, Thien, Xander, Saul, Seth, Jethro.

From your list Jago is my fave.

BateKush2020 · 06/05/2020 15:17

Other ideas

Jonah (as you like Gabriel)
Moses (as above)
Marcus
Quentin
Magnus
Julian
Inigo
Humphrey
Rufus (maybe too similar to Rafe)

notalwaysalondoner · 06/05/2020 15:12

Mungo is a name, my sister knew one as a teenager about ten years ago. First time I’d come across it. They owned a castle in Wales to give you some context...

I like Ivo (it’s always pronounced eye-vo if you’re British isn’t it?) and Maxim. Not a fan of Jago but it’s ok. Jonty is a bit pretentious but I can see why you’d like it.

EastMidsMumOf1 · 06/05/2020 15:11

Mary, mungo and midge is the first thing that came to mind - I'm young btw but it was a very popular TV series in the early 70s, so my mum tells me!

SarahTTCx · 06/05/2020 15:08

This post can't be real, can it? Mungo isn't a name (I wouldn't even say for a cat!!!)

I'm really not much a fan of any of your choices but that may just be due to a difference in taste. I'd say out of your options, Ivo is the best and goes the best with your current kids names.

Jonty is so stereotypically snobby to me, i'm not sure how Jago is pronounced (Jay-go or Jah-go?) but it's not terrible. Maxim is so blunted to me. And Mungo is definitely not a name, please don't do that to the child!

HelloItsmeAgain1 · 04/05/2020 20:32

Maxim is cute

Juno231 · 04/05/2020 11:40

How about Wilf instead if Wilfred? Juno? Jude (I think it goes with Rafe)?

CatteStreet · 04/05/2020 10:31

Maxim's great. The rest, not so (Jonty's OK but I would give him Jonathan as a full name so he can shake off the extremely UMC aura if he so chooses).

I like Torin as per a PP.

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NamechangeObvis · 04/05/2020 10:26

*wilfred. Fat fingers, sorry.

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NamechangeObvis · 04/05/2020 10:25

Love Kester, DH has vetoed
Love(d) Wilford, DH has vetoed and it’s now firmly off my list 😆
Like Jolyon but our surname ends in an -on sound so it sounds wrong

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Queenest · 03/05/2020 16:14

How about Wilfred?!

YahBasic · 30/04/2020 22:22

Love Kester, Jago and Tristan.

Valentin and Torin came to mind too.

Cissyandflora · 30/04/2020 22:14

After reading the whole thread I think you should go with Mungo after all. And then you can ask people guess which one was named after the cat? No not kitty.

sibbys · 30/04/2020 19:52

Maxim is a porn magazine!!!

Justhavinganosy · 30/04/2020 19:50

Roscoe
Ivor
Irvin
Seb
Jax

Stingeray · 30/04/2020 19:20

Magnus?

CountFosco · 30/04/2020 19:17

Even Murdo sounds pretty good with a thick Taggart accent.

😍 Murdo. Unfortunately we live in England and I always think English people sound like they are shitting themselves when saying Scottish names with a 'ur' sound. We vetoed Kirsten for the same reason.

Kester, Hector, and Kentigern all very cool as well. Suspect I'll become of those dreadful DM/MIL who say 'oh, what about name X for grandchild, I much prefer it to your choice'.

Honeyroar · 30/04/2020 16:39

Yes I mentioned Mary, Mungo and Midge, t’was before my time too, but the name took me back!😁

Lightofthephoenix · 30/04/2020 16:08

Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer
We're a notorious couple of cats
As knockabout clowns, quick-change comedians
Tight-rope walkers and acrobats
We have an extensive reputation
We make our home in Victoria Grove
This is merely our centre of operation
For we are incurably given to rove

Poodles03 · 30/04/2020 15:53

This thread title made me laugh out loud for some reason.

And Cyrus/Aethelstan/Lancelot sound utterly ridiculous, even for a cat.

user1497787065 · 30/04/2020 15:47

Does Mungo have a hidden m among that I am not aware of? I thought it one of the best on your list but as everyone else is reacting with horror I'm wondering if I'm missing something???

LotusClover · 30/04/2020 15:42

Oh gosh no, no, please no. Do NOT name your child Mungo! Shock

Jonty is nice and fits well with your other DCs names. Not keen on the other names on your list. But literally anything other than Mungo will do!