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Down to two...

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Hummingbird82 · 02/07/2020 11:34

My baby boy will be here in a couple of weeks and picking a name has been a thousand times more difficult than we anticipated Shock

We are now down to two names, but like them both equally so would love to hear what others think.

Owen - Nice and neutral, good for a baby and good for a man in my opinion.

Wyatt - You'd think American but it's actually old english and I love the meaning.

Both names go well with surname, which do you prefer?

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Spied · 02/07/2020 12:36

Much prefer Owen. It's a strong, classic name and I think it's lovely.
Wyatt sounds a bit try hard and I'm not sure it would suit many boys/men or how many would be comfortable introducing themselves as Wyatt.

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Hummingbird82 · 02/07/2020 12:31

@ElspethFlashman Grin That was brilliant!!

Partner is leaning towards Wyatt and I am leaning towards Owen so still no idea what we're going to call him Confused

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ElspethFlashman · 02/07/2020 11:41

Wyatt sounds like a hero in a bodice ripper set in the Old Wild West where our heroine escapes a whorehouse and stumbles upon Wyatt's lonely but unusually clean and cosy horse ranch where he slowly rebuilds her trust in men by listening to her whittering on before he makes gentle love to her with his rugged Western willy.

17caterpillars1mouse · 02/07/2020 11:40

I like both but love Wyatt. It's different but known and has a old-worldly feel about it which I like. It was on our list, along with Everett which I think has a similar feel (we had girls)

HappyDinosaur · 02/07/2020 11:36

I prefer Owen, Wyatt does sound a bit American for me and so not really my style. Both are decent names though.