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If we like these names...

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Frazzlerock · 26/08/2020 19:24

We currently have the following on the list but not yet 100% sold on any of them. Although I personally love Seth.
What else might we like?

Rufus
Gabriel
Jago
Guy
Rocco
Xander
Reuben
Seth
Rowan
Theo
Joss

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Frazzlerock · 28/08/2020 09:45

Thank you @Flymetothestars great feedback!

I'm also steering mostly towards Seth. DP says I will tell him off when he calls him 'Seff' (SE London man!) I said it would help him to learn to say 'th' properly Grin

What I do like about Seth is that he was the 'appointed one' after Cain and Able (I'm NOT religious btw!), this is quite poignant for us as we lost four babies before this one.

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sweetnosugar · 28/08/2020 09:41

Love Theo, it’s simple, easy to spell and pronounce. Just a nice sounding name imo.

Flymetothestars · 28/08/2020 09:35

Rufus - quite nice but (and I don't say this often I promise) it's a bit of a dog name. One of the very few names I don't think works on a human.
Gabriel - love this name and love the option of nickname Gabe
Jago - love this name. You might also like Milo.
Guy - not keen but it's not bad
Rocco - no. Dislike
Xander - ok
Reuben - too common compared to some of your other choices
Seth - love this name and it's history
Rowan - prefer this name for a girl. Dislike Row and find too similar to another extremely popular name RoMan. Would avoid.
Theo - lovely name and sound. Very popular though.
Joss - I like it. A bit different.

Will have a think of some suggestions for you in a similar vein although you have a real mix here of some very trendy "having a moment", names like Reuben and Rowan/Roman plus some far more unusual names like Joss and Rufus.
I think Seth is a really great option. Not overly popular, never met one but a mainstream name these days. Also the number of Seths have been declining in popularity each and every year since 2014 so a much safer choice popularity wise.

IggyAce · 28/08/2020 08:17

Seth & Xander were on my list I also liked:
Nathaniel
Ezekiel
Lucien

Rainbowqueeen · 28/08/2020 08:10

Levi
Angus
Ethan

sibbys · 28/08/2020 08:06

Wilbur ❤️

AgainstAllOdds1 · 28/08/2020 07:58

Jonah
Monty
Jonty
Hugo
Lyndon
Arlo

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Frazzlerock · 28/08/2020 07:35

I love Jago too @namenerd. I've loved it for years, but I don't like 'Jay' which I would imagine it would be naturally shortened to.

DP and I wondered about Spike last night...

Out of the suggestions so far I like Rafe but a friend has one and I'm not sure if that would be weird.

I also like Jude but another friend has a Jude. Kit is lovely but I once dated a Kit who was a bit of a nobhead so I feel like its ruined!

Rex is awesome, Not sure if I've mentioned it to DP before or not. I might suggest it today.

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namenerd · 28/08/2020 01:03

Jago and Xander are so lovely!
You may also like: Wilder, Roscoe, Nate, Flint, Roman, Ryder, Milo, Leon and Enzo.

Lebkuchenlove · 26/08/2020 20:16

Quentin

Ricekrispie22 · 26/08/2020 19:54

Isaac
Gideon
Rafe
Tobias
Sonny
Digby
Elias
Jonah

Standrewsschool · 26/08/2020 19:52

Donovan
Kyle
Joel
Cody
Dexter
Finn
Silas
Rex
Rhett

coaleo · 26/08/2020 19:36

Brock. New favourite this week 😂

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Frazzlerock · 26/08/2020 19:33

I love Sebastian @TheRosariojewels but we named our cat that 😭

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babyguffingtonstrikesagain · 26/08/2020 19:30

Jude
Kit
Solomon
Chester
Otis

TheRosariojewels · 26/08/2020 19:27

Lucien
Sebastian
Patrick
Gregory
Heath

healthylifestylee · 26/08/2020 19:25

Grayson

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