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Thoughts on Dominic? Help me think of other names for our shortlist...

57 replies

Piccalily19 · 04/10/2020 20:29

So we’re due to have a little boy early next year and stuck on names for our shortlist, want a couple of options ideally.

Middle name is almost definitely going to be James and last name is two syllables beginning with P

Thoughts on Dominic as an option? I always thought it would be more popular than it is so worried there’s a reason for it’s decline!

And can you suggest any similar names for us to consider? Basically not a fan of anything too trendy and modern but also not a fan of really old style names- boy names are hard!!

Only other names I like are Charlie (already a child in the family with that name so no) and Oliver (too popular, already know about 3 babies called that so also a no)

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PlantPotting · 07/10/2020 10:56

I love the name Dominic

Enko · 07/10/2020 09:05

I think its a boring name but I dont think yikes or politicians just ok..

Sunflowers247 · 06/10/2020 22:11

Big Bad Dom

Bleach!

Ellmau · 06/10/2020 18:36

It's OK.

What about:

Ludovic
Roderick
Alaric

Francis
Alexander
Jasper
Richard
Rufus

daisypond · 06/10/2020 18:00

I like it.
Benedict is also the first name I think of a similar ilk.
Nicholas
Guy
Marcus
Anthony
Piers
Rupert

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 06/10/2020 17:03

@AlrightBabby

I'd say it's a classic (biased Mom of a lovely Dominic)
Ma Cummings, that you? Grin
everyonesmama · 06/10/2020 16:54

I love Donovan - how about that?

AlrightBabby · 06/10/2020 16:48

I'd say it's a classic (biased Mom of a lovely Dominic)

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 16:45

@Oneandabean, have a google of his name.
Dominic Raab too.
Big Bad Dom was an advert for a well-known brand of bleach.

Oneandabean · 06/10/2020 16:31

@MikeUniformMike I am in the UK, I don’t watch tv though, I don’t watch the news or anything.

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 15:25

Jeremy
Timothy
Christopher
Nathaniel
Benedict

Auto · 06/10/2020 15:23

Frederick
Sebastian
Atticus
Jasper
Lawrence
Maximus
Henry
Solomon
Rufus

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 15:16

@Oneandabean, can I take it that you are not in the UK and have been avoiding any sort of news for the past year?

Oneandabean · 06/10/2020 15:03

Maybe I’m thick but who’s Dominic Cummings?
There’s nothing wrong with the name Dominic and the only one I know of I was in school with.

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 13:14

Dominic - Cummings, West, Raab. Not selling it.

Big bad Dom. - not so bad as it kills 99.9 % of all known germs dead.

Dislike Dom as a nn, but Dominic itself is OK.

I suggest Nicholas as an alternative. nn Nick. Neutral, classic, won't date badly.

TheYeaSayer · 05/10/2020 09:03

Dominic is a great name! (I have one though, so I'm biased)

Agree that Benedict had a similar vibe; it was also on our shortlist, but didn't want DS to be called Benny!
No one will remember Cummings in a year or two.

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Piccalily19 · 04/10/2020 22:07

Ehh Id say I agree with @Standrewsschool and @TimeStoleMyYouth on the political namesakes, can’t imagine anyone associating the name with a forgettable politician in the future but each to their own 🤷‍♀️
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions though, some lovely ones to consider- feel free to shoot anymore over 😊

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averythinline · 04/10/2020 20:58

I went to school with a Dominic...horrible child so always tainted and Cummings not improved that!...
Other names that could go with James..
Adrian
Benjamin
Daniel
Edward
Lawrence
Alexander
Isaac

TheoriginalLEM · 04/10/2020 20:51

I like the name Dominic but it will be shortened to Dom and it sounds yuck

TimeStoleMyYouth · 04/10/2020 20:50

Dominic is a great name! And so what if someone well-known has that name ... that applies to loads of names!
Will anyone really think of Cummings/Raab a few years from now? Hmm

Standrewsschool · 04/10/2020 20:47

Dominic is fine and a good traditional name (and any Dominic Cummings link will subside over time - actually I didn’t even think of him when I read the title).

Other names:
Sebastian
Samuel
Daniel
Alistair
Cameron
Thomas
Marcus
William

ASchuylerSister · 04/10/2020 20:46

Yeah it just makes me think of Dominic Cummings now. Not good.

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 04/10/2020 20:44

@JesusInTheCabbageVan

Be prepared for some funny looks from hospital staff if you tell them you're naming him Dominic.

Also be prepared for the baby to take the scenic route on his way out.

Grin

Yes - Dominic is a lovely lovely name that is currently ruined for me by Cummings.

dementedma · 04/10/2020 20:43

Laurence
Simon
Benedict
Sebastian
Philip
Samuel
Richard

Scarby9 · 04/10/2020 20:43

I was coming on to suggest Benedict too. Very underused, I think, and doesn't have the same Barnard Castle connotations as Dominic.
Donovan?
Declan
Frederick
Malachi
Roderick