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Best boy's name out of these?

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Iwantalonglie · 11/10/2020 13:38

Which one of these would you pick?

Andrew
Robert
Ivo
Sebastian
Rory
Benjamin
Nathaniel

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EriAndo · 12/10/2020 08:18

Rob and Robbie are middle aged sounding names.
Love Rory & Nathan.

RickOShay · 12/10/2020 08:08

Of course. It’s Gus. We decided on the way to the registrar, when he was 5 weeks and 6 days old, no joke Grin
I wanted Kit or Gabriel, he wanted Robert or Robert.

Ginandplatonic · 12/10/2020 07:28

Ooh I quite like Lyn - you certainly don’t hear that on babies these days!

BikeRunSki · 12/10/2020 07:14

Nathaniel/Nate

ifiwasascent · 12/10/2020 07:13

Rory
Sebastian

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Iwantalonglie · 12/10/2020 07:02

@RickOShay. Intrigued - might I ask what? You don't have to answer!

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Iwantalonglie · 12/10/2020 07:01

Evelyn is nice but there are so many Evies about round here.

It's a family name (my grandmother was called Evelyn). She never shortened it and would have given short shrift to anyone calling her Evie Grin! If we have to shorten it, it will be to something like Lyn, not Evie.

But have a feeling DC2 will be a boy and we'll avoid the problem altogether!

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keziahthecat · 12/10/2020 07:00

Benjamin

RickOShay · 12/10/2020 06:49

He is called something completely different Grin

RickOShay · 12/10/2020 06:48

Kit, Ivo and then Sebastian.
I wanted Kit for dc3, and dh wanted Robert Grin
Stand your ground!

Ginandplatonic · 12/10/2020 06:44

I love them all except Nathaniel. Ivo is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine but not sure I’m brave enough to use it. I really wanted Rory for DS4 but DH vetoed - just as well because he had huge articulation problems and particularly struggled with R. Still does a bit at 14.

I really love Christopher nn Kit tho - if you can pull off Ivo you can absolutely pull off Kit!

Not that you asked but I love Marianne of you girl choices. Evelyn is nice but there are so many Evies about round here.

RainingBatsAndFrogs · 12/10/2020 06:33

Benjamin
Ivo

emilybrontescorsett · 11/10/2020 23:43

Benjamin or Nathaniel for me.

StayClosePooky · 11/10/2020 22:37

Benjamin is a strong name

Giganticshark · 11/10/2020 22:24

Andrew or Benjamin. Absolutely will get shortened to Andy/Ben.
All the Andys I know go by their last names 😂

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ToastyFingers · 11/10/2020 22:00

I like Sebastian best.

Lightningrain · 11/10/2020 21:58

Sebastian is my favourite.

ChristmasinJune · 11/10/2020 21:54

Ivo, Rory or Benjamin

CharlieBoo · 11/10/2020 21:42

Sebastian is lovely

Firebird83 · 11/10/2020 21:16

Robert or Andrew. They’re underused classics.

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Iwantalonglie · 11/10/2020 20:44

Your list seems to have some very different kinds of names...

It's an amalgamation of DH's and my choices. His are the more traditional ones, but he's also keen on Rory. I like Ivo but he's not convinced. I don't like Rory because I have a slight lisp.

Girls name choice is Evelyn (with Marianne as a runner-up if baby doesn't look like an Evelyn).

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Lillysnotroses · 11/10/2020 20:19

Rory

HeavyDeuty · 11/10/2020 20:17

Your list seems to have some very different kinds of names...

Andrew, Robert and, to some extent, Benjamin and Nathaniel seem quite bland to me. Sebastian is lovely, but quite popular, so it depends what you're going for. Rory is fine, but I love Ivo - different but straight forward and pretty international. Having said that, all apart from Rory and Ivo are long names that are likely to get shortened. Is that what you would like, or would you like a shorter, punchier name?

M0mmyneedswine · 11/10/2020 19:22

Rory or Nathaniel