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Friends baby has arrived, no name yet, has asked for help

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EnglishRose1320 · 26/10/2020 19:37

My friend had a beautiful baby boy a week ago. Her and her partner can't decide on a name

She loves:
Oliver
Edward

She likes:
Rupert
Peter
Harry
Alexander

He loves:
Peter
Alexander

He likes:
Oliver
Theodore

They would really like a name neither of them have thought of yet, similar to the names they like, thay they both just love instantly, I think they may have to pick a name one loves and the other likes. To complicate things they have a large blended family so lots of names already ruled out.

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pantherrose · 27/10/2020 13:57

I much prefer Alexander- I find Oliver a bit twee tbh.

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Enko · 27/10/2020 13:28

Daniel
David
Conrad
Edgar
Emmett
Francis

IckleBear · 27/10/2020 07:58

Casper

Katgolde · 27/10/2020 07:29

Alexander Oliver

joystir59 · 27/10/2020 06:48

Children should imo take the mother's surname

joystir59 · 27/10/2020 06:47

Give him all three: Oliver Alexander Peter Surname.

emilybrontescorsett · 27/10/2020 06:43

I would go with Oliver or Alexander.
Peter reminds me of Peter Sutcliffe so I would never use that.
Our of Oliver and Alexander choose the one which goes best with the surname.
So Alexander is ruled out if A surname could be made fun of.

ClaryFairchild · 27/10/2020 01:44

Oliver Alexander

Ellmau · 27/10/2020 00:13

Alaric
Rufus
Jasper
Piers
Ralph
Gabriel
Edwin
Edmund

BikeRunSki · 26/10/2020 21:24

Anthony
Matthew
Nicholas
Dominic
Patrick

Of your lists OP, I like Peter the best

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EnglishRose1320 · 26/10/2020 21:19

My friend has kept her exes surname for her other children's sake and will only change if she marries her partner, don't think she would be comfortable giving her new baby her exes surname so it will have her partners name.

Lots of lovely suggestions, thank you, will show her tomorrow.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/10/2020 21:16

I'd go with Alexander. Its a gorgeous strong masculine but gentle name.
He loves it and she at least likes it. Once he's called that she'll soon grow to love it. I hated my nephews name when my sister first came out with it. I love it now, though.

Other ideas for them.
Thomas
Daniel
Francis
Gabriel
William
Nathan
Nicholas
Max
Andrew
George
Leo
Matthew
Jonathan

StayCloseSpooky · 26/10/2020 21:08

Oliver

RunningFromWaterGhoul · 26/10/2020 20:58

William, Daniel, Frederick or Martin

whatsbinhappnin · 26/10/2020 20:54

Alasdair or Alistair has a similar sound

LottieDot · 26/10/2020 20:51

Oscar
Arthur
Joseph
Henry
Edward
Jacob
Benjamin

Twinkie01 · 26/10/2020 20:42

Otto or Gabriel are my current favourite names.

Whatsyourflava · 26/10/2020 20:40

Another suggestion of

Laurence

Threeweirdsisters · 26/10/2020 20:36

Suggestions:

Sebastian
Julian
Henry
Xavier
Léon
William
Gregory
Francis
Corin
Samuel
Aaron
Timothy
Quentin
Humphrey
Raphael
Oscar
Reuben

There’s also a great website called Nymbler which suggests names based on names you like...

Spied · 26/10/2020 20:29

Oliver is my favourite.
How about
Aidan
Isaac
Owen
Adam
Jonah
Jacob

MikeUniformMike · 26/10/2020 20:18

Top choices:
Oliver
Peter
Alexander

Of those 3, I'd choose Peter as the other two are used a lot.

Depends on the surname - which one sounds best with it?

NameChange30 · 26/10/2020 20:08

I also like James and Adam but they might not be able to use them if family members already have.

NameChange30 · 26/10/2020 20:07

with or without

NameChange30 · 26/10/2020 20:06

Well firstly, baby should have her surname, with it without his surname as an additional surname or a middle name.

Secondly, the first name should be a name they both like or love, so it's between Oliver, Peter and Alexander. My advice is to consider nicknames (Ollie, Pete, Alex or Xander) as that might help to narrow it down. Then maybe try using each name for a few days and see which one seems to fit best?