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Bay boy

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Daisy880 · 01/03/2021 01:02

Hi
Can you help? Struggling with names. I want to get that feeling that it’s right as being on my own, so indecisive and anxious at the moment it’s hard to know and decipher my feelings. I also find the next day I don’t have the same feelings about the name too so I’m back at square one and it’s been like this for months now I’m not moving on. I don’t have any strong male role models to use either to give heart behind the name choice.

Harry
Benjamin
William
Louie

Any comments welcome as I’m hoping this might trigger some unconscious feeling ir preference to a name

Thank you in advance x

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SmeleanorSmellstrop · 05/03/2021 04:33

I also thought you wanted to call him Bay and came here to dissuade you, so your lovely boy's list is a relief Grin They're all lovely, but I prefer the Louis spelling. William is my least favourite but the others are pretty much equal. Maybe Louis and Benjamin just edging into number 1!

If you want more ideas with a similar feel, how about:

Felix
Reuben
Edward
Rory
Casper

I also LOVE Luke and Isaac.

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Daisy880 · 03/03/2021 19:06

Thank you yes I like William Benjamin and Luke

I’ve done the bits of paper, whiteboard in feeling more positive too no so alone
Thank you all

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JackieweaverhasALLtheauthority · 03/03/2021 13:00

Would it help to hear some associations that people have with names, as you say you have no positive male role models?
These are men i know very very well with names similar to your list.

James- such a kind man. Very clever, went to uni and did really well, married young and is a fantastic dad to children. Good job etc

William...i know 2. One is a little biy- absolutely gorgeous, really sweet and well behaved . Very popular with plenty of friends. The other is a man... very, very funny, loves his wife and family, works hard but enjoys a good time too. The kind of man you can depend on.

Does this kind of thing help? I could go on!

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Daisy880 · 03/03/2021 12:51

Thank you ladies 😘
Yeah bay boy ... should have said baby 🤦🏼‍♀️
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Firebird83 · 02/03/2021 23:24

William or Luke

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Daisy880 · 02/03/2021 21:22

💐

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Alwayswrongneverright · 02/03/2021 19:39

Samuel
Isaac
Michael
Edward
James
Joseph
Joshua
Liam
Luke
Matthew
Joel

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/03/2021 18:22

I must admit I like alliterative names so I'd be tempted by William (Billy) or Benjamin (Ben) - as long as your surname isn't Bunter or Button.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 02/03/2021 17:06

Bay B Sorry, couldn't resist 💐

I think Louis is lovely, as are William, Christopher and James.

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Daisy880 · 02/03/2021 16:54

Lol thank you last name is b

So
Billy b
Ben b
Luke b

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Sunnyrainydays · 02/03/2021 16:52

James
Henry
Christopher
Luke
John

Roszie · 02/03/2021 15:57

Luca is nice

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/03/2021 14:50

Luke is fine, you're overthinking it with the Skywalker/Vader thing - Luke is a top 100 name, common enough that people won't really associate it with Star Wars.

EvilOnion · 02/03/2021 14:42

I like all of those names but Benjamin is my favourite.

I also like Lucas, Isaac, Elijah and Blake.

BellamyBells · 02/03/2021 14:37

@Daisy880

Do you think the name Luke would be a problem if his dad wasn’t around with people saying Luke I am your father? From star wars? Or is my mind on overdrive ?
Definitely mind overdrive!
BellamyBells · 02/03/2021 14:36

Write them all on a piece of paper, scrunch them up and put in a bag. Pick out one. That's his name. How do you feel?

Alternatively, which one did you love first? First is often best.

BellamyBells · 02/03/2021 14:36

They're all really lovely. Which one sounds better with your surname and which nicknames? I think practise saying each one many times and see how you go from there.

MuddleMoo · 02/03/2021 13:39

I don't think anyone would do that?

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Daisy880 · 02/03/2021 13:39

Do you think the name Luke would be a problem if his dad wasn’t around with people saying Luke I am your father? From star wars? Or is my mind on overdrive ?

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RaeGraham · 02/03/2021 13:35

I think Benjamin and Louie are really cute names,
i also think Ilya( i-l-ee-a) is a really adorable name

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Daisy880 · 02/03/2021 13:29

I keep seeing Louise with the spelling

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KirstenBlest · 01/03/2021 15:56

Harry - know too many
Benjamin - best one
William - ok
Louie - not ok, but Louis is fine

How about Peter as a pp suggested, or Philip?

partyatthepalace · 01/03/2021 14:43

They are all solid lovely names OP, I can’t see you having cause to regret any of them.

Harry, William and Louis are all very of the moment, whereas Benjamin is less popular right now - so all things being equal I’d go for Benjamin, nn Ben.

If you do go for Louis, I would spell it like that so it is distinctly a boys name with the traditional spelling (Louie can be a pet form of Louise etc.)

Maybe keep a list of names on your fridge so you can let them settle?

VenusClapTrap · 01/03/2021 13:31

Those are all nice names op.

Ive followed this board for years, and name regret threads appear fairly regularly. I’ve noticed they are often about names that are very ‘of the moment’ but not classics, so the name has been chosen because the poster thinks it’s fairly unusual but hasn’t realised it’s actually massively popular (e.g. Isla, Arlo type names) and it’s a shock to find there are three others in every baby group.

Or sometimes the poster has changed their mind because a family member has expressed distaste, and it’s put them off.

Conversely, I’ve seen ones where a family member has persuaded them out of a name they loved, so they’ve gone with something else, and then regretted it.

I think if you pick a classic like the ones on your list, even if they are fairly popular you know this from the start and aren’t choosing something to be deliberately different only to be disappointed it’s bang on trend. The only one that veers even close to this territory is Louie, I think.