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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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Daisy880 · 01/03/2021 13:11

Thank you this is helping it’s so hard on your own

Agree on the miss spelling of Louie and then other comments I’m hoping I will get inspiration and I will just know rather than dithering

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Whatsyourflava · 01/03/2021 10:04

My favourite of you list is William
I also love Louis but spelt with an S as that's the more common spelling so less room for mix up

MuddleMoo · 01/03/2021 09:35

People will spell Louie as Louis and it might get annoying for him.

I like the other 3 but wouldn't go for Harry unless it is your favourite. I know a few young Harrisons at the moment.

Benjamin is my favourite as it can be shortened to Benjy or Ben.

They are nice classic names that won't date or be seen as following a trend. They are all popular names and have been for a while but there is nothing wrong with that

CakesOfVersailles · 01/03/2021 09:29

Harry
Benjamin
William
Louie

Benjamin and William are lovely, strong, established names.

I like Louie but I think you might have trouble with the spelling. A lot of people would expect Louis.

Harry to me is straddling the line between name and nickname. Most Harrys I know are really called Henry - but I appreciate that this is different in different areas.

MagnoliatheMagnificent · 01/03/2021 09:16

Benjamin is lovely. The others are all a bit too related to the Royal family so may be more popular.

Stickytreacle · 01/03/2021 09:11

I think William is a lovely name, although bay boy would be good for a foal 😄

Whatsyourflava · 01/03/2021 09:09

Really lovely list of names
You can't go wrong

How about Peter or Laurence

GeorgiaGirl52 · 01/03/2021 01:33

Atticus
Benedict
Colin
Daniel

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 01/03/2021 01:32

If it helps at all, seven boy names have stayed in the top 100 most popular names in the UK for the last 120 years - Alexander, Charles, Edward, George, James, Thomas and William.

So if you chose one of these they are unlikely to date and should suit all ages. Because these names have also been in popular use for so long, most of them also have several nn choices - Alexander and Edward have at least half a dozen each!

I'd personally avoid George and Charles (Charlie) at the moment as they are really popular - as is Harry of your choices. Benjamin and Louis from your list are absolutely fine, just not particular fave's of mine. I really love classic William though - so many interesting namesakes in different fields (Shakespeare, Wilberforce, the Conqueror etc)

tobee · 01/03/2021 01:14

Report your thread and request change I think @Daisy880

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Daisy880 · 01/03/2021 01:09

🤦🏼‍♀️ How do I change that?

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Daisy880 · 01/03/2021 01:07

Does anyone have any experience with baby name regret so much so that they changed their child’s name also ?

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BurgundyBells · 01/03/2021 01:05

I'm just relieved your chosen name isn't Bay Boy which was what I thought when I first opened the thread 😂