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Which boy name - help, he's nearly here!

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 20:52

Hi,

I'm due a baby boy next week and we still haven't picked a name. My husband has Scottish heritage and so a couple of the names are influenced by that. His middle name will be Wentworth as it is a family name and our surname begins with H.

Options so far are:

Vincent
Brandon
Conrad
Reuben
Kieran
Cameron
Fraser
Niall

We have scoured through a million lists and these are the best we can come up with, so please noone say they're all rubbish! Which one would you choose out of these?

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MomoMojito · 11/11/2021 22:11

Absolutely love Niall!

ApplesAreTheBaneOfMyLife · 11/11/2021 21:56

Fraser

BingBongToTheMoon · 11/11/2021 21:03

Oh I like the anagram thing!

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 11/11/2021 20:02

@ScotsMumOf4

My ds is kieran but with the spelling ciaran. Out of the rest I would say fraser. Not a fan of the rest
We like that Ciaran spelling but it's an anagram of our daughters name, Carina so we can't do it that way!
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ScotsMumOf4 · 11/11/2021 19:40

My ds is kieran but with the spelling ciaran. Out of the rest I would say fraser. Not a fan of the rest

KirstenBlest · 11/11/2021 08:48

Vincent - no, Vince and ~ Vinnie are not great
Brandon - no, seems dated
Conrad - fine
Reuben - a bit nothingy
Kieran - a bit 1970s
Cameron - don't like Cam
Fraser - like
Niall - like but is it Nigh-l or Nee-l?

WeasilyPleased · 10/11/2021 22:42

I have the loveliest friend called Conrad so that's my vote.

FindingMeno · 10/11/2021 22:31

Fraser or Reuben

Keladrythesaviour · 10/11/2021 22:29

I think Niall Wentworth H is a gorgeous name. Otherwise Fraser!

DramaAlpaca · 10/11/2021 22:28

I'd choose Niall, Vincent or Conrad.

Fraser is quite nice too.

I don't like Brandon at all.

DotDotDotDotDot · 10/11/2021 22:01

I like Fraser from your list.
Least favourite is Brandon.

BellaVida · 10/11/2021 21:58

Fraser gets my vote! I also like Fergus and Finlay.

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 21:30

@Pumpkinsonparade

HWH are great initials!!
Almost regal 😂
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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 21:28

Thanks all, might have to tally up the votes, looks like Reuben and Fraser are the winners so far.

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EekGoesTheBaby · 10/11/2021 21:26

Congratulations! My vote is for Reuben (which my autocorrect just changed to "Revenge" Hmm).

WinterCarlisle · 10/11/2021 21:24

Reuben - brilliant name

Pumpkinsonparade · 10/11/2021 21:22

HWH are great initials!!

golddustwomen · 10/11/2021 21:20

Oh definitely Reuben!! Absolutely love it.

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 21:19

@Pumpkinsonparade I like Hamish but our surname begins with H and might be too much.
My daughter is called Carina and so although we do like some names beginning with C I'm less inclined to go with one of those. Boys names are tough!

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 21:16

@IamnotwhouthinkIam, thanks for the suggestions.

I'm really glad I asked, I think Fraser might be the winner at this rate and I don't want to ask anyone in RL incase we change our mind or we get an eyebrow raise.

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Pumpkinsonparade · 10/11/2021 21:15

Hamish is the best Scottish boy name imo!

Snooptheboot · 10/11/2021 21:14

Cameron or Kieran

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 10/11/2021 21:11

If you are Scots heritage, it's no contest for me: Fraser - I love it, despite generally not liking "surname" names.

The others either sound more Irish than Scottish to me for some reason (Niall, Kieran) or I hate the nn's ("Roo", "Cam", "Vinnie"), Conrad sounds a bit fusty to me and I find Brandon slightly 90's, sorry.

My other fave Scots boys names if it helps are Alistair and Laith (and Magnus but that's more Latin/Scandi I suppose). Brodie and Lewis also have their charm if you like surname/place names.

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 21:11

@BingBongToTheMoon hadn't come across Alisdair, one to ponder thanks!

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CloseYourMouthLynn · 10/11/2021 21:09

@dementedma I suggested Lachlan but was vetoed!

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