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Freddie or Rory

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loulou2021 · 12/02/2022 09:22

Hi all

Our second baby is due in June. We don't officially know if it's a boy or a girl but I think the sonographer slipped up at our 20 week scan (after we said we didn't want to know the sex) as she referred at the end to "his" spine and then quickly corrected herself to say "baby's" spine. A little annoying that the surprise has been ruined but it has at least given us a nudge about what names to focus on!

The front runners at the moment are Freddie and Rory. I'd be really interested in people's opinions of these names and which one you prefer.

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irishfarmer · 16/02/2022 17:04

I prefer Rory, but Ruairí is pretty high on my list so I am bias!

I'd also wouldn't think much about what the sonographer said. I refer to my unborn baby as he the whole time even though I don't have a clue either way, just don't like saying it

babyjellyfish · 16/02/2022 12:37

I like both, although I would put Frederick on the birth certificate.

Sazzlepop22 · 16/02/2022 11:47

Love both names, husband is Rory so bias about that lol. Freddie Mercury is a legend so that's a winner too.
The sound of the any middle names and surname may help you decide. Oh you could use one as first then the other as a middle name actually!

WoSarah · 14/02/2022 10:06

I love Rory

Caramelcap · 13/02/2022 22:21

Rory definitely out of those two.
What about Cody?

Abrakatabra · 13/02/2022 19:53

I personally don't like the "ie" endings on boy names in official documents like Charlie, Freddie etc.

They sound a bit baby-ish and not strong enough for adults. I prefer Charles, Frederick etc.

Rory is not my taste too.. Too many "R"...

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loulou2021 · 12/02/2022 19:43

@bloominglovelyorange yes I see what you mean "it's spine" does sound a lot like "his spine". Now I'm not sure if the sonographer has given the game away!

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loulou2021 · 12/02/2022 19:42

Thanks for all of the replies. It's still pretty tight between the names. I think they are both great. I've always loved Freddie but I know my mum doesn't like it (which shouldn't make a difference, but it does taint it a little for me) and I've also got a good friend with a Freddie (although due to distance we don't see each other much and I think if I asked her she'd be fine with it). Rory is one I've only considered recently. Wasn't overly keen at first but it has really grown on me.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 12/02/2022 17:29

Rory. It’s super popular but fabulous

Freddie also super popular but a bit dull. If you do use it I would definitely use Frederick or Alfred as a first name.

DramaAlpaca · 12/02/2022 14:20

Rory, by about a hundred miles.

Freddie is awful.

confuseddotcom1234 · 12/02/2022 13:59

Rory really like it

Gigi97 · 12/02/2022 13:35

Freddie

mumof2nanof1 · 12/02/2022 13:23

Freddie

Steelesauce · 12/02/2022 12:27

On the other hand, I have a very popular name (Freddie is very popular where I am) and there's 4 in his class, pick up and school phone calls get confusing Grin my youngest has an equally popular girls name and I'm guessing I will have the same issues with her. Rory is def my favourite out of all my children's names.

bloominglovelyorange · 12/02/2022 12:25

"It's spine" sounds exactly the same as "his spine" - try it. I've heard this happen many times where "it's" has been misheard as "his". So I don't think they have ruined surprise. Also - Sonographer won't really be thinking about what the gender is unless you ask - many just use "he" as default. Sexists haha.

I much prefer Freddie. Rory is so trendy at the moment and there's so many Ro... names that are trending.

Steelesauce · 12/02/2022 12:25

I have a Rory, he's the only one in his class which is nice. Not too out there but a bit different.

Bosephine · 12/02/2022 12:11

Marginally prefer Freddie but only because I know an annoying Rory.

worriedmummyofboys · 12/02/2022 11:40

Freddie

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/02/2022 11:39

I like Rory

Fl0w3ry · 12/02/2022 11:38

I love the name Rory.

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loulou2021 · 12/02/2022 10:15

Oooh it's quite close between the two. Thanks so much for replying everyone!

@UserBot9to5 @Mumoblue ah hadn't thought about the fact that the sonographer could use "his" by default or that I possibly misheard. I guess we do still have a surprise after all 😀

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Mumoblue · 12/02/2022 09:41

I like Rory better than Freddie. Also don’t be too married to the idea that the slip up was confirmation- they could just use “his” as default!

UserBot9to5 · 12/02/2022 09:38

PS, my first, the sonographer ''slipped'' too I thought and I thought I'd heard her say his but it could have been I was confused. Over the years I've doubted myself. I was expecting a boy, but when my baby was born, they said ''so is this a boy then?'' and i looked and said in the confusion ''I'll sort it out later''. So I wonder if 'his spine' or 'his fold' could be a default. Honestly, after doing twenty scans a day when they're half way through yours they could be in a fugue state and refer to the sex of the baby in the scan they were doing fifteen minutes earlier.

StopForAMinute · 12/02/2022 09:38

I like both too. Slightly prefer Freddie.

UserBot9to5 · 12/02/2022 09:34

Hmmm, I like both.

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