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Opinions on the list?

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carol33wine · 26/06/2022 16:28

Finally narrowed down the baby name list... can't seem to choose one.

Basil
Cal
Corey
Elijah
Isaac
Jake

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sageandbasil · 27/06/2022 21:53

My cat is called basil. I love the name but to me it's a pets name. Sorry. I love Elijah from your list

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/06/2022 21:41

Basil- faulty
Cal- need full name
Corey- USA 20y ago
Elijah- ok
Isaac- like
Jake- prefer Jacob

Drunkandalone · 27/06/2022 20:21

Basil is great

DogsAndGin · 27/06/2022 20:11

Basil Brush
Cal - nn for a longer name
Corey - American
Elijah - too religious
Isaac - too religious
Jake - quite well used

My favourite is Jake

Spanielsarepainless · 27/06/2022 18:04

Isaac or Elijah.

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 27/06/2022 18:03

Isaac or Jake

Basil is really bad

starkid · 27/06/2022 17:58

Elijah :)

Sallypally0 · 26/06/2022 23:28

Basil - Reminds me of Basil Fawlty whacking his car with a branch
Cal - Seems like half a name
Corey - Yeah alright
Elijah - A bit too biblical for me
Isaac - Like
Jake - Meh

Luredbyapomegranate · 26/06/2022 23:16

Elijah
Issac
Caleb nn Cal (Cal is not a name)
Jacob nn Jake

Basil is just unkind
Corey sounds like a 90s American teen with a meth problem

MassiveSalad22 · 26/06/2022 22:55

Cal 😍😍😍 Calvin. Was on our list and would really have suited DS2.

candyflossxox · 26/06/2022 22:47

Only like Jake.
Deffo not Basil, sounds like the herb.

PedalPedal · 26/06/2022 22:43

Cal or Corey

AliBaliBears · 26/06/2022 22:42

I like Isaac.

Also like Cal as a nickname but it's not a full name to me. I like Calum and Caleb.

Elijah is ok, prefer Elliot and Elis.

Not keen on Jake but like Jacob and Jack.

Really dislike Basil, sorry.

JustAnotherViper · 26/06/2022 20:15

Basil! Unusual but not unknown. Ties in with the current nature names trend but he’s not likely to have loads of mates with the same name. Definitely cool.

TenThousandSpoons · 26/06/2022 20:11

I like Jake and Isaac.

Basil sounds a bit try-hard.
Cal sounds like a nickname.
Elijah is ok but prefer Ezekiel.
Corey - American teenager

Hazelnuttree · 26/06/2022 19:02

I'd pick Isaac. Not that keen on the others. Zachary?

DramaAlpaca · 26/06/2022 18:52

I like Cal, and Jake is OK.

I really don't like the others.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 26/06/2022 18:41

I like Elijah and Isaac
Cal could be a shortening of Caleb which is lovely

AmandaMirandaPanda · 26/06/2022 18:38

I like Basil and Elijah (although I slightly prefer Elias or Eli).

I used to work with a (posh American) Basil and it worked very well for him. I'd kind of put it in a category with Hazel and Olive, which have become quite popular, so not sure if a Basil revival is coming! It's (usually) pronounced differently in US English (BAY-sil rather than BAH-sil), although that may not matter.

DontLikeCoffee · 26/06/2022 18:37

Love Elijah.

Basil is terrible.

Sarah13xx · 26/06/2022 18:30

Cal is cool but not keen on the rest sorry

Riverlee · 26/06/2022 18:24

Basil - original
Cal - feels like a nn to me
Corey - love it
Elijah - not bad
Isaac - not bad
Jake - nn for Jacob?

Mymoneydontjigglejiggle · 26/06/2022 18:20

I like Isaac, Elijah and Jake. DH likes Basil.

KirstenBlest · 26/06/2022 18:01

Basil - cool
Cal - short for Caleb? I like Caleb
Corey - no
Elijah - a bit too long and babyish, blends into all the other El names, of which there are many
Isaac - ok
Jake - ok

legaltigger · 26/06/2022 17:56

Corey is rude where I'm from!!