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Help please!

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Eek3under3 · 08/08/2022 17:55

Baby boy born last week. We have no real shortlist…or at least nothing that feels like ‘the one’. I had a popular 80/90s name and hated being known as name + first letter of surname at school. Big sister is Annie.

Thoughts on these names please (and any suggestions welcome)…
Noah (nice but super popular. DH likes this name best)
Eddie (DH likes, I feel neutral, definitely don’t love it)
Xander
Ezra
Arthur

Any other ideas? Middle name will probably be Charlie or Charles (family name).

Thank you!

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SmokyQuartz · 08/08/2022 23:05

On second thoughts I don’t think you can have a Frank with an Annie

SmokyQuartz · 08/08/2022 23:04

Oscar was my first thought.

George
Robert (Bobby)
Patrick
Frank
David

Elsiid · 08/08/2022 23:01

Asa
Teddy
Cassius
Torin

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/08/2022 22:59

I love Arthur.

annie and

teddy
reggie
tommy
vinnie
leo
zach
jonah
rory
louis
luke
charlie
finley
kit
flynn

pinklavenders · 08/08/2022 22:42

You really can't have Annie and Eddie imo.

Xander is the best of your options

InTheCup · 08/08/2022 22:05

Love Edward nn Eddie. Goes great with Annie too

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blameitonthecaffeine · 08/08/2022 21:37

I like Noah and Xander

abblie · 08/08/2022 21:21

Defo noah Charlie

Aquamarine1029 · 08/08/2022 21:15

Austin Charles
Vaughn Charles
Hudson Charles

ariesalien · 08/08/2022 21:14

I'd probably prefer Rafferty to Raphael and Raffy is cute.

Fivebeanchilli · 08/08/2022 21:02

Rafferty is lovely. That would be my favourite. Again - not that unusual and certainly not one to raise any eyebrows...

ColmanFlamingo · 08/08/2022 20:24

Annie & Reuben
Annie & Solomon
Annie & Leo
Annie & Fraser
Annie & Felix
Annie & Eli
Annie & Caleb
Annie & Osian

numberthirtytwowindsorgardens · 08/08/2022 20:19

Raphael, if you like Raffy?

Congratulations on your lovely boy!

(I love Noah, but also Eddie and the above suggestion of Peter.)

Luxa · 08/08/2022 20:18

I like Rafferty and the suggestion of Peter.

Leo
Miles
Saul
Felix
Laurence/Laurie
Toby
Luca
Nicholas
Roman
Gabriel

Penguinsaregreat · 08/08/2022 20:18

Eddie is nice.

FayCarew · 08/08/2022 20:11

I tend to hear NOO-WAAAH being screeched out a lot too.
Surname names are mostly fine - as surnames. First names that are also surnames like Charles or James are fine

Charlie is lovely but a bit popular, could you use it as a first name?

I'll throw in a wildcard: Humphrey.

Mymoneydontjigglejiggle · 08/08/2022 20:10

Definitely not Noah it's super popular.
I love the wildcard name!!! I actually campaigned hard for Rafferty for my third but DH said no. I love it!

PraiseBee · 08/08/2022 20:06

Xander is my favourite by a long way.
I know lots of people like Noah but I find it grating listening to people shouting out 'No- wah'.

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Eek3under3 · 08/08/2022 20:01

@FayCarew ok wild card is out 🙈

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FayCarew · 08/08/2022 19:58

Definitely not Raffy/Rafferty. It's awful.

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Eek3under3 · 08/08/2022 19:53

Thanks for all the suggestions!

A wild card…what about Raffy ( Rafferty)?!

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Fivebeanchilli · 08/08/2022 19:50

Noah (nice but super popular. DH likes this name best) - nice, goes well with Annie, definitely super popular
Eddie (DH likes, I feel neutral, definitely don’t love it) - I really don't like it unless it's a shortening of Edward. Eddie feels a bit odd to me - maybe because it's a word (eddy) as well
Xander - I love this.
Ezra - nice. Very now - increasingly popular but nice name
Arthur - ok. I wouldn't personally pick 2 names with the same initial

ariesalien · 08/08/2022 19:42

I like Annie and Eddie or Annie and Ezra.

Other suggestions for you:
Axel
Abel
Blair
Colby
Cory
Davis
Eli
Elias
Emerson
Evan
Felix
George
Hollis
Hunter
Jonah
Joseph
Lockie
Luca
Max
Miles
Nate
Oscar
Odin
Otis
Rory
Scott
Samuel
Tate
Will
Zachary

pinklavenders · 08/08/2022 19:40

Noah has been SO popular for years... I wouldn't use it now. It will date badly imo.

How about

Edward Charles
Alexander Charles
Quentin Charles
Dominic Charles

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