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4 day old baby boy with no name

80 replies

Moonshine160 · 16/09/2022 12:34

I gave birth to a beautiful, dinky 5lb little boy on Monday afternoon a few weeks early, so we hadn’t yet settled on a name and we’re still struggling to choose one for him. I hoped I would see him and know which name was “the one” but none feel right. His older brother is called Reuben. Please can you give your opinions on the following names and give any suggestions for us?

Names on our list:

Jasper
Maxwell
Edwin
Joel
Jacob
Toby
Sebastian.

Names we like but can’t use:
Ezra, Eli, Archer, Joshua, Oscar, Isaac.

Thank you. :)

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Mumofgirls2017 · 17/09/2022 11:25

Jasper is my favourite

Purpletopaz42 · 16/09/2022 18:44

Congratulations! I really like Jasper, Maxwell and Joel but I do think Joel goes with Reuben the best.

MossGrowsFat · 16/09/2022 16:25

I like pp Casper. Have you tried out any names on him?

BergamotMouse · 16/09/2022 16:14

He is lovely. Your name choices are great. I had a fair few of them on my list and ended up with a Sebastian. Jasper would be a close second for me.

NoHeavenNoMore · 16/09/2022 16:11

Tobias NN Toby

Congrats!

SueDCreme · 16/09/2022 16:07

Lucas !

Floomobal · 16/09/2022 16:06

I love Jasper! He looks like a Joel or a Toby. Congratulations, he’s lovely

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 16/09/2022 16:05

Bless him

SpudsIluv · 16/09/2022 16:04

Ellis. X

Thruandthru1 · 16/09/2022 15:47

Jasper x

resm · 16/09/2022 15:38

Congratulations! Jacob from your list, I think it goes really well with Reuben.

Other J suggestions:

Jude
James
Joseph

SallyWD · 16/09/2022 15:03

Joel or Jacob are lovely. I think Reuben and Jacob sounds perfect!

pitterypattery00 · 16/09/2022 14:55

Congratulations OP!

I think Reuben & Jacob works well.

Not a fan of Jasper but I can see I'm in the minority!

It seems you like old testament names - so perhaps Asher, Abel, or Jonah?

Lilacsunflowers · 16/09/2022 14:41

Congratulations!

Reuben and Jasper are lovely together

PotHeadedPixie · 16/09/2022 14:28

I also think Sebastian and Jasper are great!

How about Amos? I LOVE this name but I had two girls

maddiemookins16mum · 16/09/2022 14:17

Oh my, what a poppet. He ‘looks like’ one of the following.

Alec
Jonah
David
But I do love Jacob, (DD Would have been Jacob Alec if she’d been born male).

InsanityOf2020 · 16/09/2022 14:12

As soon as i saw him i though Jacob. Congratulations on such a beautiful baby Flowers

ChillysWaterBottle · 16/09/2022 14:08

Congrats OP how exciting.

I like Jasper, Joel and Sebastian best.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 16/09/2022 14:04

Beautiful. Congratulations 💐

Toby is my favourite from your list. As suggested previously Elliot goes nicely with Rruben

Aquamarine1029 · 16/09/2022 14:00

Vaughn or Austin.

TheNonsensePotter · 16/09/2022 13:58

He is beautiful, and definitely looks like a Jasper to me. Congratulations :)

Marymary987 · 16/09/2022 13:56

Oops meant to say Congratulations! He is gorgeous!

Marymary987 · 16/09/2022 13:55

Jasper is the nicest by miles.

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Joseph

YourUserNameMustBeAtLeast3Characters · 16/09/2022 13:51

Jasper (just as long as not a chance of red hair, though that reference would probably escape his classmates).

Sebastian my next favourite.

Or Caspar, which is an old favourite of mine I never got to use.

He’s gorgeous, congratulations!