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Boys' names - can anyone help please?

79 replies

ThreeBluecubs · 01/02/2008 12:59

Could you please tell me what you think of the following names:

Are any of them too common (chavy?) and what sort of little boy do they make you think of?

Gabriel
Joseph/Jo
Charles/Charlie
James
Oliver
Tobias/Toby
Bejamin/Ben
Benedict/Ben/Ne d
William/Will
Joshua/Josh
Josiah
Rufus
Montgomery/Monty

Thank you

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FillyjonkisCALM · 01/02/2008 17:56

Gabriel -no
Joseph/Jo - I'd spell it JOE for a boy, JO is the girl's spelling IMO
Charles/Charlie-no
James-no
Oliver-no
Tobias/Toby -yes
Bejamin/Ben - yes
Benedict/Ben/Ne d -yes
William/Will -no, I think it has unfortunate abbreviations, sorry
Joshua/Josh - no
Josiah -not really
Rufus -no
Montgomery/Monty -no

FWIW I'd always go for a long name and abbreviate

pointydog · 01/02/2008 17:51

oh, name the child after The SMiths' William. The honour, the privilege is mine

pelafina · 01/02/2008 17:48

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janeite · 01/02/2008 17:48

Oliver is my favourite I think.

janeite · 01/02/2008 17:46

Okay - here's my two pence worth:

Gabriel - gorgeous name for a little boy with long blonde curls.

Joseph - perfectly inoffensive but very common (as in lots of them around)

Charles - I don't like it sorry

Oliver - lovely name - am thinking sensitive little boy with an old bear dragged around by the ear

Toby - lovely too but I don't like Tobias

Ben/Benadict etc - all lovely, solid old fashioned names

I don't like William (just because I HAVE to sing The Smiths when I hear it and then risk offending parents!) and I don't like Joshua - very common

Rufus is sweet but probably a bridge too far unless you are very posh or have a camper van (sorry but this is just my images, so feel free to ignore)

Monty - can't get past the gardener, although i do like it.

3madboys · 01/02/2008 17:46

Rufus is a name on our list for the bump which is due in 4 wks

our other boys are called Theodore David William, Oscar Reuben and Dylan Lucas.

i like most of the names on your list, but i know a dog called toby so wouldnt use it.

Josiah and Oliver are nice names, p[rob my faves off your list, oh and Gabriel

shabster · 01/02/2008 17:41

I love William. My DS is called Thomas William - he always gets called Tom or Tommy. Will is even better. Love strong old fashioned names. I've had a Daniel, Gareth, Matthew and Thomas

pointydog · 01/02/2008 17:35

sha-sha-Chaka kahn

LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 16:12

Another boys name I like that is of a similar vein to your list is Jacob, not Jake, Jacob.

FWIW, we are having Alexander if this one is a boy.

lennygrrl · 01/02/2008 16:09

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137wallis · 01/02/2008 16:07

I have a toby and a charlie, so their my faves but the rest are lovely too, we also have a Jonah and connor and Bailey, boys names are so hard

LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 16:06

I love the name Oliver, if DP's brother wasn't caled Oli I would have it for this baby, I also like Toby. Ben and Charlie I like but they are two we cant have because family have dogs with that name) and I think Will is gorgeous, not keen on William though.

I don't like Joshua, way too common, Rufus/Monty/Josiah and Gabriel are too poncey for me

pointydog · 01/02/2008 15:58

My personal opinion. Best men's names: Joe, James, Ben, William

MrsPuddleduck · 01/02/2008 15:53

I have a William and and Oliver so I am biased.

However Will is a very cool name and Ollie is a cute baby name imo.

igglepiggles · 01/02/2008 15:50

sorry i mean allistair lol

igglepiggles · 01/02/2008 15:49

i like them all but have you thought of allister Ally for short??

LaDiDaDi · 01/02/2008 15:48

I think they are all fine.

I like Gabriel and Josiah the least and I prefer Benedict to Benjamin.

It all depends upon how much popularity bothers you and also how well it will flow with any middle names and surname. I think that Benedict, Rufus and Montgomery are the least popular where I live.

branflake81 · 01/02/2008 15:43

Gabriel - No, don't like
Joseph/Jo - Yes, is nice
Charles/Charlie - OK
James - nice
Oliver - alright
Tobias/Toby - No
Bejamin/Ben - No
Benedict/Ben/Ne d - Not Ned
William/Will - yes, nice
Joshua/Josh - but common
Josiah - No
Rufus - NO!
Montgomery/Monty - NO!!

the last 2 are just far too poncy, more-organic-than-thou type names

scorpio1 · 01/02/2008 13:39

i like Toby/Tobias or even Tobin.
Oliver ok.

Max?

I like James, we have a Jamie

Rantmum · 01/02/2008 13:38

We had a dog called Monty when I was a child, a very nice dog, but the name would be out for me on that basis I am afraid. And also, without wishing to insult any Monty's out there, it is a teensy, weensy bit poncy imo - as is Rufus (which also sounds like a dog's name to me - i am getting myself into deeper and deeper water here, so perhaps I should stop).

I like the other names on your list quite alot though.

motherhurdicure · 01/02/2008 13:36

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nailpolish · 01/02/2008 13:31

its abbreviation for
Non Educated Delinquent

nailpolish · 01/02/2008 13:31

"ned" is what we call chavs here in scotland
we dont use the word chav at all

nailpolish · 01/02/2008 13:30

i like william

its very underused IMO

jojosmaman · 01/02/2008 13:22

Lots of lovely names there, esp Joe (my ds is a Joseph)! Not keen on Toby (but only because i know 2 dogs called Toby) and Monty reminds me of uncle monty in Withnail and I but all of the others are great.. its really hard for boys names!!