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Shortlist for baby boy

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Plazaheart · 16/12/2022 11:24

Trying shortlist the below names. A mixture of mine and DH’s picks. Would love thoughts on your favourites.

Freddie
Henry
Milo
Theodore
Jack
Arlo
Kit
James
Liam
Sebastian
Grayson
Leonardo
Julian
Orlando
Conrad
Myles
Alfred
Arthur
Oscar

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Figgypudding123 · 17/12/2022 09:13

Kit, Miles (spelt this way) and Arthur are my favs.

Leonardo is a bit weird if you don't have Italian heritage IMO.

Not keen on Conrad.

Loathe Grayson.

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/12/2022 22:22

lovely list. I like Freddie, Henry, Theodore, kit, Orlando, Arthur most.

Fivebeanchilli · 16/12/2022 22:16

Freddie - ok. A bit meh
Henry - nice.
Milo - I like this
Theodore - I love this but it's super popular at the moment
Jack - nice
Arlo - lovely
Kit - gorgeous. Far and away my favourite
James - dull as dull can be
Liam - very 90s and a bit dm
Sebastian - my second favourite. Gorgeous
Grayson - don't like
Leonardo - a bit ott unless you're Italian
Julian - lovely
Orlando - tacky. Florida.
Conrad - meh
Myles - like Miles. Myles isn't as nice.
Alfred - ok
Arthur - Ok. Too popular
Oscar - nice

Kit, Sebastian or Julian would be my options.

CatchHimDerry · 16/12/2022 22:13

Kit
Conrad
Arthur

One on my boys list is “Arth” - Welsh for bear (DH Welsh first language)

toastofthetown · 16/12/2022 22:04

Freddie - dull and overused
Henry - too popular for my tastes, but I like Henry
Milo - very trendy at the moment
Theodore - so popular right now
Jack - dull and overused
Arlo - extremely trendy
Kit - I don’t like it as a full name and I don’t like anything it’s short for either
James - dull but classic (in a way Freddie and Jack aren’t)
Liam - feels pretty dated, but fine
Sebastian - quite nice, if overused
Grayson - very trendy right now
Leonardo - not a fan of Leonardo and Leo is the inevitable nickname which is dull and overused
Julian - always feels like a middle aged man’s name to me
Orlando - love Orlando, easily my favourite from your list
Conrad - not a favourite of mine, but it’s a solid name
Myles - I prefer the Miles spelling
Alfred - Freddie would work as a nickname but I can’t say I like it
Arthur - nice but so very popular
Oscar - feeling very tired now. It’s coming down from a peak in popularly

MissyB1 · 16/12/2022 22:02

From your list I only like Julian and Conrad. Other suggestions;
Conal
Fraser
Jonah
Remy
Joel
Patrick

Gingersnappy · 16/12/2022 21:48

*Milo

Gingersnappy · 16/12/2022 21:48

From your list, I like
Miles
Arlo
Myles

icegoose · 16/12/2022 18:36

You have good taste in my eyes OP, I went with two of your choices for ds, all be it 14 years ago.

Purplemagnolias · 16/12/2022 18:35

I only like Conrad and Julian.

Purplemagnolias · 16/12/2022 18:34

Jack - lovely and underused now.

There are hundreds of thousands of Jacks born during the past 20 years! It's sooo overused and dull!

ladywithnomanors · 16/12/2022 17:09

James and Henry are my favourites

blondie87 · 16/12/2022 17:08

Miles spelt this way
Kit
Henry
Arthur

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/12/2022 15:22

I’d go for Julian - or Julius which I like better, 2nd choice Sebastian.

There are lots of nice names on your list, but other than Liam, Grayson and Conrad, which are a bit grim, and Orlando which is nice but a bit full on, they are all done to death.

Pictograph · 16/12/2022 15:16

My favourites are James and Sebastian. Least favourites are Milo, Arlo and Grayson.

staybyyou · 16/12/2022 15:14

Henry & Julian are my favourites

urbanbuddha · 16/12/2022 15:13

So if I was making a shortlist of your list this would be it

Freddie (maybe nn for Alfred?)
Milo
Jack
James
Sebastian
Grayson
Orlando
Arthur

ratmatazz · 16/12/2022 15:05

Julian Jack and James

Arlo is an absolute no. Old fashioned already

farquard · 16/12/2022 15:01

Freddie - Love

Henry - oK
Milo - Nice

Theodore - Love

Jack- Love

Arlo -Love

Kit- Girls name

James - Old fashioned/ naughty boys name
Liam

Sebastian - Snobby
Grayson - OK
Leonardo - Like Leo
Julian - Really don't like
Orlando - Not a fan
Conrad -No
Myles- No
Alfred- No
Arthur-No
Oscar-No

MerryChristmasToYou · 16/12/2022 13:36

@Overoptimistix , I think that nearly every couple I know has a Jack, Harry or Noah.

Overoptimistix · 16/12/2022 13:33

Plazaheart · 16/12/2022 11:51

@Overoptimistix ahh congratulations, do you mind me asking what you went with?
thanks for the feedback

One that wasn't even on the list until the last couple of weeks! Dominic

Overoptimistix · 16/12/2022 13:27

@MerryChristmasToYou you're absolutely right - I didn't really mean underused, more that it felt like every other little boy was called Jack at one point! Now that there is such a breadth of boys names, it seems less well used to me.

Shortlist for baby boy
MerryChristmasToYou · 16/12/2022 12:32

@Overoptimistix , Jack - lovely and underused now. Classic and simple
It's #13 top name in England & Wales. It's probably been given to 100,000 boys over the past 25 years

Theoldwoman · 16/12/2022 12:30

Henry
Julian
Theodore

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Plazaheart · 16/12/2022 11:51

@Overoptimistix ahh congratulations, do you mind me asking what you went with?
thanks for the feedback

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