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Help with baby boy names - Edmund, Laurence, and more

31 replies

DearyDeer · 25/07/2023 00:04

Hi everyone, I’ve narrowed my list of boy names down to 8 but I’m trying to get down to a top 3. Please give me any opinions on these names!

Albert
Alistair
Edmund
Hugh
Hugo
Jasper
Laurence
Rupert

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Theoldwoman · 25/07/2023 01:59

My top three are:

Rupert
Jasper
Edmund

OliviaFlaversham · 25/07/2023 01:05

Albert - dislike. Still feels old fashioned and dreary somehow.
Alistair - love this. Traditional but not old fashioned or over-used
Edmund - have always liked this. Peppa Pig hasn’t put me off.
Hugh - dislike. It’s too empty sounding.
Hugo - like.
Jasper - one of my grandparents called wasps, Jaspers.
Laurence - really dislike as feels dreary. Particular dislike of Laurie which sounds babyish. Do like pp’s suggestion of Lars.
Rupert-quite like.

Top 3:

  • Alistair
  • (A long way behind Alistair) Hugo
  • Edmund
mathanxiety · 25/07/2023 00:57

Hugo
Edmund
Albert

Not keen on any of the others.

InstantGratificationDarkPlaygroundOfMN · 25/07/2023 00:48

Albert - get rid. I know it came back into fashion with Bertie/Albie but it's still old man to me/Prince Albert cock ring

Alistair - is ok

Edmund - get rid. It will always be the Narnia treacherous turkish-delight eating wanker to me.

Hugh - get rid. Plummy. Like Tim nice-but-dim. Do love me a bit of Hugh Grant though. Huw Edwards not so much.

Hugo - ironically given the above, I love Hugo. DH vetoed as I was told it was a posho name.

Jasper - ubiquitous in primary, fewer in secondary so must have got popular last decade. Is ok.

Laurence - apart from that twunt Laurence Fox, I do like the name. Not keen on Laurie/Larry though. I'd probably go for Lawrence nn Lars.

Rupert - Rupert the bear. Rupert Campbell- Black. Goes in the posh twat category.

  1. Alistair
  2. Lawrence
  3. Hugo (if you are posh) Jasper (if you're not)
continentallentil · 25/07/2023 00:43

Alistair or
Laurence

Albert - done to death
Alistair - love it
Edmund - ok, lots of Eddies though
Hugh - nice , Hugo v of the minute though
Hugo - ok but v now
Jasper - I don’t know why but to me Jasper is a twit, Caspar is alright
Laurence - really like it, and Laurie a nice nn
Rupert - Campbell black - too posh boy for me

Sweetheart17 · 25/07/2023 00:33

Alister Hugo or Laurence .. Rupert sounds like an old man I like Edmund too but it depends Edmund sounds like a child who goes to private school haha I like it though or Edward