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Baby names

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Original poster

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36 replies

Lun27 · 12/11/2023 11:39

Finley or Barnaby?

My 3 week old needs a name. Brother is Fred. Open to other options too!

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IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 14/11/2023 17:31

Congratulations id go with barnaby x

KayEmAy · 14/11/2023 17:22

Bellamy <3

Samzzz · 14/11/2023 17:16

Definitely Barnaby. Congrats!

user1492757084 · 13/11/2023 23:16

Fred and ..
Baxter
Barry
Bartholomew
Brian

RuthW · 13/11/2023 22:59

Barnaby is lovely as long as you can get past the song

Daisybuttercup12345 · 13/11/2023 21:39

Not too F names.
Barnby or Barney fine.
Robert
Harry
Jack
George
Wilfred
Oscar
Michael
Martin

OfficerChurlish · 13/11/2023 06:45

Much prefer Barnaby to Finley, but I do think Fred and Barnaby might go Flintstones.

Anthony
August
Avery
Eli
Emmett
Emory
Gregory
Henry
Jeremy
Malachi
Ruairi/Rory
Simon
Timothy
Zachary

user1492757084 · 13/11/2023 06:29

Fred and ..
Bentley
Benjamin
Benton

UsingChangeofName · 12/11/2023 22:01

I think you'll be better giving them different initials, but agree with everyone else you can't make them into the Flinstones.

oneinamillieon · 12/11/2023 22:00

barnaby is awful. definitely finley.

wited · 12/11/2023 19:51

Finley will be forever saying with an e too. I would go back to the drawing board

wited · 12/11/2023 19:49

You can't have a Fred and a Barney

Watchthedoormat · 12/11/2023 19:48

I don't like either but by a small margin I prefer Finley

WanderingWitches · 12/11/2023 19:47

Finley
I'm not a fan of either names but Barnaby is particularly dreadful

Newuser75 · 12/11/2023 19:45

Barnaby is lovely

Or Rupert or Hugo.

Cloudb · 12/11/2023 19:36

Finley

glasshalffull0 · 12/11/2023 18:35

Finley

RadRad · 12/11/2023 18:00

Barnaby or Brady

SleepingStandingUp · 12/11/2023 17:42

Fred and Barney definitely

theduchessofspork · 12/11/2023 17:41

Barnaby

Too many Finlays

I don’t mind the Flintstones ref

Otherwise

Arnold / Arnie
Ernest / Ernie
Laurence / Laurie
Tobias / Toby - or just Toby
James / Jim
Zachary / Zach

Mumofgirls2017 · 12/11/2023 17:41

Prefer Finley but Barnaby to avoid same initials

fred and

harvey
jasper
charles
miles
arthur
albert
sam
ralph
ray
james
spencer
marley

SoupDragon · 12/11/2023 17:10

Finley. Barnaby is awful (and yes, the flintstones)

Changednayme · 12/11/2023 17:07

Barnaby

NotFastButFurious · 12/11/2023 16:51

Fred and Finley or Fred and Fin is too many F’s for me! I like Barnaby but immediately thought of the Flintstones!
fred and Oscar
Fred and Ottis
Fred and Albert / Bertie
Fred and Stanley / Stan
Fred and Sidney
Fred and Hector
Fred and Henry

peaceinourtime · 12/11/2023 15:13

Dean

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