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Original poster

HELP!

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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Catandsquirrel · 12/11/2023 13:37

Not Fred and Barn(ab)y. Too Flintstones. If Finley is your other choice then go with that.

Theoldwoman · 12/11/2023 13:35

Fred and Barnaby.

Others I like:

Fred and Avery
Fred and Cosmo
Fred and Miles
Fred and Weston
Fred and Rupert
Fred and Maurice
Fred and Christopher
Fred and Quentin
Fred and Peter

Jewelspun · 12/11/2023 12:22

Finley is a lovely name. But the F initial is the same as your other son so I would avoid that.

Barnaby is a bears name.

What about Miles or Jago?

ThickSkinnedSoWhat · 12/11/2023 11:55

Barleysugar86 · 12/11/2023 11:48

Barnaby.

Finley and Fred sounds like a childrens TV show.

But if Barnaby gets shortened to Barney then the OPs family become The Flintstones

Daffyyellow · 12/11/2023 11:54

All great names but I would avoid having 2 starting with the same initial. I prefer Barnaby anyway, but Fred and Barney is too Flintstone for me, sorry!

BoleynMemories13 · 12/11/2023 11:54

I much prefer Finley as an individual name. Barnaby isn't my style at all.

Normally I would advise different initials regardless of own personal opinion of the names. However, you can't have a Fred and Barnaby as he will inevitably become Barney.

Flintstones, meet the Flintstones...

Sorry

Finley is lovely and, despite the same initials, Fred and Finley/Fin sound fine together to my ears.

bobby81 · 12/11/2023 11:52

Barnaby. Congratulations x

Olika · 12/11/2023 11:51

Barnaby

Barleysugar86 · 12/11/2023 11:48

Barnaby.

Finley and Fred sounds like a childrens TV show.

Ionapussy · 12/11/2023 11:46

Barnaby

Ralph
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YourNameGoesHere · 12/11/2023 11:45

Barnaby. Having different initials will be helpful as they get older.