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Original poster

Oh god. The shame of finding myself on this section but GIVE ME BOYS' NAMES PLEASE

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FrannyandZooey · 15/03/2008 20:54

I am so stuck. I have girls' names galore, please give me nice slightly arty boys' names that won't get hugely popular in a year or two

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:33

you are on the right track MrsC
but a lot of these are big old ponce names aren't they?

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:33

no indeed
I am just browsing
avi said (about 10 pages ago) hurry up and CHOOSE
but I am just mulling it over
I will decide when it is born
[exasperating]

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MrsJohnCusack · 17/03/2008 09:32

Alexis
Aloysius
Barnaby/Barnabus
Benoit
Bruno (my cousin in Canada has just called her baby this, quite cool actually I think)
Felix
Gervaise
Isidore
Lazlo
Pascal
Titus
Xavier
Zachary

should I just shut up now?

harpsichordcarrier · 17/03/2008 09:30

this is going to be like one of those skirt threads isn't it?
56 pages of suggestions and you choose one for the third post
not suggesting new baby is like monsoon skirt, of course

belgo · 17/03/2008 09:29

Caspar or Caspian then (I've heard of a Caspian)

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:27

we did like asher but have gone off a bit
not sure on Cassian - sounds a bit like hessian

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MrsJohnCusack · 17/03/2008 09:26

oh ok surname is not what I thought it was then

Cassian

oh I dunno

Buda · 17/03/2008 09:25

Haven't read all the thread- 33 pages?????

Asher?

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:23

yes I think saints is a good idea
I want one I have heard of though

you know this thread is skating close to the edge as people are COMMENTING on names I like and may well choose

I won't forget Avi hates Blaise if I ever use it, for instance

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:22

I don't think we could pull of something Italian

or pet rock Petroc

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harpsichordcarrier · 17/03/2008 09:22

Adrio?
have you tried looking at lists of Saints?
that is a rich source of poncy unusual names

harpsichordcarrier · 17/03/2008 09:20

this is why I am so keen on Petroc - this guy just has the most delicious voice ever
I have the same problems with my surname franny.

harpsichordcarrier · 17/03/2008 09:18

Lucien is fine, isn't it?
I think it is the soft S
what about Italian names?
Luca?
Alessio?

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:18

actually I think I may just need a new SURNAME
then I could have loads of names! hoorah

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 09:17

yup 'en' and 'on' names not always great
Lucien seems ok for some reason - do you think so HC? Lucien XXXXXX?

blue is a dog's name surely
it's better than pet rock though

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harpsichordcarrier · 17/03/2008 09:16

oh go on, what about Petroc
(PMSL at Arlen with surname)

MrsJohnCusack · 17/03/2008 09:15

Arlen (but prob won't work with surname)

harpsichordcarrier · 17/03/2008 09:06

Blue

casbie · 17/03/2008 09:00

sebastian
stefan
benjamin
joseph
euan

belgo · 17/03/2008 08:39

Franny - I'm sure you'll come up with a name that you both love - dh and I never had a boy's name that we agreed upon, so it's just as well we had two girls! But now finally we have come up with a boy's name that we both love, will go well in english and flemish and sounds great with dh's surname, so Im' really happy

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 08:30

and it isn't me that likes OT names, it's dp

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FrannyandZooey · 17/03/2008 08:29

LOLOL at pet rock
sorry Dickon is a little Seth-ish for me

I still like Arlo but none of these are CLICKING, I need a hallelujah moment

ds's name keeps popping up

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Aitch · 17/03/2008 00:07

edmund was a little sod in narnia, though... other than that i like it.

MrsJohnCusack · 16/03/2008 23:59

Piran
Ezra
Josiah
Edmund

AnotherFineMess · 16/03/2008 23:56

Brain is boggled by gazillion posts - read F&Z likes OT names somewhere - has anyone suggested Noah or Isaac?

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