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Everyone hates my baby names!

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DinoNuggetsRUs · 03/05/2024 15:26

I'm really struggling to find a name for our baby boy that my partner also likes. I steamrolled him with it last time as I found all his suggestions ridiculous and our first son is called Max, much to his disdain.

There are two names we both agree on, not my favourites but I really want one we've both chosen this time:

Sonny & Reid

I've googled these, looked at mumsnet and Reddit and it seems everyone thinks they're awful names.

Names I like which husband has said absolutely not to:

Samson (a compromise on Sonny, use Sonny as a nickname and have this on bc so he can go by Sam when he's older if he finds Sonny childish)
Luca
Rory
Charlie

Husband leans towards more American names which I'm not massively a fan of.

Any suggestions? Are the ones we agree on really that awful? Idek I'm getting so stressed with it as I'm feeling like a lot of his suggestions are just ridiculous.

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mrssunshinexxx · 03/05/2024 16:39

I LOVE Sonny @DinoNuggetsRUs go for it ! And remind your husband you're the one who has to push him out!

Mumofgirls2017 · 03/05/2024 16:39

I like Sonny and Reid! Suggestions. Max and

Roman
Rudy
Flynn
Ellis
Leon
Fletcher
Dougie
Remy
Liam
Jude
Kit
Elliott
Archie
Jacob

Liv999 · 03/05/2024 16:36

Maverick is one of my guilty pleasure names but would never name a baby that! I actually love Jenson and Charlie is lovely too

TitaniasAss · 03/05/2024 16:32

Cameron is the only name mentioned that I like but I prefer more old fashioned, rather than modern names I suppose. But it doesn't matter what anyone thinks OP, go with what you love.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 03/05/2024 16:29

I love Max. I’m personally not keen on Sonny and Reid - because Sonny sounds like a generic nn (for any name really, after all he is your son) a bit like Buddy. And Reid might well get misspelt ( Reed and Read). But no, they aren’t terrible and won’t raise any eyebrows.

Of your husbands picks, I actually quite like Wyatt as it makes me think of Tudor Poet Thomas Wyatt , rather than Wyatt Earp, so it actually sounds quite elegant to me 🤣 Maverick is really cool too - but he’ll have to be a certain kind of boy/man to pull that off so I don’t think I’d risk it personally. I can’t really see any positives in the others.

Yours are nice enough (apart from Samson which is a bit big for a kid to live up to and what if hes balding when older🤣- do love Sam though and Sam and Max sound great).

If he likes American style names then maybe:
Max and Zack?
Max and Jared?
Max and Xander?
Max and Caleb?
Max and Bram?
Max and Evan?

Needanewname42 · 03/05/2024 16:21

What about Sammy / Samual rather than Sonny, which also gives option of Sam.

AlpineMuesli · 03/05/2024 16:15

Alternatives:

Austin - August (Augie), Indiana (Indie)
Maverick - well, Erik? Or Roderick which can shorten to Rowdy, v American.
Wyatt
Jenson
Bryson - Bryce?
Junior
Colson - Cole
Reid - I think it’s fine, lots of people have names that sound like other things (Mike, Miles)

MrsMaudeLebowski · 03/05/2024 16:13

Would you consider Grayson with nickname Sonny?

JaneJeffer · 03/05/2024 16:04

Rory is nice.

As far as I'm concerned the person who has to go through pregnancy and labour gets final say on the name.

Suchardchoccy · 03/05/2024 16:02

I personally don't like his choices, they're very American.

I like Charlie 😊

Cofaki · 03/05/2024 16:00

I know someone with a Sonny and every time she refers to him my brain assumes he's a toddler because it's such a childish nicknamey name. Yeah I know there was Sonny and Cher but it doesn't feel like a real name. So definitely don't use that one. Can you imagine being a grown man called Sonny, working in a bank or something?

Moreteaandchocolate · 03/05/2024 15:58

Sonny and Reid aren’t names that fit my personal style but I know boys with those names and they sound good on them. I think the important thing is that they’re names you love and feel comfortable with - see if you feel good when you say them?

I love Luca, Rory and Charlie (and Max!)

Other ideas

Zachary / Zac
Finley / Finn
Leo
Sebastian / Seb
Dexter
Felix
Toby
Frank
Jasper
Asher
Hayden
George
Oscar

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DinoNuggetsRUs · 03/05/2024 15:58

titchy · 03/05/2024 15:56

I quite like River

It's a nice name but our boy is more of a tsunami. But then again, I wouldn't have known that at the time!

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Peonies12 · 03/05/2024 15:57

Who cares what strangers in the internet think? It’s up to you and your partner only.

titchy · 03/05/2024 15:56

I quite like River

titchy · 03/05/2024 15:56

Charlie with nn Chuck?

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DinoNuggetsRUs · 03/05/2024 15:56

CulturalNomad · 03/05/2024 15:52

Austin
Maverick
Wyatt
Jenson
Bryson
Junior
Colson

Is your husband secretly an American teenage girl who watches too much reality television?! "Junior"?😂

It's up to you to talk some sense into the poor man!

He takes a lot of inspiration from American footballers and wwe wrestlers....

This is the problem, with our son currently his suggestions were River & Robin and he was dead set and in the end I just said no. I love Robin, but for a girl and a lovely boys name but not really to my taste. Once our son was born and named Max, he agreed that those names wouldn't have suited him but I don't want another situation where I'm telling him he has no say because really, it's not fair on him. I just wish he had some nicer ideas

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Bipbopbee · 03/05/2024 15:56

Do you like these kind of names Op? Thinking of American type names...

Jonah
Jared
Mason
Ethan
Jude
Logan
Elliot
Camden

ZipZapZoom · 03/05/2024 15:55

If he can't agree to a compromise given all the names you've posted that you like or would agree to consider then honestly I'd just call the poor lad Charlie.

Devilsmommy · 03/05/2024 15:54

@DinoNuggetsRUs I love the name Damien 😁 not so popular it's everywhere but not so unique that it gets funny looks😂

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DinoNuggetsRUs · 03/05/2024 15:53

Needanewname42 · 03/05/2024 15:51

Austin and Charlie are the pick of that bunch .

Reid - what book ?
Maverick- where's Goose?
Wyatt- bit close to twatt
Jenson, Bryson, Colson all sound like someone's child.
Junior, seriously hitting the nursing home with that?

I wish he'd consider Charlie!

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CulturalNomad · 03/05/2024 15:52

Austin
Maverick
Wyatt
Jenson
Bryson
Junior
Colson

Is your husband secretly an American teenage girl who watches too much reality television?! "Junior"?😂

It's up to you to talk some sense into the poor man!

Needanewname42 · 03/05/2024 15:51

Austin and Charlie are the pick of that bunch .

Reid - what book ?
Maverick- where's Goose?
Wyatt- bit close to twatt
Jenson, Bryson, Colson all sound like someone's child.
Junior, seriously hitting the nursing home with that?

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DinoNuggetsRUs · 03/05/2024 15:50

So some other ones I've suggested and he's said absolutely not to (I've been trying to look for ones which kind of suit his 'American' theme too)

Flynn
Otis
Asher
Asa
Cameron
Caleb
Micah
Alec
Remy

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marmiteoneverything · 03/05/2024 15:47

@LadyDanburysHat that is true! I think I’d just worry that it was reflective of the general view of that particular name. I searched one particular, very unusual, name on here and everyone said it was awful 😬

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