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Original poster

If you had a baby boy right now what would you call him?

217 replies

crouchpotatoes · 21/09/2024 09:46

We have settled on lots of names and then changed our minds.
Time is running out.

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Girliefriendlikespuppies · 21/09/2024 12:02

Alfie, it was my boy name choice when I had dd 18 years ago and still my favourite boy name.

sandycornishcrocs · 21/09/2024 12:00

crouchpotatoes · 21/09/2024 09:54

I love Joseph

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We named our boy Joseph 25 years ago. We call him Joe. It’s a fabulous name and we still love it.

Haroldwilson · 21/09/2024 12:00

Patrick

Gherkin32 · 21/09/2024 11:55

Joshua

FloofPaws · 21/09/2024 11:54

Hunter, Tate or Sebastian, DH would veto all of them though

CurlewKate · 21/09/2024 11:53

@Eltrut "Please let's not do this - stigmatising children with Jewish names. I say this as someone who is appalled by what has happened in Palestine. This does not lead anywhere good."

I'm not stigmatising. I just would not use a name that could potentially make a child's life even slightly more difficult for him if I could help it. And the rise of anti semitism means that a Jewish name could do that.

Chestnuts87 · 21/09/2024 11:51

Aidan

ttcat37 · 21/09/2024 11:51

timeforanewmoniker · 21/09/2024 11:20

Think the OP might be looking for human names rather than dog names.

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AtomHeartMotherOfGod · 21/09/2024 11:48

Oooh someone told me a name the other day that I felt slightly remorseful about not considering when we named our son, although I do love the name we chose. It was like Edmund, which I love but rejected because the consonant 'd' didn't work with the start of our surname.

Got it! Edwin. Really should have recalled that quicker 😂

Crazykefir · 21/09/2024 11:47

Love love love Jude,Peter also lovely.

Cancermummy · 21/09/2024 11:43

Kai

Goldpanther · 21/09/2024 11:43

Rhydian
Caspian
Arthur

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 21/09/2024 11:43

Alasdair
Albin
Elias
Anton
Isambard
Joakim

Pinkissmart · 21/09/2024 11:43

Cynic17 · 21/09/2024 09:54

Henry.

Me too

Inarightpickleandpreserve · 21/09/2024 11:42

Jackson James

Wrappy · 21/09/2024 11:41

Reuben
Remy

Alwaysconfuddled · 21/09/2024 11:37

Dylan

CoddledAsAMommet · 21/09/2024 11:35

Laurence.

Somerandomerontheinternet · 21/09/2024 11:35

George, Noah or Roman

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 21/09/2024 11:34

Elliot or Kit

Fontainebleau007 · 21/09/2024 11:32

Asher

Eltrut · 21/09/2024 11:32

timeforanewmoniker · 21/09/2024 11:19

Israel.

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Please let's not do this - stigmatising children with Jewish names. I say this as someone who is appalled by what has happened in Palestine. This does not lead anywhere good.

LumiK · 21/09/2024 11:32

Adrian

HanaLeigh · 21/09/2024 11:31

Cuthbert (Bertie).

Pinksmyfavoritecolour · 21/09/2024 11:30

Jed