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Baby boy due in a week - no name!

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wildblue07 · 25/02/2025 13:58

We just cannot settle on a name at all! Any suggestions greatly received!

Middle name - John (family links on both sides).
Irish sounding surname.

Names we’ve considered but only like don’t love: Oscar, Hugo, Henry.

Names I like but partner doesn’t: James, Toby, Caleb, Luca, Stanley.

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Umbrellah · 27/02/2025 21:24

Alexander John sounds lovely! Best of luck with next week x

Moreteaandchocolate · 25/02/2025 21:49

Leo / Leon
Nathan
Luke
Joshua
Max
George
Billy
Finley
Rory
Dexter
Jacob
Louis
Sebastian
Zachary
Isaac
Adam
Ellis
Liam
Charlie

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 25/02/2025 20:32

Christopher John
Oliver John
Humphrey John ( I love tye name Humphrey, but accept it's not to everyone's taste)

IngridMcDonald · 25/02/2025 20:12

Logan
Dylan
Freddie
Alex
Theo
Tristan
Laurence
Jude
Ellis

ScentOfAMoomin · 25/02/2025 20:01

Felix
Finn
rowan

Original poster
wildblue07 · 25/02/2025 19:58

Already a few to add to our list, thanks all!
I like Rhys, Miles and Rowan especially. Love Rupert but it’s our dog’s name so we can’t use it 😂

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OrsolaRosso · 25/02/2025 19:38

How about Daniel?

Theoldwrinkley · 25/02/2025 19:37

Please not 'Luca'. I understand there are a lot around, but the only thing I can think of is 'filthy lucre'.

Sk1sk0 · 25/02/2025 19:33

I think all the names you have so far are nice. Other suggestions:

Charlie
Kieran
Noah
Benjamin
Samuel
Eli
Dylan
Idris
Scott

Normallynumb · 25/02/2025 18:58

Connall
Ellis/ Elliot
Ezra
Niall
Miles
Rowan
Cooper
Jackson
Reuben
Isaac
Josiah
Elias

HamSpray · 25/02/2025 18:56

ScentOfAMoomin · 25/02/2025 18:53

What about John Joseph, known as Jonjo?

The baby will come out wearing slurry-covered wellies and complaining about the price of bullocks.

ScentOfAMoomin · 25/02/2025 18:53

What about John Joseph, known as Jonjo?

HamSpray · 25/02/2025 18:53

You e got loads of time! We didn’t finally decide until we were on our way to register DS at eight weeks!

Emanwenym · 25/02/2025 18:51

John as a first name, your maiden name or your mother's as a middle.

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CoolPlayer · 25/02/2025 17:32

Joseph, Edward, Joshua

Yerto · 25/02/2025 17:23

Names we’ve considered but only like don’t love: Oscar, Hugo, Henry.
Names I like but partner doesn’t: James, Toby, Caleb, Luca, Stanley.

Of the names you've mentioned I like Oscar, Henry, Toby, Caleb and Luca.

Other names you may consider - Austin, Benjamin, Callum, Charlie, Connor, Elliot, Ezra, Finley, George, Harrison, Lucas, Leo, Oliver, Sebastian, Zachary

Mumofgirls2017 · 25/02/2025 17:07

How about…

otto
spencer
orson
sidney
ludo
magnus
elias
rufus
rupert
franklin
edward
sebastian
maxwell

KayEmAy · 25/02/2025 16:16

Holden
Ian
Jesse
Clay
Nathaniel
Charlie
Asher
Grant
Wells

EducatingArti · 25/02/2025 15:52

Edgar John

Whiteradiatorwithbellson · 25/02/2025 15:47

Spencer
Max
Leo(nard)
Oliver
Marcus

Fontainebleau007 · 25/02/2025 15:43

Miles John
Theodore John
Frederick John
Oliver John
Lucas John
Blake John
Alexander John
Elijah John
Rhys John
Thomas John
Zachary John
Lucian John

timoteigirl · 25/02/2025 15:36

Thomas
Nathan
Joel
Rory
Samuel
Zachary
Owen

Manchesterbythesea · 25/02/2025 15:13

Noah?

shoopshoopdedoo · 25/02/2025 15:11

James is my favourite from all your options, or Henry from the list of names you both like. Second PP’s idea of using John as a first name!

Also, I think it’s fine to pick a name you both like, rather than love. Better to do that than pick a name one parent loves and one parent dislikes. You’ll love your baby so much that you will grow to love their name too!