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Original poster

Crap. I can't think of any boy names I like at all.

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bohemianbint · 03/06/2008 15:59

If this next baby is a boy it will probably end up being called number 2.

There's one name I really like but DH hates it, and there's not another name I can think of that I'd be happy with.

Anyone else in the same boat? Maybe it'll be a girl, that would be slightly easier...

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ButterflyMcQueen · 18/07/2008 23:13

Still wondering what your dds are called bohemian

CaptainKarvol · 03/07/2008 15:14

this week I am mostly liking....

Aric

which i think my babyname book said was scandinavian

greenelizabeth · 03/07/2008 15:12

Oh I see Magnus is out of the question. Pity, it's a good one.

Well, I like Fergus and Seamus and Victor, and as of yesterday I like Howard.

Any of those any good? Funny, Seamus is a version of James too! Jago and Seamus are both a bit more, ooooh tell me again! than James though. (Nothing bad about James)

greenelizabeth · 03/07/2008 15:07

Magnus?

I love Jago too. Could you put James on the BC and then sneakily introduce the nn Jago after a week or two.

seeker · 03/07/2008 14:28

Shubidoo - I know someone called Matthias Martin!

dorkus · 03/07/2008 14:25

I am in totally the same boat. I have a boy's name I absolutely love but DH doesn't think much of. The only names he can come up with (which aren't that many) I think are just too boring. We were in total agreement about DS's name (both if he was to be a boy or a girl) just hope the next one is a girl as we have some mutual ground there! Just 6 weeks left to go! Oh dear!

laidbackinengland · 10/06/2008 21:28

How about Mingus ?

earlynite · 10/06/2008 21:24

Not scandinavian I know but I love the name "Jonah". It means Peace or Dove in Hebrew. A real name but unusual.

3andnomore · 10/06/2008 18:59

Leif in germany and I believe in it's scandinavian origin would be pronounced Life...!

Lasse
Bjorn
Jan
Jens

JacobsPrincess · 09/06/2008 00:20

We once had a cat called Seamus...

ScottishMummy · 07/06/2008 20:47

100 most popular boy's names 2003 - 2007

Spidermama · 07/06/2008 20:45

River.
Rocco.
Cassius.
Roman.

3boysamanandaheadache · 07/06/2008 20:41

HeHE number2 is not a bad name my 3 should of been called, Stop it , don't touch that, and Leave it alone. lol

3boysamanandaheadache · 07/06/2008 20:37

Boys names are always hard, try looking up some meanings to names that helps, but with my 3 all named weeks before they were born and all of them came out of the delivery suite with a different name, the key is not to panic you have lots of time . my number3 was 2 weeks old before we named him here are some suggestions:-
ROMAN
LELAND
COREY
JOAHA- JOE-HA
LOGAN
CONRAD
ETHAN
MASON
DOULTON
CARLTON
COLE
KYRAN
MORGAN
MADDISON
GARRET
What can i say i like unusual names

Thankyouandgoodnight · 07/06/2008 19:40

I like Leif!
How about Keifer?

Magnus is very norwegian to me.

Collision · 07/06/2008 18:45

Ned?

Max

Theo

Milo

Otis

Dominic

Benedict

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bohemianbint · 07/06/2008 18:44

Leif... It is quite cool, isn't it...

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evenhope · 07/06/2008 14:28

Leif Garrett the singer was definitely "Leaf"

jollyjane · 07/06/2008 12:28

What about Freddie? Frederick?

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bohemianbint · 07/06/2008 12:13

I've often wondered how you pronounce Leif, is it like "Leaf" or "Life"?

I quite like it but it's only a step away from calling your kid River, and looks what happens there...

We keep coming back to Magnus. I'm not 100% sure but it's the closest to common ground we can get, apparently. I quite like Sennen, but not sure as a boy's first name. And again, DH says no.

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Thankyouandgoodnight · 06/06/2008 09:17

Hi I was the same as you with girls names - I only liked one (which I loved) and DH wouldn't hear of it. It took about 3 weeks for me to be able to take it off my wish list and start again and I too am a real fusspot and was really struggling to like anything else as I found them all so ORDINARY. Anyway - we think we've found another name that suits us both.

3andnomore · 05/06/2008 18:22

bohemian, I have a Sven, Yannic and Flynn, and that flows kinda nice
Scandinavian names, otehr then Sven that are nice, imo, are:
Malte
Soren (can't get that o on my keyboard, though)
Lars
Leif (but could cause problems in england with the pronounciation)
Ole

pointydog · 05/06/2008 18:05

it is indeed a sexy name for a man. And a very robust name for a boy.

ButterflyMcQueen · 05/06/2008 17:59

isnt it divine - sweet yet sexy for a man?

we used it as a middle name and have a nice little accent on it Séan

pointydog · 05/06/2008 17:58

Yes, Sean

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