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I don’t think my baby will ever have a name

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ThisLoftyGoose · 20/02/2026 14:18

Please help!

I have been a long time lurker but have signed up for some help. My baby boy is due in 6 weeks and we have no names. I have scrolled through thousands of names and I think they are now all becoming meaningless but it’s making me
panic about naming our little boy. Any names I do like, DH doesn’t and vice versa. We both want a name we both like.

DH likes Apollo and Dawson???
I like Jasper, Felix and August.
Both would like something less common (I know my choices are more popular at the moment but just giving an idea of sound / style I like)

Any suggestions are welcome - we probably won’t use the names I’ve given as we don’t agree on them but opinions on those welcome
too.

Thank you

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WeepingAngelInTheTardis · 20/02/2026 14:27

Sorry but they aren’t very nice names, i would wait till hes born and decide then.

viques · 20/02/2026 14:26

Apollo and August are very heavy burdens to rest on a child’s shoulders. If you really aren’t sure then just call the baby by a silly name like Baby Gosling until he is born and you meet him properly. You will have a few weeks to get to know him and his name will come.

I would keep your more fanciful names as little middle name gems that he can use or not, and find a first name that he will be able to use and live with for the next 80+ years without him having to watch peoples faces as they try not to react when they meet him for the first time.

SalmonOnFinnCrisp · 20/02/2026 14:25

Jasper Apollo is okay.

Id keep the weord names as middle names tbh

I generally prefer your name choices vs yout dh tbh

I like J and R names
Joshua is prob too "normal" / mainstream
Random wildcards
Roman?
Rafferty?
Rowan?

JH0404 · 20/02/2026 14:23

Felix Dawson sounds like a good compromise. Apollo makes me think of the gladiators

Nicefortheday · 20/02/2026 14:21

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Dartmoorcheffy · 20/02/2026 14:19

Apollo jasper sounds ok.

Felix Dawson sounds ok