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Would like your opinion please

46 replies

Chefpig · 30/09/2026 17:19

My shortlist are

Eira (Welsh and traditionally female but would be used for a boy)
Meirion (also Welsh)
Dylan
Joshua
Ezekiel
Gabriel
Ella's
Joel
Reuben

Any suggestions would also be welcome.

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SeedsOfReason · 02/10/2026 18:34

Gabriel is my favourite.

Me too

What you plumping for @Chefpig ?

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SeedsOfReason · 02/10/2026 18:34

Gabriel is my favourite.

Dullhead · 02/10/2026 18:32

I was on you recent thread where you were saying you can’t have children of your own @Chefpig …. This is amazing! Have you fallen pregnant since then?

HudALledrith · 01/10/2026 09:46

Dylan is nice, especially if you have Welsh heritage.
That's what I don't like about it. If you are a Welsh speaker it's a bit of a Gary sort of name. If you don't speak Welsh you'll probably anglicise the pronunciation.
I see it as a tearaway's name - a bit 'We're cool parents and like names like Dylan, Marley and Arlo'

I suspect OP is looking for a name for a pet.

Mere1 · 01/10/2026 05:35

Mostly boys’ names. All ok. Gabriel suggests dependability to me. As in Gabriel Oak.
Reuben is quite common now but It’s a good choice.

user1492757084 · 01/10/2026 05:26

Of your names, I would use ..
Reuben
Dylan
Gabriel
Joel
Others you might like ..
Merrick
Robin
Lloyd
Rowland

User0311 · 01/10/2026 03:09

Gabriel 😍 timeless

mathanxiety · 01/10/2026 02:51

How about Aneurin instead of Eira?

I like Gabriel a lot, from your list. Not really keen on any of the others.

Yellowcakestand · 30/09/2026 23:35

The only one I like on your list is Joel.

There are so many Ruben's about. What about Bodhi?

KnickerlessParsons · 30/09/2026 23:23

I wouldn’t use Eira for a boy. I like Meirion though.

HudALledrith · 30/09/2026 22:58

Baby name explorer - Rueben
It's like Pheobe

iloveanearlynight · 30/09/2026 22:54

Thecows · 30/09/2026 22:34

I'm sure she knows and was probably a typo 😒

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It's a key point with the name. It's frequently misspelt like that. No need to be defensive, as it's important.

MsSmartShoes · 30/09/2026 22:47

They all sound like the kid who causes trouble and had the fashionable haircut.

LivingTheDreamish · 30/09/2026 22:44

I've always loved Joshua. Dylan is nice, especially if you have Welsh heritage.

HudALledrith · 30/09/2026 22:40

ImpunityJane · 30/09/2026 22:37

Eiros instead of Eira?

Eiros isn't a name. Euros is, and I really like it.
Eirian is unisex but usually a woman's name.

Pumpup · 30/09/2026 22:40

I live in England and know two Eira’s and they’re both girls. I like Gabriel

HudALledrith · 30/09/2026 22:38

Eira is a girls name, it would be like calling a girl Michael
More like calling a boy April. We've seen The Waltons.

ImpunityJane · 30/09/2026 22:37

Eiros instead of Eira?

Thecows · 30/09/2026 22:34

iloveanearlynight · 30/09/2026 19:12

It's spelt Reuben.

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I'm sure she knows and was probably a typo 😒

beeble347 · 30/09/2026 22:29

Lovely list. My favourites are Eira, Gabriel and Reuben though depending on your area, Reuben has suddenly got very popular in mine! Gorgeous names though.

Love the nn Zeke for Ezekiel and Joshua is a classic too

countrylifeorcitylife · 30/09/2026 22:27

Eira is a girls name, it would be like calling a girl Michael. Gabriel, Joel, Reuben and Dylan are all solid great names don’t use a girls name

Mumofgirls2017 · 30/09/2026 22:19

Like Dylan and Ellis. How about

evan
owen
jude
daniel
elliott
emmett
magnus
rupert
austin
rory
morgan

HudALledrith · 30/09/2026 22:18

@Calliopespa , Eira is a girls' name. It's the word for snow. It's not unisex.
Meirion is connected with a region and with Portmeirion.
Dylan (DULL-ann) is from mythology and was very popular in the 1960s and 70s.
All 3 have pronunciation issues.

The Bible names also might have pronunciation issues because the Welsh pronunciation is different .
Joshua JOSH-ew-a (ew as in dew not oo)
Ezekiel - Es-ECK-yel
Gabriel - GAB-ree-el
Elias - El-LEE-as
Joel - the oe becomes one sound with no English equivalent
Reuben - REW-ben not ROO-bun. (ew as is dew). Reuben gets misspelt a lot.

FoundAUserNameDownTheSofa · 30/09/2026 22:16

I love Gabriel

(in fact my first crush was a Gabriel so I probably wrote that in a different context aged 11).

Also Gabriel Oak in Far from the madding crowd.