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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

AIBU to think that when the baby is born the midwives should pull a Harry Potter Style 'sorting hat' from their bag and HE should name the baby?! This is far too hard!

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Litterbug · 13/07/2008 21:16

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Heated · 14/07/2008 08:31

What are your other dcs called so we can get a sense of your naming style?

EOM · 14/07/2008 08:24

It's not finding names we like that is the problem - it is finding names that none of our friends have named their children.

I think we might use Matthew if this one is a boy. Not way out, not overly popular, and the shortened version of Matt is also nice.

LazyLinePainterJane · 14/07/2008 08:18

Oh do it for me! [hijacks]

No "F" sounds as a start, thanks to surname.
No "J"

Not too common, nothing ridiculous though. I hate wrong spellings.

Please!

whoopsididitagain · 13/07/2008 21:37

i know one mumsnetter who was struggling to name her third child who was a boy and she already had one of each but they put in their first two lo's name in google and it turned out they were both towns in this state in the us and they then found another name they liked from the other town names in the state

that is the story i was told any way i am quite gullible will have to go check now lol

MatNanPlus · 13/07/2008 21:32

Litterbug, a first Letter that you like might get you some new ideas, do you want an average name, uncommon name, name with meaning?

StealthPolarBear · 13/07/2008 21:29

ohhh pleeeeeeeease
What's wrong with Jones?

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Litterbug · 13/07/2008 21:27

What and risk baby Fanjo Jones?

No thanks!

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LazyLinePainterJane · 13/07/2008 21:26

I concur, I have had enough of thinking of names.

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Litterbug · 13/07/2008 21:23

I have 2 lads already so am finding it hard to find names I like but haven't used yet.

I really can't imagine finding something i like! and that DH does too!

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idontbelieveit · 13/07/2008 21:19

I agree, don't know what flavour ours is yet but if it's a boy we're in trouble, it'll never have a name.