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Mission Impossible- find me a boy's name conforming to (my) strict criteria...

161 replies

CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 13:54

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a name (or names) for my son (due January, plenty of time yet). This is no ordinary namequest- there are strict criteria to adhere to...

  • no Top 50 names( I do not wish my child to be known as xxxx G. throughout his schooldays, I would prefer he was the only one in the school with his name)

  • cannot begin with 'G' or 'J' (surname issues) or 'R' (DH pronunciation issues)

  • no biblical names (I am a fervent atheist, DH is buddhist)

  • Unusual, but not wacky

We are m/c academic types, I am not an earth mother, nor a lentil-weaver (sadly); we are also quite removed from popular culture. I am therefore never likely to name my child 'Celestin' or 'Zaphod'...

...or Guybrush.

Or Neo.

This thread will self destruct in 30 days (judging by the number of name threads at present),
TIA

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Reamhar · 04/08/2008 18:56

Ellis?

ten10 · 04/08/2008 18:45

Marcus
Dominic
Edgar
Edmund
Corin

Cies · 04/08/2008 18:39

Ferdinand
Colin
Miles
Carl

piratecat · 04/08/2008 18:28

I thought Nevin was sweet, as he is in the 'middle ' of you both.

gah, look at me geting all sentimental.

Cucci · 04/08/2008 18:21

Some italian names from my family if it helps:

Peppe
Brando
Nello
Ugo
Aleandro
Massimo
Orlando
Ornello
Matteo
Vito
Teo

Original poster
CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 17:53

Pirate better not go for Nevin.... DH might think I want another one!

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piratecat · 04/08/2008 17:49

well Shadwell seems to be very hard to find, it means , wait for it 'shed by a well' !!

There is also a place in east london called it.

I remembered it froma comedy series yrs back, and there was a welsh character called Shadwell.

In my book there is an equally exciting 'Sidwell' which means 'broad stream'!

Nevin (old english )means middle

Earthan, of the earth

Boyd --scottish name, means yellow

god there's loads

TwoBigNorks · 04/08/2008 17:05

Mungo
Magnus
Murdo
Stroud

Original poster
CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 17:03

Buwch- they are a little welsh for us! Like Osian though...
PirateCat what does Shadwell mean? DOn't think I've ever come across it before.

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Pinkranger · 04/08/2008 17:00

Tate
Ben ( not as popular as some people think)
Dextor

BuwchBywiog · 04/08/2008 16:54

Owain
Ynyr
Osian
Iddon
Medwyn
Iwan
Ieuan
Aled

Shall I shut up?

frazzledoldbag34 · 04/08/2008 16:41

Anton?
or is that a bit 'ballroom dancer'?

piratecat · 04/08/2008 16:28

Shadwell

Leander

Deri (means oak in welsh)

Deron ( means water in english)

Phelan (means wolf)

and yes i have got a great book here!!

belgo · 04/08/2008 16:25

Captain Nancy - sympathies with your dh - I also have pronounciation problems with the letter 'r' and I find it rather annoying that my name has a prominant 'r'.
My children are aged 2 and 4 and both can roll their 'r's beautifully

no1putsbabyinthecorner · 04/08/2008 16:22

I know. Would it be really silly for me to use it. Not that he will change his mind.

aly16 · 04/08/2008 16:22

Carson (r?)
Cash
Kayden
Wilson

belgo · 04/08/2008 16:21

no1 - the french have the monopoly on some of the best baby names.

no1putsbabyinthecorner · 04/08/2008 16:20

I am so desperate for Etienne if this is a boy but dh just will not budge.
He just keeps saying we cant we are english.
I adore this name tried for it last time. we had a girl.
DH hates all of my names. I want genevieve if a girl still wont budge on that one either.

Some lovely names been mentioned on here./

nappyaddict · 04/08/2008 16:19

Neal, Niles, Miles

nappyaddict · 04/08/2008 16:15

Blake
Blaise

nappyaddict · 04/08/2008 16:15

Blythe
Elmo
Elmer

shirleyghostman · 04/08/2008 16:07

CaptainNancy out of your shortlist my choice would have to be Etienne.

Blu · 04/08/2008 16:03

I hope there will be a prize!

mistlethrush · 04/08/2008 15:42

I went out with an Ed for a while - short for Edmund - he's the only Edmund I've met... His brother was Quentin - although I have since met another Quentin... Both unusual, no r, g or js...

But re top 50 - I'm sure that my ds's name is in there, but he's the only x at his nursery - where there are 3 Scarlets in his group and at least 2 Fergus s - it seems at the moment that the traditional names are the less common

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 15:30

Well, so far....

Milo (but French way)
Arlo
Sebastian
Etienne (again)
Hector
Duncan (but this will be taken before I'm due )
Enzo
Atticus

.... but I know at least half of these won't get through DH. It's a start though!

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