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

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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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nappyaddict · 04/08/2008 15:20

sorry didn't see that R was an issue aswell.

nappyaddict · 04/08/2008 15:20

Ray, Sebastian, Dexter, Maxamus, Edmund, Edgar, Arthur, Frederick, Brook, Ash, Charles, Alfred, Tobias, Hector, Stanley, Boris, Barnaby, Zack, Rory, Niall, Rupert, Harold, Howard, Donald, Ronald, Victor, Francis, Patrick, Fergus, Albert, Abraham, Stirling, Rufus, Monty, Biff, Kit, Pierce, Piers

KelaH · 04/08/2008 15:19

Pierre?
Mikael? (I know a French guy with this name)

PrincessPeaHead · 04/08/2008 15:14

Anton or Antoine or Antonio or Antonis or Anthony - works in every language you might need.

Obviously you'd have to ignore the Saint though...

OK I'm going to vote for Constantine. Strong name. Mediterranean name. Excellent associations for academics. Brits can pronounce it. Can be shortened to Con if he is feeling like a cool and groovy teenager. No Gs, Js or Rs in sight. If there is another one in his entire school career I'll eat my hat. What more could you want?

HonoriaGlossop · 04/08/2008 15:12

Leo
Piers

PrincessPeaHead · 04/08/2008 15:10

I loved gilbert too but it is considered to be a bad luck name in my dhs family so couldn't use it (one killed in WW1, one committed suicide as a young man )

So what is your shortlist after all these suggestions then?

MascaraOHara · 04/08/2008 15:09

Anton?

Sorry I just keep popping in with random suggestions

navyeyelasH · 04/08/2008 15:09

Whoops I missed the op's part about beginning with R

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 15:08

PPH roffling at your last post!

I love Gilbert too- something to do with reading lots of Anne of Green Gables I fear, but major clash in French (Dzheelbairrrr).

won't out myself, but far to close to actual surname.

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 15:04

Wow- so many suggestions- thank you!
I think there are more people on 'Baby Names' than on 'Chat'!

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PrincessPeaHead · 04/08/2008 15:03

the poor man can't say his Rs and you give him 6 names beginning with R AND Gregory!! Gwegory

stick to the brief!

MrsFluffleHasAWuffle · 04/08/2008 15:02

Is R ok in the middle of a name?

PrincessPeaHead · 04/08/2008 15:01

oh scratch Marco
I forgot about the "r"s for a moment. Poop.

navyeyelasH · 04/08/2008 15:01

Oliver, Thomas, Timothy, Owen, Lee, Neil, Charlie, Finlay, Flyn, Dyllan, Allister, Harvey, Max, Harlan, Zack, Dawson, Aaron, Corey, Rwyathlon (Welsh), Aiden, David, Aleck, Karl, Daryll, Paul, Dylan, Ethan, Iain, Jestin, Ieuean, Keir, Rhys, Rhodery, Kelvin, Rorry, Rufus, Kylen, Dennis, Shaun, Terrance, Mathais, Tristan, Declan, Alexandro, Rafael (reminds me of the turtle cartoon thing!), Duncan, Raphael, Jude, Bailey, Ruben, Chuck, Spencer, Zachery, Chandler, Andreas, Adrian, Dion, Ferdinand, Gregory, Hugh, Nathaniel/Nate.

All random names from people know/family/on TV; don't know if they are in top 50 though!

MrsFluffleHasAWuffle · 04/08/2008 15:01

Dexter
Quinn
Lewis
Oliver
Gianluca/Giacomo
Marco
Noah

PrincessPeaHead · 04/08/2008 15:01

Miles, Marco or Constantine get my vote. With Ludo as the outsider

PrincessPeaHead · 04/08/2008 14:59

Miles
Dominic
Hugo
Anthony
Victor
Michael
Stefan/Stephen
John (he'll be the only one in the school!)
Gilbert (LOVE this name - but you did say no Gs. Damn)
Ludovic/Ludo
Alistair
Marco
Felix

hmm greek
well, Christos fails on all counts sadly
Constantine? brilliant name.
Achilleos (I dare you)
Alkiviathis (OK now I'm getting silly, I'd better stop)...

shirleyghostman · 04/08/2008 14:59

Tobias
Joaquín
Elias
Jayden

norkmaiden · 04/08/2008 14:56

Jude - biblical, but oh-so-atheist too

shirleyghostman · 04/08/2008 14:55

Krishna

norkmaiden · 04/08/2008 14:55

Inigo

Jago

Ivo

Morgan (too much r?)

Blu · 04/08/2008 14:54

'Mylo'

bettybeetroot · 04/08/2008 14:53

Zachary - sorry I think it's biblical!

barnsleybelle · 04/08/2008 14:53

Zak
Quinn
Nate
Nat
Dell
Mack
Lars

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CaptainNancy · 04/08/2008 14:53

Makemine -DH will definitely veto Austin I'm afraid...

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