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Struggling for a boys name - I love Maddox but will people think I'm a celeb wannabe?..

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Roca · 30/08/2008 13:03

Have got 2 fairly unusual kids names already so don't want anything too 'normal' and have 19 nieces and nephews who have taken up loads of names I like.

Just really stuck for a boy but always liked Maddox - would people think I was a knob?!

Also like Nate....

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dizzydixies · 04/09/2008 14:21

my friend has a rocco and a lola & appreciates what people may think about it but doesn't care

if you love it use it

what about
tadgh
raphael
rufus
cassius/cassian
nico
roan
roman

for a bit more unusual?

Anglepoise · 04/09/2008 14:16

Long-term Wales resident says kind of but it's a hard th not a soft one. Which does slightly spoil the appeal for me (I also like Dogmael - can you see a link? )

MouseMate · 04/09/2008 08:07

But wouldnt Maddog be pronounced Math-og (dd is a 'th' sound in Welsh)

Anglepoise · 03/09/2008 23:22

ethanchristopher, the internet seems to think that Maddog/Madog is a Welsh name! For now I'll stay this side of the border though

SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 03/09/2008 20:56

i like nate. i have always loved that name but if i have a boy dh is insisting that we call him george. bah! actually i like to george too so meh!

for unusual i have always liked malachy or kia.

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Wilkiepedia · 03/09/2008 20:50

Nate is lovely (I might steal it...)

I like Maddox but you will defo get the Brangelina connections made

ethanchristopher · 03/09/2008 20:47

And can i just say to Anglepoise if you called a child Maddog then went to Wales you would be looked at as a knob. Because it is like calling your chid Burgh or ingham. it is the ending of a place name for many places in wales. dont do it!!

ethanchristopher · 03/09/2008 20:45

i do love nate

also for "unusal"

Keegan
Logan
Dylan
Archie

Anglepoise · 03/09/2008 20:27

I was another going to suggest Madoc or Maddog as an alternative - think they're fab.

Seriously, how long are people going to remember the names of Brangelina's kids for? Not everyone knows them now!

msdemeanor · 03/09/2008 15:41

Maddox makes me think of Radox or Detox. Mind you, those are probably on Brangelina's list for the next batch of kids.

sitdownpleasegeorge · 03/09/2008 15:39

If your existing children already have "fairly unusual names" people may already think of you as a "knob" when it comes to naming your children so don't hesitate to use Maddox if you really like it.

Please note I am a fully fledged member of THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE USE OF REAL NAMES.

branflake81 · 03/09/2008 15:32

Nate is short for Nathan though and not a name in its own right.

'Tis also v American.

kitsmummy · 03/09/2008 14:58

Oh gosh, if you have a Rocco I would say you DEFINITELY can't go for a Maddox - you would sound desperately wannabe. Don't mean to say that you are a wannabe but i think people would definitely assume that's the case. Nate is lovely.

3andnomore · 31/08/2008 13:36

to celebby, imo....sorry!

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Roca · 31/08/2008 13:15

Garth = Waynes World! If you're gonna spew, spew into this!

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cece · 31/08/2008 13:09

How about

Wesley
or
Garth

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Roca · 31/08/2008 13:00

Ashantai - I think that's a perfectly good reason to have another baby!

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Roca · 31/08/2008 12:59

I could always say that he was named after my great grandfather from Wales (ok, we don't have a Welsh connection but hey ho!)

Glad you all like Nate though.

I have to confess my little boy is called Rocco (NOT after the celeb one) so think I Maddox may be pushing it - even though I do love it.

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nickeldime · 31/08/2008 05:11

From the popularity trend, it's clear that Maddox is popularized by Brangelina.. it was off the charts before: www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Maddox

mou · 31/08/2008 03:02

mmm. i like Nate but only cos my DS name, and he's (troubled) but absolutely gorgeous. couldn't find his mates this afters so he spent the afternoon entertaining a friends 3 yr old. i call him gorgeous boy, he calls me beautiful mummy...and says i'm cool (but a bit of a chav apparently!!) sic but makes me feel fab!

nappyaddict · 31/08/2008 02:48

love nate, maddox and madoc.

Ashantai · 31/08/2008 01:50

Ooo i really like Nate! Is it wrong to have another baby and hope its a boy just so i can call him that??

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Roca · 31/08/2008 01:02

thanks for your thoughts everyone - I will keep thinking...

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hw2004 · 30/08/2008 21:44

Hmmmm, Maddox is not a bad name but I do think about the Jolie-Pitts. However, it may not bother you too much.

Am liking Nate though

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