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votes needed please mumsnet jury

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stirfry · 10/11/2008 12:40

Need your opinions on these names please, have listed them in order of our favorites

Noah

Jacob

Jasper

Barny

Kaleb

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BoccaDellaVerita · 12/11/2008 13:53

Noah - lovely but there are loads of them about. That needn't be a deterrent.

Jacob - ditto.

Jasper - doesn't work for me.

Barny - even spelt correctly I don't like it. I misread your first post as Barmy.

Kaleb - if spelt correctly then very nice. I've never met a Caleb I didn't like.

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stirfry · 12/11/2008 12:54

kerrymum

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Califrau · 11/11/2008 23:38

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BlackEyedDog · 11/11/2008 23:32

Jasper

KerryMum · 11/11/2008 23:30

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AtheneNoctua · 11/11/2008 23:26

I like

Caleb (but not Kaleb)
Jacob (bu there are a zillion Jakes around)
Noah
Jasper

As for Barny/Barney, well reminds me of the Flinstones.

stephla · 11/11/2008 23:17

My son was almost called Noah but in the end we just used it as a middle name.

But what I didn't realise then that old Noah wasn't just an animal-loving craftsman but in later life owned a vineyard, drank too much of the product and "shamed his children with his nakedness". And that's why Noahs are a bit thin on the ground.

I still think Noah is a lovely name - but I don't know if I would have picked it if I had known!

hollyandnoah · 11/11/2008 23:08

Noah is my fave that's my ds name.

Kaleb is nice, but not as nice as Noah. :D

I don't really like any of the others.

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lunamoon2 · 11/11/2008 23:00

Jacob is my fave.
Noah-too biblical (don't know why it seems more so than Jacob but it does)
Barney reminds me of Barney the bear(which was my favourite programme as a child, actually as I am saying it, it is growing on me.

Don't like Kaleb-sounds evil somehow!!

Jasper reminds me of Jasper carrot or the ghost!

RachieB · 11/11/2008 21:21

Noah - love it

Jacob - like it, but not keen on Jake!

Jasper - not keen

Barny - dont like ( 2 guys at school were Barnaby shortened to Barney)

Kaleb - like it as Caleb

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stirfry · 10/11/2008 22:04

Thanks guys, still love noah but DH not too keen, might be Jacob then if a boy.

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Liffey · 10/11/2008 18:20

Noah - no, too biblical and ending in a, I just don't like it much.

Jacob - a lovely name but v. popular.

Jasper - I like this, but do you run a small antiques shop near Portobello?? You can't tell me you work in a bank. I prefer Victor, tis cooler and less predictably trendy than Jasper.

Barny - Barney, short for Barnaby. I like this. However, I would prefer Zachary or Gregory or Malachy. Barney is ok. Cute. But is cute enough?

Kaleb - OK spelt Caleb, but although I quite like it, I don't love it.

From your list, Jacob or Barnaby/Barney.

SoMuchToBits · 10/11/2008 17:41

Jacob or Noah

dinkymum · 10/11/2008 17:39

Kaleb but prefer the C spelling

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stirfry · 10/11/2008 16:20

seeker, not offended at all, my typing ablitity is nearly as crap as my ability to spell!

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MmeLindt · 10/11/2008 15:25

I like Noah, Jacob and Jasper.

Barny (Barney?) reminds me of the big purple dinosaur

Kaleb, if it was spelt Caleb. It looks quite harsh with a kicking-K

Tortington · 10/11/2008 15:24

Noah - like

Jacob - love

Jasper - is a cats name

Barny - is a dogs name

Kaleb - is a try hard chav name

Miyazaki · 10/11/2008 15:23

I like them all, altho I would go for Barney or Caleb in terms of spelling.

MrsMattie · 10/11/2008 15:21

Love Jacob - don 't much like the rest.

Caleb is better than Kaleb.

CharleeInChains · 10/11/2008 15:20

I like Jacob (although it will be shortened to Jake)

I also like Noah (but be prepared for Arc jokes)

annasmami · 10/11/2008 15:16

I like Jasper most, then Jacob.

lilibet · 10/11/2008 15:11

Sorry - I don't like any of them

BabyBaby123 · 10/11/2008 13:36

i only like Caleb - but spelt with a C

Nancy66 · 10/11/2008 13:05

Really like Noah. the only one I really don't like is Kaleb.

seeker · 10/11/2008 12:59

Love Noah - don't much like the others. There are tons and tons of Jacobs about if you mind about that. But if you do use one of the others, please don't be offended if I point out that it's Barney and Caleb.