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Original poster

Please, we need help, traditional, but not boring boys names, to go with...

236 replies

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 15:58

...brothers Thomas and George, also have a strong boys name as a surname that begins with O, so we have to be careful with initials.

I am looking for something different to Max and Jack, but as nice as them, maybe a little bit wacky but not too much, and deffo not poncey (I am a Southerner in the North West, I have to be careful with my accent) We have been through countless name books/websites and not hit on the one yet, so it's over to you lot!

To give an idea, my favourites are Seth, Seb(astian), Albert (Albie), DH likes Charlie and Harrison, neither of us like each others (Well to be fair, I love Harrison, but I don't like 'Arrison, which is what it becomes up here!)

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 03/12/2008 10:32

OK have gone through all suggestions with DH, he says no to absolutely all of them, and yet still doesn't come up with any of his own suggestions

So come on, I need more more MORE please!

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jcscot · 03/12/2008 10:12

We have one son named Thomas (with Patrick as a middle name) and one baby boy named Richard (with John as a middle name).

Other names we considered:

Guy
Benedict
James
Michael
Henry
Alexander
Francis

Re: list from Telegraph...wonder if it was our birth announcement for Richard!

findtheriver · 02/12/2008 22:10

OI!! Nicholas.

Thomas, George and Nicholas.

Perfect!

annasmami · 02/12/2008 20:56

What about:

Quentin
Lucas
Arthur
Tristan

janx · 02/12/2008 20:33

Luke
Agnus
Arlo
Robert
Felix
David
Cyrus
Connor
Jake
Euan
Fergus
Dan

jempurd · 02/12/2008 20:29

what about Oscar or Leo? And I like Jesse, although thats a bit of a marmite name

SpaceTrain · 02/12/2008 20:29

Well, a Frederick Aurelius. But I sought inspiration from middle names too.

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 20:25

Aurelius? Really?

SpaceTrain · 02/12/2008 20:12

OK, some recent names from the Telegraph birth announcements (apologies for any repeats that others have suggested above)

  • Francis
  • Joseph
  • Andrew
  • Robert
  • Frederick
  • Charles
  • James
  • Toby
  • Michael
  • Rupert
  • Tristan
  • Rufus
  • Benedict
  • Leo
  • Simon
  • Bertie
  • Arthur
  • Milo
  • Flynn
  • Adrian
  • Peter
  • Anthony
  • Lawrence
  • Charles
  • Euan
  • Graham
  • Dominic
  • Edward
  • Caspar
  • Alfred
  • Marcus
  • Jonah
  • Richard
  • Ian
  • Ambrose
  • Philip
  • Antony
  • Raphael
  • Hector
  • Paul
  • Ernest
  • Gabriel
  • Oscar
  • Douglas
  • Maxwell
  • Isaac
  • Roger
  • Orlando
  • Zander
  • Aurelius
Zebraa · 02/12/2008 19:47

Brady

angel1976 · 02/12/2008 19:24

My friend (in Australia) so you don't have to worry about ever running into her... has two lovely boys. First one Thomas and the second one Jude, which initially seems a bit poncey but has really grown on me.

findtheriver · 02/12/2008 19:17

Adam?

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:11

Otto?

Ferdinand (Ferdie for short)

Lucas?

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:08

Rufus?
Hector?
Alexander (Lex for short ?)

Barnaby.........?

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:05

Or what about Felix? (I have a nephew Felix - or I'd have used it myself probably)

or Cameron?

or Harvey? (another of my nephews!)

findtheriver · 02/12/2008 19:05

Nicholas.

Initials would be NO ! But apart from that it seems to tick the boxes??

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:03

Like 'Nair' - (rhymes with hair) - you know, the hair removal stuff.
Except with a 'n' on the end - Nair-n.

Sesi · 02/12/2008 18:57

I really like Cassius, also like:
Garrick
Conall
Ewan
Glyn
Hayden
Hector
Keir

SpaceTrain · 02/12/2008 18:49

Alistair?

(although Ali and Oli might be too similar for nicknames)

SAEJ · 02/12/2008 18:44

Lawrence
William
Lyndon
Christopher
Nicholas

Zebraa · 02/12/2008 18:41

Wilkie

Milo

Jacob

Dylan

shubiedoo · 02/12/2008 18:33

Martin

Phoenix · 02/12/2008 18:32

Lewis (ds' name)
Rhys
Noah
Jonah
Finley
Reuben

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 18:31

OK, Arthur (Art), Walter (Walt), Euan, Donald (Donny), and Theo I love, DH says no. Can't have anything beginning with B because of the initials. Others are either already in use, can't have 'because so and so is called that', or I don't like very much.

How do you pronounce Nairn?

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SpecialOffer · 02/12/2008 18:29

Matthew
William
Toby

These are my fav!