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two weeks til baby day help us with boys names!! (be nice!)

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lydiathetattooedlady · 29/06/2009 11:08

we did like myles but not so sure anymore so have the following names we like, please be nice!
Elwood-Eli/woody as nn
Elias-again Eli as nn
Myles-though not sure anymore as dd leaked the name and everyone keeps calling baby by this name now which is irritating as he's not here yet!
Francis-i like but dp thinks given baby will have a very irish surname is too irish sounding, which sounds stupid given his suggestion below...
Shamus- as either middle name or fist name. we want 'james' in there after my brother but thought shamus would be nice instead as dp is half irish so a bit of both! also my sister has just used it for her baby!
any other suggestions or combinations welcome!
so yay or nay??

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lydiathetattooedlady · 29/06/2009 11:15

eeek in our baby name book it is spelt shamus for james seamus for jacob...maybe the books wrong it is old! i've just been getting the spellings out of the book!
its the sound i like not the way they're written!

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5inthebed · 29/06/2009 11:14

Shamus looks odd, prefer the spelling Seamus,but not sure on the actual name.

The only one I really like is Francis, but that is because I met a little boy called Franklin the other day and he was adorable.

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lydiathetattooedlady · 29/06/2009 11:13

yes dp picked the name because of blues brothers! we wouldn't use both either shamus or james!

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ShowOfHands · 29/06/2009 11:13

Do you like odd made-up spellings?

Seamus is a lovely name. Shamus is not a name at all, is slang for a private detective isn't it?

Myles is a surname (although I think there's something in Greek mythology too). Miles is better.

Elwood is a surname again.

Elias is okay.

Francis is a good, strong name.

thisisyesterday · 29/06/2009 11:13

love Elias and Francis.
I like Myles
Seamus is ok, woudln't spell it Shamus though.
Elwood- still deciding on that one! lol

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lydiathetattooedlady · 29/06/2009 11:12

i prefer the look of seamus, but spelt that way it means jacob, spelling it shamus means james. i know we're awkward!

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CurryMaid · 29/06/2009 11:12

Seamus is Irish for James so can't see that that would work. I don't think Shamus is a legitimate spelling of the name either (although happy to be corrected!)

Of your list I prefer Elwood but doesn't that have Blues Brother's connotations?

Lilyloo · 29/06/2009 11:11

Like Myles and Elias

Bessie123 · 29/06/2009 11:10

Seamus is nice, shamus looks a bit strange...

I quite like Elias. Don't like the other 3 (is that nice?)

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