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A name like Gabriel

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rubyslippers · 28/07/2009 14:41

Am 30 weeks

this is the only boys name on our shortlist due to me and DH not agreeing on anything

i love it, dh likes it so could do with some more options

TIA

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dizzydixies · 01/08/2009 18:42
Grin
Tillyscoutsmum · 01/08/2009 18:36

Dizzy - spot on ! Vincent was (seriously) suggested. As was Leonard and Reggie. I thought I was supposed to be the hormonal one FFS

dizzydixies · 01/08/2009 18:12

Tillyscoutsmum - what's he wanting Vinnie?!?

lotspot · 01/08/2009 15:36

Sebastian?

I like Gabriel and I think Gabe is great for a teenager too

Tillyscoutsmum · 01/08/2009 15:14

I love Gabriel as well but DH has said no. Why is it some men seem to dislike it so much ? Is it the "gay" thing ?

He informed me the other day he would quite like a more "gangster" name ?! We are about as far away from being gangster as possible ...

Sorry, I digress

I know a Gabriel and Reuben. I think Dominic is similar and Dom is quite "manly". I was also going to suggest Nathaniel (Nate). How about Jude ?

Bumperslucious · 01/08/2009 14:29

Great thread. I love the names Gabriel and Zachary but DH says we can't have them as they are my brother's names so I have been struggling to come up with other similar names. I love Raphael and was thinking of Emmanual the other day, Emmanuelle for a girl is lovely too.

Oh, I'm not pregnant yet - just obsessed as ever with the quest for the perfect name. I think all of these might go on my list

dizzydixies · 01/08/2009 13:07

cataline I have never heard anyone having used Callan and it was our choice for DD2 had she been a boy - delighted to know there is a wee Callan out there somewhere

dizzydixies · 01/08/2009 13:06

I love Gabriel

what about Gideon?
Jonah/Jonus
Joshua

Cataline · 31/07/2009 22:49

I adore Gabriel. DS was going to be a Gabriel but then some friends were very rude about the name and put me off completely.
We chose Callan instead which is absolutely perfect for our DS.

Gabriel's still in the running for our next (as yet, hypothetical) DS though.

Also love Raphael and Isaac too!

HappyTangerine · 31/07/2009 22:43

We've settled on Gabriel, it was the only name we both really loved and with 8 weeks to go we're fairly comfortable with it now. Others on our list were Raphael and Isaac. (Catholic family so we've gone the Biblical route)

snice · 29/07/2009 23:46

Otis?

simplesusan · 29/07/2009 23:44

Gabriel would be my next choice of name for my (fantasy) ds but I have been met with unfavourable reactions.
Benedict is also fab as is Ruben. Or what about Dominic or Ralf (pronounced Rayfe).

ohfuschia · 28/07/2009 22:21

There may be hope with your DH - mine wasn't sure about Gabriel and then out of nowhere I got a text from him saying it suddenly seemed completely right.

My family are Irish and it's not such an unusual name to them, so I haven't had a negative reaction about it being 'out there', also judging from the amount of people who mention it on this topic I think by the time our Gabriel's are due to go to school it will be much more common in this country.

If I could think of another name I would suggest it, but that's been part of my problem too, haven't found another that seems right (my boy was due on the 20th - is still hanging in there).

Good luck either with thinking of another or with your DH

SoccerMum · 28/07/2009 20:47

Its my current favourite boys name for a fantasy 3rd baby

differentID · 28/07/2009 20:46

How do both of you feel about Morgan?

lilacpink · 28/07/2009 20:46

What would you shorten it to? As it's 3 syllables other children will look for a shortened version - Gaby?

I like it tho.

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rubyslippers · 28/07/2009 20:41

T a y l o r

it gets mixed reviews on MN

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ThingOne · 28/07/2009 20:41

Gabriel's a lovely name, as are many of the others on your thread. You've got ten weeks, and then six, to talk some sense into your DH .

thisisyesterday · 28/07/2009 20:38

what;s your other ds called?

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rubyslippers · 28/07/2009 20:36

thank you for the suggestions

Linus - like it a lot

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differentID · 28/07/2009 20:14

Michael
Reuben
Daniel

thisisyesterday · 28/07/2009 20:12

just use gabriel if it's the only one on the list!

we have a gabriel and he is scrummy (he should have been lars though!)

aaanyway, other names that i like are:

Xavier
Soren
Lars
Nico
Otto
Noam
Caius
Raphael
Fabian
Tobias
Lucien
Tristan
Linu s
Asa
Benedict
Josiah

magbags · 28/07/2009 20:06

My dh vetoed Gabriel from our list too (ds due in a few weeks). On account of religious associations and apparently the baddy in heroes is called it. He also thinks Gabe sounds like gay. I dissagree with him whole heartedly and still really like it.

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rubyslippers · 28/07/2009 17:34

i love all the suggestions on this thread

sadly, DH doesn't

and that is why there is one name on our shortlist

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