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Original poster

Short go-anywhere boys' names. Adam? Simon?

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MrsBadger · 27/09/2009 14:43

we have tight criteria and are low on ideas.

Must be one or two syllables, not too easy to shorten and not an abbreviation of a longer classic (so not Tom, Ben, Joe).

Erring slightly on the side of poncey rather than ch modern or unique.

So far ideas include
Adam
Simon
John (tentative as is an uncle)
Alex (tentative due to Alex / Alexander rows)

wish we could use James but is already bagged.

middle name will be Henry, surname is one long syllable (think Stone or Rowe).

bring it on, oh wise MNers...

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MrsBadger · 29/09/2009 23:42

Henry would give the same problem as James - exact same first/surname combo as a close relative

and I am not aiming for ponce, I just want to keep my ponce options open, as it were. I think Felix might have a hard time training as an electrician....

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Clary · 29/09/2009 23:39

Why not Henry for a first name? That's a lovely name. John is good too.

Felix
Angus
Edwin
George is fabbby
Eric I love but a bit out there?
Adam is nice but very popular round my way.

Evan has gone a bit, non-poncey herabouts. Two in the football team t'other day from a v v non-poncey part of town.

(ooh both my DS's names on this thread. Ponce-tastic! )

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MrsBadger · 29/09/2009 23:12

Alec sadly conflicts with surname otherwise I would be all over it like a rash.

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TheFallenMadonna · 29/09/2009 23:08

Alec.

I love Alec.

Also like Adam, Matthew and Mark.

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MrsBadger · 29/09/2009 23:01

will do

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pointydoug · 29/09/2009 22:57

well, just bear in mind it has to be Mark

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MrsBadger · 29/09/2009 22:43

don't mind me, pointy

no-one after about 10am this morning has bothered to read the vital criteria in the first post (witness the number of Jameses and Henrys. And Kian? for a chorister?)
so I have legged it with the shortlist from 13:22

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vacaloca · 29/09/2009 22:40

Congratulations! I'm obviously very behind as I didn't even know you were pregnant.

I like Mark and Louis.

vickiadele · 29/09/2009 22:28

I like Archie

pointydoug · 29/09/2009 22:23

lolol - badge is gettin g lots of awful names now

alysonpeaches · 29/09/2009 22:21

Go for Alex, its my son's name, we all love it. He was Christened Alexander but all his peers have always called him Alex. He is 27 now and the name hasnt aged nor become too common.

barbara3 · 29/09/2009 21:59

Aidan ??

Ewan ??

Callum??

Liam ??

Jack ??

pranma · 29/09/2009 21:56

Finn

janeite my son is called Guy-it is NOT one of the worst names ever though I probably wouldnt choose it today

hellokitty123 · 29/09/2009 21:55

Thomas ?

Quinn ?

Cocodrillo · 29/09/2009 21:38

Or Rex? Holden?

Cocodrillo · 29/09/2009 21:35

How about Fergus, Rufus, Nathan, Lucius, Felix.

izzybiz · 29/09/2009 21:29

Charles
Toby
George

The men in my life!

NKffffffffd50e6e2bX123b369c633 · 29/09/2009 21:29

Issac

Louis

George

Conundrumish · 29/09/2009 21:28

Jonty

Conundrumish · 29/09/2009 21:28

Lucas?

Wilfred if you can avoid Will

hellokitty123 · 29/09/2009 21:21

Quentin ?

Lucas ?

VeryHungryLennipillar · 29/09/2009 21:21

Dylan (performancegirl beat me to it)
Jude
Evan

Mind gone blank...

AndOnAndOnAndOn · 29/09/2009 21:13

Martin?

Lucas?

Thelongroadhome · 29/09/2009 21:05

Hal?

avaj · 29/09/2009 21:01

Reid

Oran

Blair

Fergus

None of these are really along the lines of Simon or Adam, but I like them!