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New name that we both like ...... please tell me what you think!

61 replies

mosschops30 · 20/10/2009 11:06

I had narrowed it down to final two being Noah and Daniel (middle name to be James).
DH not fussed on either really, although he actively dislikes Noah which I love.

Yesterday he said what about Ryan? And I thought hmmmmm I actually quite like it, which is how ds came to be named when we found something that we didnt both hate but didnt both love and now I cant imagine him being anything else

So opinions on Ryan please?

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MrsJiggle86 · 20/10/2009 22:35

I like Ryan, my ds is Archie Ryan, so a little biased, my brother is daniel so i obviously really like that too.

janeite · 20/10/2009 22:34

Noah and Daniel much nicer than Ryan imho.

thedolly · 20/10/2009 22:33

No to Ryan but I suggest you keep looking until you find one that you both love. It will happen .

Joseph?
Arthur?

Heated · 20/10/2009 22:32

Noah or Daniel

Ryan, meh.

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irishmama · 20/10/2009 22:29

I wanted to call ds1 daniel but dh didn't like it. I was going to use it then for his middle name but thought hang if i have any more i may use the name daniel.Anyway ds2 is called daniel james. So obviously taht is the name I like best. I quite like Ryan as well. It's so hard choosing names.I also have 2 girls and it was very hard as there are so many nice girls names to choose from.

AngelicVoice · 20/10/2009 22:11

Ryan is a bit chavvy

lovemybabyboy · 20/10/2009 22:03

I like Ryan. I think its a lovely name

ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 20/10/2009 21:38

Don't like Ryan or Noah, Daniel is nice though.

pointyhat · 20/10/2009 15:37

Yes, I suppose Ryan is seen as a bit rough to some.

But my goodness, have you ever asked teachers how many naughty Daniels they kjnow?!

flowerybeanbag · 20/10/2009 15:34

Don't like Ryan, like Daniel and Noah, but if your DH actively dislikes Noah that doesn't sound like an option anyway, surely?

HappyBump · 20/10/2009 15:29

I much prefer Noah and Daniel.

Not sure I like Ryan at all. A teacher once told me that consistently over all the years of his teaching that Ryan's were the worst behaved ... obviously a load of old tosh but stuck in my head as the only Ryan I know as an adult is really very unpleasant.

We are trying to think of another boy's name ... am struggling myself at the moment.

viennesewhirl · 20/10/2009 15:26

Love Nathan, btw. (In response to twit).

viennesewhirl · 20/10/2009 15:25

We have a Noah - love it - and an Eliot (Eliot James sounds nice, doesn't it?!). I'm not so keen on Ryan, think Daniel is a much more classic, timeless, strong name.

SomeGuy · 20/10/2009 15:18

I always pictured Ryan as a bit rough.

Noah is fairly staid.

lilysam · 20/10/2009 15:12

Think its a bit dull.....Love Daniel and also Noah...have 'Noah James' on my list too...

gladders · 20/10/2009 14:43

love daniel, quite like ryan but dislike noah...

ryan would definitely have the advantage of not being one of ten ryans in the class? easy to spell and write and no shortenings/nasty nicknames. nice solid boys name - has a lot going for it IMO

motherof2boys · 20/10/2009 14:09

I think I heard of a survey recently where men called Ryan were thought to be the most attractive. George came last but I don't know what the other choices were

shootfromthehip · 20/10/2009 13:48

Ryan is a bit boring for me I'm afraid- MUCH prefer Noah. You should work harder on DH

Good luck with the bump!

pointyhat · 20/10/2009 13:47

what do you all mean by 'average'? Daniel is much more popular than Ryan.

Winibaghoul · 20/10/2009 13:45

I agree that Ryan seems really average. Noah is much nicer.
dp is like this with girls names - Elizabeth and Catherine are his top choices for girls

Ivykaty44 · 20/10/2009 13:42

I like Daniel ten times more than Ryan. I find it really average.

Don't like Noah James, doesn't sound right to me - sorry

Tillyscoutsmum · 20/10/2009 13:39

I quite like Ryan..... prefer it to Daniel but not as nice as Noah imho

I'm a few weeks behind you mosschops and we're really struggling for boy's names as well

hobbgoblin · 20/10/2009 13:37

no, don't like at all compared with noah/daniel

pointyhat · 20/10/2009 13:36

I quite like Ryan. Your dh seems to want a more standard man name. Ryan and Dan both fit the bill, good sounds.

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