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Right come on then Mumsnetters, find a name for my son (shock)

230 replies

sweetkitty · 18/01/2010 18:05

Never thought I would ever need a boys name, bit after the shock of Saturdays scan we need one.

Nothing is jumping out at me, so anyone want a try.

Here's our criteria:

  1. Surname is one Syllable and starts with R, quite harsh sounding so need a name with at least 2 syllables so things like Jack are our

  2. Cannot have a name starting with R

  3. This child will be growing up in Scotland so more erm poncey upper class names will have him might as well having "beat me up" stamped across his forehead so names like Quentin, Augustus, Apollo, Cosmo etc are out

  4. I like traditional strong boys names, not keen on your more "modern" names i.e, anything with unusual spelling or starting with a K IYSWIM

  5. And of course blooming friends and family have pinched all the good ones.

So you see we have a job on our hands!

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FimBOW · 20/01/2010 19:33

Campbell
Conal
Jamie
Stuart
Fergus

Barbarellas · 20/01/2010 19:21

I really dislike Logan too! Not keen on the surname trend. Elliot is also from a surname.

Duncan & Finlay are actually a first names. The surnames come from the first names.
Finlay is an anglicized form of Fionnlagh and Duncan is anglicized form of Donnchadh. I pretty sure Lewis is from the Island therefore also not from a surname.

How about Struan?

MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 20/01/2010 19:10

Apologies if these were suggested already

Benedict
Tristan
Gregory
Alexander

seeker · 20/01/2010 19:00

Patrick.

Dalrymps · 20/01/2010 18:57

Brogan
Nolan
Bennet

jaylola · 20/01/2010 18:15

Jensen
Caleb
Joel

Jamieandhismagictorch · 20/01/2010 17:53

What about :

Jackson ?

sweetkitty · 20/01/2010 17:50

arolf - in Scotland it is very common for boys to have surnames as first names think Lewis, Finlay, Fraser, Nairn, Carrick, Blair, Stewart, Duncan etc

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Jamieandhismagictorch · 20/01/2010 17:47

Ah, I see dizzy ........

Megglevache · 20/01/2010 17:30

Gaylord off then?

I'd put money on you calling him something really unusual...I have a feeling you will.

arolf · 20/01/2010 17:09

Logan's a surname anyway. see?
Did you comment on Niall, Angus and Graeme btw? they're good celtic-y names

dizzydixies · 20/01/2010 16:41

Jamieandhismagictorch - re ned please see my earlier reply about Jake - and no this isn't my baby but I have a say

sweetkitty · 20/01/2010 16:29

I don't like Logan either and it was the 5th most popular name in Scotland last year.

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MrsKitty · 20/01/2010 16:16

What about Dominic? - I think it would sound great with your surname! Also like Elliot, and if your issue with it is due to the Scrubs character, how likely is it that in 8-9 years time 9yo kids are even going to have heard of Scrubs?

Logan I like, but not with your surname.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 20/01/2010 15:47

I like all of those, except Logan

I'm not in middle England (inner London). Those names above are a bit posh (IMVHO) .....

sweetkitty · 20/01/2010 15:34

No it's not bad, it's just different to middle England that's all, we just don't have Crispins, Tarquins, Quentins, Augustus's (spp), Jago's etc up here, sadly in some ways.

So this is our list:
Elliot (my fav)
Logan (DP fav)
Matthew
Daniel
Marcus

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Jamieandhismagictorch · 20/01/2010 15:05

sweetkitty - I'm feeling a bit worried about any child who lives where you live - is it that bad ?

Nathan
Ned
Carl
Jake
Nicholas
Jason
Lee

Help !

dizzydixies · 20/01/2010 14:37

tiggergirl, a wee jakey up here is a gadgie/scumbag/ned/problematic youth well known by the police

Sazisi · 20/01/2010 13:17

Well move, then

tiggergirl · 20/01/2010 12:36

sebastion short to sebbie
micheal
jake
bailey
laurie

cyteen · 20/01/2010 12:26

Tbh sweetkitty, with all the restrictions you're working under, you probably are going to have to use a name someone else has already used or one that you don't feel is the 'perfect' name. Surely it's not a problem to use a name that a friend has used?

sweetkitty · 20/01/2010 12:20

dizzy - I know a Callan, Conrad or Curtis might have the "beat me up" thing going on sorry

I quite like Martin but up here it would get pronounced Mart-UN not so keen.

Kevin - no

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MaggieNilAonSneachta · 20/01/2010 11:42

Marty I could live with. I went out with a Martin once. Brothers were Keith and Neil. Such bad names!!

Sazisi · 20/01/2010 11:32

Has anyone suggested Kevin or Martin?
Good sturdy names..

Sazisi · 20/01/2010 11:31

Jacob or Tobias

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