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

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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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dizzydixies · 18/01/2010 22:41

Thomas
William nn Will - love this one with your surname and girls
Oliver
Dylan
Noah
Caleb
Edward please please please let me call him Teddy when he's a baby?!?!
Joseph is nice with your lot
Jacob
James

dizzydixies · 18/01/2010 22:30

you couldn't just wait till I was off shift?!?!?!?!?!

you only love me for my girl's names

hormonalmum · 18/01/2010 22:12

Charles / Charlie
Simeon
Lucas
George

pigleychez · 18/01/2010 21:44

Jamie
Joshua
Andrew
Damien
Darren
Edward
Freddie
Franky
Issac
Liam
Marcus
Oscar
Peter
S imon

Sorry if youve ruled some of these out already!

lockets · 18/01/2010 21:39

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thisisyesterday · 18/01/2010 21:34

Vincent (i like Vinnie)
Samson
Silas
Elijah
Caius
Sebastian
Levi
Lucas

thisisyesterday · 18/01/2010 21:33

Lucius
Oliver
Daniel
Aaron
Henry

DorotheaPlenticlew · 18/01/2010 21:32

has anyone said Jacob? or William?

lockets · 18/01/2010 21:32

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thisisyesterday · 18/01/2010 21:32

Nathaniel

thisisyesterday · 18/01/2010 21:31

Finnian
Finlay
Jacob
Josiah

thisisyesterday · 18/01/2010 21:31

Benedict
Elliot
Gregory
Nicholas

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Freedomweekend · 18/01/2010 21:27

ha ha - x-posts sorry!

Freedomweekend · 18/01/2010 21:26

Nathan?

sweetkitty · 18/01/2010 21:26

hiya lockets wondered when you and dizzy would turn up

dorothea - thank you I think we still cannot believe it

Back to names:
Evan - doesn't go with surname
Anthony - no
Dominic - quite like but don't know if it's "the" one IYSWIM
Saul - doesn't do with surname
Nathaniel - know a lot of Nathans
Christopher - know one
Andrew - know a few
Patrick - no
Joseph - know one
Adam - know one

When I say know one I mean friends or family's children

All my friends have nabbed the good names

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onadietcokebreak · 18/01/2010 21:22

Matthew
Samuel
Aidan

glittery · 18/01/2010 21:21

Evan?

lockets · 18/01/2010 21:20

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coldtits · 18/01/2010 21:17

Jonathan
Christopher
Andrew
Patrick

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DorotheaPlenticlew · 18/01/2010 21:07

SK, that's fab you're having a boy! (you won't remember me maybe but I have been on the antenatal thread on & off with you, just haven't kept up). Your DDs must be excited!

Others have said but I agree that Adam, Matthew and Isaac are all good, though you may be posting right now to say they're not ...