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Help! Our favourite boys' name has just been 'stolen', we need a new one!

86 replies

cupcakefairy · 27/01/2010 13:09

I'm 24 weeks pregnant, don't know if it's a boy or girl but we have loads of girl names we like...and NO boy names.

We finally settled on Jude about 3 weeks ago and have both grown to love it, now some friends just named their baby boy Jude yesterday I'm devastated- we didn't know any before that. I know we could still use it but we feel it's just too close and we have soooo many mutual friends it would just be too weird. So gutted about it.

Before coming up with Jude I just couldn't get excited about the idea of having a boy, now I'm back to that again...our potential ds needs a name otherwise I fear I might be disappointed if it's not a girl

The only other name we both like is John but it seems boring now. I love Benedict & Theodore but dh doesn't, and Ralph but it doesn't go with our surname...HELP!

We want something strong, not too common but not too 'out there'...anyone?

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CrowAndAlice · 27/01/2010 14:04

Jethro
Edmund
Gabriel

flimflammum · 27/01/2010 14:04

I'll let you use my favourite boy's name, vetoed by DH - Jed.

There you go.

Karrierbag · 27/01/2010 14:02

Jacob and Joshua - love love love them!!

xx

Jamieandhismagictorch · 27/01/2010 14:00

Another vote for Evan, and John (Evan is a Welsh variant of John, fact fans !)

Also:

Elijah/Eli
Joel

gladders · 27/01/2010 13:53

Seth?

Jago?

Jonah/Jonas?

Noah?

But John is a great name - i know of 2 johns under 5 and they're both great kids - can also shorten to johnny when they're little?

angelene · 27/01/2010 13:53

Evan
Joseph
Patrick
Another vote for Luke

But I like John as well and as others have said it's pretty rare for children now.

Lionstar · 27/01/2010 13:37

Hi cupcake

That's just downright annoying and Jude is a lovely name.

I'm impressed my DSs name has already come up as a suggestion, but then there was a whole thread about it the other day . Which just goes to show theres no such thing as an unusual name.

Anyway, we did consider John - it is pretty rare these days. I also liked Dominic, Arthur, Reuben, Evan, Eden/Aden, Aron

ShowOfHands · 27/01/2010 13:28

Jude's going to get popular. Keep telling yourself that. It's just slipping into the top 100 boys names. I know 3 baby Judes, 2 boys and 1 girl.

Friend who has just had a Jude also has a Reuben and a Gilbert (Bertie).

I like...

Seth
Arlo
Ivo
Barnaby
Inigo
Django

GooseyLoosey · 27/01/2010 13:24

Rafe?

Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, so you could see not being able to use the name as having a bright side (if you wanted to).

SqueezyB · 27/01/2010 13:22

Oh no, I'd be gutted too And Jude is a lovely name.

Some suggestions...

Dylan
Luke/Lucas
Nathaniel
Jacob
George
Benjamin
James
Edward
Reuben

I don't think John is boring, especially if you both like it. And Johnny is really cute. He'd probably be the only John in a class full of Archies and Charlies!

indie37 · 27/01/2010 13:21

Vincent, Vincent, Vincent. I won't be having a 3rd so please someone use my favourite boy's name.

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