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So 10 weeks on from finding out it's a boy we still do not have a name for him

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sweetkitty · 14/03/2010 07:05

DP and I cannot agree on anything, we have given up, we don't even talk about it anymore although he did say he would give me a shortlist today.

His names:
Logan
Marcus
Lucas
Damien

My names:
Elliot
Matthew (at a push)

I just don't want an alright name, I love my girls names and want to love my boys as well. Have trawled through loads of websites, been on here asking for suggestions and still nothing.

To make things worse we live in (how can I describe it) West Central Scotland where a boy with your more interesting names might as well have "punch me" tattooed on his head so little Raphael, Benedict or Tobias is out. Names round here for boys tend to be straightforward like Alex, Thomas, Callum, Ryan, James, Andrew, Ben, Nathan, Joseph etc

Am fearful we will never find a name for this boy. We never in a million years thought we would have a boy, we had our girls names sorted.

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sweetkitty · 14/03/2010 09:03

Oh yes there's about 10 girls names I love.

His middle names will be David John so that's sorted.

yama - I agree Connor also v popular around here.

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yama · 14/03/2010 08:32

Oh, and I have always loved Michael but it was on my shortlist for dd so it doesn't seem right to consider it.

Girls names are so much easier aren't they?

yama · 14/03/2010 08:31

At the moment I only have Euan and John (Johnnie) on my shortlist. In Scotland too .

Dh likes Connor but there are about 20 of them at the school where I teach.

What about Struan?

saltador · 14/03/2010 08:25

I have a boy, 9mths now. I definately didn't want anything too weird for a boy so he would at least not get picked on for that, why make life any more difficult for him? I chose a list of names, my husband crossed off all the ones he didn't like, then I had a rethink and crossed off some more, and we got there. We also discussed it with my then 2yr old daughter who gave her opinion of the shortlist. I suppose if you want a more "interesting" name it can always be a middle name.

Fourleaf · 14/03/2010 08:23

I would say that I found it much more obvious what DS should be called once if was born. But it's nice to have a shortlist you agree on of course! From your lists I think Matthew and Marcus are nicest. Have you considered Luke, Michael, Jonah, David, John, Fred, Samuel? All fairy straightforward but very nice too IMO. Or what about Oscar, Leon, Issac, Otis, Hugh, Hugo, Angus, Gregory, Francis, Timothy, Christopher- Kit for short..? Good luck