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Original poster

your favourite unusual boy's name

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hairymelons · 06/06/2010 13:02

Tell me so I can steal it please!

DS2 due oct- DH hates the ones I like (Jude, Gabriel) because he says they are girly . He likes Edward and George, which are ovely names but I think I'd like something a bit more unusual.

I also love Seamus (my family is Irish) but it sounds odd with our very English surname!

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Astrophe · 06/06/2010 13:19

Elmo (truly)

FionaSH · 06/06/2010 13:17

Definitely fantasy names for me very bossy traditional DH heeheehee

dizzydixies · 06/06/2010 13:17

SerialMom - I love Gilbert too but then I loved him since Avonlea!!

Herbert is my favourite though as I love Herb as a nn

Walter
Arthur nn Art?
Armand
Graffin
Roan
Corin
Seoras
Tadgh

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hairymelons · 06/06/2010 13:14

Ah, Douglas is cute.

Anyone managed to use their favourite unusual name or are they vetoed destined to be fantasy names?

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SerialMom · 06/06/2010 13:13

Gilbert

MamaLazarou · 06/06/2010 13:11

Ooh, and Parsifal. But it's just a bit too much for a real person in the 21st century.

FionaSH · 06/06/2010 13:11

I adore Jude and Gabriel - they were on my list. DH wrote them off straight away. I also loved Rex and Willoughby. And Lysander. Also struck off.

He wanted Wilfred.

MamaLazarou · 06/06/2010 13:11

I like Niven, Nelson and Nolan, but none of them go with our surname, which also has lots of 'N's in it.

5inthebed · 06/06/2010 13:10

Duncan
Quentin

zookeeper · 06/06/2010 13:06

finbar

MrsKitty · 06/06/2010 13:06

Ooh I like Douglas too

MrsKitty · 06/06/2010 13:05

Campbell

Exogenesis · 06/06/2010 13:04

Basil or Felix

grumpypants · 06/06/2010 13:04

Douglas

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