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What are your children called?

184 replies

Otterlyadorable · 17/10/2025 19:22

Hi everyone!
Im due my second baby at the end of this year and am struggling with names!
I was wondering if any of you would be willing to share the names you’ve called your children or names of grandchildren/neices/nephews etc.
Sometimes I think it’s nicer to hear about people’s actual choices, whether they regret or love their choice, how it suits their child etc.
I have read through almost every list going - thought this might be a different way to get some ideas!
Thank you so much

OP posts:
rainbowsandraspberrygin · 17/10/2025 19:22

i wouldn’t as it could be outing

Twinkylightsg · 17/10/2025 19:23

Number 1 and number 2 and so on.

lnks · 17/10/2025 19:24

A slightly inappropriate request

HansHolbein · 17/10/2025 19:24

Nunya & Business

steff13 · 17/10/2025 19:24

#1 Son, #2 Son, and The Girl One. I tried calling them all "loin fruit" for a while, but they didn't really like it.

Whereismyfleeceblanket · 17/10/2025 19:25

Most recent addition to the family is Violet.

NotSayingBotBut · 17/10/2025 19:25

Twinkylightsg · 17/10/2025 19:23

Number 1 and number 2 and so on.

You can't call a kid number 2.

My second is called Deux.

MyIvyGrows · 17/10/2025 19:25

Do you want dates of birth, addresses and school names too?

Otterlyadorable · 17/10/2025 19:25

Okay I realise maybe this isnt going to get me any sensible ideas so maybe just names you considered for your children or names you liked but couldnt use??

OP posts:
Algen · 17/10/2025 19:26

Twinkylightsg · 17/10/2025 19:23

Number 1 and number 2 and so on.

Didn’t some politician actually do that?

dontcomeatme · 17/10/2025 19:26

I don't see how this could really be outing.
I have a Henry and an Edward. Love both their names, Edward gets Eddie or Ted as NN. I loved Jacob at the time but a friend stole it first 😅

What's your first called and do you know the sex of second? X

FaitesVosJeux · 17/10/2025 19:26

Beelzebub Cornwallis Simeon Horatio Jayden Kayden Gary

Does that grab you at all?

NotSayingBotBut · 17/10/2025 19:26

It was going to be Thomas and Henry but my DH said they sounded like tank engines, so they're called something else non- train related.

Shattereddreamsparkway · 17/10/2025 19:27

Ian and Gary - my gorgeous boys 2 & 4&2 months I’m due another boy and on my list are Nigel, Clive or Keith. I liked Karen, Julie and Ruth for a girl - but alas, never meant to be

Anthempart2 · 17/10/2025 19:28

I won’t say my kids actual names but the number 2 contender for each was Madeleine and Cassius. Which both sound super fancy and not at all like the names we actually gave them which are top 20, weirdly.

AgentPidge · 17/10/2025 19:28

FaitesVosJeux · 17/10/2025 19:26

Beelzebub Cornwallis Simeon Horatio Jayden Kayden Gary

Does that grab you at all?

I love it! Gary is a great name.

Shattereddreamsparkway · 17/10/2025 19:28

FaitesVosJeux · 17/10/2025 19:26

Beelzebub Cornwallis Simeon Horatio Jayden Kayden Gary

Does that grab you at all?

Great minds think alike Gary is one of the greatest names

JustBiscoff · 17/10/2025 19:29

Our three are called Tess, Coses and Cheepah.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 17/10/2025 19:29

Not going to tell you the names I used but I considered -

Thomas
Alexander
Frederick

Ella
Katherine

KookyRoseCrab · 17/10/2025 19:29

I have a Linzi ( so many different ways of spelling it that was the easiest) and an Eilidh ( Gaelic for Helen)

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 17/10/2025 19:30

Andrew
Andrea
Andy
Drew
Drew 2

Hoardasurass · 17/10/2025 19:30

Algen · 17/10/2025 19:26

Didn’t some politician actually do that?

Jacob Rease Mog called his 6th sextus (6 in latin)

CrispsPlease · 17/10/2025 19:30

Would you like their years of birth and my first school and my mother's maiden name ?

Anthempart2 · 17/10/2025 19:30

Otterlyadorable · 17/10/2025 19:25

Okay I realise maybe this isnt going to get me any sensible ideas so maybe just names you considered for your children or names you liked but couldnt use??

Op this is one of those threads where the first few respondents set the tone and the rest try to Mean Girl after them.

There’s a baby name board for inspo, all you’re going to get here is quite immature (not to mention not very funny) responses

CarrierbagsAndPJs · 17/10/2025 19:30

Have you looked at the national statistics website as they are actual named babies.

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