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11 replies

patchj76 · 22/08/2010 22:49

What do you think of these names?

Cecil
Auden
Edmund
James
Crispin
Julian
Henry
Alexander
Sebastian
William

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meadowlarks · 22/08/2010 22:56

Cecil - A guilty pleasure of mine. But a bit, well; camp.
Auden - I like this. It sounds a bit made up though.
Edmund - Nice.
James - Lovely.
Crispin - No.
Julian - No.
Henry - Yes.
Alexander - Boring now.
Sebastian - Nice but I hate Seb.
William - Lovely. Bill/Billy is a great NN.

A1980 · 22/08/2010 22:59

Cecil - don't like it
Auden - Not keen
Edmund - Ok
James - love it
Crispin - don't like it
Julian - love it, nick name of Jules!
Henry - like it
Alexander - love it
Sebastian - love it
William - love it

PYT · 22/08/2010 23:01

Sebastian

Not Auden or Edmund or Cecil

PYT · 22/08/2010 23:01

...or Crispin. Awful.

BreastmilkDoesAFabLatte · 22/08/2010 23:02

Auden is really different, but you'll have to familiarise DS with all the poems!

Crispin is a bit poncey, I think...

SirBoobAlot · 22/08/2010 23:06

I love Edmund. James is nice, but very popular, same as William and Alexander.

Cecil is fab for its historical references, but really? I don't think its kind ideal for a 21st Century child!

Sebastian is nice but makes me think of the crap from the Little Mermaid.

Henry is okay - though Henry VIII is my immediate mental image.

Julian, Crispin and Auden are definite No's from me.

autodidact · 22/08/2010 23:07

Cecil - pretentious
Auden - ostentatious and pretentious
Edmund - pretentious
James - ok
Crispin - ostentatious and pretentious
Julian - pretentious
Henry - ok
Alexander - ok
Sebastian - pretentious but nice
William - like

Jamieandhismagictorch · 23/08/2010 05:12

Cecil/Crispin/Sebastian - not very masculine (sorry)
Auden - pretentious (sorry)
Edmund - Edward is much nicer - and has nice nn
James - nice
Julian - OK
Henry - good
Alexander - joint fave with William

theagedparent · 23/08/2010 09:18

Henry is my favourite

tammytoby · 23/08/2010 09:56

Cecil - nice
Auden - nice
Edmund - ok
James - a little dull
Crispin - ok
Julian - ok
Henry - ok
Alexander - dull, esp Alex
Sebastian - don't like Seb
William - don't like Willie/Willy

Cortina · 23/08/2010 11:33

Cecil - like, although I think of wet 'Cecile' (sp)? in A Room with A View. Quite WW1 and off to fight, which fast coming into vogue.

Auden - Not keen

Edmund - like, Edwin I like too

James - strong classic

Crispin - a bit wet?

Julian - Coming back into vogue as per Cecil

Henry - ok, suddenly got more popular a while back or so it seemed
Alexander - now over-used

Sebastian - like and like nm Sebi

William - ok, bit traditional/dull for my taste, prefer Willoughby

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