If you like the names Angus and Hamish...

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

what other names do you like?

I'm stuck. Still.

Getting fed up with not having a clue.

:(

Hmm - sounds like are DH's are very similar.

Rufus I love - DH really doesn't (although I've tried and tried). I had previously mentioned Theo and he didn't like it until I mentioned it in passing (I know someone with one) and he said he quite likes it. The thing is, I'm not sure it sounds right with our surname. Then MIL repeated that it sounded funny with our surname and then it put DH off (helpful).

We can't use Hamish as it's DS's middle name. I think that would be a bit weird.

I really can't believe with all the names there are we've got such a short shortlist.

Murdo - means Sea Warrior and still common in Western Isles.

What about Gregor ?

Innes

Hi Light, oh dear, I see you're still in the cat quandry like ourselves! What's the latest thoughts on Angus - are you having doubts? Oh how I understand! Yes, we're still dithering over the Jasper dilemma.

Yep. Still there and now DH has sort of got fixated on the name and isn't even thinking of anything else.

I'd sort of resigned myself to it (I love the name, after all) and thought that maybe I could live with the situation, until MIL's visit at the weekend.

We mentioned that we had a really long list of girls' names still and mentioned that 'Tess' was one of them, at which point MIL said, 'You can't have Tess, you had a dog called Tessa (this was 22 years ago, mind) and your brother has a dog called Tessa' (or something to that effect). So I was glad that I didn't mention 'Angus'.

The thing is, I'm pretty certain that they haven't a clue what our cat is called, but other people know and it made me wonder if we'd have to keep justifying our choice to everyone else.

So anyway, I'm feeling a bit disheartened today. Don't really feel like we've got anything to use. And it's 7 weeks until due date. I had joked that we've got another 6 weeks to register the name after the baby is born, but can you imagine the pressure we'll get from family and friends to pick a name before that?

I think I really might cry.

lol is your cat called Angus?

I laugh only wryly, as out cat was called Angus until we found out she was a girl, and then when ds was born we called his first teddy Angus.

If we have a second ds (I'm not pg so this is hypothetical for us) Angus is top of our name list and we've decided to just ignore the temporary cat name/beloved soft toy connection and just go for it.

Tavish?

Got a Donald myself, I think Struan works well with that, as does Fergus.

So you don't want to name the baby after the cat? Or you just don't like Angus?

Lachlan
Rory
Davy

Rory

I really like the name Angus & had been thinking it didn't matter that our cat is also called Angus, but I'm really not so sure if it'll be a problem for me or not (it's not a problem for DH, apparently).

We wouldn't be naming DS after the cat. Maybe it's 'a funny story' for the future?

But I'm in a grump and have told DH that if he doesn't even try to come up with something/some proper suggestions then I'm refusing to register the baby for 6 weeks after he's born and he can field ALL the calls from people asking what we've called him.

DH doesn't like Rory. He has a cousin called Rory (who he never sees - not someone he sees every day like the cat).

Grrrrrrr.......

Well my parents always used to tell me that one of my names was also the name of an animal they'd owned before I was born. She had a lovely nature apparently . I always hated that name because of it, and it took me about 15 years to finally realise they hadn't named me after her, just that they'd liked the name and given it first to the animal and then to me. :)

I'm fine with it now but did give me a bit of name-hate for a while!

Can't you do a shortlist of 5 each under exam conditions and then compare notes?

Most of my faves are up there already (and I have a Hamish)

Others that come to mind...

Laird
Logan
Charles
John

I like Angus - I was madly in love with an Angus at the age of 18

In the same vein I also like:

Fraser
Rufus
Gregor/y
Tobias
Jonathan
Benedict
William

Fraser

Lachlan?

Lorcan

These are all great, and have mostly been suggested (by me to DH) at some point. I like Lachlan but worry it's a bit 'Home and Away' iykwim?

Lorcan? Hmmm - will go and try that one out on DH...

Fergus, Rufus, Arlo, Jethro.

Aargh - Jethro? Well hopefully the sexist racist fartarse of a comedian will be no more retired by time the baby is at school.

Love Rufus.

Not sure whether most people pronounce Lachlan "lach-lun" or "loch-lun". Was thinking of Cameron of Lochiel.

Alexander good Scottish heritage too.

Rory

My ex partner is Angus. be prepared for bitter exes to rename them An(g)us in correspondence :) Our Sons are Hamish & Murdo. Hamish's pet name is Moushka and Murdo's is 'Mo'.

I did wonder about the Anus thing to be honest... .

I love Murdo. Really love it.