What do you think of these 2 names?

[Eddie123]

I'm struggling so much with boys names! What do you think of these two....

Laurence (Larry for short)
Nathaniel (Nat for short)

Thanks!

I really like those names. I wanted a Nathaniel if I had a boy, but dh put his foot down, luckily we had a girl instead!

I like Laurence, but i like Laws, for short

Nathaniel, definitely

I like them, expecially Laurence.

I really love both names but prefer nicknames Laurie and Nate for them.

Laurence but with a 'W' and not a 'U'..do really like Nathaniel too.

Good names!

I really like them both - quite versatile - good as they are and options for shortening
but my favourite nicknames would be Laurie and Nathan/Nate...
Laurence definitely with a U in my opinion..

Agree with HappyVeggie.

I like Laurence, but Laurie for short.

I also like Nathaniel. This is DH's name, but everyone calls him Nat.

Nathaniel is best
but agree, Laurie is great - though it sounds exactly like Lori which can cause confusion.

I love Nathaniel,though dislike Nat.

Larry is awful. Laurence is ok.

Both nice!

Love Laurence but hate Larry. DD1 now 15 would have been Laurie if a boy.

Nathaniel okay but not fond of Nat.

Like both but definitely Laurie not Larry.

Definitely Nat

Laurence over Nathaniel imo

Laurence is the feminine version of Laurent. I know a lovely Laurence in her 30s. Don't like Larry at all, I'm afraid.

Nathaniel is much more masculine sounding.

Laurence is indeed a girls' name in France.

How do you pronounce Nathaniel - Na-th-anyal or Nat-anyal?

Like both, but prefer Laurie as a nickname - not keen on Larry at all. Like Nathaniel and Nat, not keen on Nate.

I like both, and prefer Nathaniel (Nate). I'd definitely spell Laurence with a "u" and like Laurie as a nn. I wouldn't worry about the French female name as the Anglophone male version is well established (and who ever worried about Jean being a female name here, but a male one there?)

In an every globabalising world I would worry about giving my ds a name that is firmly established as a girls' name in our neighbouring country. Who knows where our children may live or work one day?

sorry, ever globalising

Both nice but prefer Nathaniel.

Thanks for all your replies. It seems that 'Larry' as a nn is not a popular choice! I love Laurie too.

Mopsyflopsy - I personally would pronounce Nathaniel as Nath-anyal