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boys name indecision

18 replies

Starsandcars · 08/03/2011 16:43

Baby due next week - sex not known. We cannot choose a boy name.

During the pregnancy we have liked the following at different stages:-

Oscar
Barnaby
Leo
Felix
Xavier

Please inspire me or comment on the above.

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PepsiPopcorn · 08/03/2011 16:53

Felix and Xavier are my favourites from your list :) Also like Leo but would choose a longer name as full name (Leopold?)

A few other ideas...

James
Alexander
Miles
Henry
Tristan
Samuel
Oliver
Theodore
Clement
Nathaniel
Jasper
Edwin
Milo
Jacob
Nicholas
Rufus
Maximilian
Gabriel
Jerome
Lawrence

Busspuzzle · 08/03/2011 17:31

Dont like felix like the others.

Starsandcars · 08/03/2011 18:40

Thanks

Pepsi - def on the right lines as you have picked two names I have already used.

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pilates · 08/03/2011 21:03

My friend's son is Barnaby George which I think sounds really nice.

QueenBathsheba · 08/03/2011 21:06

I like Felix

I also like Clement, Rufus and Gabriel.

What about Montague?

Starsandcars · 08/03/2011 21:27

I like barnaby George

And montague nn monty

Thanks

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louie3 · 08/03/2011 21:42

oliver is lovely, xavier is my fav from your list, just remember that from nearly every name comes a nick name! good luck!

Onion1968 · 08/03/2011 21:44

Oscar - nice
Barnaby - god no!
Leo - nice
Felix - as has been said on here many times... Cat
Xavier - nice

fifi25 · 09/03/2011 10:53

Leo, dont like the rest sorry Smile

Starsandcars · 09/03/2011 11:56

Don't be sorry honest opinions very welcome.

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Underachieving · 09/03/2011 12:15

Oscar - There are loads of Oscars where I live.
Barnaby - Don't like it.
Leo - Lovely name.
Felix - Lovely name.
Xavier - Lovely but he's going to have to spell it to people.

SilkStalkings · 09/03/2011 14:03

Cats are cool! And the meaning of Felix is a nice gift for your child.

How anbout Alexander with Xander for nn?

Starsandcars · 09/03/2011 18:05

Alexander - with Xander as a nn is most certainly in the running.

We have also considered atticus but don't think I'm brave enough.

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FriskyMare · 09/03/2011 18:09

Love Barnaby, loads of Oscars, Felixs and Leos at my school - no Barnabys though!

BelligerentGhoul · 09/03/2011 19:53

Love Oscar and Barnaby.

UndiscoveredApprentice · 10/03/2011 07:41

Oscar - lovely, but very now
Barnaby - very nice
Leo - lovely, but again very now
Felix - like it, though has cat-teasing tendencies
Xavier - not so keen

What about Xander, if you like your X sounding names?

Also like Rory, Fergus and Angus.

dan1981 · 10/03/2011 08:41

i like xavier.....

also like alexander with xander for nn thats been mentioned before

kreecherlivesupstairs · 10/03/2011 08:58

I am going to say Duncan as usual. I just want someone to call their child Duncan.
Of your list, the one I like most is Xavier, but, I fell on my arse with that name. I was introduced to a young man (14ish) called Xavier, but pronounced the Spanish way. I spent a couple of hours referring to Harriet.

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