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Original poster

Boy needs a name - must be registered in the next few days

62 replies

primalero · 20/05/2011 11:28

Oh heck. Help appreciated please with traditional boy's names.

Surname is a 3-syllable Mac name.

I don't want to influence suggestions but current likes include Douglas and Aidan (Aiden? - what's the standard spelling?)

thanks

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ellangirl · 21/05/2011 00:28

Fraser
Gregor
Keir

WellIShouldNever · 21/05/2011 00:43

Nathanele
Jacob
Kelvin

isthismadness · 21/05/2011 01:13

Hamish
Innes
Edward

7to25 · 21/05/2011 02:19

Cormac

LaydeeC · 21/05/2011 14:19

Struan

asdx2 · 21/05/2011 14:33

Cameron, Callum, Ross

spidookly · 21/05/2011 14:36

Peter
Ciaran
Fergus
Kenneth
Joseph

cece · 21/05/2011 14:48

Gregory
Rory
Fraser
Andrew
Spencer
Lenard
Ronald (Ronnie)
Lisle/Lyle
Lance

FWIW I really quite like Douglas

spooktrain · 21/05/2011 14:53

My fave name of all, but couldn't use it as we live in a country where no-one knows how to pronounce an 'H':

Hector

I also really liked Oscar (but DH didn't, due to being a former president of aforementioned country)

Has anyone mentioned Lewis?

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primalero · 21/05/2011 21:11

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm going to be flippant here but life would be so much easier if I'd been the first in my circle to have a baby. After discounting names used by family and friends, and names of exes.... this is so hard!

If anyone is still reading, which of these do you think work well with a 3-syllable Mac name?
ALAN
ALEX
DOUGLAS
FRASER
GLEN
GRAHAM
GREG
INNES
JUSTIN
LACHLAN
LYLE
MARK
MARTIN
MATTHEW
NEIL
PAUL
RORY
SCOTT
STEVEN
TED

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hpsaucy · 21/05/2011 21:14

Louis
Lewis
Oscar
Fletcher

cece · 21/05/2011 21:17

FRASER
GREG
LACHLAN
LYLE
MARK
MATTHEW
NEIL
PAUL
RORY

My favourite would be Gregory or Mark I think.

NorkyButNice · 21/05/2011 21:20

I love Cameron and Aiden (Dh vetoed them - boo). DS2 is Nathaniel which I think is pretty good too!

What does he look like?

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wonderfultykes · 21/05/2011 21:24

It has to be Nathan

Wallace · 21/05/2011 21:24

Fraser
Lachlan

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primalero · 21/05/2011 21:49

He is (or will be) tall with brown eyes and dark hair

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saturdaynightsundaymorning · 21/05/2011 21:57

go for alex-it's a stonking name

BikeRunSki · 21/05/2011 22:04

Frazer ?

Wafflenose · 21/05/2011 22:04

Like Glen, Fraser, Rory and Steven from your list and think they'd all sound fine with your surname. Particularly Glen! Thought I'd just add for you:

Logan
Hamish
Fyfe

hpsaucy · 21/05/2011 22:06

Fraser James MacPrima

RainbowShite · 21/05/2011 22:12

I like Rory or Fraser. Let us know what you choose.

tabulahrasa · 21/05/2011 22:25

I like Innes and Matthew, Fraser and Rory are ok - not keen on many of the others at all

AmberPig · 21/05/2011 23:18

Neil - it's more uncommon these days