What do you think of James?

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My DH and I are expecting a son in 2012

I am a firm believer in the "prime-minister" test for names... ie he needs a name that you can image as prime-minister or a lawyer or a doctor.

We are not fans of modern names/yoonique spellings or anything wacky.

Yes we are dull but we prefer to say 'traditional'! Don't really mind about popularity too much. Have veto'd jack because it is number 1 but otherwise we tend to think names are popular because they are nice.

Anyway the only name we seem to agree on is James.

Middles names we want to use exclusively family names that mean something.

So what we have to work with is

Douglas
Peter
John
Roy
Neil

Surname is Wilson

Current favourite is

James Peter Douglas Wilson

Peter and Douglas being the favourite family members!

What do you think? Does that flow OK, I've said it out loud so many times I cant really hear it anymore. Just want opinions on how that full name sounds to you?

I was going to say James Peter actually

James Peter are perfect together

Perfect

It sounds like he'd be an older guy - probably in his 40's now. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a little dated - I think it's the Douglas that really really does that, but as it's his second middle name it's hardly going to be mentioned is it. James Wilson is fine. Wont set the world on fire, but sounds pretty good for a PM

DD2 would have been James if a boy.

My DS is a James, lovely name :) for an equally lovely boy :)

Lovely

(can you guess what ds is called )

I think your names are lovely

My ds 1 is James - at the time, the only name we could agree on. And then we personalised it with family name for the middle name just like you.

Wow great, thank you everyone! Douglas is my husband, do you think James Peter John Wilson goes better than Douglas? Glad that James has the thumbs up though!

Don't know if it is relevant for you but James Wilson is a long suffering character on the tv show House

He is a rich and handsome doctor though (IMO)

Is John Wilson not something to do with cigarettes of have I made that up? Anyway I like douglas better

Great names that will suit an adult as well as a baby/child.

I wanted James for my first two but they were both girls, then my sis pinched it for her DS and to add insult to injury now calls him Jamie Personally i would just go for one middle name, either James Peter, or James Douglas

oooh one middle name! no couldn't do that, all my family has two and I think it "rounds off" the name better :) Don't worry we won't shorten to Jamie! ;)

I love James - it was our other choice for our DS. Didn't go for it though as I knew my in laws would call him Jim which I don't like. The only James I know is always a James.

I like James a lot and the nn Jim or Jimmy

From you rlist I also like Douglas, John and Neil.

My beautiful boy is James Arthur. James cos we like it & Arthur as a family name. If you'd asked me before he was born I would have said I would NEVER call him Jim or jimmy but actually he does get Jim quite often , he's not 2 yet. I sometimes call him sonny Jim cos he is my son Jim and he has always had a very sunny disposition, he smiles all the time . As much as sonny Jim is minging & puke worthy it suits my smiley boy!

James Peter Douglas Wilson is a lovely name. All the best for your pregnancy & birth.

Lovely name-they also go well together.

I have twin boys, James Alexander and Douglas John. I would have loved to have used Peter, but really couldn't with our surname. All I can say is you have great taste in names!

Like James, really like Douglas. Not that arsed about Peter.

I have a James William Francis - love it!

I have a James with two middle names. Gorgeous gorgeous name!

I like your fave choice, nice names

Lovely.

Love Peter too :)

I also have a James - James William. Top name!

And, he has always been James, I absolutely made sure that he was never called Jamie or any of the others.