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2 possible boys names, please help me decide... (or add your own suggestions :P)

13 replies

milk · 24/08/2012 12:00

At the moment the names could be:

Benjamin Charles Wilk or William Joseph Wilk

Thoughts please Grin

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Lifesagame · 24/08/2012 12:05

Not William - likely to be shortened to Will and that''ll be a bit of a mouthful with Wilk!! Do love Benjamin though.

Thingymajigs · 24/08/2012 12:08

I love the name Benjamin. I would use it myself but our surname begins with an N and apparently this goes against all naming rules known to man. So I'm always suggesting other people use it instead.
Benjamin Charles Wilk sounds lovely Smile

HoratiaWinwood · 24/08/2012 12:08

Normally I'd prefer William but not with Wilks!

Benjamin is fine but I know lots so find it a bit boring now. Otherwise Edward, Christopher, Robert, George?

applepieinthesky · 24/08/2012 12:08

I agree. Will Wilk sounds silly. You might not call him Will but other people are likely to.

BergamotCourtyard · 24/08/2012 12:14

Sebastian and Conrad come to mind because of Faulks and Black respectively. Both have 'k' endings to their surnames. A very strong sounding first name is required.

amck5700 · 24/08/2012 12:35

prefer William to Benjamin. How about Jonathan Edward Wilks?

MrsJohnDeere · 24/08/2012 12:39

William. Won't necessarily be shortened ime.

mrsbugsywugsy · 24/08/2012 12:46

Joseph William

BergamotCourtyard · 24/08/2012 12:49

Two unusual names have just made me post again, I'm meant to be working! I doubt you will like them! I don't even know if I do. Hazlitt and then Tyzack. Odd. I think it's because your surname has an old fashioned feeling. I will have to look them up now and discover why they came to mind.

HoratiaWinwood · 24/08/2012 13:02

Even if it isn't shortened, William Wilks is a bit Edward Woodward. Or Neville Neville. Or John Jones.

Vicky2011 · 24/08/2012 13:19

William is the very finest of boy's names :-)
However I do agree that it doesn't work with Wilks. For me, I would go with Benjamin William Wilks. Charles just is one of those names that doesn't work for me, sorry. A few other solid names that pass the "could this man be a pilot, lawyer or doctor" test that your choices seem to suggest are:

Matthew William
Joseph William
Luke William
Christopher William
Nathaniel Charles
George William
Dominic Charles
Jonathan William

BergamotCourtyard · 24/08/2012 13:35

Alexander, Nicholas, Alastair, James, Christian, Lucian.

IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 24/08/2012 14:58

Emma Wink

Benjamin Charles Wilk...I love love love it

Or Joseph

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